How green is Palencia?

Palencia has 60 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 5% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 2.3 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 7.2 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Palencia ranks #196 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #15 of 130 in Spain.

60
m² green per inhabitant
5%
vegetation cover
+2.3 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
7.2
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
17.4
PM10 estimate µg/m³
12.0
NO2 estimate µg/m³
320.0
Index · #196/828
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Satellite — Palencia Satellite Green cover — Palencia Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Palencia Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Palencia NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Palencia PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Palencia PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #196 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
193 Brest France 317.7
194 Tarnobrzeg Poland 318.2
195 Olomouc Czechia 319.5
196 Palencia Spain 320.0
197 Jelenia Góra Poland 320.8
198 Pabianice Poland 321.3
199 Oldenburg Germany 322.0

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.