Malmö
Reaching Malmö from London emits 28.9 kg CO₂e return by rail (16h 24m each way) against 246 kg by air — 9× the carbon. It averages 17.8 °C in August and 2.4 °C in January.
Malmö is Sweden's third largest city with a population of about 352,000 (2021), and the capital of the province of Scania (Skåne) on the southern tip of the country. — Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0
When to go: Malmö is warmest in August (17.8 °C), sunniest in May (13.7 h a day); coldest in January (2.4 °C). Month by month
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 640 km | 18.9 kg | 11h 12m | 161 kg | 4h 24m |
| Barcelona | 1,766 km | 52.1 kg | 23h 12m | 444 kg | 5h 54m |
| Berlin | 344 km | 10.1 kg | 7h | 86.4 kg | 4h |
| Birmingham | 1,031 km | 41.9 kg | 19h 6m | 259 kg | 4h 54m |
| Bristol | 1,126 km | 42.6 kg | 19h 24m | 283 kg | 5h |
| Brussels | 781 km | 23.0 kg | 13h 18m | 196 kg | 4h 30m |
| Cardiff | 1,160 km | 45.8 kg | 19h 42m | 292 kg | 5h |
| Dublin | 1,265 km | — | — | 318 kg | 5h 12m |
| Edinburgh | 1,011 km | 71.8 kg | 22h 6m | 254 kg | 4h 48m |
| Frankfurt | 675 km | 19.9 kg | 10h 30m | 170 kg | 4h 24m |
| Glasgow | 1,078 km | 73.5 kg | 22h 18m | 271 kg | 4h 54m |
| Leeds | 954 km | 50.7 kg | 20h | 240 kg | 4h 48m |
| Lisbon | 2,493 km | 73.6 kg | 37h 54m | 627 kg | 6h 48m |
| Liverpool | 1,057 km | 51.9 kg | 20h | 266 kg | 4h 54m |
| London | 977 km | 28.9 kg | 16h 24m | 246 kg | 4h 48m |
| Madrid | 2,085 km | 61.5 kg | 26h 48m | 525 kg | 6h 18m |
| Manchester | 1,009 km | 49.9 kg | 19h 54m | 254 kg | 4h 48m |
| Milan | 1,159 km | 34.2 kg | 18h 42m | 292 kg | 5h |
| Munich | 836 km | 24.7 kg | 11h 24m | 210 kg | 4h 36m |
| Newcastle | 926 km | 60.8 kg | 20h 36m | 233 kg | 4h 42m |
| Nottingham | 963 km | 42.9 kg | 19h 30m | 242 kg | 4h 48m |
| Oslo | 497 km | 14.7 kg | 9h 12m | 125 kg | 4h 12m |
| Paris | 1,042 km | 30.7 kg | 15h 12m | 262 kg | 4h 54m |
| Prague | 621 km | 18.3 kg | 11h | 156 kg | 4h 18m |
| Rome | 1,525 km | 45.0 kg | 22h 12m | 384 kg | 5h 30m |
| Sheffield | 964 km | 47.1 kg | 19h 48m | 243 kg | 4h 48m |
| Southampton | 1,089 km | 37.8 kg | 19h 6m | 274 kg | 5h |
| Stockholm | 513 km | 15.1 kg | 5h 54m | 129 kg | 4h 12m |
| Vienna | 854 km | 25.2 kg | 14h 24m | 215 kg | 4h 36m |
| Warsaw | 644 km | 19.0 kg | 11h 6m | 162 kg | 4h 24m |
| Zurich | 966 km | 28.5 kg | 15h 54m | 243 kg | 4h 48m |
The year in Malmö
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | 2.4 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 7.0 | 13.2 | 16.4 | 17.3 | 17.8 | 16.7 | 11.2 | 6.0 | 4.2 |
| Sun h/day | 3.1 | 4.6 | 6.3 | 9.6 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 12.7 | 10.7 | 10.1 | 5.7 | 3.5 | 1.7 |
| Rain mm/day | 2.8 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.3 |
| Sea °C | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 6.2 | 10.5 | 15.2 | 17.0 | 17.8 | 17.4 | 13.2 | 9.3 | 5.6 |
When to go
Malmö is warmest in August at 17.8 °C but brightest in May, averaging 13.7 hours of sun a day — the two do not always coincide, which is worth knowing before booking. Its coldest is January at 2.4 °C.
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
Skåne län records 4.8 overnight stays per resident a year (6,811,018 nights in 2025). 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 Malmö
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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.