Freiburg im Breisgau
Reaching Freiburg im Breisgau from London emits 20.5 kg CO₂e return by rail (9h 42m each way) against 174 kg by air — 9× the carbon. It averages 20.9 °C in August and 4.0 °C in January.
Freiburg im Breisgau is a city in the southwest of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, at the edge of the Black Forest on the Dreisam river. — Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0
When to go: Freiburg im Breisgau is warmest in August (20.9 °C), sunniest in June (12.3 h a day); coldest in January (4.0 °C). Month by month
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 530 km | 15.7 kg | 9h 30m | 133 kg | 4h 12m |
| Barcelona | 861 km | 25.4 kg | 12h 30m | 217 kg | 4h 36m |
| Berlin | 640 km | 18.9 kg | 9h 12m | 161 kg | 4h 24m |
| Birmingham | 853 km | 33.5 kg | 12h 24m | 215 kg | 4h 36m |
| Bristol | 843 km | 34.2 kg | 12h 42m | 212 kg | 4h 36m |
| Brussels | 406 km | 12.0 kg | 7h 54m | 102 kg | 4h |
| Cardiff | 881 km | 37.4 kg | 13h | 222 kg | 4h 42m |
| Copenhagen | 913 km | 26.9 kg | 15h | 230 kg | 4h 42m |
| Dublin | 1,155 km | — | — | 290 kg | 5h |
| Edinburgh | 1,161 km | 63.4 kg | 15h 24m | 292 kg | 5h |
| Frankfurt | 243 km | 7.2 kg | 5h | 61.2 kg | 3h 48m |
| Glasgow | 1,203 km | 65.1 kg | 15h 36m | 303 kg | 5h 6m |
| Leeds | 921 km | 42.3 kg | 13h 18m | 232 kg | 4h 42m |
| Lisbon | 1,712 km | 50.5 kg | 26h 42m | 431 kg | 5h 48m |
| Liverpool | 970 km | 43.5 kg | 13h 18m | 244 kg | 4h 48m |
| London | 693 km | 20.5 kg | 9h 42m | 174 kg | 4h 24m |
| Madrid | 1,246 km | 36.8 kg | 16h 6m | 313 kg | 5h 12m |
| Manchester | 934 km | 41.5 kg | 13h 12m | 235 kg | 4h 42m |
| Milan | 299 km | 8.8 kg | 6h 18m | 75.3 kg | 3h 54m |
| Munich | 277 km | 8.2 kg | 5h 30m | 69.7 kg | 3h 54m |
| Newcastle | 1,014 km | 52.4 kg | 13h 54m | 255 kg | 4h 54m |
| Nottingham | 841 km | 34.5 kg | 12h 48m | 212 kg | 4h 36m |
| Oslo | 1,338 km | 39.5 kg | 21h 18m | 337 kg | 5h 18m |
| Paris | 417 km | 12.3 kg | 5h 18m | 105 kg | 4h 6m |
| Prague | 532 km | 15.7 kg | 9h 42m | 134 kg | 4h 12m |
| Rome | 771 km | 22.8 kg | 9h 48m | 194 kg | 4h 30m |
| Sheffield | 887 km | 38.7 kg | 13h 6m | 223 kg | 4h 42m |
| Southampton | 742 km | 29.4 kg | 12h 24m | 187 kg | 4h 30m |
| Stockholm | 1,425 km | 42.1 kg | 20h 18m | 358 kg | 5h 24m |
| Vienna | 633 km | 18.7 kg | 10h 6m | 159 kg | 4h 18m |
| Warsaw | 1,048 km | 30.9 kg | 16h 42m | 264 kg | 4h 54m |
The year in Freiburg im Breisgau
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | 4.0 | 6.3 | 8.4 | 9.9 | 14.6 | 19.4 | 20.5 | 20.9 | 17.2 | 13.6 | 7.0 | 4.7 |
| Sun h/day | 4.1 | 6.3 | 7.5 | 9.1 | 10.7 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 9.7 | 6.9 | 5.2 | 4.0 |
| Rain mm/day | 2.8 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 4.0 |
When to go
Freiburg im Breisgau is warmest in August at 20.9 °C but brightest in June, averaging 12.3 hours of sun a day — the two do not always coincide, which is worth knowing before booking. Its coldest is January at 4.0 °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 12.8× the carbon of one person getting there by rail from Frankfurt. Two sharing the room halve that share each; the journey does not halve.
How busy it gets
Freiburg im Breisgau, Stadtkreis records 8.9 overnight stays per resident a year (2,123,388 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 Freiburg im Breisgau
Places to stay in Freiburg im Breisgau, 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.