Visby
Reaching Visby from London emits 40.2 kg CO₂e return by rail (22h each way) against 343 kg by air — 9× the carbon. It averages 17.6 °C in August and 0.6 °C in January.
Visby is one of the most remarkable towns in the Nordic countries, with 24,000 inhabitants. — Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0
When to go: Visby is warmest in August (17.6 °C), sunniest in June (14.6 h a day), driest in May; coldest in January (0.6 °C). Month by month
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 1,033 km | 30.5 kg | 16h 54m | 260 kg | 4h 54m |
| Barcelona | 2,138 km | 63.1 kg | 28h 42m | 538 kg | 6h 24m |
| Berlin | 648 km | 19.1 kg | 11h 24m | 163 kg | 4h 24m |
| Birmingham | 1,401 km | 53.3 kg | 24h 48m | 353 kg | 5h 24m |
| Bristol | 1,504 km | 54.0 kg | 25h | 378 kg | 5h 30m |
| Brussels | 1,176 km | 34.7 kg | 19h | 296 kg | 5h 6m |
| Cardiff | 1,536 km | 57.2 kg | 25h 18m | 386 kg | 5h 30m |
| Copenhagen | 413 km | 12.2 kg | 8h | 104 kg | 4h 6m |
| Dublin | 1,609 km | — | — | 405 kg | 5h 36m |
| Edinburgh | 1,316 km | 83.1 kg | 27h 48m | 331 kg | 5h 18m |
| Frankfurt | 1,045 km | 30.8 kg | 16h 6m | 263 kg | 4h 54m |
| Glasgow | 1,382 km | 84.9 kg | 27h 54m | 348 kg | 5h 18m |
| Leeds | 1,309 km | 62.1 kg | 25h 36m | 329 kg | 5h 12m |
| Lisbon | 2,888 km | 85.2 kg | 43h 36m | 726 kg | 7h 24m |
| Liverpool | 1,412 km | 63.3 kg | 25h 36m | 355 kg | 5h 24m |
| London | 1,363 km | 40.2 kg | 22h | 343 kg | 5h 18m |
| Madrid | 2,475 km | 73.0 kg | 32h 18m | 623 kg | 6h 48m |
| Manchester | 1,365 km | 61.3 kg | 25h 30m | 343 kg | 5h 18m |
| Milan | 1,490 km | 44.0 kg | 23h 30m | 375 kg | 5h 30m |
| Munich | 1,148 km | 33.9 kg | 15h 48m | 289 kg | 5h |
| Newcastle | 1,258 km | 72.2 kg | 26h 18m | 317 kg | 5h 12m |
| Nottingham | 1,331 km | 54.3 kg | 25h 6m | 335 kg | 5h 18m |
| Oslo | 503 km | 14.8 kg | 9h 18m | 127 kg | 4h 12m |
| Paris | 1,436 km | 42.4 kg | 20h 42m | 361 kg | 5h 24m |
| Prague | 877 km | 25.9 kg | 14h 42m | 221 kg | 4h 42m |
| Rome | 1,798 km | 53.1 kg | 26h 48m | 452 kg | 5h 54m |
| Sheffield | 1,325 km | 58.5 kg | 25h 24m | 333 kg | 5h 18m |
| Southampton | 1,474 km | 49.2 kg | 24h 42m | 371 kg | 5h 30m |
| Stockholm | 188 km | 5.6 kg | 4h 12m | 47.3 kg | 3h 48m |
| Vienna | 1,057 km | 31.2 kg | 17h 18m | 266 kg | 4h 54m |
| Warsaw | 626 km | 18.5 kg | 10h 54m | 158 kg | 4h 18m |
| Zurich | 1,316 km | 38.8 kg | 20h 24m | 331 kg | 5h 18m |
The year in Visby
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | 0.6 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 5.8 | 12.7 | 16.3 | 17.5 | 17.6 | 15.8 | 9.4 | 4.3 | 2.2 |
| Sun h/day | 2.3 | 3.5 | 5.8 | 9.6 | 14.4 | 14.6 | 14.1 | 10.8 | 9.8 | 5.4 | 3.1 | 1.4 |
| Rain mm/day | 2.5 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 2.1 |
| Sea °C | 4.0 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 7.5 | 13.9 | 16.9 | 17.9 | 16.8 | 12.1 | 8.2 | 5.3 |
When to go
Visby is warmest in August at 17.6 °C but brightest in June, averaging 14.6 hours of sun a day — the two do not always coincide, which is worth knowing before booking. Its coldest is January at 0.6 °C.
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Three months worth booking
The same year of measurements, decided rather than tabulated. Each opens the map below on dates in that month.
How busy it gets
Gotlands län records 15.5 overnight stays per resident a year (946,867 nights in 2025). 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 Visby
Places to stay in Visby, Sweden, 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.