Component breakdown
Air Quality
PM2.5 as US AQI, annual means over the window
8.3
Good
Climate
Apparent temperature, 18-24°C optimal
5.8
Fair
Wind
Daily maximum gusts, calm is comfortable
9.1
Optimal
UV Safety
Hazardous UV peaks penalized, low UV is not
9.5
Optimal
Day-Night Swing
Daily max-min gap, mild swings score high
9.7
Optimal
Seasons
Distinct but gentle seasons score highest
6.4
Fair
Sunlight
Annual sunshine hours
6.2
Fair
Rainfall
Volume and year-to-year reliability
7.5
Good
Disaster Risk
Recorded events, 3 yr / 50 km
9.4
Optimal
Goldilocks curve
Cold18-24°CHot
Zurich sits on the cold slope: mean feels-like 8.8°C.
Air quality source
Ground monitor
This city's air quality is measured by a real monitoring station: OpenAQ ground monitor (1.4km).
Coordinates47.3819, 8.5481
Data window10y
Updated7/13/2026
Sources: Open-Meteo, OpenAQ ground monitor (1.4km), USGS Earthquakes, NOAA IBTrACS, Smithsonian GVP, GloFAS (Copernicus)