Rank 57 · New Zealand

Wellington

New Zealand · metro
7.2
HECI score
C
Class C
Fair Comfort

Component breakdown

Air Quality
PM2.5 as US AQI, annual means over the window
9.1
Optimal
Climate
Apparent temperature, 18-24°C optimal
7.4
Good
Wind
Daily maximum gusts, calm is comfortable
3.1
Poor
UV Safety
Hazardous UV peaks penalized, low UV is not
8.7
Good
Day-Night Swing
Daily max-min gap, mild swings score high
10.0
Optimal
Seasons
Distinct but gentle seasons score highest
10.0
Optimal
Sunlight
Annual sunshine hours
7.2
Good
Rainfall
Volume and year-to-year reliability
8.2
Good
Disaster Risk
Recorded events, 3 yr / 50 km
6.6
Fair

Goldilocks curve

Cold18-24°CHot

Wellington sits on the cold slope: mean feels-like 10.5°C.

Air quality source

Ground monitor

This city's air quality is measured by a real monitoring station: Government ground monitor (GWRC Willis St).

Coordinates-41.2866, 174.7756
Data window10y
Updated7/13/2026
Sources: Open-Meteo, Government ground monitor (GWRC Willis St), USGS Earthquakes, NOAA IBTrACS, Smithsonian GVP, GloFAS (Copernicus)