Sunniest places to go from Copenhagen in May
The sunniest place you can reach from Copenhagen in May within 15 hours is Gävle at 14.7 h, costing 18.2 kg CO₂e return. The lowest-carbon option is Stralsund at 4.6 kg — 4× less carbon for 1.7 h less.
Every destination here is on the efficiency frontier: nowhere else in Europe is both sunnier in May and lower in carbon. Anything a better option beats outright has been left out.
By rail or ferry By air
Warm is not the same as pleasant, which is why sunshine and rainfall are shown alongside temperature. All three are ERA5 monthly means for 2023–2024.
The pick of them
If you'd rather have heat than sunshine
May answers differently depending on what you're after. The warmest destinations from Copenhagen in May are a different list — hours of sunshine and degrees of warmth come apart, especially early and late in the year.
Where to stay in Gävle
Places to stay in Gävle, Sweden, on a live map. Prices and availability come from Stay22 and its booking partners.
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Other months from Copenhagen
May from elsewhere
- Amsterdam
- Barcelona
- Berlin
- Birmingham
- Bristol
- Brussels
- Cardiff
- Copenhagen
- Dublin
- Edinburgh
- Frankfurt
- Glasgow
- Leeds
- Lisbon
- Liverpool
- London
- Madrid
- Manchester
- Milan
- Munich
- Newcastle
- Nottingham
- Oslo
- Paris
- Prague
- Rome
- Sheffield
- Southampton
- Stockholm
- Vienna
- Warsaw
- Zurich
Questions
Where is the sunniest place to go from Copenhagen in May?
Gävle, Sweden, at 14.7 h. Reaching it emits 18.2 kg CO₂e return, travelling 10h 24m each way by rail.
Can I get somewhere sunny from Copenhagen in May without flying?
Yes. Gävle reaches 14.7 h and is reachable by rail or ferry in 10h 24m, emitting 18.2 kg CO₂e return — which is also the best on this frontier.
How much carbon does a return trip from Copenhagen to Gävle produce?
18.2 kg CO₂e for one person, return, by rail. That uses the UK Government's 2026 conversion factors, including radiative forcing for flights.
Carbon uses UK Government (DESNZ/DEFRA) 2026 conversion factors applied to great-circle distance, with radiative forcing included for flights. Rail journey times are modelled estimates, not timetabled services. Full method · download the data.