How green is Kraków?

Kraków has 218 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 54% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 3.0 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 18.1 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Kraków ranks #676 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #61 of 70 in Poland.

218
m² green per inhabitant
54%
vegetation cover
+3.0 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
18.1
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
21.4
PM10 estimate µg/m³
21.6
NO2 estimate µg/m³
536.5
Index · #676/828
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Satellite — Kraków Satellite Green cover — Kraków Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Kraków Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Kraków NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Kraków PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Kraków PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #676 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
673 Bagheria Italy 534.5
674 Gelsenkirchen Germany 534.8
675 Târgu Jiu Romania 535.5
676 Kraków Poland 536.5
677 Asnières-sur-Seine France 536.8
678 Ioánnina Greece 536.8
679 Issy-les-Moulineaux France 537.5

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.