Rank 79 · China

Beijing

China · metro
6.3
HECI score
D
Class D
Marginal

Component breakdown

Air Quality
PM2.5 as US AQI, annual means over the window
5.2
Fair
Climate
Apparent temperature, 18-24°C optimal
4.8
Poor
Wind
Daily maximum gusts, calm is comfortable
8.9
Good
UV Safety
Hazardous UV peaks penalized, low UV is not
9.1
Optimal
Day-Night Swing
Daily max-min gap, mild swings score high
8.6
Good
Seasons
Distinct but gentle seasons score highest
2.5
Severe
Sunlight
Annual sunshine hours
6.8
Fair
Rainfall
Volume and year-to-year reliability
9.5
Optimal
Disaster Risk
Recorded events, 3 yr / 50 km
9.4
Optimal

Goldilocks curve

Cold18-24°CHot

Beijing sits on the cold slope: mean feels-like 11.4°C.

Air quality source

Ground monitor

This city's air quality is measured by a real monitoring station: OpenAQ ground monitor (5.8km).

Coordinates39.9017, 116.3942
Data window10y
Updated7/13/2026
Sources: Open-Meteo, OpenAQ ground monitor (5.8km), USGS Earthquakes, NOAA IBTrACS, Smithsonian GVP, GloFAS (Copernicus)