Rank 33 · Canada

Vancouver

Canada · metro
7.7
HECI score
C
Class C
Fair Comfort

Component breakdown

Air Quality
PM2.5 as US AQI, annual means over the window
9.0
Good
Climate
Apparent temperature, 18-24°C optimal
6.0
Fair
Wind
Daily maximum gusts, calm is comfortable
9.0
Good
UV Safety
Hazardous UV peaks penalized, low UV is not
9.5
Optimal
Day-Night Swing
Daily max-min gap, mild swings score high
10.0
Optimal
Seasons
Distinct but gentle seasons score highest
8.8
Good
Sunlight
Annual sunshine hours
5.9
Fair
Rainfall
Volume and year-to-year reliability
7.2
Good
Disaster Risk
Recorded events, 3 yr / 50 km
9.4
Optimal

Goldilocks curve

Cold18-24°CHot

Vancouver sits on the cold slope: mean feels-like 8.4°C.

Air quality source

Ground monitor

This city's air quality is measured by a real monitoring station: OpenAQ ground monitor (2.8km).

Coordinates49.2827, -123.1207
Data window10y
Updated7/13/2026
Sources: Open-Meteo, OpenAQ ground monitor (2.8km), USGS Earthquakes, NOAA IBTrACS, Smithsonian GVP, GloFAS (Copernicus)