Environment in Denver 13 indicators covering environment for Denver. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.6 Percentage change 2025 up 72.9% 635th Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from waste 2.16 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2024 down 3.6% 16th Total and environment-related patents - FUAs — Patent applications 411.3 Patents 2022 up 9.4% 38th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime summer land 38.85 Degrees celsius 2024 down 3.4% 136th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime winter land 8.98 Degrees celsius 2024 down 17.1% 633rd Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime yearly land 25.67 Degrees celsius 2024 down 3.6% 379th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime summer land 13.87 Degrees celsius 2024 up 4.8% 1027th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime winter land -7.29 Degrees celsius 2024 up 4.8% 1307th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime yearly land 2.36 Degrees celsius 2024 up 191.8% 1340th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to nitrogen 27.7 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 729th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to ozone 66.98 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 900th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM10 25.58 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1086th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM2.5 7.61 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1250th