How green is Salamanca?

Salamanca has 9 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 4% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 3.8 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 6.1 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Salamanca ranks #333 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #34 of 130 in Spain.

9
m² green per inhabitant
4%
vegetation cover
+3.8 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
6.1
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
15.0
PM10 estimate µg/m³
11.3
NO2 estimate µg/m³
383.3
Index · #333/828
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Satellite — Salamanca Satellite Green cover — Salamanca Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Salamanca Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Salamanca NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Salamanca PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Salamanca PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #333 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
330 Sfântu Gheorghe Romania 381.8
331 Teramo Italy 382.3
332 Chełm Poland 383.0
333 Salamanca Spain 383.3
334 Zamość Poland 383.8
335 Érd Hungary 384.3
336 Leiden Netherlands 384.7

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.