How green is Nordhorn?

Nordhorn has 14874 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 80% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 2.1 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 8.8 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Nordhorn ranks #20 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #3 of 103 in Germany.

14874
m² green per inhabitant
80%
vegetation cover
+2.1 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
8.8
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
13.9
PM10 estimate µg/m³
11.3
NO2 estimate µg/m³
92.3
Index · #20/828
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Satellite — Nordhorn Satellite Green cover — Nordhorn Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Nordhorn Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Nordhorn NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Nordhorn PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Nordhorn PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #20 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
17 Turku Finland 86.8
18 Norderstedt Germany 87.8
19 Siegen Germany 89.2
20 Nordhorn Germany 92.3
21 Västerås Sweden 94.5
22 Roskilde Denmark 95.0
23 Wolfenbüttel Germany 97.5

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.