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Cities outside the tropical-cyclone belt
NOAA's IBTrACS archives every named tropical cyclone since 1980, with 3-hourly waypoints. We checked all 306,000 waypoints against every city center, these cities sit completely outside the storm belt. Verified absence, not vibes.
the ranking
- 01
Tallinn, estonia8.08 /10·$1,521$1,521250mb10°C8.1 nomad8.08/10 - 02
Rotterdam, netherlands8.04 /10·$1,437$1,437200mb21°C8.0 nomad8.04/10 - 03
Kuching, malaysia8.03 /10·~$862~$862200mb25°C8.0 nomad8.03/10 - 04
Tofino, canada8.03 /10·~$1,530~$1,530200mb13°C8.0 nomad8.03/10 - 05
Victoria, canada8.02 /10·$2,002$2,002250mb24°C8.0 nomad8.02/10 - 06
Helsinki, finland8.01 /10·$2,169$2,169250mb15°C8.0 nomad8.01/10 - 07
Cluj-Napoca, romania7.95 /10·~$1,291~$1,291200mb14°C8.0 nomad7.95/10 - 08
Whistler, canada7.93 /10·~$1,530~$1,530200mb17°C7.9 nomad7.93/10 - 09
Banff, canada7.93 /10·~$1,530~$1,530200mb22°C7.9 nomad7.93/10 - 10
Amsterdam, netherlands7.91 /10·~$1,606~$1,606200mb16°C7.9 nomad7.91/10 - 11
Whitehorse, canada7.91 /10·~$1,530~$1,530200mb6°C7.9 nomad7.91/10 - 12
Utrecht, netherlands7.88 /10·$1,660$1,660200mb20°C7.9 nomad7.88/10 - 13
Valencia, spain7.84 /10·~$1,706~$1,706200mb25°C7.8 nomad7.84/10 - 14
Gdańsk, poland7.81 /10·~$1,470~$1,470200mb15°C7.8 nomad7.81/10 - 15
Regina, canada7.80 /10·$1,694$1,694200mb25°C7.8 nomad7.80/10
frequently asked
Quick answers.
- Doesn't “outside the storm belt” depend on climate change?
- Possibly, IBTrACS captures 45 years of historical tracks. A city with zero exposure since 1980 has a very low baseline risk. Future shifts may change the picture; the dataset is updated yearly.
- What about extra-tropical storms or hurricanes that lose strength?
- IBTrACS records the full track until extratropical transition, so a hurricane that becomes a regular winter storm before reaching the city would still count. Lisbon shows 9 storms (Atlantic remnants like Leslie); Berlin shows zero.
- What's the radius?
- 200 km from the city center, close enough that storm damage, evacuations and power outages are realistic. We also count Cat-1+ landfalls separately on each city page.