How green is Katowice?

Katowice has 374 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 66% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 5.4 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 18.9 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Katowice ranks #737 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #66 of 70 in Poland.

374
m² green per inhabitant
66%
vegetation cover
+5.4 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
18.9
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
22.3
PM10 estimate µg/m³
20.2
NO2 estimate µg/m³
569.5
Index · #737/828
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Satellite — Katowice Satellite Green cover — Katowice Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Katowice Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Katowice NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Katowice PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Katowice PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #737 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
734 La Seyne-sur-Mer France 566.3
735 Rivas-Vaciamadrid Spain 566.5
736 Toulon France 567.8
737 Katowice Poland 569.5
738 El Prat de Llobregat Spain 570.2
739 Salerno Italy 570.5
740 Brăila Romania 571.8

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.