How green is Pernik?

Pernik has 4401 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 5.7 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 20.5 µg/m³. Overall, Pernik ranks #587 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #4 of 7 in Bulgaria.

4401
m² green per inhabitant
70%
vegetation cover
+5.7 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
20.5
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
24.4
PM10 estimate µg/m³
19.0
NO2 estimate µg/m³
491.3
Index · #587/828
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Satellite — Pernik Satellite Green cover — Pernik Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Pernik Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Pernik NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Pernik PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Pernik PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #587 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
584 Santa Cruz de Tenerife Spain 490.7
585 San Francisco United States 491.0
586 Cannes France 491.0
587 Pernik Bulgaria 491.3
588 Bonn Germany 491.3
589 Pazardzhik Bulgaria 492.2
590 Hunedoara Romania 492.5

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.