Environment in Monterey 13 indicators covering environment for Monterey. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.2 Percentage change 2025 up 44.6% 1118th Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from waste 0.24 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2024 down 4.0% 167th Total and environment-related patents - FUAs — Patent applications 12.3 Patents 2022 down 35.9% 424th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime summer land 36.51 Degrees celsius 2024 down 5.5% 218th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime winter land 15.37 Degrees celsius 2024 down 20.7% 297th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime yearly land 28.18 Degrees celsius 2024 down 6.3% 260th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime summer land 14.68 Degrees celsius 2024 up 6.2% 915th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime winter land 4.62 Degrees celsius 2024 up 23.5% 351st Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime yearly land 9.49 Degrees celsius 2024 up 5.2% 536th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to nitrogen 8.16 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1140th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to ozone 48.87 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1237th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM10 19.6 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1229th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM2.5 7.22 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1281st