Málaga
Reaching Málaga from Madrid emits 12.3 kg CO₂e return by rail (7h 42m each way) against 105 kg by air — 9× the carbon. It averages 27.8 °C in August and 13.2 °C in January.
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 1,887 km | 55.7 kg | 27h 48m | 475 kg | 6h |
| Barcelona | 769 km | 22.7 kg | 12h 30m | 194 kg | 4h 30m |
| Berlin | 2,241 km | 66.1 kg | 32h 42m | 564 kg | 6h 30m |
| Birmingham | 1,764 km | 62.6 kg | 27h 12m | 444 kg | 5h 54m |
| Bristol | 1,645 km | 63.3 kg | 27h 18m | 414 kg | 5h 42m |
| Brussels | 1,719 km | 50.7 kg | 25h 30m | 432 kg | 5h 48m |
| Cardiff | 1,644 km | 66.5 kg | 27h 54m | 414 kg | 5h 42m |
| Copenhagen | 2,465 km | 72.8 kg | 35h 42m | 620 kg | 6h 48m |
| Dublin | 1,853 km | — | — | 466 kg | 6h |
| Edinburgh | 2,140 km | 92.5 kg | 32h 18m | 538 kg | 6h 24m |
| Frankfurt | 1,821 km | 53.8 kg | 26h 54m | 458 kg | 5h 54m |
| Glasgow | 2,129 km | 94.2 kg | 32h 36m | 535 kg | 6h 18m |
| Leeds | 1,912 km | 71.4 kg | 28h 42m | 481 kg | 6h |
| Lisbon | 472 km | 13.9 kg | 8h 30m | 119 kg | 4h 6m |
| Liverpool | 1,859 km | 72.6 kg | 28h 54m | 468 kg | 6h |
| London | 1,679 km | 49.6 kg | 25h | 422 kg | 5h 42m |
| Madrid | 416 km | 12.3 kg | 7h 42m | 105 kg | 4h 6m |
| Manchester | 1,871 km | 70.6 kg | 28h 36m | 471 kg | 6h |
| Milan | 1,495 km | 44.1 kg | 22h 30m | 376 kg | 5h 30m |
| Munich | 1,819 km | 53.7 kg | 26h 54m | 458 kg | 5h 54m |
| Newcastle | 2,041 km | 81.5 kg | 30h 24m | 513 kg | 6h 12m |
| Nottingham | 1,823 km | 63.6 kg | 27h 24m | 459 kg | 5h 54m |
| Oslo | 2,797 km | 82.5 kg | 40h 18m | 703 kg | 7h 12m |
| Paris | 1,456 km | 43.0 kg | 21h 54m | 366 kg | 5h 24m |
| Prague | 2,116 km | 62.4 kg | 31h | 532 kg | 6h 18m |
| Rome | 1,563 km | 46.1 kg | 23h 24m | 393 kg | 5h 36m |
| Sheffield | 1,867 km | 67.8 kg | 28h 6m | 470 kg | 6h |
| Southampton | 1,595 km | 58.5 kg | 26h 30m | 401 kg | 5h 36m |
| Stockholm | 2,988 km | 88.2 kg | 42h 54m | 751 kg | 7h 30m |
| Vienna | 2,119 km | 62.5 kg | 31h | 533 kg | 6h 18m |
| Warsaw | 2,630 km | 77.6 kg | 38h | 662 kg | 7h |
| Zurich | 1,592 km | 47.0 kg | 23h 48m | 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 |
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.
Staying there
A hotel room in Spain emits about 7 kg CO₂e per night under UK Government 2026 factors, so a week adds roughly 49 kg — about 4.0× the carbon of getting there by rail from Madrid.
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.