TTDI Best Cities Index

TTDI Best Cities Index — March 2026

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Ranked from measured data refreshed on a fixed cadence; the scoring thresholds are methodology choices, disclosed below.

Ranking 66 TTDI-covered cities · data cut · methodology v1.0

Key findings

  • San José is the month's best city of the 66 TTDI-covered cities, scoring 93.1/100.
  • Month scores span 93.1 (San José) to 13.3 (Singapore) — a 79.8-point spread.
  • The median month score is 47.9/100.
Top 11 of 66 · Month score (0–100)
TTDI Best Cities Index — March 2026 — Top 11 of 66 · Month score (0–100) San José: 93.1 1 San José 93.1 Doha: 92.7 =2 Doha 92.7 Kathmandu: 92.7 =2 Kathmandu 92.7 Marrakech: 92.6 4 Marrakech 92.6 Cartagena: 75.5 5 Cartagena 75.5 Beijing: 74.6 6 Beijing 74.6 Mykonos: 72.7 7 Mykonos 72.7 Palm Beach: 72.2 8 Palm Beach 72.2 Cape Town: 70.6 9 Cape Town 70.6 Abu Dhabi: 69.6 =10 Abu Dhabi 69.6 Dubai: 69.6 =10 Dubai 69.6
Rank City Month score (0–100) Comfort bandRain h/dayEventsDaylight h
1 San José 93.1 ideal 0.7 — 11.9
=2 Doha 92.7 ideal 0.2 — 11.8
=2 Kathmandu 92.7 ideal 0.8 — 11.8
4 Marrakech 92.6 ideal 0.9 — 11.8
5 Cartagena 75.5 good 0.3 — 11.9
6 Beijing 74.6 good 0.3 — 11.7
7 Mykonos 72.7 good 0.5 — 11.7
8 Palm Beach 72.2 good 0.5 — 11.9
9 Cape Town 70.6 ideal 0.8 0 12.3
=10 Abu Dhabi 69.6 ideal 0.1 0 11.8
=10 Dubai 69.6 ideal 0.1 0 11.8
=12 Austin 69.5 ideal 0.9 0 11.8
=12 Miami 69.5 ideal 1.1 0 11.8
14 Los Angeles 69.4 ideal 1.3 0 11.7
15 Las Vegas 69.3 ideal 0.3 0 11.7
16 Shanghai 68.3 good 1.5 — 11.8
17 Lisbon 67.9 good 1.5 — 11.7
18 Taipei 67.0 good 1.8 — 11.8
19 Osaka 65.6 good 2 — 11.7
20 Kyoto 64.7 good 2.1 — 11.7
21 Honolulu 53.6 good 1 0 11.9
=22 Crete 52.9 good 1.2 0 11.7
=22 Mumbai 52.9 mixed 0 — 11.9
24 Cannes 52.3 good 1.4 0 11.6
25 Paris 51.9 good 1.4 0 11.6
26 Barcelona 51.1 good 1.4 0 11.7
27 Philadelphia 51.0 good 1.5 0 11.7
28 Branson 50.9 good 1.5 0 11.7
29 Rome 50.6 good 1.6 0 11.7
30 Florence 50.1 good 1.7 0 11.6
31 San Francisco 49.6 good 1.7 0 11.7
32 Madrid 48.5 good 2.3 0 11.7
33 Seville 48.4 good 2.1 0 11.7
34 Bangkok 47.4 mixed 0.8 — 11.9
35 Riga 47.1 mixed 0.8 — 11.4
36 Budapest 46.5 mixed 0.9 — 11.6
37 Seoul 46.4 mixed 1 — 11.7
38 Bucharest 45.8 mixed 1.1 — 11.6
39 Buenos Aires 43.8 mixed 1.8 — 12.3
40 Tokyo 41.2 mixed 2.4 — 11.7
41 Stockholm 36.8 mixed 0.5 0 11.4
42 Krakow 35.3 mixed 0.9 0 11.6
43 Berlin 35.1 mixed 0.8 0 11.5
44 Copenhagen 35.0 mixed 0.7 0 11.4
45 Amsterdam 34.7 mixed 1.1 0 11.5
46 Oslo 34.4 mixed 1.1 0 11.4
47 Cappadocia 34.3 mixed 1.2 0 11.7
48 London 33.7 mixed 1.2 0 11.5
49 Istanbul 33.5 mixed 1.6 0 11.7
50 Toronto 33.3 mixed 1.3 0 11.6
=51 Antwerp 33.1 mixed 1.3 0 11.5
=51 Brussels 33.1 mixed 1.3 0 11.5
53 Edinburgh 32.4 mixed 1.5 0 11.4
=54 Chicago 32.2 mixed 1.7 0 11.7
=54 New York 32.2 mixed 1.8 0 11.7
=54 Saratoga Springs 32.2 mixed 1.9 0 11.6
57 Dublin 32.0 mixed 1.7 0 11.5
58 Nashville 31.6 mixed 1.8 0 11.7
59 Seattle 30.1 mixed 2.2 0 11.6
60 Sydney 28.5 mixed 2.7 0 12.3
61 Sapporo 19.4 difficult 1.5 — 11.6
62 Edmonton 18.7 difficult 0.5 0 11.5
63 Medellin 17.6 difficult 2.7 — 12
64 Helsinki 16.5 difficult 0.9 0 11.3
65 Bali 15.1 difficult 3.1 — 12.1
66 Singapore 13.3 difficult 3.3 — 12

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San José leads the TTDI Best Cities Index — March 2026 of 66 TTDI-covered cities.

TTDI Best Cities Index — March 2026, TTDI.net research (https://ttdi.net/research/best-cities-monthly/2026-03/), CC BY-SA 4.0.

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