Inverness
Reaching Inverness from London emits 57.4 kg CO₂e return by rail (9h 6m each way) against 328 kg by air — 6× the carbon. It averages 14.5 °C in August and 3.4 °C in January.
Inverness (Scottish Gaelic: Inbhir Nis, "Mouth of the River Ness") is a city in The Great Glen and Strathspey area of the Scottish Highlands, at the point where the River Ness flows out into the Moray Firth. — Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0
When to go: Inverness is warmest in August (14.5 °C), sunniest in June (10.7 h a day), driest in May; coldest in January (3.4 °C). Month by month
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 812 km | 68.0 kg | 15h | 204 kg | 4h 36m |
| Barcelona | 1,846 km | 91.0 kg | 21h 30m | 464 kg | 6h |
| Berlin | 1,247 km | 84.9 kg | 21h 24m | 314 kg | 5h 12m |
| Birmingham | 575 km | 46.2 kg | 9h 48m | 264 kg | 4h 18m |
| Bristol | 678 km | 54.5 kg | 11h 18m | 311 kg | 4h 24m |
| Brussels | 923 km | 66.9 kg | 13h 6m | 232 kg | 4h 42m |
| Cardiff | 670 km | 53.9 kg | 11h 12m | 307 kg | 4h 24m |
| Copenhagen | 1,045 km | 85.6 kg | 27h | 263 kg | 4h 54m |
| Dublin | 478 km | — | — | 120 kg | 4h 6m |
| Edinburgh | 181 km | 14.6 kg | 4h 6m | 83.0 kg | 3h 42m |
| Frankfurt | 1,175 km | 76.3 kg | 17h 12m | 296 kg | 5h 6m |
| Glasgow | 179 km | 14.4 kg | 4h 6m | 82.3 kg | 3h 42m |
| Leeds | 443 km | 35.6 kg | 7h 54m | 203 kg | 4h 6m |
| Lisbon | 2,116 km | 104 kg | 39h | 532 kg | 6h 18m |
| Liverpool | 459 km | 36.9 kg | 8h 6m | 211 kg | 4h 6m |
| London | 714 km | 57.4 kg | 9h 6m | 328 kg | 4h 30m |
| Madrid | 1,898 km | 94.7 kg | 25h 6m | 477 kg | 6h |
| Manchester | 462 km | 37.1 kg | 8h 12m | 212 kg | 4h 6m |
| Milan | 1,621 km | 85.7 kg | 21h 48m | 408 kg | 5h 42m |
| Munich | 1,479 km | 84.5 kg | 20h 30m | 372 kg | 5h 30m |
| Newcastle | 322 km | 25.9 kg | 6h 12m | 148 kg | 3h 54m |
| Nottingham | 540 km | 43.4 kg | 9h 18m | 247 kg | 4h 12m |
| Oslo | 904 km | 91.5 kg | 36h 30m | 227 kg | 4h 42m |
| Paris | 1,053 km | 67.6 kg | 13h 24m | 265 kg | 4h 54m |
| Prague | 1,468 km | 87.9 kg | 26h 54m | 369 kg | 5h 30m |
| Rome | 2,098 km | 99.8 kg | 25h 48m | 528 kg | 6h 18m |
| Sheffield | 487 km | 39.2 kg | 8h 36m | 224 kg | 4h 6m |
| Southampton | 754 km | 60.6 kg | 11h 48m | 346 kg | 4h 30m |
| Stockholm | 1,309 km | 99.7 kg | 33h 18m | 329 kg | 5h 12m |
| Vienna | 1,714 km | 93.9 kg | 25h 36m | 431 kg | 5h 48m |
| Warsaw | 1,706 km | 100 kg | 28h 54m | 429 kg | 5h 48m |
| Zurich | 1,415 km | 80.4 kg | 18h 54m | 356 kg | 5h 24m |
The year in Inverness
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | 3.4 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 7.2 | 12.2 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.5 | 12.5 | 9.5 | 5.3 | 4.6 |
| Sun h/day | 3.2 | 4.0 | 6.6 | 7.5 | 9.1 | 10.7 | 9.4 | 9.8 | 7.3 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 1.8 |
| Rain mm/day | 2.9 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 5.7 |
When to go
Inverness is warmest in August at 14.5 °C but brightest in June, averaging 10.7 hours of sun a day — the two do not always coincide, which is worth knowing before booking. Its coldest is January at 3.4 °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 United Kingdom emits about 10.4 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 73 kg — about 5.1× the carbon of one person getting there by rail from Glasgow. Two sharing the room halve that share each; the journey does not halve.
Where to stay in Inverness
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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.