How green is Mönchengladbach?

Mönchengladbach has 293 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 45% 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 13.1 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Mönchengladbach ranks #578 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #93 of 103 in Germany.

293
m² green per inhabitant
45%
vegetation cover
+4.1 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
13.1
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
19.0
PM10 estimate µg/m³
19.8
NO2 estimate µg/m³
487.3
Index · #578/828
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Satellite — Mönchengladbach Satellite Green cover — Mönchengladbach Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Mönchengladbach Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Mönchengladbach NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Mönchengladbach PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Mönchengladbach PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #578 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
575 Andria Italy 486.0
576 Tríkala Greece 486.2
577 Solingen Germany 487.2
578 Mönchengladbach Germany 487.3
579 Trnava Slovakia 487.8
580 Benalmádena Spain 488.0
581 Vienna Austria 488.2

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.