Aberdeen
Reaching Aberdeen from London emits 51.4 kg CO₂e return by rail (8h 30m each way) against 293 kg by air — 6× the carbon. It averages 14.5 °C in August and 4.3 °C in January.
Aberdeen (Scottish Gaelic: Obar Dheathain, Scots: Aiberdeen) is the third-largest city in Scotland, United Kingdom, with a population of almost 200,000 (2018). — Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0
When to go: Aberdeen is warmest in August (14.5 °C), sunniest in June (12.5 h a day), driest in September; coldest in January (4.3 °C). Month by month
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 694 km | 62.0 kg | 14h 24m | 175 kg | 4h 24m |
| Barcelona | 1,778 km | 85.0 kg | 20h 54m | 447 kg | 5h 54m |
| Berlin | 1,115 km | 78.9 kg | 20h 48m | 280 kg | 5h |
| Birmingham | 519 km | 41.7 kg | 9h | 238 kg | 4h 12m |
| Bristol | 633 km | 50.9 kg | 10h 42m | 290 kg | 4h 18m |
| Brussels | 816 km | 60.9 kg | 12h 30m | 205 kg | 4h 36m |
| Cardiff | 634 km | 50.9 kg | 10h 42m | 291 kg | 4h 18m |
| Copenhagen | 915 km | 79.6 kg | 26h 24m | 230 kg | 4h 42m |
| Dublin | 499 km | — | — | 125 kg | 4h 12m |
| Frankfurt | 1,054 km | 70.2 kg | 16h 36m | 265 kg | 4h 54m |
| Glasgow | 194 km | 15.6 kg | 4h 18m | 89.1 kg | 3h 48m |
| Leeds | 374 km | 30.1 kg | 6h 54m | 171 kg | 4h |
| Lisbon | 2,112 km | 98.2 kg | 38h 24m | 531 kg | 6h 18m |
| Liverpool | 419 km | 33.7 kg | 7h 36m | 192 kg | 4h 6m |
| London | 639 km | 51.4 kg | 8h 30m | 293 kg | 4h 24m |
| Madrid | 1,864 km | 88.7 kg | 24h 30m | 469 kg | 6h |
| Manchester | 407 km | 32.8 kg | 7h 24m | 187 kg | 4h |
| Milan | 1,513 km | 79.7 kg | 21h 12m | 381 kg | 5h 30m |
| Munich | 1,357 km | 78.5 kg | 19h 54m | 341 kg | 5h 18m |
| Newcastle | 243 km | 19.6 kg | 5h | 112 kg | 3h 48m |
| Nottingham | 470 km | 37.8 kg | 8h 18m | 215 kg | 4h 6m |
| Oslo | 805 km | 85.5 kg | 36h | 203 kg | 4h 36m |
| Paris | 968 km | 61.6 kg | 12h 48m | 244 kg | 4h 48m |
| Prague | 1,337 km | 81.9 kg | 26h 18m | 336 kg | 5h 18m |
| Rome | 1,988 km | 93.8 kg | 25h 12m | 500 kg | 6h 12m |
| Sheffield | 420 km | 33.8 kg | 7h 36m | 193 kg | 4h 6m |
| Southampton | 695 km | 55.9 kg | 11h 12m | 319 kg | 4h 24m |
| Stockholm | 1,200 km | 93.7 kg | 32h 42m | 302 kg | 5h 6m |
| Vienna | 1,584 km | 87.9 kg | 25h | 399 kg | 5h 36m |
| Warsaw | 1,573 km | 94.2 kg | 28h 18m | 396 kg | 5h 36m |
| Zurich | 1,303 km | 74.4 kg | 18h 18m | 328 kg | 5h 12m |
The year in Aberdeen
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | 4.3 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 7.0 | 10.7 | 13.1 | 13.7 | 14.5 | 12.8 | 10.2 | 6.2 | 5.7 |
| Sun h/day | 3.6 | 4.9 | 6.4 | 8.1 | 9.5 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 11.4 | 8.4 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 2.5 |
| Rain mm/day | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 4.6 | 2.5 | 4.5 |
| Sea °C | 7.9 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 7.6 | 9.0 | 11.3 | 12.8 | 13.7 | 13.4 | 12.5 | 11.0 | 9.2 |
When to go
Aberdeen is warmest in August at 14.5 °C but brightest in June, averaging 12.5 hours of sun a day — the two do not always coincide, which is worth knowing before booking. Its coldest is January at 4.3 °C.
On these lists
- Coolest from London in July · #3
- Coolest from London in June · #5
- Coolest from London in May · #1 by train
- Coolest from London in August · #2 by train
- Coolest from London in September · #3 by train
- Coolest from London in April · #5 by train
Three months worth booking
The same year of measurements, decided rather than tabulated. Each opens the map below on dates in that month.
Staying there
A hotel room in United Kingdom emits about 10.4 kg CO₂e per night under UK Government 2026 factors — a country average per occupied room, not this or any particular hotel. 7 nights in one room adds roughly 73 kg — about 4.7× the carbon of one person getting there by rail from Glasgow. Two sharing the room halve that share each; the journey does not halve.
Where to stay in Aberdeen
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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.