How green is Viersen?

Viersen has 4320 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 59% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 3.0 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 13.1 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Viersen ranks #202 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #61 of 103 in Germany.

4320
m² green per inhabitant
59%
vegetation cover
+3.0 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
13.1
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
18.6
PM10 estimate µg/m³
19.4
NO2 estimate µg/m³
323.3
Index · #202/828
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Satellite — Viersen Satellite Green cover — Viersen Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Viersen Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Viersen NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Viersen PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Viersen PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #202 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
199 Oldenburg Germany 322.0
200 Oosterhout Netherlands 322.0
201 Kędzierzyn-Koźle Poland 322.7
202 Viersen Germany 323.3
203 Ruse Bulgaria 323.7
204 Ponferrada Spain 324.3
205 Regensburg Germany 325.0

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.