How green is Galway?

Galway has 365 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 61% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 3.3 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 8.5 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Galway ranks #111 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #3 of 6 in Ireland.

365
m² green per inhabitant
61%
vegetation cover
+3.3 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
8.5
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
11.9
PM10 estimate µg/m³
14.9
NO2 estimate µg/m³
254.2
Index · #111/828
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Satellite — Galway Satellite Green cover — Galway Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Galway Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Galway NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Galway PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Galway PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #111 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
108 Suwałki Poland 251.5
109 Segovia Spain 251.8
110 Frankfurt (Oder) Germany 252.5
111 Galway Ireland 254.2
112 Zamora Spain 254.2
113 Enschede Netherlands 259.0
114 Zeist Netherlands 259.0

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.