How green is Dessau?

Dessau has 2258 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 63% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 4.0 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 8.7 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 6 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Dessau ranks #77 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #27 of 103 in Germany.

2258
m² green per inhabitant
63%
vegetation cover
+4.0 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
8.7
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
15.6
PM10 estimate µg/m³
12.5
NO2 estimate µg/m³
219.2
Index · #77/828
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Satellite — Dessau Satellite Green cover — Dessau Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Dessau Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Dessau NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Dessau PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Dessau PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #77 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
74 Ulm Germany 216.8
75 Opava Czechia 217.2
76 Rostock Germany 219.0
77 Dessau Germany 219.2
78 Stralsund Germany 219.3
79 Tournai Belgium 221.7
80 Hardenberg Netherlands 223.8

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.