Rank 20 · France

Nice

France · metro
8.1
HECI score
B
Class B
Seasonal Sweet Spot

Component breakdown

Air Quality
PM2.5 as US AQI, annual means over the window
8.1
Good
Climate
Apparent temperature, 18-24°C optimal
7.4
Good
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
9.0
Good
Seasons
Distinct but gentle seasons score highest
8.0
Good
Sunlight
Annual sunshine hours
7.5
Good
Rainfall
Volume and year-to-year reliability
8.6
Good
Disaster Risk
Recorded events, 3 yr / 50 km
8.3
Good

Goldilocks curve

Cold18-24°CHot

Nice sits just below the plateau on the cool side, mean feels-like 15.7°C.

Air quality source

Ground monitor

This city's air quality is measured by a real monitoring station: OpenAQ ground monitor (2.2km).

Coordinates43.7102, 7.262
Data window10y
Updated7/13/2026
Sources: Open-Meteo, OpenAQ ground monitor (2.2km), USGS Earthquakes, NOAA IBTrACS, Smithsonian GVP, GloFAS (Copernicus)