Riesa
Reaching Riesa from Prague emits 4.6 kg CO₂e return by rail (4h 12m each way) against 39.5 kg by air — 9× the carbon. It averages 20.7 °C in August and 3.0 °C in January.
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 589 km | 17.4 kg | 10h 6m | 148 kg | 4h 18m |
| Barcelona | 1,392 km | 41.1 kg | 21h | 350 kg | 5h 24m |
| Birmingham | 1,049 km | 40.5 kg | 16h 54m | 264 kg | 4h 54m |
| Bristol | 1,101 km | 41.2 kg | 17h 6m | 277 kg | 5h |
| Brussels | 626 km | 18.5 kg | 10h 36m | 158 kg | 4h 18m |
| Cardiff | 1,141 km | 44.4 kg | 17h 36m | 287 kg | 5h |
| Copenhagen | 488 km | 14.4 kg | 8h 42m | 123 kg | 4h 12m |
| Dublin | 1,343 km | — | — | 338 kg | 5h 18m |
| Edinburgh | 1,200 km | 70.3 kg | 22h | 302 kg | 5h 6m |
| Frankfurt | 350 km | 10.3 kg | 6h 48m | 88.1 kg | 4h |
| Glasgow | 1,260 km | 72.1 kg | 22h 18m | 317 kg | 5h 12m |
| Leeds | 1,039 km | 49.3 kg | 18h 24m | 261 kg | 4h 54m |
| Lisbon | 2,236 km | 66.0 kg | 32h 36m | 562 kg | 6h 30m |
| Liverpool | 1,127 km | 50.5 kg | 18h 36m | 283 kg | 5h |
| London | 930 km | 27.5 kg | 14h 42m | 234 kg | 4h 42m |
| Madrid | 1,780 km | 52.5 kg | 26h 24m | 448 kg | 5h 54m |
| Manchester | 1,079 km | 48.5 kg | 18h 18m | 271 kg | 4h 54m |
| Milan | 717 km | 21.1 kg | 11h 48m | 180 kg | 4h 30m |
| Munich | 373 km | 11.0 kg | 7h 6m | 93.9 kg | 4h |
| Newcastle | 1,072 km | 59.4 kg | 20h 12m | 270 kg | 4h 54m |
| Nottingham | 1,001 km | 41.5 kg | 17h 6m | 252 kg | 4h 48m |
| Oslo | 970 km | 28.6 kg | 15h 18m | 244 kg | 4h 48m |
| Paris | 826 km | 24.4 kg | 13h 18m | 208 kg | 4h 36m |
| Prague | 157 km | 4.6 kg | 4h 12m | 39.5 kg | 3h 42m |
| Rome | 1,049 km | 30.9 kg | 16h 24m | 264 kg | 4h 54m |
| Sheffield | 1,027 km | 45.7 kg | 17h 48m | 258 kg | 4h 54m |
| Southampton | 1,025 km | 36.4 kg | 16h 12m | 258 kg | 4h 54m |
| Stockholm | 941 km | 27.8 kg | 14h 54m | 237 kg | 4h 48m |
| Vienna | 409 km | 12.1 kg | 7h 36m | 103 kg | 4h |
| Warsaw | 541 km | 16.0 kg | 9h 24m | 136 kg | 4h 12m |
| Zurich | 557 km | 16.4 kg | 9h 36m | 140 kg | 4h 12m |
The year in Riesa
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | 3.0 | 5.3 | 7.1 | 9.7 | 15.0 | 18.7 | 20.6 | 20.7 | 17.7 | 12.6 | 5.8 | 3.8 |
| Sun h/day | 3.4 | 4.4 | 6.9 | 8.6 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 12.4 | 10.7 | 9.9 | 6.5 | 4.2 | 3.1 |
| Rain mm/day | 2.0 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
When to go
Riesa is warmest in August at 20.7 °C but brightest in June, averaging 13.0 hours of sun a day — the two do not always coincide, which is worth knowing before booking. Its coldest is January at 3.0 °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 20.1× the carbon of getting there by rail from Prague.
How busy it gets
Meißen records 2.7 overnight stays per resident a year (653,208 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 Riesa
Places to stay in Riesa, 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.