How green is Guadalajara?

Guadalajara has 132 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 8% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 2.4 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 7.6 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Guadalajara ranks #297 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #30 of 130 in Spain.

132
m² green per inhabitant
8%
vegetation cover
+2.4 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
7.6
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
21.4
PM10 estimate µg/m³
14.8
NO2 estimate µg/m³
366.7
Index · #297/828
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Satellite — Guadalajara Satellite Green cover — Guadalajara Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Guadalajara Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Guadalajara NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Guadalajara PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Guadalajara PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #297 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
294 Witten Germany 366.0
295 Grosseto Italy 366.3
296 Kortrijk Belgium 366.5
297 Guadalajara Spain 366.7
298 Tatabánya Hungary 366.8
299 Szeged Hungary 367.3
300 Seraing Belgium 367.7

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.