Milan
Reaching Milan from Zurich emits 6.4 kg CO₂e return by rail (5h each way) against 54.6 kg by air — 9× the carbon. It averages 25.5 °C in August and 3.9 °C in January.
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 830 km | 24.5 kg | 13h 24m | 209 kg | 4h 36m |
| Barcelona | 726 km | 21.4 kg | 11h 54m | 183 kg | 4h 30m |
| Berlin | 843 km | 24.9 kg | 13h 30m | 212 kg | 4h 36m |
| Birmingham | 1,122 km | 41.4 kg | 17h 24m | 282 kg | 5h |
| Bristol | 1,093 km | 42.1 kg | 17h 30m | 275 kg | 5h |
| Brussels | 698 km | 20.6 kg | 11h 36m | 176 kg | 4h 24m |
| Cardiff | 1,128 km | 45.3 kg | 18h | 284 kg | 5h |
| Copenhagen | 1,160 km | 34.2 kg | 17h 54m | 292 kg | 5h |
| Dublin | 1,414 km | — | — | 356 kg | 5h 24m |
| Edinburgh | 1,452 km | 71.2 kg | 22h 24m | 365 kg | 5h 24m |
| Frankfurt | 519 km | 15.3 kg | 9h 6m | 130 kg | 4h 12m |
| Glasgow | 1,490 km | 73.0 kg | 22h 42m | 375 kg | 5h 30m |
| Leeds | 1,204 km | 50.2 kg | 18h 48m | 303 kg | 5h 6m |
| Lisbon | 1,683 km | 49.7 kg | 25h | 423 kg | 5h 42m |
| Liverpool | 1,244 km | 51.3 kg | 19h | 313 kg | 5h 12m |
| London | 959 km | 28.3 kg | 15h 6m | 241 kg | 4h 48m |
| Madrid | 1,188 km | 35.1 kg | 18h 18m | 299 kg | 5h 6m |
| Manchester | 1,212 km | 49.4 kg | 18h 42m | 305 kg | 5h 6m |
| Munich | 348 km | 10.3 kg | 6h 48m | 87.6 kg | 4h |
| Newcastle | 1,304 km | 60.3 kg | 20h 36m | 328 kg | 5h 12m |
| Nottingham | 1,119 km | 42.4 kg | 17h 30m | 282 kg | 5h |
| Oslo | 1,610 km | 47.5 kg | 24h | 405 kg | 5h 36m |
| Paris | 640 km | 18.9 kg | 10h 48m | 161 kg | 4h 24m |
| Prague | 646 km | 19.0 kg | 10h 48m | 162 kg | 4h 24m |
| Rome | 479 km | 14.1 kg | 8h 30m | 120 kg | 4h 6m |
| Sheffield | 1,168 km | 46.6 kg | 18h 12m | 294 kg | 5h 6m |
| Southampton | 990 km | 37.3 kg | 16h 42m | 249 kg | 4h 48m |
| Stockholm | 1,652 km | 48.7 kg | 24h 36m | 416 kg | 5h 42m |
| Vienna | 625 km | 18.5 kg | 10h 36m | 157 kg | 4h 18m |
| Warsaw | 1,144 km | 33.8 kg | 17h 42m | 288 kg | 5h |
| Zurich | 217 km | 6.4 kg | 5h | 54.6 kg | 3h 48m |
The year in Milan
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | 3.9 | 7.1 | 10.5 | 13.1 | 16.9 | 21.9 | 24.7 | 25.5 | 19.9 | 16.0 | 7.8 | 4.5 |
| Sun h/day | 5.2 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 10.3 | 9.6 | 12.2 | 13.2 | 12.0 | 9.6 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 5.3 |
| Rain mm/day | 1.9 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 9.3 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 5.3 | 7.4 | 1.9 | 1.4 |
When to go
Milan is warmest in August at 25.5 °C but brightest in July, averaging 13.2 hours of sun a day — the two do not always coincide, which is worth knowing before booking. Its coldest is January at 3.9 °C.
Staying there
A hotel room in Italy emits about 14.3 kg CO₂e per night under UK Government 2026 factors, so a week adds roughly 100 kg — about 15.6× the carbon of getting there by rail from Zurich.
How busy it gets
Milano records 7 overnight stays per resident a year (22,844,935 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 Milan
Places to stay in Milan, Italy, 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.