6.8
HECI score
D
Class D
Marginal
Component breakdown
Air Quality
PM2.5 as US AQI, annual means over the window
6.8
Fair
Climate
Apparent temperature, 18-24°C optimal
5.5
Fair
Wind
Daily maximum gusts, calm is comfortable
8.2
Good
UV Safety
Hazardous UV peaks penalized, low UV is not
9.0
Optimal
Day-Night Swing
Daily max-min gap, mild swings score high
9.2
Optimal
Seasons
Distinct but gentle seasons score highest
3.9
Poor
Sunlight
Annual sunshine hours
6.9
Fair
Rainfall
Volume and year-to-year reliability
8.0
Good
Disaster Risk
Recorded events, 3 yr / 50 km
8.6
Good
Goldilocks curve
Cold18-24°CHot
New York sits on the cold slope: mean feels-like 10.8°C.
Air quality source
Ground monitor
This city's air quality is measured by a real monitoring station: OpenAQ ground monitor (1.0km).
Coordinates40.7216, -73.9957
Data window10y
Updated7/13/2026
Sources: Open-Meteo, OpenAQ ground monitor (1.0km), USGS Earthquakes, NOAA IBTrACS, Smithsonian GVP, GloFAS (Copernicus)