Magdeburg
Reaching Magdeburg from London emits 23.9 kg CO₂e return by rail (12h 42m each way) against 204 kg by air — 9× the carbon. It averages 20.3 °C in August and 3.2 °C in January.
Magdeburg is the capital city of the Bundesland of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, with a population of 250,000 (2026). — Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0
When to go: Magdeburg is warmest in August (20.3 °C), sunniest in June (12.7 h a day); coldest in January (3.2 °C). Month by month
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 460 km | 13.6 kg | 8h 18m | 116 kg | 4h 6m |
| Barcelona | 1,393 km | 41.1 kg | 18h 12m | 350 kg | 5h 24m |
| Birmingham | 919 km | 37.0 kg | 15h 24m | 231 kg | 4h 42m |
| Bristol | 980 km | 37.7 kg | 15h 42m | 247 kg | 4h 48m |
| Brussels | 524 km | 15.5 kg | 9h | 132 kg | 4h 12m |
| Cardiff | 1,019 km | 40.9 kg | 16h | 256 kg | 4h 54m |
| Copenhagen | 399 km | 11.8 kg | 7h 48m | 100 kg | 4h |
| Dublin | 1,208 km | — | — | 304 kg | 5h 6m |
| Edinburgh | 1,055 km | 66.8 kg | 18h 24m | 265 kg | 4h 54m |
| Frankfurt | 304 km | 9.0 kg | 5h 54m | 76.5 kg | 3h 54m |
| Glasgow | 1,115 km | 68.6 kg | 18h 36m | 281 kg | 5h |
| Leeds | 901 km | 45.8 kg | 16h 18m | 227 kg | 4h 42m |
| Lisbon | 2,188 km | 64.6 kg | 33h 36m | 550 kg | 6h 24m |
| Liverpool | 991 km | 46.9 kg | 16h 18m | 249 kg | 4h 48m |
| London | 810 km | 23.9 kg | 12h 42m | 204 kg | 4h 36m |
| Madrid | 1,750 km | 51.6 kg | 21h 48m | 440 kg | 5h 48m |
| Manchester | 943 km | 45.0 kg | 16h 12m | 237 kg | 4h 48m |
| Milan | 762 km | 22.5 kg | 13h | 192 kg | 4h 30m |
| Munich | 444 km | 13.1 kg | 7h 30m | 112 kg | 4h 6m |
| Newcastle | 929 km | 55.9 kg | 16h 54m | 234 kg | 4h 42m |
| Nottingham | 868 km | 38.0 kg | 15h 48m | 218 kg | 4h 42m |
| Oslo | 867 km | 25.6 kg | 14h 30m | 218 kg | 4h 42m |
| Paris | 750 km | 22.1 kg | 10h 6m | 189 kg | 4h 30m |
| Prague | 299 km | 8.8 kg | 6h 18m | 75.2 kg | 3h 54m |
| Rome | 1,140 km | 33.7 kg | 16h 30m | 287 kg | 5h |
| Sheffield | 891 km | 42.2 kg | 16h 6m | 224 kg | 4h 42m |
| Southampton | 911 km | 32.9 kg | 15h 24m | 229 kg | 4h 42m |
| Stockholm | 895 km | 26.4 kg | 12h 48m | 225 kg | 4h 42m |
| Vienna | 551 km | 16.3 kg | 10h | 139 kg | 4h 12m |
| Warsaw | 639 km | 18.9 kg | 10h 18m | 161 kg | 4h 24m |
| Zurich | 574 km | 16.9 kg | 10h 18m | 144 kg | 4h 18m |
The year in Magdeburg
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | 3.2 | 5.4 | 6.9 | 9.5 | 15.2 | 18.5 | 20.0 | 20.3 | 17.7 | 12.2 | 6.1 | 4.2 |
| Sun h/day | 3.3 | 4.2 | 6.7 | 8.8 | 11.6 | 12.7 | 12.1 | 11.0 | 10.0 | 5.7 | 3.8 | 2.3 |
| Rain mm/day | 1.6 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
When to go
Magdeburg is warmest in August at 20.3 °C but brightest in June, averaging 12.7 hours of sun a day — the two do not always coincide, which is worth knowing before booking. Its coldest is January at 3.2 °C.
Three months worth booking
The same year of measurements, decided rather than tabulated. Each opens the map below on dates in that month.
Staying there
A hotel room in Germany emits about 13.2 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 92 kg — about 10.5× the carbon of one person getting there by rail from Prague. Two sharing the room halve that share each; the journey does not halve.
How busy it gets
Magdeburg, Kreisfreie Stadt records 3.1 overnight stays per resident a year (767,773 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 Magdeburg
Places to stay in Magdeburg, Germany, 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.