How green is Ponferrada?

Ponferrada has 1878 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 46% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 6.1 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 8.1 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Ponferrada ranks #204 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #16 of 130 in Spain.

1878
m² green per inhabitant
46%
vegetation cover
+6.1 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
8.1
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
21.2
PM10 estimate µg/m³
12.8
NO2 estimate µg/m³
324.3
Index · #204/828
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Satellite — Ponferrada Satellite Green cover — Ponferrada Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Ponferrada Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Ponferrada NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Ponferrada PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Ponferrada PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #204 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
201 Kędzierzyn-Koźle Poland 322.7
202 Viersen Germany 323.3
203 Ruse Bulgaria 323.7
204 Ponferrada Spain 324.3
205 Regensburg Germany 325.0
206 Aveiro Portugal 325.2
207 Osnabrück Germany 325.3

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.