Almería
Reaching Almería from London emits 48.5 kg CO₂e return by rail (21h 42m each way) against 413 kg by air — 9× the carbon. It averages 28.9 °C in August and 13.3 °C in January.
Almería is a city in Andalucia, also called "the Hollywood of Spain". — Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0
When to go: Almería is warmest in August (28.9 °C), sunniest in July (13.4 h a day); coldest in January (13.3 °C). Month by month
Getting there
By air: nearest airport Almería (LEI), about 9 km away. Direct from London: yes (LGW, LTN, STN). Aena lists bus line 30 between Almería, the airport and Retamar. source
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 1,821 km | 53.7 kg | 22h 6m | 458 kg | 5h 54m |
| Barcelona | 644 km | 19.0 kg | 10h 6m | 162 kg | 4h 24m |
| Berlin | 2,138 km | 63.1 kg | 27h 24m | 538 kg | 6h 24m |
| Birmingham | 1,740 km | 61.5 kg | 24h 24m | 438 kg | 5h 48m |
| Bristol | 1,625 km | 62.2 kg | 24h 42m | 409 kg | 5h 42m |
| Brussels | 1,649 km | 48.7 kg | 20h 12m | 415 kg | 5h 42m |
| Cardiff | 1,629 km | 65.4 kg | 25h | 410 kg | 5h 42m |
| Copenhagen | 2,380 km | 70.2 kg | 32h 54m | 599 kg | 6h 42m |
| Dublin | 1,857 km | — | — | 467 kg | 6h |
| Edinburgh | 2,126 km | 91.3 kg | 27h 24m | 535 kg | 6h 18m |
| Frankfurt | 1,724 km | 50.9 kg | 22h 24m | 434 kg | 5h 48m |
| Glasgow | 2,120 km | 93.1 kg | 27h 36m | 533 kg | 6h 18m |
| Leeds | 1,887 km | 70.3 kg | 25h 18m | 475 kg | 6h |
| Lisbon | 624 km | 18.4 kg | 11h | 157 kg | 4h 18m |
| Liverpool | 1,843 km | 71.5 kg | 25h 18m | 464 kg | 6h |
| London | 1,642 km | 48.5 kg | 21h 42m | 413 kg | 5h 42m |
| Madrid | 412 km | 12.2 kg | 6h 54m | 104 kg | 4h |
| Manchester | 1,851 km | 69.5 kg | 25h 12m | 466 kg | 6h |
| Milan | 1,365 km | 40.3 kg | 21h 36m | 343 kg | 5h 18m |
| Munich | 1,699 km | 50.1 kg | 24h 30m | 427 kg | 5h 48m |
| Newcastle | 2,018 km | 80.4 kg | 25h 54m | 508 kg | 6h 12m |
| Nottingham | 1,795 km | 62.5 kg | 24h 48m | 451 kg | 5h 54m |
| Oslo | 2,733 km | 80.7 kg | 41h 30m | 687 kg | 7h 6m |
| Paris | 1,392 km | 41.1 kg | 17h 24m | 350 kg | 5h 24m |
| Prague | 1,997 km | 58.9 kg | 30h 54m | 502 kg | 6h 12m |
| Rome | 1,402 km | 41.4 kg | 22h 12m | 353 kg | 5h 24m |
| Sheffield | 1,841 km | 66.7 kg | 25h 6m | 463 kg | 6h |
| Southampton | 1,566 km | 57.4 kg | 24h 24m | 394 kg | 5h 36m |
| Stockholm | 2,902 km | 85.6 kg | 39h 18m | 730 kg | 7h 24m |
| Vienna | 1,986 km | 58.6 kg | 29h 36m | 499 kg | 6h 6m |
| Warsaw | 2,507 km | 74.0 kg | 34h 54m | 631 kg | 6h 48m |
| Zurich | 1,479 km | 43.6 kg | 22h 48m | 372 kg | 5h 30m |
The year in Almería
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | 13.3 | 14.1 | 16.7 | 19.3 | 20.7 | 25.2 | 28.7 | 28.9 | 24.9 | 21.5 | 17.2 | 13.5 |
| Sun h/day | 8.8 | 9.2 | 10.2 | 11.6 | 12.2 | 13.3 | 13.4 | 12.4 | 11.3 | 9.3 | 9.5 | 8.9 |
| Rain mm/day | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| Sea °C | 16.2 | 15.7 | 15.5 | 17.3 | 18.7 | 21.4 | 24.8 | 26.8 | 25.1 | 21.1 | 18.2 | 17.0 |
When to go
Almería is warmest in August at 28.9 °C but brightest in July, averaging 13.4 hours of sun a day — the two do not always coincide, which is worth knowing before booking. Its coldest is January at 13.3 °C.
On these lists
- Sunniest from London in November · #10
- Warmest from London in February · low-carbon pick
- Warmest from London in March · low-carbon pick
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 Spain emits about 7 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 49 kg — about 4.0× the carbon of one person getting there by rail from Madrid. Two sharing the room halve that share each; the journey does not halve.
How busy it gets
Almería records 9.3 overnight stays per resident a year (7,168,615 nights in 2024). A well-visited region, busy in season but not overwhelmed.
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 Almería
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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.