Mönchengladbach
Reaching Mönchengladbach from Brussels emits 4.5 kg CO₂e return by rail (4h 6m each way) against 38.0 kg by air — 8× the carbon. It averages 19.2 °C in August and 3.9 °C in January.
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 170 km | 5.0 kg | 4h 18m | 42.7 kg | 3h 42m |
| Barcelona | 1,137 km | 33.6 kg | 17h 36m | 286 kg | 5h |
| Berlin | 501 km | 14.8 kg | 8h 54m | 126 kg | 4h 12m |
| Birmingham | 591 km | 26.6 kg | 10h 30m | 149 kg | 4h 18m |
| Bristol | 628 km | 27.3 kg | 10h 36m | 158 kg | 4h 18m |
| Brussels | 151 km | 4.5 kg | 4h 6m | 38.0 kg | 3h 42m |
| Cardiff | 669 km | 30.5 kg | 11h 12m | 168 kg | 4h 24m |
| Copenhagen | 643 km | 19.0 kg | 10h 48m | 162 kg | 4h 24m |
| Dublin | 895 km | — | — | 225 kg | 4h 42m |
| Edinburgh | 827 km | 56.4 kg | 15h 36m | 208 kg | 4h 36m |
| Frankfurt | 198 km | 5.8 kg | 4h 42m | 49.8 kg | 3h 48m |
| Glasgow | 876 km | 58.2 kg | 15h 54m | 221 kg | 4h 42m |
| Leeds | 613 km | 35.4 kg | 12h | 154 kg | 4h 18m |
| Lisbon | 1,843 km | 54.4 kg | 27h 12m | 464 kg | 6h |
| Liverpool | 686 km | 36.5 kg | 12h 12m | 173 kg | 4h 24m |
| London | 457 km | 13.5 kg | 8h 18m | 115 kg | 4h 6m |
| Madrid | 1,430 km | 42.2 kg | 21h 36m | 360 kg | 5h 24m |
| Manchester | 642 km | 34.5 kg | 11h 48m | 162 kg | 4h 24m |
| Milan | 668 km | 19.7 kg | 11h 6m | 168 kg | 4h 24m |
| Munich | 501 km | 14.8 kg | 8h 54m | 126 kg | 4h 12m |
| Newcastle | 683 km | 45.5 kg | 13h 42m | 172 kg | 4h 24m |
| Nottingham | 555 km | 27.6 kg | 10h 42m | 140 kg | 4h 12m |
| Oslo | 1,007 km | 29.7 kg | 15h 48m | 253 kg | 4h 48m |
| Paris | 391 km | 11.5 kg | 7h 18m | 98.3 kg | 4h |
| Prague | 575 km | 17.0 kg | 9h 54m | 145 kg | 4h 18m |
| Rome | 1,132 km | 33.4 kg | 17h 30m | 285 kg | 5h |
| Sheffield | 590 km | 31.8 kg | 11h 24m | 149 kg | 4h 18m |
| Southampton | 549 km | 22.5 kg | 9h 48m | 138 kg | 4h 12m |
| Stockholm | 1,164 km | 34.4 kg | 17h 54m | 293 kg | 5h 6m |
| Vienna | 786 km | 23.2 kg | 12h 48m | 198 kg | 4h 30m |
| Warsaw | 1,009 km | 29.8 kg | 15h 48m | 254 kg | 4h 48m |
| Zurich | 451 km | 13.3 kg | 8h 12m | 114 kg | 4h 6m |
The year in Mönchengladbach
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | 3.9 | 6.5 | 8.0 | 9.7 | 14.5 | 18.2 | 18.9 | 19.2 | 17.2 | 13.0 | 7.1 | 5.5 |
| Sun h/day | 3.5 | 3.9 | 5.8 | 8.0 | 10.9 | 11.8 | 11.1 | 10.9 | 9.7 | 6.0 | 3.9 | 2.2 |
| Rain mm/day | 2.4 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 2.5 |
When to go
Mönchengladbach is warmest in August at 19.2 °C but brightest in June, averaging 11.8 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 Germany emits about 13.2 kg CO₂e per night under UK Government 2026 factors, so a week adds roughly 92 kg — about 20.5× the carbon of getting there by rail from Brussels.
How busy it gets
Mönchengladbach, Kreisfreie Stadt records 1.2 overnight stays per resident a year (314,923 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 Mönchengladbach
Places to stay in Mönchengladbach, 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.