Ávila
Reaching Ávila from Lisbon emits 12.9 kg CO₂e return by rail (8h each way) against 110 kg by air — 9× the carbon. It averages 23.3 °C in August and 3.5 °C in January.
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 1,492 km | 44.0 kg | 22h 24m | 375 kg | 5h 30m |
| Barcelona | 581 km | 17.1 kg | 9h 54m | 146 kg | 4h 18m |
| Berlin | 1,902 km | 56.1 kg | 28h | 478 kg | 6h |
| Birmingham | 1,332 km | 50.1 kg | 21h 24m | 335 kg | 5h 18m |
| Bristol | 1,211 km | 50.8 kg | 21h 30m | 305 kg | 5h 6m |
| Brussels | 1,331 km | 39.3 kg | 20h 12m | 335 kg | 5h 18m |
| Cardiff | 1,209 km | 54.1 kg | 22h 6m | 304 kg | 5h 6m |
| Copenhagen | 2,092 km | 61.7 kg | 30h 36m | 526 kg | 6h 18m |
| Dublin | 1,414 km | — | — | 356 kg | 5h 24m |
| Edinburgh | 1,704 km | 80.0 kg | 26h 30m | 429 kg | 5h 48m |
| Frankfurt | 1,478 km | 43.6 kg | 22h 12m | 372 kg | 5h 30m |
| Glasgow | 1,691 km | 81.7 kg | 26h 48m | 425 kg | 5h 48m |
| Leeds | 1,480 km | 58.9 kg | 22h 54m | 372 kg | 5h 30m |
| Lisbon | 437 km | 12.9 kg | 8h | 110 kg | 4h 6m |
| Liverpool | 1,424 km | 60.1 kg | 23h 6m | 358 kg | 5h 24m |
| London | 1,256 km | 37.1 kg | 19h 12m | 316 kg | 5h 12m |
| Manchester | 1,438 km | 58.1 kg | 22h 48m | 362 kg | 5h 24m |
| Milan | 1,246 km | 36.8 kg | 19h 6m | 314 kg | 5h 12m |
| Munich | 1,533 km | 45.2 kg | 23h | 386 kg | 5h 30m |
| Newcastle | 1,608 km | 69.1 kg | 24h 36m | 405 kg | 5h 36m |
| Nottingham | 1,393 km | 51.2 kg | 21h 36m | 350 kg | 5h 24m |
| Oslo | 2,392 km | 70.6 kg | 34h 42m | 602 kg | 6h 42m |
| Paris | 1,067 km | 31.5 kg | 16h 36m | 268 kg | 4h 54m |
| Prague | 1,816 km | 53.6 kg | 26h 54m | 457 kg | 5h 54m |
| Rome | 1,442 km | 42.6 kg | 21h 42m | 363 kg | 5h 24m |
| Sheffield | 1,436 km | 55.4 kg | 22h 18m | 361 kg | 5h 24m |
| Southampton | 1,167 km | 46.0 kg | 20h 42m | 294 kg | 5h 6m |
| Stockholm | 2,611 km | 77.0 kg | 37h 42m | 657 kg | 7h |
| Vienna | 1,864 km | 55.0 kg | 27h 30m | 469 kg | 6h |
| Warsaw | 2,334 km | 68.9 kg | 33h 54m | 587 kg | 6h 36m |
| Zurich | 1,293 km | 38.2 kg | 19h 42m | 325 kg | 5h 12m |
The year in Ávila
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | 3.5 | 4.2 | 7.3 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 17.5 | 22.7 | 23.3 | 15.8 | 12.8 | 8.1 | 3.6 |
| Sun h/day | 6.4 | 8.1 | 9.6 | 12.1 | 12.6 | 12.6 | 14.2 | 12.9 | 10.8 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 7.6 |
| Rain mm/day | 2.1 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 0.6 |
When to go
Ávila is warmest in August at 23.3 °C but brightest in July, averaging 14.2 hours of sun a day — the two do not always coincide, which is worth knowing before booking. Its coldest is January at 3.5 °C.
Staying there
A hotel room in Spain emits about 7 kg CO₂e per night under UK Government 2026 factors, so a week adds roughly 49 kg — about 3.8× the carbon of getting there by rail from Lisbon.
How busy it gets
Ávila records 8.4 overnight stays per resident a year (1,347,182 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 Ávila
Places to stay in Ávila, Spain, on a live map. Prices and availability come from Stay22 and its booking partners.
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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.