How green is Wuppertal?

Wuppertal has 305 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 66% 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 12.2 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Wuppertal ranks #646 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #100 of 103 in Germany.

305
m² green per inhabitant
66%
vegetation cover
+5.1 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
12.2
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
18.0
PM10 estimate µg/m³
23.6
NO2 estimate µg/m³
516.0
Index · #646/828
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Satellite — Wuppertal Satellite Green cover — Wuppertal Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Wuppertal Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Wuppertal NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Wuppertal PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Wuppertal PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #646 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
643 Pescara Italy 515.7
644 Torrejón de Ardoz Spain 515.8
645 Arganda Spain 515.8
646 Wuppertal Germany 516.0
647 Fuengirola Spain 516.8
648 Lyon France 518.0
649 Košice Slovakia 518.5

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.