Aarhus
Reaching Aarhus from Copenhagen emits 4.6 kg CO₂e return by rail (4h 6m each way) against 39.3 kg by air — 9× the carbon. It averages 16.6 °C in August and 2.2 °C in January.
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 544 km | 16.1 kg | 9h 24m | 137 kg | 4h 12m |
| Barcelona | 1,742 km | 51.4 kg | 25h 48m | 438 kg | 5h 48m |
| Berlin | 454 km | 13.4 kg | 8h 12m | 114 kg | 4h 6m |
| Birmingham | 884 km | 38.2 kg | 15h 54m | 222 kg | 4h 42m |
| Bristol | 988 km | 38.9 kg | 16h | 249 kg | 4h 48m |
| Brussels | 705 km | 20.8 kg | 11h 42m | 177 kg | 4h 24m |
| Cardiff | 1,019 km | 42.1 kg | 16h 30m | 256 kg | 4h 54m |
| Copenhagen | 156 km | 4.6 kg | 4h 6m | 39.3 kg | 3h 42m |
| Dublin | 1,099 km | — | — | 276 kg | 5h |
| Edinburgh | 831 km | 68.0 kg | 21h | 209 kg | 4h 36m |
| Frankfurt | 679 km | 20.0 kg | 11h 18m | 171 kg | 4h 24m |
| Glasgow | 898 km | 69.8 kg | 21h 18m | 226 kg | 4h 42m |
| Leeds | 794 km | 47.0 kg | 17h 24m | 200 kg | 4h 36m |
| Lisbon | 2,406 km | 71.0 kg | 34h 54m | 605 kg | 6h 42m |
| Liverpool | 897 km | 48.2 kg | 17h 36m | 226 kg | 4h 42m |
| London | 851 km | 25.1 kg | 13h 42m | 214 kg | 4h 36m |
| Madrid | 2,022 km | 59.7 kg | 29h 42m | 509 kg | 6h 12m |
| Manchester | 850 km | 46.2 kg | 17h 12m | 214 kg | 4h 36m |
| Milan | 1,191 km | 35.1 kg | 18h 18m | 300 kg | 5h 6m |
| Munich | 897 km | 26.5 kg | 14h 18m | 226 kg | 4h 42m |
| Newcastle | 754 km | 57.1 kg | 19h 6m | 190 kg | 4h 30m |
| Nottingham | 813 km | 39.2 kg | 16h 6m | 205 kg | 4h 36m |
| Oslo | 419 km | 12.4 kg | 7h 42m | 105 kg | 4h 6m |
| Paris | 970 km | 28.6 kg | 15h 18m | 244 kg | 4h 48m |
| Prague | 731 km | 21.6 kg | 12h | 184 kg | 4h 30m |
| Rome | 1,595 km | 47.1 kg | 23h 48m | 401 kg | 5h 36m |
| Sheffield | 809 km | 43.4 kg | 16h 48m | 203 kg | 4h 36m |
| Southampton | 963 km | 34.1 kg | 15h 12m | 242 kg | 4h 48m |
| Stockholm | 584 km | 17.2 kg | 10h | 147 kg | 4h 18m |
| Vienna | 978 km | 28.8 kg | 15h 24m | 246 kg | 4h 48m |
| Warsaw | 826 km | 24.4 kg | 13h 18m | 208 kg | 4h 36m |
| Zurich | 984 km | 29.0 kg | 15h 30m | 248 kg | 4h 48m |
The year in Aarhus
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | 2.2 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 7.1 | 12.7 | 15.6 | 15.9 | 16.6 | 15.4 | 10.4 | 5.2 | 4.0 |
| Sun h/day | 3.3 | 4.3 | 6.0 | 9.6 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 12.2 | 10.4 | 9.3 | 5.0 | 2.9 | 1.4 |
| Rain mm/day | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
When to go
Aarhus is warmest in August at 16.6 °C but brightest in June, averaging 14.0 hours of sun a day — the two do not always coincide, which is worth knowing before booking. Its coldest is January at 2.2 °C.
How busy it gets
Østjylland records 3.8 overnight stays per resident a year (3,576,924 nights in 2024). Comparatively quiet by European standards.
Eurostat, nights spent at tourist accommodation by NUTS 3 region, against resident population. Shown for context only — it plays no part in which destinations appear or in what order. Eurostat does not cover the United Kingdom after 2016, nor North Africa or the Levant at all, so this figure is absent for roughly a third of the destinations here.
Where to stay in Aarhus
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Distances are great-circle. Rail assumes international rail at 0.01135 kg CO₂e per passenger-km with a 1.3× track detour allowance; flights use 0.12576 kg per passenger-km including radiative forcing. Journey times are modelled, not timetabled. Full method.