How green is Girona?

Girona has 172 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 44% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 5.1 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 10.5 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Girona ranks #666 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #99 of 130 in Spain.

172
m² green per inhabitant
44%
vegetation cover
+5.1 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
10.5
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
19.7
PM10 estimate µg/m³
19.0
NO2 estimate µg/m³
531.8
Index · #666/828
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Satellite — Girona Satellite Green cover — Girona Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Girona Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Girona NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Girona PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Girona PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #666 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
663 Boulogne-Billancourt France 530.5
664 Rueil-Malmaison France 530.8
665 Deva Romania 531.7
666 Girona Spain 531.8
667 Nanterre France 532.3
668 Drancy France 533.2
669 Rubí Spain 533.2

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.