How green is Salerno?

Salerno has 242 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 50% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 4.4 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 13.4 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Salerno ranks #739 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #86 of 115 in Italy.

242
m² green per inhabitant
50%
vegetation cover
+4.4 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
13.4
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
22.2
PM10 estimate µg/m³
23.1
NO2 estimate µg/m³
570.5
Index · #739/828
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Satellite — Salerno Satellite Green cover — Salerno Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Salerno Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Salerno NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Salerno PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Salerno PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #739 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
736 Toulon France 567.8
737 Katowice Poland 569.5
738 El Prat de Llobregat Spain 570.2
739 Salerno Italy 570.5
740 Brăila Romania 571.8
741 Aulnay-sous-Bois France 572.3
742 Drobeta-Turnu Severin Romania 572.7

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.