How green is Montpellier?

Montpellier has 42 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 18% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 2.2 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 8.7 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Montpellier ranks #485 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #66 of 115 in France.

42
m² green per inhabitant
18%
vegetation cover
+2.2 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
8.7
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
19.5
PM10 estimate µg/m³
19.0
NO2 estimate µg/m³
446.5
Index · #485/828
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Satellite — Montpellier Satellite Green cover — Montpellier Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Montpellier Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Montpellier NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Montpellier PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Montpellier PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #485 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
482 Cergy France 445.8
483 Prešov Slovakia 445.8
484 Ljubljana Slovenia 446.2
485 Montpellier France 446.5
486 Amadora Portugal 446.8
487 Żory Poland 447.2
488 Majadahonda Spain 447.7

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.