Potsdam
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Reaching Potsdam from London emits 26.8 kg CO₂e return by rail (13h 24m each way) against 228 kg by air — 9× the carbon. It averages 20.4 °C in August and 2.9 °C in January.
Potsdam is the capital of Brandenburg and borders Berlin. — Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0
When to go: Potsdam is warmest in August (20.4 °C), sunniest in June (12.9 h a day), driest in September; coldest in January (2.9 °C). Month by month
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 555 km | 16.4 kg | 8h 12m | 140 kg | 4h 12m |
| Barcelona | 1,475 km | 43.5 kg | 19h 12m | 371 kg | 5h 30m |
| Birmingham | 1,013 km | 39.9 kg | 16h 6m | 255 kg | 4h 54m |
| Bristol | 1,077 km | 40.6 kg | 16h 24m | 271 kg | 4h 54m |
| Brussels | 625 km | 18.5 kg | 9h 36m | 157 kg | 4h 18m |
| Cardiff | 1,116 km | 43.8 kg | 16h 42m | 281 kg | 5h |
| Copenhagen | 366 km | 10.8 kg | 7h 18m | 92.0 kg | 4h |
| Dublin | 1,297 km | — | — | 326 kg | 5h 12m |
| Edinburgh | 1,126 km | 69.7 kg | 19h 6m | 283 kg | 5h |
| Frankfurt | 397 km | 11.7 kg | 6h 36m | 99.8 kg | 4h |
| Glasgow | 1,189 km | 71.5 kg | 19h 18m | 299 kg | 5h 6m |
| Leeds | 986 km | 48.7 kg | 17h | 248 kg | 4h 48m |
| Lisbon | 2,286 km | 67.5 kg | 35h | 575 kg | 6h 30m |
| Liverpool | 1,080 km | 49.8 kg | 17h | 272 kg | 4h 54m |
| London | 908 km | 26.8 kg | 13h 24m | 228 kg | 4h 42m |
| Madrid | 1,843 km | 54.4 kg | 22h 48m | 464 kg | 6h |
| Manchester | 1,030 km | 47.9 kg | 16h 54m | 259 kg | 4h 54m |
| Milan | 821 km | 24.2 kg | 13h 48m | 207 kg | 4h 36m |
| Munich | 486 km | 14.3 kg | 6h 18m | 122 kg | 4h 6m |
| Newcastle | 1,006 km | 58.8 kg | 17h 36m | 253 kg | 4h 48m |
| Nottingham | 959 km | 40.9 kg | 16h 30m | 241 kg | 4h 48m |
| Oslo | 848 km | 25.0 kg | 14h 12m | 213 kg | 4h 36m |
| Paris | 851 km | 25.1 kg | 11h 6m | 214 kg | 4h 36m |
| Prague | 274 km | 8.1 kg | 6h | 68.8 kg | 3h 54m |
| Rome | 1,169 km | 34.5 kg | 17h 18m | 294 kg | 5h 6m |
| Sheffield | 979 km | 45.1 kg | 16h 48m | 246 kg | 4h 48m |
| Southampton | 1,010 km | 35.8 kg | 16h 6m | 254 kg | 4h 48m |
| Stockholm | 831 km | 24.5 kg | 12h 12m | 209 kg | 4h 36m |
| Vienna | 522 km | 15.4 kg | 9h 36m | 131 kg | 4h 12m |
| Warsaw | 540 km | 15.9 kg | 8h 54m | 136 kg | 4h 12m |
| Zurich | 646 km | 19.1 kg | 10h 54m | 163 kg | 4h 24m |
The year in Potsdam
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | 2.9 | 5.1 | 6.8 | 9.6 | 15.4 | 18.6 | 20.0 | 20.4 | 18.0 | 12.0 | 5.7 | 3.9 |
| Sun h/day | 3.0 | 4.2 | 6.9 | 8.8 | 12.2 | 12.9 | 12.3 | 10.8 | 9.9 | 5.6 | 4.0 | 2.2 |
| Rain mm/day | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.6 |
When to go
Potsdam is warmest in August at 20.4 °C but brightest in June, averaging 12.9 hours of sun a day — the two do not always coincide, which is worth knowing before booking. Its coldest is January at 2.9 °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 11.4× the carbon of one person getting there by rail from Prague. Two sharing the room halve that share each; the journey does not halve.
How busy it gets
Potsdam, Kreisfreie Stadt records 7.1 overnight stays per resident a year (1,318,350 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 Potsdam
Places to stay in Potsdam, 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.