Pforzheim
Reaching Pforzheim from London emits 20.4 kg CO₂e return by rail (9h 48m each way) against 174 kg by air — 9× the carbon. It averages 21.2 °C in August and 3.7 °C in January.
Pforzheim is known as the "Gateway to the Black Forest" or "Goldstadt" (Gold City) due to its jewellery and watch-making industries. — Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0
When to go: Pforzheim is warmest in August (21.2 °C), sunniest in June (12.3 h a day); coldest in January (3.7 °C). Month by month
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 472 km | 13.9 kg | 8h | 119 kg | 4h 6m |
| Barcelona | 978 km | 28.9 kg | 13h 36m | 246 kg | 4h 48m |
| Berlin | 523 km | 15.4 kg | 7h 48m | 132 kg | 4h 12m |
| Birmingham | 846 km | 33.5 kg | 12h 36m | 213 kg | 4h 36m |
| Bristol | 853 km | 34.2 kg | 12h 48m | 215 kg | 4h 36m |
| Brussels | 381 km | 11.2 kg | 7h 6m | 95.8 kg | 4h |
| Cardiff | 892 km | 37.4 kg | 13h 6m | 225 kg | 4h 42m |
| Copenhagen | 799 km | 23.6 kg | 13h 30m | 201 kg | 4h 36m |
| Dublin | 1,152 km | — | — | 290 kg | 5h |
| Edinburgh | 1,123 km | 63.3 kg | 15h 36m | 283 kg | 5h |
| Glasgow | 1,170 km | 65.1 kg | 15h 42m | 294 kg | 5h 6m |
| Leeds | 896 km | 42.3 kg | 13h 24m | 225 kg | 4h 42m |
| Lisbon | 1,816 km | 53.6 kg | 28h 12m | 457 kg | 5h 54m |
| Liverpool | 956 km | 43.5 kg | 13h 24m | 240 kg | 4h 48m |
| London | 692 km | 20.4 kg | 9h 48m | 174 kg | 4h 24m |
| Madrid | 1,357 km | 40.0 kg | 17h 12m | 341 kg | 5h 18m |
| Manchester | 916 km | 41.5 kg | 13h 18m | 230 kg | 4h 42m |
| Milan | 382 km | 11.3 kg | 7h 30m | 96.1 kg | 4h |
| Munich | 228 km | 6.7 kg | 4h 48m | 57.2 kg | 3h 48m |
| Newcastle | 977 km | 52.4 kg | 14h 6m | 246 kg | 4h 48m |
| Nottingham | 824 km | 34.5 kg | 12h 54m | 207 kg | 4h 36m |
| Oslo | 1,233 km | 36.4 kg | 19h 48m | 310 kg | 5h 6m |
| Paris | 464 km | 13.7 kg | 5h 30m | 117 kg | 4h 6m |
| Prague | 434 km | 12.8 kg | 8h 18m | 109 kg | 4h 6m |
| Rome | 832 km | 24.6 kg | 11h | 209 kg | 4h 36m |
| Sheffield | 867 km | 38.7 kg | 13h 12m | 218 kg | 4h 42m |
| Southampton | 757 km | 29.4 kg | 12h 30m | 190 kg | 4h 30m |
| Stockholm | 1,309 km | 38.6 kg | 18h 36m | 329 kg | 5h 12m |
| Vienna | 570 km | 16.8 kg | 9h 24m | 143 kg | 4h 18m |
| Warsaw | 944 km | 27.9 kg | 15h 12m | 238 kg | 4h 48m |
| Zurich | 169 km | 5.0 kg | 4h 24m | 42.5 kg | 3h 42m |
The year in Pforzheim
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | 3.7 | 6.4 | 8.4 | 9.9 | 14.7 | 19.3 | 20.8 | 21.2 | 18.0 | 13.7 | 6.9 | 4.4 |
| Sun h/day | 3.6 | 5.4 | 7.1 | 8.6 | 9.8 | 12.3 | 12.0 | 10.9 | 9.3 | 6.4 | 4.2 | 3.1 |
| Rain mm/day | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 2.6 |
When to go
Pforzheim is warmest in August at 21.2 °C but brightest in June, averaging 12.3 hours of sun a day — the two do not always coincide, which is worth knowing before booking. Its coldest is January at 3.7 °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 Germany emits about 13.2 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 92 kg — about 18.5× the carbon of one person getting there by rail from Zurich. Two sharing the room halve that share each; the journey does not halve.
How busy it gets
Pforzheim, Stadtkreis records 1.8 overnight stays per resident a year (237,136 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 Pforzheim
Places to stay in Pforzheim, Germany, on a live map. Prices and availability come from Stay22 and its booking partners.
Search places to stay in Pforzheim →Opens the booking search in a new tab. Same partners as the map below.
Affiliate disclosure. A booking made through this map may earn 0xCarbon a commission, at no extra cost to you. It changes nothing above it: the emissions figures come from UK Government conversion factors and are computed before anyone is paid anything.See the method.
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.