How green is Funchal?

Funchal has 384 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 53% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 6.6 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 5.1 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Funchal ranks #285 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #7 of 15 in Portugal.

384
m² green per inhabitant
53%
vegetation cover
+6.6 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
5.1
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
22.0
PM10 estimate µg/m³
9.9
NO2 estimate µg/m³
364.7
Index · #285/828
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Satellite — Funchal Satellite Green cover — Funchal Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Funchal Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Funchal NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Funchal PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Funchal PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #285 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
282 Copenhagen Denmark 363.2
283 Valladolid Spain 364.2
284 Gijón Spain 364.5
285 Funchal Portugal 364.7
286 Łomża Poland 365.0
287 Rennes France 365.0
288 Genk Belgium 365.2

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.