Component breakdown
Air Quality
PM2.5 as US AQI, annual means over the window
8.2
Good
Climate
Apparent temperature, 18-24°C optimal
6.2
Fair
Wind
Daily maximum gusts, calm is comfortable
8.0
Good
UV Safety
Hazardous UV peaks penalized, low UV is not
9.6
Optimal
Day-Night Swing
Daily max-min gap, mild swings score high
9.9
Optimal
Seasons
Distinct but gentle seasons score highest
9.0
Optimal
Sunlight
Annual sunshine hours
5.4
Fair
Rainfall
Volume and year-to-year reliability
7.5
Good
Disaster Risk
Recorded events, 3 yr / 50 km
9.7
Optimal
Goldilocks curve
Cold18-24°CHot
Brussels sits on the cold slope: mean feels-like 9.1°C.
Air quality source
Ground monitor
This city's air quality is measured by a real monitoring station: OpenAQ ground monitor (1.6km).
Coordinates50.8353, 4.3314
Data window10y
Updated7/13/2026
Sources: Open-Meteo, OpenAQ ground monitor (1.6km), USGS Earthquakes, NOAA IBTrACS, Smithsonian GVP, GloFAS (Copernicus)