How green is Salzburg?

Salzburg has 247 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 60% 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 6.9 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Salzburg ranks #252 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #3 of 6 in Austria.

247
m² green per inhabitant
60%
vegetation cover
+4.4 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
6.9
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
15.3
PM10 estimate µg/m³
17.4
NO2 estimate µg/m³
351.3
Index · #252/828
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Satellite — Salzburg Satellite Green cover — Salzburg Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Salzburg Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Salzburg NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Salzburg PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Salzburg PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #252 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
249 's-Hertogenbosch Netherlands 349.7
250 Vilnius Lithuania 350.7
251 Châteauroux France 350.8
252 Salzburg Austria 351.3
253 Zaanstad Netherlands 351.5
254 Arnhem Netherlands 351.8
255 Vélez-Málaga Spain 352.0

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.