Urban construction usually accompanies with the generation of urban heat island (UHI), which could be further intensified with urban development. The UHI effect is one of the most crucial factors that have negative impacts on the wellbeing of urban dwellers; thus, estimating the sensible heat flux is obviously important for studying the urban thermal environment. In the present study, we utilized thermal imaging camcorder to record the surface temperature of six common urban surfaces in a typical residential quarter during one summer day and estimated the sensible heat released from these surfaces. The results showed that artificial surfaces have significantly higher surface temperature than the ambient air temperature. The maximum temperature differences between three artificial surfaces (artificial turf, asphalt pavement, and concrete pavement) and ambient air temperature reached 18 °C, 15 °C, and 11 °C, respectively. In contrast, natural