How green is Paterna?
Paterna has 14 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 2% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 2.5 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 9.6 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Paterna ranks #518 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #64 of 130 in Spain.
14
m² green per inhabitant
2%
vegetation cover
+2.5 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
9.6
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
16.9
PM10 estimate µg/m³
18.7
NO2 estimate µg/m³
461.3
Index · #518/828
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Nearby in the rankings
This city is at position #518 of 828 worldwide.
| #rank | City | Country | Index |
|---|---|---|---|
| 515 | Siracusa | Italy | 458.7 |
| 516 | Remscheid | Germany | 460.5 |
| 517 | Mérignac | France | 460.7 |
| 518 | Paterna | Spain | 461.3 |
| 519 | Bolzano | Italy | 461.8 |
| 520 | Hagen | Germany | 462.0 |
| 521 | Bydgoszcz | Poland | 462.2 |
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.