Brilon
Reaching Brilon from London emits 17.8 kg CO₂e return by rail (9h 24m each way) against 152 kg by air — 9× the carbon. It averages 17.4 °C in August and 1.4 °C in January.
When to go: Brilon is warmest in August (17.4 °C), sunniest in June (12.0 h a day), driest in September; coldest in January (1.4 °C). Month by month
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 275 km | 8.1 kg | 6h | 69.2 kg | 3h 54m |
| Barcelona | 1,215 km | 35.9 kg | 15h 18m | 306 kg | 5h 6m |
| Berlin | 354 km | 10.5 kg | 5h 48m | 89.2 kg | 4h |
| Birmingham | 727 km | 30.9 kg | 12h 12m | 183 kg | 4h 30m |
| Bristol | 774 km | 31.5 kg | 12h 24m | 195 kg | 4h 30m |
| Brussels | 301 km | 8.9 kg | 5h 42m | 75.7 kg | 3h 54m |
| Cardiff | 814 km | 34.8 kg | 12h 42m | 205 kg | 4h 36m |
| Copenhagen | 544 km | 16.1 kg | 9h 54m | 137 kg | 4h 12m |
| Dublin | 1,027 km | — | — | 258 kg | 4h 54m |
| Edinburgh | 924 km | 60.7 kg | 15h 12m | 233 kg | 4h 42m |
| Glasgow | 979 km | 62.4 kg | 15h 18m | 246 kg | 4h 48m |
| Leeds | 733 km | 39.6 kg | 13h | 184 kg | 4h 30m |
| Lisbon | 1,970 km | 58.1 kg | 30h 30m | 496 kg | 6h 6m |
| Liverpool | 814 km | 40.8 kg | 13h | 205 kg | 4h 36m |
| London | 602 km | 17.8 kg | 9h 24m | 152 kg | 4h 18m |
| Madrid | 1,542 km | 45.5 kg | 18h 54m | 388 kg | 5h 36m |
| Manchester | 768 km | 38.8 kg | 12h 54m | 193 kg | 4h 30m |
| Milan | 661 km | 19.5 kg | 11h 30m | 166 kg | 4h 24m |
| Munich | 421 km | 12.4 kg | 7h 12m | 106 kg | 4h 6m |
| Newcastle | 786 km | 49.8 kg | 13h 42m | 198 kg | 4h 30m |
| Nottingham | 685 km | 31.9 kg | 12h 30m | 172 kg | 4h 24m |
| Oslo | 957 km | 28.2 kg | 15h 48m | 241 kg | 4h 48m |
| Paris | 526 km | 15.5 kg | 7h 12m | 132 kg | 4h 12m |
| Prague | 436 km | 12.9 kg | 8h 18m | 110 kg | 4h 6m |
| Rome | 1,098 km | 32.4 kg | 15h | 276 kg | 5h |
| Sheffield | 715 km | 36.1 kg | 12h 48m | 180 kg | 4h 30m |
| Southampton | 697 km | 26.7 kg | 12h 6m | 175 kg | 4h 24m |
| Stockholm | 1,065 km | 31.4 kg | 15h | 268 kg | 4h 54m |
| Vienna | 662 km | 19.5 kg | 11h 36m | 167 kg | 4h 24m |
| Warsaw | 859 km | 25.4 kg | 13h 18m | 216 kg | 4h 36m |
| Zurich | 448 km | 13.2 kg | 8h 30m | 113 kg | 4h 6m |
The year in Brilon
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | 1.4 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 7.0 | 12.3 | 15.7 | 16.8 | 17.4 | 15.4 | 10.9 | 4.4 | 2.9 |
| Sun h/day | 2.9 | 3.8 | 5.6 | 7.5 | 10.7 | 12.0 | 11.2 | 10.6 | 9.5 | 5.4 | 3.3 | 2.1 |
| Rain mm/day | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 4.1 |
When to go
Brilon is warmest in August at 17.4 °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 1.4 °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 Germany emits about 13.2 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 92 kg — about 11.4× the carbon of one person getting there by rail from Amsterdam. Two sharing the room halve that share each; the journey does not halve.
How busy it gets
Hochsauerlandkreis records 13.7 overnight stays per resident a year (3,569,719 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 Brilon
Places to stay in Brilon, Germany, 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.