How green is Nîmes?

Nîmes has 343 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 31% 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 7.7 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Nîmes ranks #259 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #30 of 115 in France.

343
m² green per inhabitant
31%
vegetation cover
+3.7 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
7.7
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
19.3
PM10 estimate µg/m³
16.6
NO2 estimate µg/m³
353.2
Index · #259/828
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Satellite — Nîmes Satellite Green cover — Nîmes Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Nîmes Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Nîmes NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Nîmes PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Nîmes PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #259 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
256 Poitiers France 352.0
257 Laval France 352.8
258 Saint-Quentin France 353.0
259 Nîmes France 353.2
260 Pula Croatia 353.3
261 Évreux France 353.7
262 Halle (Saale) Germany 354.0

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.