How green is Mons?

Mons has 901 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 56% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 3.9 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 9.1 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Mons ranks #119 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #4 of 30 in Belgium.

901
m² green per inhabitant
56%
vegetation cover
+3.9 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
9.1
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
15.4
PM10 estimate µg/m³
15.5
NO2 estimate µg/m³
265.0
Index · #119/828
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Satellite — Mons Satellite Green cover — Mons Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Mons Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Mons NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Mons PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Mons PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #119 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
116 Neustadt an der Weinstraße Germany 261.3
117 Pforzheim Germany 262.3
118 Bamberg Germany 264.0
119 Mons Belgium 265.0
120 Delmenhorst Germany 265.2
121 Hoofddorp Netherlands 265.7
122 Zlín Czechia 267.0

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.