Düsseldorf
Reaching Düsseldorf from London emits 14.2 kg CO₂e return by rail (7h 48m each way) against 121 kg by air — 9× the carbon. It averages 19.4 °C in August and 3.9 °C in January.
Düsseldorf is a city on the River Rhine in western Germany and is the capital city of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. — Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0
When to go: Düsseldorf is warmest in August (19.4 °C), sunniest in June (12.0 h a day); coldest in January (3.9 °C). Month by month
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 182 km | 5.4 kg | 4h 36m | 45.9 kg | 3h 42m |
| Barcelona | 1,149 km | 33.9 kg | 14h | 289 kg | 5h |
| Berlin | 477 km | 14.1 kg | 6h 48m | 120 kg | 4h 6m |
| Birmingham | 612 km | 27.2 kg | 10h 30m | 154 kg | 4h 18m |
| Bristol | 651 km | 27.9 kg | 10h 48m | 164 kg | 4h 24m |
| Brussels | 175 km | 5.2 kg | 4h 24m | 44.0 kg | 3h 42m |
| Cardiff | 692 km | 31.2 kg | 11h 6m | 174 kg | 4h 24m |
| Copenhagen | 626 km | 18.5 kg | 11h | 157 kg | 4h 18m |
| Dublin | 915 km | — | — | 230 kg | 4h 42m |
| Edinburgh | 841 km | 57.1 kg | 13h 30m | 212 kg | 4h 36m |
| Frankfurt | 182 km | 5.4 kg | 3h 42m | 45.8 kg | 3h 42m |
| Glasgow | 892 km | 58.8 kg | 13h 42m | 224 kg | 4h 42m |
| Leeds | 631 km | 36.0 kg | 11h 24m | 159 kg | 4h 18m |
| Lisbon | 1,863 km | 55.0 kg | 28h 54m | 469 kg | 6h |
| Liverpool | 706 km | 37.2 kg | 11h 24m | 178 kg | 4h 24m |
| London | 480 km | 14.2 kg | 7h 48m | 121 kg | 4h 6m |
| Madrid | 1,447 km | 42.7 kg | 17h 36m | 364 kg | 5h 24m |
| Manchester | 661 km | 35.2 kg | 11h 18m | 166 kg | 4h 24m |
| Milan | 665 km | 19.6 kg | 11h 36m | 167 kg | 4h 24m |
| Munich | 486 km | 14.4 kg | 8h 6m | 122 kg | 4h 6m |
| Newcastle | 698 km | 46.2 kg | 12h | 176 kg | 4h 24m |
| Nottingham | 575 km | 28.3 kg | 10h 54m | 145 kg | 4h 18m |
| Oslo | 997 km | 29.4 kg | 16h 24m | 251 kg | 4h 48m |
| Paris | 412 km | 12.1 kg | 5h 54m | 104 kg | 4h |
| Prague | 553 km | 16.3 kg | 10h | 139 kg | 4h 12m |
| Rome | 1,125 km | 33.2 kg | 15h 6m | 283 kg | 5h |
| Sheffield | 609 km | 32.5 kg | 11h 12m | 153 kg | 4h 18m |
| Southampton | 573 km | 23.1 kg | 10h 30m | 144 kg | 4h 18m |
| Stockholm | 1,147 km | 33.9 kg | 16h 12m | 289 kg | 5h |
| Vienna | 766 km | 22.6 kg | 13h 6m | 193 kg | 4h 30m |
| Warsaw | 985 km | 29.1 kg | 14h 18m | 248 kg | 4h 48m |
| Zurich | 448 km | 13.2 kg | 8h 24m | 113 kg | 4h 6m |
The year in Düsseldorf
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | 3.9 | 6.5 | 8.0 | 9.7 | 14.8 | 18.5 | 19.1 | 19.4 | 17.5 | 13.0 | 7.2 | 5.4 |
| Sun h/day | 3.5 | 3.8 | 5.8 | 7.9 | 11.1 | 12.0 | 11.2 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 5.8 | 4.1 | 2.2 |
| Rain mm/day | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.5 |
When to go
Düsseldorf is warmest in August at 19.4 °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 3.9 °C.
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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 17.8× the carbon of one person getting there by rail from Brussels. Two sharing the room halve that share each; the journey does not halve.
How busy it gets
Düsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt records 9 overnight stays per resident a year (5,545,263 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 Düsseldorf
Places to stay in Düsseldorf, 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.