Málaga
Reaching Málaga from London emits 49.6 kg CO₂e return by rail (19h 42m each way) against 422 kg by air — 9× the carbon. It averages 27.8 °C in August and 13.2 °C in January.
When to go: Málaga is warmest in August (27.8 °C), sunniest in June (13.0 h a day), driest in July; coldest in January (13.2 °C). Month by month
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 1,887 km | 55.7 kg | 20h 6m | 475 kg | 6h |
| Barcelona | 769 km | 22.7 kg | 7h 36m | 194 kg | 4h 30m |
| Berlin | 2,241 km | 66.1 kg | 25h 30m | 564 kg | 6h 30m |
| Birmingham | 1,764 km | 62.6 kg | 22h 30m | 444 kg | 5h 54m |
| Bristol | 1,645 km | 63.3 kg | 22h 42m | 414 kg | 5h 42m |
| Brussels | 1,719 km | 50.7 kg | 18h 12m | 432 kg | 5h 48m |
| Cardiff | 1,644 km | 66.5 kg | 23h | 414 kg | 5h 42m |
| Copenhagen | 2,465 km | 72.8 kg | 31h | 620 kg | 6h 48m |
| Dublin | 1,853 km | — | — | 466 kg | 6h |
| Edinburgh | 2,140 km | 92.5 kg | 25h 30m | 538 kg | 6h 24m |
| Frankfurt | 1,821 km | 53.8 kg | 20h 24m | 458 kg | 5h 54m |
| Glasgow | 2,129 km | 94.2 kg | 25h 36m | 535 kg | 6h 18m |
| Leeds | 1,912 km | 71.4 kg | 23h 18m | 481 kg | 6h |
| Lisbon | 472 km | 13.9 kg | 8h 48m | 119 kg | 4h 6m |
| Liverpool | 1,859 km | 72.6 kg | 23h 18m | 468 kg | 6h |
| London | 1,679 km | 49.6 kg | 19h 42m | 422 kg | 5h 42m |
| Madrid | 416 km | 12.3 kg | 4h | 105 kg | 4h 6m |
| Manchester | 1,871 km | 70.6 kg | 23h 12m | 471 kg | 6h |
| Milan | 1,495 km | 44.1 kg | 20h 54m | 376 kg | 5h 30m |
| Munich | 1,819 km | 53.7 kg | 22h 30m | 458 kg | 5h 54m |
| Newcastle | 2,041 km | 81.5 kg | 24h | 513 kg | 6h 12m |
| Nottingham | 1,823 km | 63.6 kg | 22h 48m | 459 kg | 5h 54m |
| Oslo | 2,797 km | 82.5 kg | 40h 30m | 703 kg | 7h 12m |
| Paris | 1,456 km | 43.0 kg | 15h 24m | 366 kg | 5h 24m |
| Prague | 2,116 km | 62.4 kg | 29h 18m | 532 kg | 6h 18m |
| Rome | 1,563 km | 46.1 kg | 24h 36m | 393 kg | 5h 36m |
| Sheffield | 1,867 km | 67.8 kg | 23h 6m | 470 kg | 6h |
| Southampton | 1,595 km | 58.5 kg | 22h 24m | 401 kg | 5h 36m |
| Stockholm | 2,988 km | 88.2 kg | 37h 18m | 751 kg | 7h 30m |
| Vienna | 2,119 km | 62.5 kg | 27h 36m | 533 kg | 6h 18m |
| Warsaw | 2,630 km | 77.6 kg | 33h | 662 kg | 7h |
| Zurich | 1,592 km | 47.0 kg | 20h 30m | 401 kg | 5h 36m |
The year in Málaga
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | 13.2 | 13.9 | 16.4 | 18.7 | 20.4 | 24.1 | 27.7 | 27.8 | 23.6 | 20.5 | 17.0 | 13.5 |
| Sun h/day | 8.4 | 9.2 | 9.6 | 12.0 | 12.2 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 12.7 | 11.4 | 8.9 | 9.0 | 8.4 |
| Rain mm/day | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 0.4 |
| Sea °C | 15.9 | 15.5 | 15.3 | 17.1 | 18.2 | 20.1 | 22.6 | 25.2 | 23.8 | 20.4 | 17.8 | 16.7 |
When to go
Málaga is warmest in August at 27.8 °C but brightest in June, averaging 13.0 hours of sun a day — the two do not always coincide, which is worth knowing before booking. Its coldest is January at 13.2 °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 Spain emits about 7 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 49 kg — about 4.0× the carbon of one person getting there by rail from Madrid. Two sharing the room halve that share each; the journey does not halve.
How busy it gets
Málaga records 17 overnight stays per resident a year (30,456,704 nights in 2024). 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 Málaga
Places to stay in Málaga, Spain, 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.