Tarragona
Reaching Tarragona from Madrid emits 12.5 kg CO₂e return by rail (7h 48m each way) against 107 kg by air — 9× the carbon. It averages 26.3 °C in August and 9.7 °C in January.
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 1,281 km | 37.8 kg | 19h 30m | 322 kg | 5h 12m |
| Berlin | 1,566 km | 46.2 kg | 23h 24m | 394 kg | 5h 36m |
| Birmingham | 1,286 km | 47.3 kg | 20h 6m | 323 kg | 5h 12m |
| Bristol | 1,186 km | 48.0 kg | 20h 12m | 298 kg | 5h 6m |
| Brussels | 1,108 km | 32.7 kg | 17h 12m | 279 kg | 5h |
| Cardiff | 1,201 km | 51.2 kg | 20h 48m | 302 kg | 5h 6m |
| Copenhagen | 1,816 km | 53.6 kg | 26h 54m | 457 kg | 5h 54m |
| Dublin | 1,469 km | — | — | 370 kg | 5h 30m |
| Edinburgh | 1,681 km | 77.1 kg | 25h 12m | 423 kg | 5h 42m |
| Frankfurt | 1,154 km | 34.1 kg | 17h 48m | 290 kg | 5h |
| Glasgow | 1,688 km | 78.9 kg | 25h 30m | 425 kg | 5h 48m |
| Leeds | 1,425 km | 56.1 kg | 21h 36m | 358 kg | 5h 24m |
| Lisbon | 925 km | 27.3 kg | 14h 42m | 233 kg | 4h 42m |
| Liverpool | 1,403 km | 57.3 kg | 21h 48m | 353 kg | 5h 24m |
| London | 1,160 km | 34.2 kg | 17h 54m | 292 kg | 5h |
| Madrid | 424 km | 12.5 kg | 7h 48m | 107 kg | 4h 6m |
| Manchester | 1,399 km | 55.3 kg | 21h 30m | 352 kg | 5h 24m |
| Milan | 804 km | 23.7 kg | 13h | 202 kg | 4h 36m |
| Munich | 1,128 km | 33.3 kg | 17h 24m | 284 kg | 5h |
| Newcastle | 1,555 km | 66.2 kg | 23h 18m | 391 kg | 5h 36m |
| Nottingham | 1,328 km | 48.3 kg | 20h 18m | 334 kg | 5h 18m |
| Oslo | 2,190 km | 64.6 kg | 32h | 551 kg | 6h 24m |
| Paris | 864 km | 25.5 kg | 13h 48m | 217 kg | 4h 42m |
| Prague | 1,426 km | 42.1 kg | 21h 30m | 359 kg | 5h 24m |
| Rome | 941 km | 27.8 kg | 14h 54m | 237 kg | 4h 48m |
| Sheffield | 1,379 km | 52.5 kg | 21h | 347 kg | 5h 18m |
| Southampton | 1,107 km | 43.2 kg | 19h 24m | 278 kg | 5h |
| Stockholm | 2,337 km | 69.0 kg | 34h | 588 kg | 6h 36m |
| Vienna | 1,429 km | 42.2 kg | 21h 36m | 359 kg | 5h 24m |
| Warsaw | 1,938 km | 57.2 kg | 28h 30m | 488 kg | 6h 6m |
| Zurich | 905 km | 26.7 kg | 14h 24m | 228 kg | 4h 42m |
The year in Tarragona
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | 9.7 | 10.7 | 13.5 | 15.6 | 18.3 | 22.8 | 25.8 | 26.3 | 22.0 | 19.4 | 14.7 | 10.6 |
| Sun h/day | 7.8 | 8.5 | 10.1 | 11.2 | 12.9 | 12.8 | 13.2 | 12.5 | 10.4 | 8.7 | 8.0 | 7.8 |
| Rain mm/day | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 2.2 | 0.5 |
When to go
Tarragona is warmest in August at 26.3 °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 9.7 °C.
Staying there
A hotel room in Spain emits about 7 kg CO₂e per night under UK Government 2026 factors, so a week adds roughly 49 kg — about 3.9× the carbon of getting there by rail from Madrid.
How busy it gets
Tarragona records 22.5 overnight stays per resident a year (19,697,521 nights in 2024). A well-visited region, busy in season but not overwhelmed.
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 Tarragona
Places to stay in Tarragona, Spain, 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.