How green is Benidorm?

Benidorm has 10 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 2% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 2.3 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 5.5 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Benidorm ranks #228 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #19 of 130 in Spain.

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m² green per inhabitant
2%
vegetation cover
+2.3 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
5.5
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
15.0
PM10 estimate µg/m³
14.5
NO2 estimate µg/m³
338.5
Index · #228/828
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Satellite — Benidorm Satellite Green cover — Benidorm Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Benidorm Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Benidorm NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Benidorm PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Benidorm PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #228 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
225 Trento Italy 337.2
226 Veszprém Hungary 337.7
227 Hilversum Netherlands 338.0
228 Benidorm Spain 338.5
229 Innsbruck Austria 339.0
230 Ourense Spain 339.5
231 Roeselare Belgium 339.7

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.