Ayr
Reaching Ayr from London emits 42.7 kg CO₂e return by rail (7h 18m each way) against 244 kg by air — 6× the carbon. It averages 15.0 °C in August and 6.2 °C in January.
Ayr is a town in Ayrshire on the coast of South West Scotland, with a population of 46,260 in 2020. — Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0
When to go: Ayr is warmest in August (15.0 °C), sunniest in June (12.0 h a day), driest in May; coldest in January (6.2 °C). Month by month
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 711 km | 53.2 kg | 13h 12m | 179 kg | 4h 24m |
| Barcelona | 1,641 km | 76.3 kg | 19h 42m | 413 kg | 5h 42m |
| Berlin | 1,220 km | 70.2 kg | 19h 36m | 307 kg | 5h 6m |
| Birmingham | 377 km | 30.3 kg | 6h 54m | 173 kg | 4h |
| Bristol | 466 km | 37.4 kg | 8h 12m | 214 kg | 4h 6m |
| Brussels | 787 km | 52.2 kg | 11h 18m | 198 kg | 4h 30m |
| Cardiff | 453 km | 36.4 kg | 8h 6m | 208 kg | 4h 6m |
| Copenhagen | 1,079 km | 70.9 kg | 25h 12m | 271 kg | 4h 54m |
| Dublin | 259 km | — | — | 65.1 kg | 3h 48m |
| Frankfurt | 1,072 km | 61.5 kg | 15h 30m | 270 kg | 4h 54m |
| Leeds | 272 km | 21.8 kg | 5h 24m | 125 kg | 3h 54m |
| Lisbon | 1,891 km | 89.5 kg | 37h 12m | 476 kg | 6h |
| Liverpool | 252 km | 20.3 kg | 5h 6m | 116 kg | 3h 48m |
| London | 531 km | 42.7 kg | 7h 18m | 244 kg | 4h 12m |
| Madrid | 1,674 km | 80.0 kg | 23h 18m | 421 kg | 5h 42m |
| Manchester | 269 km | 21.6 kg | 5h 24m | 124 kg | 3h 54m |
| Milan | 1,476 km | 71.0 kg | 20h 6m | 371 kg | 5h 30m |
| Munich | 1,375 km | 69.8 kg | 18h 48m | 346 kg | 5h 18m |
| Newcastle | 199 km | 16.0 kg | 4h 24m | 91.3 kg | 3h 48m |
| Nottingham | 359 km | 28.9 kg | 6h 42m | 165 kg | 4h |
| Oslo | 1,036 km | 76.7 kg | 34h 48m | 261 kg | 4h 54m |
| Paris | 875 km | 52.8 kg | 11h 42m | 220 kg | 4h 42m |
| Prague | 1,408 km | 73.2 kg | 25h 12m | 354 kg | 5h 24m |
| Rome | 1,954 km | 85.1 kg | 24h 6m | 492 kg | 6h 6m |
| Sheffield | 309 km | 24.8 kg | 6h | 142 kg | 3h 54m |
| Southampton | 551 km | 44.3 kg | 9h 24m | 253 kg | 4h 12m |
| Stockholm | 1,418 km | 85.0 kg | 31h 36m | 357 kg | 5h 24m |
| Vienna | 1,644 km | 79.1 kg | 23h 54m | 414 kg | 5h 42m |
| Warsaw | 1,710 km | 85.4 kg | 27h 6m | 430 kg | 5h 48m |
| Zurich | 1,279 km | 65.6 kg | 17h 6m | 322 kg | 5h 12m |
The year in Ayr
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | 6.2 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 8.4 | 12.0 | 14.4 | 14.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 11.8 | 8.6 | 7.8 |
| Sun h/day | 4.0 | 4.2 | 6.3 | 8.6 | 9.8 | 12.0 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 7.8 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 2.3 |
| Rain mm/day | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 6.5 |
| Sea °C | 9.1 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 9.3 | 11.7 | 13.3 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 14.8 | 13.0 | 11.5 | 10.1 |
When to go
Ayr is warmest in August at 15.0 °C but brightest in June, averaging 12.0 hours of sun a day — the two do not always coincide, which is worth knowing before booking. Its coldest is January at 6.2 °C.
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 4.5× the carbon of one person getting there by rail from Newcastle. Two sharing the room halve that share each; the journey does not halve.
Where to stay in Ayr
Places to stay in Ayr, United Kingdom, 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.