How green is Kassel?

Kassel has 320 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 60% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 4.8 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 7.0 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Kassel ranks #129 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #46 of 103 in Germany.

320
m² green per inhabitant
60%
vegetation cover
+4.8 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
7.0
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
11.6
PM10 estimate µg/m³
12.0
NO2 estimate µg/m³
274.8
Index · #129/828
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Satellite — Kassel Satellite Green cover — Kassel Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Kassel Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Kassel NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Kassel PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Kassel PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #129 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
126 Oss Netherlands 271.8
127 Oviedo Spain 272.0
128 Gütersloh Germany 273.0
129 Kassel Germany 274.8
130 Ingolstadt Germany 276.3
131 Tallinn Estonia 277.7
132 Gorzów Wielkopolski Poland 278.0

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.