Rank 16 · Australia

Melbourne

Australia · metro
8.2
HECI score
B
Class B
Seasonal Sweet Spot

Component breakdown

Air Quality
PM2.5 as US AQI, annual means over the window
8.5
Good
Climate
Apparent temperature, 18-24°C optimal
7.9
Good
Wind
Daily maximum gusts, calm is comfortable
7.3
Good
UV Safety
Hazardous UV peaks penalized, low UV is not
8.5
Good
Day-Night Swing
Daily max-min gap, mild swings score high
9.7
Optimal
Seasons
Distinct but gentle seasons score highest
10.0
Optimal
Sunlight
Annual sunshine hours
7.4
Good
Rainfall
Volume and year-to-year reliability
8.0
Good
Disaster Risk
Recorded events, 3 yr / 50 km
9.2
Optimal

Goldilocks curve

Cold18-24°CHot

Melbourne sits on the cold slope: mean feels-like 12.9°C.

Air quality source

Ground monitor

This city's air quality is measured by a real monitoring station: OpenAQ ground monitor (0.9km).

Coordinates-37.8136, 144.9631
Data window10y
Updated7/13/2026
Sources: Open-Meteo, OpenAQ ground monitor (0.9km), USGS Earthquakes, NOAA IBTrACS, Smithsonian GVP, GloFAS (Copernicus)