How green is Kerpen?

Kerpen has 4672 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 43% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 4.1 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 12.6 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 7 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Kerpen ranks #289 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #72 of 103 in Germany.

4672
m² green per inhabitant
43%
vegetation cover
+4.1 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
12.6
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
18.1
PM10 estimate µg/m³
20.3
NO2 estimate µg/m³
365.3
Index · #289/828
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Satellite — Kerpen Satellite Green cover — Kerpen Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Kerpen Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Kerpen NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Kerpen PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Kerpen PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #289 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
286 Łomża Poland 365.0
287 Rennes France 365.0
288 Genk Belgium 365.2
289 Kerpen Germany 365.3
290 Darmstadt Germany 365.3
291 Bergen op Zoom Netherlands 365.5
292 Orléans France 365.7

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.