How green is Passau?

Passau has 916 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 70% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 4.4 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 11.3 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Passau ranks #222 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #67 of 103 in Germany.

916
m² green per inhabitant
70%
vegetation cover
+4.4 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
11.3
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
16.2
PM10 estimate µg/m³
16.5
NO2 estimate µg/m³
336.3
Index · #222/828
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Satellite — Passau Satellite Green cover — Passau Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Passau Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Passau NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Passau PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Passau PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #222 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
219 Šiauliai Lithuania 335.2
220 Liepāja Latvia 335.3
221 Fréjus France 336.3
222 Passau Germany 336.3
223 Hasselt Belgium 336.8
224 Aalst Belgium 337.0
225 Trento Italy 337.2

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.