How green is Bergisch Gladbach?

Bergisch Gladbach has 3308 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 81% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 3.2 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 12.1 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Bergisch Gladbach ranks #208 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #64 of 103 in Germany.

3308
m² green per inhabitant
81%
vegetation cover
+3.2 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
12.1
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
17.4
PM10 estimate µg/m³
21.7
NO2 estimate µg/m³
327.2
Index · #208/828
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Satellite — Bergisch Gladbach Satellite Green cover — Bergisch Gladbach Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Bergisch Gladbach Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Bergisch Gladbach NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Bergisch Gladbach PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Bergisch Gladbach PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #208 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
205 Regensburg Germany 325.0
206 Aveiro Portugal 325.2
207 Osnabrück Germany 325.3
208 Bergisch Gladbach Germany 327.2
209 Hoorn Netherlands 327.3
210 Frederiksberg Denmark 327.5
211 Békéscsaba Hungary 328.3

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.