How green is Braga?

Braga has 743 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 51% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 4.3 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 7.6 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Braga ranks #408 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #12 of 15 in Portugal.

743
m² green per inhabitant
51%
vegetation cover
+4.3 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
7.6
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
22.1
PM10 estimate µg/m³
24.4
NO2 estimate µg/m³
415.2
Index · #408/828
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Satellite — Braga Satellite Green cover — Braga Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Braga Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Braga NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Braga PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Braga PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #408 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
405 Zoetermeer Netherlands 414.0
406 Calais France 414.0
407 Barakaldo Spain 415.0
408 Braga Portugal 415.2
409 Liège Belgium 415.7
410 Pécs Hungary 415.8
411 Dublin Ireland 417.0

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.