Every destination NimboX covers gets a Nimbo Score from 0 to 100 based on how reliably it delivers the conditions travelers come for. Independent. Transparent. Updated monthly. Trusted by insurers, OTAs, and resort operators who need a third-party rating their customers can recognize.
Other industries have their trusted ratings — hotels have stars, restaurants have Michelin guides, vehicle safety has IIHS, energy efficiency has Energy Star. Each of those took years to become recognized vocabulary. Travel destinations have had brochure copy from the resort itself. Until now.
Nimbo Scores are produced by NimboX Labs alone. Resorts cannot pay to improve their rating. Marketing dollars buy display rights to the badge — not the score itself. The methodology is published and auditable.
The scoring algorithm is published in plain English. Inputs are public: NOAA GFS, ECMWF, DWD ICON, plus 10-year climatological baselines. Every score includes its drivers. No black box.
One score. One scale. 0-100 across all eight categories. A 92 in Skiing means the same thing as a 92 in Surfing — top 10% of destinations in that vertical. Once travelers learn the scale, every destination becomes comparable.
Same algorithm, eight verticals. Tap a category to see its leaderboard. Updated monthly · April 2026 ratings shown · click any destination for the full score breakdown.
Scores reflect 10-year climatological baselines plus current-season deviation. April 2026 cycle. Full methodology published at nimbox.app/nimbo-scores/methodology. Past performance is not a guarantee of future conditions; Nimbo Scores quantify probability, not outcome.
Same data, four monetization tiers. From a $25K resort badge license to a $250K+ white-label co-brand. Founding partners get pricing protection through 2027 and direct founder access.
License the right to display the Nimbo Score badge ("Niseko · 92 · ★ Elite") on resort websites, OTA listings, brochures, and sponsorship deals. Includes private analytics on year-over-year trends and monthly score refreshes.
Per-pull pricing for buyers integrating Nimbo Scores directly into product flows. Travel insurance underwriters call at quote time; OTAs call at booking time; recommendation engines call to rank destinations.
Time-series index data. NimboX publishes daily Nimbo Scores for major weather-correlated regions (US Northeast, Mountain West Snow, Tropics Cyclone). Used as reference data for derivatives pricing and weather risk modeling.
Strategic partners co-brand the score system. "Faye Trip Score (powered by Nimbo)" or "Booking.com Reliability Index (Nimbo-rated)." Includes custom methodology blending, exclusive category rights, and dedicated technical resources.
Trust comes from transparency. Here's exactly what goes into every Nimbo Score, every month — and what does not.
Reviewed annually by the NimboX Methodology Council, an independent body of meteorologists, climate scientists, and data scientists. Full white paper publishes Q3 2026 with the first scoring cycle public release.
Read full methodology →Founding partner pricing for the first 25 license holders. Whether you operate a single resort, run a global insurance line, or trade weather derivatives — there is a Nimbo Score tier sized to your business. Tell us what you'd use it for and we'll come back within one business day.