How green is Chaniá?

Chaniá has 203 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 3% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 3.5 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 14.2 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 7 years, 2019 to 2025. Overall, Chaniá ranks #659 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #7 of 36 in Greece.

203
m² green per inhabitant
3%
vegetation cover
+3.5 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
14.2
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
25.4
PM10 estimate µg/m³
17.7
NO2 estimate µg/m³
528.2
Index · #659/828
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Satellite — Chaniá Satellite Green cover — Chaniá Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Chaniá Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Chaniá NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Chaniá PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Chaniá PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #659 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
656 Argenteuil France 526.3
657 Móstoles Spain 526.8
658 Torremolinos Spain 527.8
659 Chaniá Greece 528.2
660 Köln Germany 528.8
661 Granada Spain 529.5
662 Sarcelles France 530.3

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.