How green is Pforzheim?

Pforzheim has 616 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 75% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 5.1 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 4.7 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Pforzheim ranks #117 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #41 of 103 in Germany.

616
m² green per inhabitant
75%
vegetation cover
+5.1 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
4.7
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
11.9
PM10 estimate µg/m³
17.4
NO2 estimate µg/m³
262.3
Index · #117/828
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Satellite — Pforzheim Satellite Green cover — Pforzheim Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Pforzheim Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Pforzheim NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Pforzheim PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Pforzheim PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #117 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
114 Zeist Netherlands 259.0
115 Kiel Germany 260.0
116 Neustadt an der Weinstraße Germany 261.3
117 Pforzheim Germany 262.3
118 Bamberg Germany 264.0
119 Mons Belgium 265.0
120 Delmenhorst Germany 265.2

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.