How green is Ulm?

Ulm has 554 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 56% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 3.7 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 4.8 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Ulm ranks #74 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #25 of 103 in Germany.

554
m² green per inhabitant
56%
vegetation cover
+3.7 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
4.8
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
12.1
PM10 estimate µg/m³
16.1
NO2 estimate µg/m³
216.8
Index · #74/828
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Satellite — Ulm Satellite Green cover — Ulm Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Ulm Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Ulm NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Ulm PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Ulm PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #74 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
71 Namur Belgium 212.3
72 Wilhelmshaven Germany 212.8
73 Brandenburg an der Havel Germany 216.2
74 Ulm Germany 216.8
75 Opava Czechia 217.2
76 Rostock Germany 219.0
77 Dessau Germany 219.2

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.