How green is Palermo?

Palermo has 30 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 13% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 2.8 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 12.7 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Palermo ranks #761 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #92 of 115 in Italy.

30
m² green per inhabitant
13%
vegetation cover
+2.8 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
12.7
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
20.8
PM10 estimate µg/m³
27.9
NO2 estimate µg/m³
593.8
Index · #761/828
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Satellite — Palermo Satellite Green cover — Palermo Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Palermo Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Palermo NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Palermo PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Palermo PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #761 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
758 Caserta Italy 590.7
759 Rome Italy 593.3
760 Târgu Mureş Romania 593.7
761 Palermo Italy 593.8
762 Sevilla Spain 595.0
763 Pozzuoli Italy 596.7
764 Gallarate Italy 597.2

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.