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Torrevieja

Torrevieja, Spain
Photo: Jose M Martin Jimenez, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Reaching Torrevieja from London emits 44.4 kg CO₂e return by rail (19h 36m each way) against 379 kg by air — 9× the carbon. It averages 27.3 °C in August and 12.5 °C in January.

Torrevieja (Valencian: Torrevella) is a coastal town and center of tourism in the south of Alicante province in Costa Blanca, Spain. — Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0

When to go: Torrevieja is warmest in August (27.3 °C), sunniest in July (13.6 h a day); coldest in January (12.5 °C). Month by month

44.4kg CO₂e return by rail, from London
379kg CO₂e return by air, from London
13.6hours of sunshine a day in July, its brightest month

Getting there

By air: nearest airport Alicante–Elche Miguel Hernández (ALC), about 45 km away. Direct from London: yes (LGW, LTN, STN, SEN). Direct airport coach or taxi to Torrevieja. source

Return carbon and one-way journey time to Torrevieja. Times are modelled.
FromDistanceBy railRail timeBy airAir time
Amsterdam1,658 km48.9 kg20h417 kg5h 42m
Barcelona450 km13.3 kg7h 30m113 kg4h 6m
Berlin1,950 km57.6 kg25h 18m491 kg6h 6m
Birmingham1,615 km57.5 kg22h 18m406 kg5h 42m
Bristol1,506 km58.2 kg22h 36m379 kg5h 30m
Brussels1,485 km43.8 kg18h 6m374 kg5h 30m
Cardiff1,514 km61.4 kg22h 54m381 kg5h 30m
Copenhagen2,202 km65.0 kg30h 48m554 kg6h 24m
Dublin1,760 km——443 kg5h 48m
Edinburgh2,007 km87.3 kg25h 18m505 kg6h 12m
Frankfurt1,540 km45.5 kg20h 18m388 kg5h 36m
Glasgow2,007 km89.1 kg25h 30m505 kg6h 12m
Leeds1,760 km66.3 kg23h 12m443 kg5h 48m
Lisbon743 km21.9 kg12h 42m187 kg4h 30m
Liverpool1,725 km67.4 kg23h 12m434 kg5h 48m
London1,505 km44.4 kg19h 36m379 kg5h 30m
Madrid376 km11.1 kg4h 54m94.5 kg4h
Manchester1,728 km65.5 kg23h 6m435 kg5h 48m
Milan1,166 km34.4 kg18h 48m293 kg5h 6m
Munich1,502 km44.3 kg22h 24m378 kg5h 30m
Newcastle1,891 km76.4 kg23h 48m476 kg6h
Nottingham1,666 km58.5 kg22h 42m419 kg5h 42m
Oslo2,569 km75.8 kg39h 6m646 kg6h 54m
Paris1,233 km36.4 kg15h 18m310 kg5h 6m
Prague1,802 km53.2 kg28h453 kg5h 54m
Rome1,205 km35.5 kg19h 24m303 kg5h 6m
Sheffield1,714 km62.7 kg23h431 kg5h 48m
Southampton1,438 km53.4 kg22h 18m362 kg5h 24m
Stockholm2,723 km80.4 kg37h 12m685 kg7h 6m
Vienna1,785 km52.7 kg27h 30m449 kg5h 54m
Warsaw2,309 km68.1 kg32h 48m581 kg6h 36m
Zurich1,286 km38.0 kg20h 24m324 kg5h 12m

The year in Torrevieja

Average temperature, °C — warmest in August
January: 12.5 °C12.5 °CJanFebruary: 12.8 °CFebMarch: 15.8 °CMarApril: 17.5 °CAprMay: 19.4 °CMayJune: 23.4 °CJunJuly: 27.1 °CJulAugust: 27.3 °C27.3 °CAugSeptember: 23.7 °CSepOctober: 21.1 °COctNovember: 17.3 °CNovDecember: 13.0 °CDec
Sunshine, hours a day — brightest in July
January: 8.6 hJanFebruary: 8.5 hFebMarch: 10.1 hMarApril: 11.4 hAprMay: 12.0 hMayJune: 12.9 hJunJuly: 13.6 h13.6 hJulAugust: 12.3 hAugSeptember: 10.9 hSepOctober: 9.5 hOctNovember: 9.2 hNovDecember: 8.3 h8.3 hDec
Sea temperature, °C — warmest in August
January: 15.5 °CJanFebruary: 14.6 °C14.6 °CFebMarch: 15.1 °CMarApril: 17.1 °CAprMay: 19.4 °CMayJune: 22.9 °CJunJuly: 26.5 °CJulAugust: 27.8 °C27.8 °CAugSeptember: 26.0 °CSepOctober: 23.2 °COctNovember: 18.2 °CNovDecember: 16.6 °CDec
Historical daily means for 2023–2024, by month (ERA5 reanalysis) — averaged across day and night; sea temperature NOAA OISST v2.1, 2023–2024, nearest open sea
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Temp °C12.512.815.817.519.423.427.127.323.721.117.313.0
Sun h/day8.68.510.111.412.012.913.612.310.99.59.28.3
Rain mm/day0.40.50.40.42.20.90.10.31.71.50.40.5
Sea °C15.514.615.117.119.422.926.527.826.023.218.216.6

When to go

Torrevieja is warmest in August at 27.3 °C but brightest in July, averaging 13.6 hours of sun a day — the two do not always coincide, which is worth knowing before booking. Its coldest is January at 12.5 °C.

On these lists

Three months worth booking

The same year of measurements, decided rather than tabulated. Each opens the map below on dates in that month.

warmestAugust27.3 °C · 12.3 h sun · 0.3 mm rainSee rooms in August →sunniest and driestJuly27.1 °C · 13.6 h sun · 0.1 mm rainSee rooms in July →

Staying there

A hotel room in Spain emits about 7 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 49 kg — about 4.4× the carbon of one person getting there by rail from Madrid. Two sharing the room halve that share each; the journey does not halve.

How busy it gets

Alicante/Alacant records 16 overnight stays per resident a year (32,579,948 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 Torrevieja

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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.