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Jelgava

Jelgava, Latvia
Photo: Igors Jefimovs, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Reaching Jelgava from London emits 48.6 kg CO₂e return by rail (32h 36m each way) against 414 kg by air — 9× the carbon. It averages 18.7 °C in August and -2.2 °C in January.

Jelgava (German: Mitau) is a city in Latvia about 41 km southwest of Riga. — Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0

When to go: Jelgava is warmest in August (18.7 °C), sunniest in May (13.8 h a day); coldest in January (-2.2 °C). Month by month

48.6kg CO₂e return by rail, from London
414kg CO₂e return by air, from London
13.8hours of sunshine a day in May, its brightest month

Getting there

Return carbon and one-way journey time to Jelgava. Times are modelled.
FromDistanceBy railRail timeBy airAir time
Amsterdam1,300 km38.4 kg27h 24m327 kg5h 12m
Barcelona2,294 km67.7 kg38h 30m577 kg6h 36m
Berlin806 km23.8 kg20h 36m203 kg4h 36m
Birmingham1,704 km61.7 kg35h 18m429 kg5h 48m
Bristol1,799 km62.3 kg35h 36m452 kg5h 54m
Brussels1,420 km41.9 kg28h 54m357 kg5h 24m
Cardiff1,833 km65.6 kg35h 54m461 kg5h 54m
Copenhagen698 km20.6 kg18h 24m176 kg4h 24m
Dublin1,930 km——486 kg6h 6m
Edinburgh1,651 km91.5 kg38h 18m415 kg5h 42m
Frankfurt1,229 km36.3 kg25h 54m309 kg5h 6m
Glasgow1,718 km93.2 kg38h 30m432 kg5h 48m
Leeds1,623 km70.5 kg36h 12m408 kg5h 42m
Lisbon3,115 km91.9 kg56h784 kg7h 42m
Liverpool1,727 km71.6 kg36h 12m434 kg5h 48m
London1,647 km48.6 kg32h 36m414 kg5h 42m
Madrid2,675 km78.9 kg42h 6m673 kg7h 6m
Manchester1,679 km69.6 kg36h 6m422 kg5h 42m
Milan1,599 km47.2 kg34h 24m402 kg5h 36m
Munich1,251 km36.9 kg25h 30m315 kg5h 12m
Newcastle1,584 km80.6 kg36h 48m399 kg5h 36m
Nottingham1,636 km62.7 kg35h 42m411 kg5h 42m
Oslo839 km24.7 kg19h 6m211 kg4h 36m
Paris1,669 km49.2 kg30h 24m420 kg5h 42m
Prague954 km28.1 kg24h 30m240 kg4h 48m
Rome1,826 km53.9 kg38h 24m459 kg5h 54m
Sheffield1,636 km66.9 kg36h411 kg5h 42m
Southampton1,757 km57.6 kg35h 18m442 kg5h 48m
Stockholm446 km13.2 kg12h 36m112 kg4h 6m
Vienna1,061 km31.3 kg21h 54m267 kg4h 54m
Warsaw522 km15.4 kg14h 18m131 kg4h 12m
Zurich1,458 km43.0 kg30h 12m367 kg5h 24m

The year in Jelgava

Average temperature, °C — warmest in August
January: -2.2 °C-2.2 °CJanFebruary: 0.7 °CFebMarch: 3.2 °CMarApril: 7.9 °CAprMay: 13.8 °CMayJune: 17.6 °CJunJuly: 18.3 °CJulAugust: 18.7 °C18.7 °CAugSeptember: 16.5 °CSepOctober: 8.4 °COctNovember: 3.4 °CNovDecember: 0.7 °CDec
Sunshine, hours a day — brightest in May
January: 1.7 hJanFebruary: 2.8 hFebMarch: 6.0 hMarApril: 8.3 hAprMay: 13.8 h13.8 hMayJune: 13.8 hJunJuly: 12.7 hJulAugust: 11.4 hAugSeptember: 10.0 hSepOctober: 5.0 hOctNovember: 2.9 hNovDecember: 1.2 h1.2 hDec
Historical daily means for 2023–2024, by month (ERA5 reanalysis) — averaged across day and night
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Temp °C-2.20.73.27.913.817.618.318.716.58.43.40.7
Sun h/day1.72.86.08.313.813.812.711.410.05.02.91.2
Rain mm/day2.01.71.31.71.02.95.23.31.62.01.41.3

When to go

Jelgava is warmest in August at 18.7 °C but brightest in May, averaging 13.8 hours of sun a day — the two do not always coincide, which is worth knowing before booking. Its coldest is January at -2.2 °C.

Three months worth booking

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

warmestAugust18.7 °C · 11.4 h sun · 3.3 mm rainSee rooms in August →sunniest and driestMay13.8 °C · 13.8 h sun · 1.0 mm rainSee rooms in May →

How busy it gets

Zemgale records 0.9 overnight stays per resident a year (191,739 nights in 2024). Comparatively quiet by European standards.

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 Jelgava

Places to stay in Jelgava, Latvia, 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.