Frankfurt am Main
Reaching Frankfurt am Main from Munich emits 9.0 kg CO₂e return by rail (6h 12m each way) against 76.5 kg by air — 9× the carbon. It averages 20.6 °C in August and 3.2 °C in January.
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 364 km | 10.8 kg | 7h | 91.6 kg | 4h |
| Barcelona | 1,093 km | 32.3 kg | 17h | 275 kg | 5h |
| Berlin | 424 km | 12.5 kg | 7h 48m | 107 kg | 4h 6m |
| Birmingham | 781 km | 31.9 kg | 13h | 196 kg | 4h 30m |
| Bristol | 806 km | 32.6 kg | 13h 6m | 203 kg | 4h 36m |
| Brussels | 317 km | 9.4 kg | 6h 18m | 79.8 kg | 3h 54m |
| Cardiff | 847 km | 35.8 kg | 13h 36m | 213 kg | 4h 36m |
| Copenhagen | 671 km | 19.8 kg | 11h 12m | 169 kg | 4h 24m |
| Dublin | 1,087 km | — | — | 273 kg | 4h 54m |
| Edinburgh | 1,023 km | 61.7 kg | 18h | 257 kg | 4h 54m |
| Glasgow | 1,074 km | 63.5 kg | 18h 18m | 270 kg | 4h 54m |
| Leeds | 811 km | 40.7 kg | 14h 24m | 204 kg | 4h 36m |
| Lisbon | 1,891 km | 55.8 kg | 27h 54m | 476 kg | 6h |
| Liverpool | 881 km | 41.8 kg | 14h 36m | 222 kg | 4h 42m |
| London | 638 km | 18.8 kg | 10h 42m | 160 kg | 4h 24m |
| Madrid | 1,446 km | 42.7 kg | 21h 48m | 364 kg | 5h 24m |
| Manchester | 838 km | 39.9 kg | 14h 18m | 211 kg | 4h 36m |
| Milan | 519 km | 15.3 kg | 9h 6m | 130 kg | 4h 12m |
| Munich | 304 km | 9.0 kg | 6h 12m | 76.5 kg | 3h 54m |
| Newcastle | 880 km | 50.8 kg | 16h 12m | 221 kg | 4h 42m |
| Nottingham | 749 km | 32.9 kg | 13h 6m | 188 kg | 4h 30m |
| Oslo | 1,097 km | 32.4 kg | 17h | 276 kg | 5h |
| Paris | 479 km | 14.1 kg | 8h 30m | 120 kg | 4h 6m |
| Prague | 409 km | 12.1 kg | 7h 36m | 103 kg | 4h |
| Rome | 961 km | 28.3 kg | 15h 6m | 242 kg | 4h 48m |
| Sheffield | 787 km | 37.1 kg | 13h 48m | 198 kg | 4h 30m |
| Southampton | 718 km | 27.8 kg | 12h 18m | 181 kg | 4h 30m |
| Stockholm | 1,186 km | 35.0 kg | 18h 12m | 298 kg | 5h 6m |
| Vienna | 598 km | 17.6 kg | 10h 12m | 150 kg | 4h 18m |
| Warsaw | 890 km | 26.3 kg | 14h 12m | 224 kg | 4h 42m |
| Zurich | 306 km | 9.0 kg | 6h 12m | 76.9 kg | 3h 54m |
The year in Frankfurt am Main
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | 3.2 | 5.8 | 7.6 | 9.7 | 15.2 | 19.7 | 20.5 | 20.6 | 17.6 | 12.4 | 6.4 | 4.0 |
| Sun h/day | 3.6 | 5.4 | 6.5 | 9.2 | 10.9 | 12.6 | 11.6 | 10.8 | 9.7 | 6.3 | 4.1 | 2.2 |
| Rain mm/day | 2.4 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 1.9 |
When to go
Frankfurt am Main is warmest in August at 20.6 °C but brightest in June, averaging 12.6 hours of sun a day — the two do not always coincide, which is worth knowing before booking. Its coldest is January at 3.2 °C.
Staying there
A hotel room in Germany emits about 13.2 kg CO₂e per night under UK Government 2026 factors, so a week adds roughly 92 kg — about 10.3× the carbon of getting there by rail from Munich.
How busy it gets
Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt records 14.7 overnight stays per resident a year (11,125,495 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 Frankfurt am Main
Places to stay in Frankfurt am Main, 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.