How green is Cluj-Napoca?

Cluj-Napoca has 408 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 65% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 4.6 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 16.0 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Cluj-Napoca ranks #563 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #16 of 40 in Romania.

408
m² green per inhabitant
65%
vegetation cover
+4.6 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
16.0
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
18.5
PM10 estimate µg/m³
18.7
NO2 estimate µg/m³
479.0
Index · #563/828
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Satellite — Cluj-Napoca Satellite Green cover — Cluj-Napoca Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Cluj-Napoca Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Cluj-Napoca NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Cluj-Napoca PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Cluj-Napoca PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #563 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
560 San Sebastián de los Reyes Spain 478.3
561 Rijeka Croatia 478.7
562 Dos Hermanas Spain 478.8
563 Cluj-Napoca Romania 479.0
564 Vigo Spain 479.3
565 Sibiu Romania 480.5
566 Cadiz Spain 480.8

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.