How green is Gijón?

Gijón has 413 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 62% 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 9.9 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Gijón ranks #284 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #29 of 130 in Spain.

413
m² green per inhabitant
62%
vegetation cover
+3.3 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
9.9
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
19.0
PM10 estimate µg/m³
16.2
NO2 estimate µg/m³
364.5
Index · #284/828
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Satellite — Gijón Satellite Green cover — Gijón Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Gijón Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Gijón NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Gijón PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Gijón PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #284 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
281 Alcoy Spain 362.2
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

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.