Luleå
Reaching Luleå from London emits 59.3 kg CO₂e return by rail (32h 30m each way) against 505 kg by air — 9× the carbon. It averages 16.7 °C in July and -7.7 °C in January.
Luleå, also called Lule, is the seat of Norrbotten County in northern Sweden. — Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0
When to go: Luleå is warmest in July (16.7 °C), sunniest in June (15.8 h a day); coldest in January (-7.7 °C). Month by month
Getting there
By air: nearest airport Luleå (LLA), about 10 km away. Direct from London: no. Airport bus or taxi to Luleå. source
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 1,758 km | 51.9 kg | 27h 24m | 442 kg | 5h 48m |
| Barcelona | 2,968 km | 87.6 kg | 39h 24m | 746 kg | 7h 30m |
| Berlin | 1,532 km | 45.2 kg | 24h 6m | 385 kg | 5h 30m |
| Birmingham | 1,980 km | 72.3 kg | 35h 18m | 498 kg | 6h 6m |
| Bristol | 2,102 km | 73.0 kg | 35h 30m | 529 kg | 6h 18m |
| Brussels | 1,927 km | 56.9 kg | 29h 54m | 485 kg | 6h 6m |
| Cardiff | 2,121 km | 76.2 kg | 35h 48m | 534 kg | 6h 18m |
| Copenhagen | 1,216 km | 35.9 kg | 17h 48m | 306 kg | 5h 6m |
| Dublin | 2,073 km | — | — | 522 kg | 6h 18m |
| Edinburgh | 1,724 km | 102 kg | 38h 18m | 434 kg | 5h 48m |
| Frankfurt | 1,886 km | 55.7 kg | 27h 48m | 475 kg | 6h |
| Glasgow | 1,775 km | 104 kg | 38h 24m | 447 kg | 5h 54m |
| Leeds | 1,846 km | 81.1 kg | 36h 6m | 464 kg | 6h |
| Lisbon | 3,593 km | 106 kg | 53h 36m | 904 kg | 8h 18m |
| Liverpool | 1,936 km | 82.3 kg | 36h 6m | 487 kg | 6h 6m |
| London | 2,007 km | 59.3 kg | 32h 30m | 505 kg | 6h 12m |
| Madrid | 3,239 km | 95.6 kg | 43h | 815 kg | 7h 48m |
| Manchester | 1,901 km | 80.3 kg | 36h | 478 kg | 6h |
| Milan | 2,370 km | 69.9 kg | 36h 12m | 596 kg | 6h 42m |
| Munich | 2,037 km | 60.1 kg | 28h 36m | 512 kg | 6h 12m |
| Newcastle | 1,744 km | 91.2 kg | 36h 48m | 439 kg | 5h 48m |
| Nottingham | 1,908 km | 73.3 kg | 35h 36m | 480 kg | 6h |
| Oslo | 855 km | 25.2 kg | 14h 18m | 215 kg | 4h 36m |
| Paris | 2,188 km | 64.6 kg | 31h 18m | 550 kg | 6h 24m |
| Prague | 1,780 km | 52.5 kg | 27h 42m | 448 kg | 5h 54m |
| Rome | 2,703 km | 79.8 kg | 39h 42m | 680 kg | 7h 6m |
| Sheffield | 1,880 km | 77.5 kg | 35h 54m | 473 kg | 6h |
| Southampton | 2,111 km | 68.2 kg | 35h 12m | 531 kg | 6h 18m |
| Stockholm | 726 km | 21.4 kg | 12h | 183 kg | 4h 30m |
| Vienna | 1,962 km | 57.9 kg | 30h 24m | 493 kg | 6h 6m |
| Warsaw | 1,486 km | 43.9 kg | 23h 30m | 374 kg | 5h 30m |
| Zurich | 2,180 km | 64.3 kg | 33h 12m | 548 kg | 6h 24m |
The year in Luleå
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | -7.7 | -5.7 | -5.0 | -1.1 | 7.9 | 15.1 | 16.7 | 16.5 | 12.3 | 3.1 | -2.8 | -5.4 |
| Sun h/day | 1.5 | 3.0 | 6.3 | 9.2 | 14.8 | 15.8 | 12.3 | 10.5 | 7.7 | 4.6 | 1.6 | 0.3 |
| Rain mm/day | 1.6 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 1.9 |
| Sea °C | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 12.6 | 17.6 | 17.7 | 14.3 | 8.4 | 3.7 | 0.8 |
When to go
Luleå is warmest in July at 16.7 °C but brightest in June, averaging 15.8 hours of sun a day — the two do not always coincide, which is worth knowing before booking. Its coldest is January at -7.7 °C.
On these lists
- Coolest from London in April · #1
- Coolest from London in March · #2
- Sunniest from London in May · #3
- Coolest from London in January · #3
- Coolest from London in November · #3
- Sunniest from London in June · #4
- Coolest from London in February · #4
- Coolest from London in May · #4
Three months worth booking
The same year of measurements, decided rather than tabulated. Each opens the map below on dates in that month.
How busy it gets
Norrbottens län records 11.6 overnight stays per resident a year (2,879,860 nights in 2025). 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 Luleå
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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.