How green is Alba Iulia?

Alba Iulia has 565 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 36% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 3.6 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 15.6 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Alba Iulia ranks #499 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #9 of 40 in Romania.

565
m² green per inhabitant
36%
vegetation cover
+3.6 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
15.6
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
19.4
PM10 estimate µg/m³
22.2
NO2 estimate µg/m³
452.8
Index · #499/828
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Satellite — Alba Iulia Satellite Green cover — Alba Iulia Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Alba Iulia Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Alba Iulia NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Alba Iulia PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Alba Iulia PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #499 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
496 Mazara del Vallo Italy 452.3
497 Lille France 452.7
498 Roubaix France 452.8
499 Alba Iulia Romania 452.8
500 Quartu Sant'Elena Italy 453.2
501 Telde Spain 454.5
502 Lublin Poland 454.5

Method and caveats

Heat is land surface temperature, not air temperature. Air quality values are model estimates. Green area is vegetation extent detected by satellite, not tree height.