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Oxnard
CA · 830k metro
Oxnard tops the year-round list: 342 pleasant days, just 0 scorching days, and 0 freezing days. The calendar almost never gets in the way.
342
pleasant days a year
0
days a year above 95°F
0
days a year below 20°F
Most US cities have a season where outdoor life contracts: too hot in summer, too cold in winter, or both. A small set threads the needle, with weather that stays usable almost every day of the year.
The filter here is strict: at least 260 pleasant days, fewer than 30 days above 95 degrees, and fewer than 10 days below 20 degrees. What is left is a genuinely narrow band of American cities, and every blurb shows all three numbers.
the ranking
- see the full dispatch for Oxnard
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San Diego
CA · 3.3M metro
San Diego lands second with 332 pleasant days, 0 extreme heat days, and 0 extreme cold days. Usable in every month.
see the full dispatch for San Diego332
pleasant days a year
0
days a year above 95°F
0
days a year below 20°F
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Salinas
CA · 431k metro
Salinas takes third: 335 pleasant days, 0 days above 95, 0 days below 20, at $2,813 rent.
see the full dispatch for Salinas335
pleasant days a year
0
days a year above 95°F
0
days a year below 20°F
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San Francisco
CA · 4.6M metro
San Francisco pairs 312 pleasant days with 0 scorching days and 0 freezing days. Mild on both ends.
see the full dispatch for San Francisco312
pleasant days a year
0
days a year above 95°F
0
days a year below 20°F
05
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Honolulu
HI · 989k metro
Honolulu earns its spot on balance: 316 pleasant days, 0 extreme heat days, 0 extreme cold days.
see the full dispatch for Honolulu316
pleasant days a year
0
days a year above 95°F
0
days a year below 20°F
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Miami
FL · 6.2M metro
Miami is the mid-list pick that stays usable: 272 pleasant days, 0 hot days, 0 cold days.
see the full dispatch for Miami272
pleasant days a year
0
days a year above 95°F
0
days a year below 20°F
07
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Santa Maria
CA · 441k metro
Santa Maria clears the strict bar with 337 pleasant days, 0 extreme heat days, and 0 extreme cold days.
see the full dispatch for Santa Maria337
pleasant days a year
0
days a year above 95°F
0
days a year below 20°F
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San Luis Obispo
CA · 282k metro
San Luis Obispo keeps the year-round promise: 303 pleasant days, with extremes held to 14 hot and 0 cold.
see the full dispatch for San Luis Obispo303
pleasant days a year
14
days a year above 95°F
0
days a year below 20°F
09
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Los Angeles
CA · 12.8M metro
Los Angeles lands near the bottom of the ten and still rarely cancels: 283 pleasant days, 19 hot, 0 cold.
see the full dispatch for Los Angeles283
pleasant days a year
19
days a year above 95°F
0
days a year below 20°F
10
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Naples
FL · 404k metro
Naples rounds out the list: 261 pleasant days, 0 extreme heat days, 0 extreme cold days.
see the full dispatch for Naples261
pleasant days a year
0
days a year above 95°F
0
days a year below 20°F
how we ranked
We rank by 50% weather, 20% affordability, 15% parks, 10% walkability, and 5% things to do, filtered to at least 260 pleasant days, no more than 30 extreme heat days, and no more than 10 extreme cold days.
common questions
- What is a pleasant day?
- A day that is neither too hot (above 86 degrees) nor too cold (below 45 degrees). Landable uses NASA POWER and ERA5 climate data to count these per city.
- Why is the list so selective?
- The filter is intentionally strict. Very few US cities pair high pleasant-day counts with low extremes on both ends, which is exactly what makes the ones that qualify worth knowing.
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