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Harstad

Harstad, Norway
Photo: Stevenilsen, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Reaching Harstad from London emits 62.5 kg CO₂e return by rail (34h 54m each way) against 532 kg by air — 9× the carbon. It averages 15.2 °C in August and -3.8 °C in January.

Harstad is a city and municipality in the county of Troms in Northern Norway on Norway's largest coastal island, Hinnøya. — Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0

When to go: Harstad is warmest in August (15.2 °C), sunniest in July (13.4 h a day); coldest in January (-3.8 °C). Month by month

62.5kg CO₂e return by rail, from London
532kg CO₂e return by air, from London
13.4hours of sunshine a day in July, its brightest month

Getting there

Return carbon and one-way journey time to Harstad. Times are modelled.
FromDistanceBy railRail timeBy airAir time
Amsterdam1,926 km56.8 kg29h 48m485 kg6h 6m
Barcelona3,163 km93.4 kg41h 48m796 kg7h 42m
Berlin1,817 km53.6 kg28h 12m457 kg5h 54m
Birmingham2,055 km75.5 kg37h 42m517 kg6h 12m
Bristol2,179 km76.2 kg37h 54m548 kg6h 24m
Brussels2,100 km62.0 kg32h 18m528 kg6h 18m
Cardiff2,191 km79.4 kg38h 12m551 kg6h 24m
Copenhagen1,473 km43.5 kg23h 6m371 kg5h 30m
Dublin2,085 km——524 kg6h 18m
Edinburgh1,737 km105 kg40h 42m437 kg5h 48m
Frankfurt2,120 km62.6 kg31h 12m533 kg6h 18m
Glasgow1,776 km107 kg40h 48m447 kg5h 54m
Leeds1,911 km84.3 kg38h 30m481 kg6h
Lisbon3,683 km109 kg54h 48m926 kg8h 24m
Liverpool1,987 km85.5 kg38h 30m500 kg6h 6m
London2,116 km62.5 kg34h 54m532 kg6h 18m
Madrid3,377 km99.7 kg45h 24m849 kg8h
Manchester1,961 km83.5 kg38h 24m493 kg6h 6m
Milan2,628 km77.6 kg39h 54m661 kg7h
Munich2,314 km68.3 kg32h 42m582 kg6h 36m
Newcastle1,792 km94.4 kg39h 12m451 kg5h 54m
Nottingham1,988 km76.5 kg38h500 kg6h 12m
Oslo1,026 km30.3 kg16h 18m258 kg4h 54m
Paris2,350 km69.3 kg33h 42m591 kg6h 36m
Prague2,084 km61.5 kg32h 6m524 kg6h 18m
Rome3,001 km88.6 kg43h 24m755 kg7h 30m
Sheffield1,951 km80.7 kg38h 18m491 kg6h 6m
Southampton2,208 km71.4 kg37h 36m555 kg6h 24m
Stockholm1,055 km31.1 kg17h 12m266 kg4h 54m
Vienna2,290 km67.6 kg35h 6m576 kg6h 36m
Warsaw1,857 km54.8 kg28h 48m467 kg6h
Zurich2,424 km71.5 kg37h610 kg6h 42m

The year in Harstad

Average temperature, °C — warmest in August
January: -3.8 °C-3.8 °CJanFebruary: -1.8 °CFebMarch: -2.6 °CMarApril: 0.8 °CAprMay: 6.8 °CMayJune: 11.6 °CJunJuly: 14.5 °CJulAugust: 15.2 °C15.2 °CAugSeptember: 10.5 °CSepOctober: 3.6 °COctNovember: -0.2 °CNovDecember: -3.7 °CDec
Sunshine, hours a day — brightest in July
January: 0.1 hJanFebruary: 1.4 hFebMarch: 6.8 hMarApril: 9.2 hAprMay: 8.3 hMayJune: 11.9 hJunJuly: 13.4 h13.4 hJulAugust: 8.9 hAugSeptember: 5.3 hSepOctober: 3.5 hOctNovember: 0.8 hNovDecember: 0.0 h0.0 hDec
Sea temperature, °C — warmest in August
January: 5.1 °CJanFebruary: 3.9 °CFebMarch: 3.3 °C3.3 °CMarApril: 3.8 °CAprMay: 5.5 °CMayJune: 9.4 °CJunJuly: 13.4 °CJulAugust: 15.0 °C15.0 °CAugSeptember: 12.8 °CSepOctober: 10.0 °COctNovember: 8.1 °CNovDecember: 6.3 °CDec
Historical daily means for 2023–2024, by month (ERA5 reanalysis) — averaged across day and night; sea temperature NOAA OISST v2.1, 2023–2024, nearest open sea
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Temp °C-3.8-1.8-2.60.86.811.614.515.210.53.6-0.2-3.7
Sun h/day0.11.46.89.28.311.913.48.95.33.50.80.0
Rain mm/day4.95.12.12.22.92.11.93.43.54.03.04.1
Sea °C5.13.93.33.85.59.413.415.012.810.08.16.3

When to go

Harstad is warmest in August at 15.2 °C but brightest in July, averaging 13.4 hours of sun a day — the two do not always coincide, which is worth knowing before booking. Its coldest is January at -3.8 °C.

Three months worth booking

The same year of measurements, decided rather than tabulated. Each opens the map below on dates in that month.

warmestAugust15.2 °C · 8.9 h sun · 3.4 mm rainSee rooms in August →sunniest and driestJuly14.5 °C · 13.4 h sun · 1.9 mm rainSee rooms in July →

Where to stay in Harstad

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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.