Bern
Reaching Bern from London emits 22.1 kg CO₂e return by rail (10h 30m each way) against 188 kg by air — 9× the carbon. It averages 19.9 °C in August and 1.3 °C in January.
When to go: Bern is warmest in August (19.9 °C), sunniest in July (12.5 h a day); coldest in January (1.3 °C). Month by month
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 631 km | 18.6 kg | 10h 54m | 159 kg | 4h 18m |
| Barcelona | 748 km | 22.1 kg | 11h | 188 kg | 4h 30m |
| Berlin | 753 km | 22.2 kg | 11h 12m | 189 kg | 4h 30m |
| Birmingham | 910 km | 35.1 kg | 13h 12m | 229 kg | 4h 42m |
| Bristol | 884 km | 35.8 kg | 13h 30m | 222 kg | 4h 42m |
| Brussels | 489 km | 14.4 kg | 8h 54m | 123 kg | 4h 12m |
| Cardiff | 920 km | 39.0 kg | 13h 48m | 232 kg | 4h 42m |
| Copenhagen | 1,033 km | 30.5 kg | 16h 30m | 260 kg | 4h 54m |
| Dublin | 1,204 km | — | — | 303 kg | 5h 6m |
| Edinburgh | 1,241 km | 65.0 kg | 16h 12m | 312 kg | 5h 12m |
| Frankfurt | 364 km | 10.7 kg | 6h | 91.5 kg | 4h |
| Glasgow | 1,278 km | 66.7 kg | 16h 24m | 321 kg | 5h 12m |
| Leeds | 992 km | 43.9 kg | 14h 6m | 250 kg | 4h 48m |
| Lisbon | 1,628 km | 48.0 kg | 25h 30m | 410 kg | 5h 42m |
| Liverpool | 1,031 km | 45.1 kg | 14h 6m | 259 kg | 4h 54m |
| London | 747 km | 22.1 kg | 10h 30m | 188 kg | 4h 30m |
| Madrid | 1,152 km | 34.0 kg | 14h 36m | 290 kg | 5h |
| Manchester | 1,000 km | 43.1 kg | 14h | 251 kg | 4h 48m |
| Milan | 213 km | 6.3 kg | 5h 6m | 53.5 kg | 3h 48m |
| Munich | 337 km | 9.9 kg | 6h 48m | 84.7 kg | 3h 54m |
| Newcastle | 1,093 km | 54.0 kg | 14h 42m | 275 kg | 5h |
| Nottingham | 907 km | 36.1 kg | 13h 36m | 228 kg | 4h 42m |
| Oslo | 1,458 km | 43.0 kg | 23h 6m | 367 kg | 5h 24m |
| Paris | 435 km | 12.8 kg | 6h 6m | 109 kg | 4h 6m |
| Prague | 621 km | 18.3 kg | 11h | 156 kg | 4h 18m |
| Rome | 691 km | 20.4 kg | 8h 36m | 174 kg | 4h 24m |
| Sheffield | 955 km | 40.3 kg | 13h 54m | 240 kg | 4h 48m |
| Southampton | 781 km | 31.0 kg | 13h 12m | 197 kg | 4h 30m |
| Stockholm | 1,544 km | 45.6 kg | 22h | 388 kg | 5h 36m |
| Vienna | 684 km | 20.2 kg | 11h 18m | 172 kg | 4h 24m |
| Warsaw | 1,138 km | 33.6 kg | 18h 18m | 286 kg | 5h |
The year in Bern
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | 1.3 | 3.9 | 6.2 | 7.8 | 12.7 | 17.9 | 19.4 | 19.9 | 15.4 | 11.4 | 4.7 | 1.8 |
| Sun h/day | 4.4 | 6.7 | 7.3 | 8.6 | 9.7 | 12.1 | 12.5 | 11.0 | 9.6 | 7.4 | 5.4 | 4.8 |
| Rain mm/day | 2.9 | 1.3 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 5.4 | 4.8 |
When to go
Bern is warmest in August at 19.9 °C but brightest in July, 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 1.3 °C.
On these lists
- Coolest from London in December · #3 by train
- Coolest from London in January · #4 by train
- Coolest from London in February · #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 Switzerland emits about 6.6 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 46 kg — about 7.3× the carbon of one person getting there by rail from Milan. Two sharing the room halve that share each; the journey does not halve.
How busy it gets
Bern / Berne records 8.8 overnight stays per resident a year (9,422,850 nights in 2025). 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 Bern
Places to stay in Bern, Switzerland, 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.