How green is Nice?

Nice has 57 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 27% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 3.7 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 10.1 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Nice ranks #720 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #109 of 115 in France.

57
m² green per inhabitant
27%
vegetation cover
+3.7 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
10.1
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
23.0
PM10 estimate µg/m³
18.5
NO2 estimate µg/m³
559.7
Index · #720/828
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Satellite — Nice Satellite Green cover — Nice Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Nice Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Nice NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Nice PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Nice PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #720 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
717 Fuenlabrada Spain 557.8
718 Madrid Spain 558.3
719 Bergamo Italy 559.7
720 Nice France 559.7
721 Acerra Italy 560.2
722 Como Italy 560.3
723 Bisceglie Italy 561.2

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.