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Karlskrona

Karlskrona, Sweden
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Reaching Karlskrona from London emits 34.0 kg CO₂e return by rail (18h 48m each way) against 289 kg by air — 9× the carbon. It averages 17.1 °C in August and 0.8 °C in January.

Karlskrona, archaic spelling Carlskrona, is a city in Blekinge in southern Sweden. — Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0

When to go: Karlskrona is warmest in August (17.1 °C), sunniest in May (14.2 h a day); coldest in January (0.8 °C). Month by month

34.0kg CO₂e return by rail, from London
289kg CO₂e return by air, from London
14.2hours of sunshine a day in May, its brightest month

Getting there

Return carbon and one-way journey time to Karlskrona. Times are modelled.
FromDistanceBy railRail timeBy airAir time
Amsterdam811 km23.9 kg13h 42m204 kg4h 36m
Barcelona1,907 km56.3 kg25h 36m480 kg6h
Berlin428 km12.6 kg8h 12m108 kg4h 6m
Birmingham1,202 km47.0 kg21h 36m302 kg5h 6m
Bristol1,299 km47.7 kg21h 48m327 kg5h 12m
Brussels947 km28.0 kg15h 42m238 kg4h 48m
Cardiff1,332 km50.9 kg22h 6m335 kg5h 18m
Copenhagen196 km5.8 kg4h 48m49.3 kg3h 48m
Dublin1,430 km——360 kg5h 24m
Edinburgh1,163 km76.8 kg24h 36m293 kg5h 6m
Frankfurt814 km24.0 kg12h 48m205 kg4h 36m
Glasgow1,230 km78.6 kg24h 42m309 kg5h 6m
Leeds1,121 km55.8 kg22h 24m282 kg5h
Lisbon2,659 km78.5 kg40h 24m669 kg7h
Liverpool1,225 km57.0 kg22h 24m308 kg5h 6m
London1,150 km34.0 kg18h 48m289 kg5h
Madrid2,243 km66.2 kg29h 12m564 kg6h 30m
Manchester1,176 km55.0 kg22h 18m296 kg5h 6m
Milan1,270 km37.5 kg20h 18m320 kg5h 12m
Munich933 km27.5 kg12h 36m235 kg4h 42m
Newcastle1,087 km65.9 kg23h 6m273 kg4h 54m
Nottingham1,133 km48.0 kg21h 54m285 kg5h
Oslo505 km14.9 kg9h 18m127 kg4h 12m
Paris1,206 km35.6 kg17h 30m303 kg5h 6m
Prague680 km20.1 kg11h 48m171 kg4h 24m
Rome1,602 km47.3 kg23h 48m403 kg5h 36m
Sheffield1,133 km52.2 kg22h 12m285 kg5h
Southampton1,261 km42.9 kg21h 30m317 kg5h 12m
Stockholm382 km11.3 kg7h96.0 kg4h
Vienna886 km26.1 kg14h 48m223 kg4h 42m
Warsaw562 km16.6 kg9h 36m141 kg4h 12m
Zurich1,090 km32.2 kg17h 18m274 kg5h

The year in Karlskrona

Average temperature, °C — warmest in August
January: 0.8 °C0.8 °CJanFebruary: 2.3 °CFebMarch: 3.0 °CMarApril: 6.2 °CAprMay: 13.1 °CMayJune: 16.4 °CJunJuly: 16.9 °CJulAugust: 17.1 °C17.1 °CAugSeptember: 15.8 °CSepOctober: 9.8 °COctNovember: 4.3 °CNovDecember: 2.8 °CDec
Sunshine, hours a day — brightest in May
January: 3.1 hJanFebruary: 4.1 hFebMarch: 6.1 hMarApril: 9.7 hAprMay: 14.2 h14.2 hMayJune: 13.7 hJunJuly: 13.0 hJulAugust: 10.7 hAugSeptember: 9.5 hSepOctober: 5.6 hOctNovember: 3.4 hNovDecember: 1.7 h1.7 hDec
Sea temperature, °C — warmest in September
January: 4.0 °CJanFebruary: 3.6 °CFebMarch: 3.4 °C3.4 °CMarApril: 4.5 °CAprMay: 8.3 °CMayJune: 14.0 °CJunJuly: 15.6 °CJulAugust: 15.3 °CAugSeptember: 16.1 °C16.1 °CSepOctober: 11.5 °COctNovember: 8.3 °CNovDecember: 5.5 °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 °C0.82.33.06.213.116.416.917.115.89.84.32.8
Sun h/day3.14.16.19.714.213.713.010.79.55.63.41.7
Rain mm/day3.42.01.61.20.62.34.62.22.13.21.81.7
Sea °C4.03.63.44.58.314.015.615.316.111.58.35.5

When to go

Karlskrona is warmest in August at 17.1 °C but brightest in May, averaging 14.2 hours of sun a day — the two do not always coincide, which is worth knowing before booking. Its coldest is January at 0.8 °C.

Three months worth booking

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

Where to stay in Karlskrona

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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.