How green is Sant Cugat del Vallès?

Sant Cugat del Vallès has 226 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 37% 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 8.5 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Sant Cugat del Vallès ranks #629 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #87 of 130 in Spain.

226
m² green per inhabitant
37%
vegetation cover
+5.1 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
8.5
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
20.6
PM10 estimate µg/m³
23.2
NO2 estimate µg/m³
511.8
Index · #629/828
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Satellite — Sant Cugat del Vallès Satellite Green cover — Sant Cugat del Vallès Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Sant Cugat del Vallès Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Sant Cugat del Vallès NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Sant Cugat del Vallès PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Sant Cugat del Vallès PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #629 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
626 Alcalá de Henares Spain 509.7
627 Bitonto Italy 510.5
628 Chambéry France 511.0
629 Sant Cugat del Vallès Spain 511.8
630 Créteil France 512.3
631 Viareggio Italy 512.7
632 Slatina Romania 513.2

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.