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Warsaw

Warsaw, Poland
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Reaching Warsaw from London emits 42.8 kg CO₂e return by rail (19h 54m each way) against 364 kg by air — 9× the carbon. It averages 21.4 °C in July and 1.3 °C in January.

Warsaw (Polish: Warszawa) is Poland's capital and largest city. — Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0

When to go: Warsaw is warmest in July (21.4 °C), driest in September; coldest in January (1.3 °C). Month by month

42.8kg CO₂e return by rail, from London
364kg CO₂e return by air, from London
12.4hours of sunshine a day in July, its brightest month

Getting there

Return carbon and one-way journey time to Warsaw. Times are modelled.
FromDistanceBy railRail timeBy airAir time
Amsterdam1,094 km32.3 kg14h 42m275 kg5h
Barcelona1,864 km55.0 kg25h 48m469 kg6h
Berlin517 km15.3 kg7h 54m130 kg4h 12m
Birmingham1,550 km55.8 kg22h 42m390 kg5h 36m
Bristol1,617 km56.5 kg22h 54m407 kg5h 42m
Brussels1,160 km34.2 kg16h 12m292 kg5h
Cardiff1,656 km59.7 kg23h 12m417 kg5h 42m
Copenhagen672 km19.8 kg11h 42m169 kg4h 24m
Dublin1,826 km——459 kg5h 54m
Edinburgh1,623 km85.7 kg25h 42m408 kg5h 42m
Frankfurt890 km26.3 kg13h 12m224 kg4h 42m
Glasgow1,688 km87.4 kg25h 48m425 kg5h 48m
Leeds1,513 km64.6 kg23h 30m381 kg5h 30m
Lisbon2,759 km81.4 kg41h 48m694 kg7h 12m
Liverpool1,610 km65.8 kg23h 30m405 kg5h 36m
London1,448 km42.8 kg19h 54m364 kg5h 24m
Madrid2,290 km67.6 kg29h 24m576 kg6h 36m
Manchester1,560 km63.8 kg23h 24m392 kg5h 36m
Milan1,144 km33.8 kg18h 30m288 kg5h
Munich810 km23.9 kg12h 48m204 kg4h 36m
Newcastle1,517 km74.7 kg24h 12m382 kg5h 30m
Nottingham1,493 km56.8 kg23h376 kg5h 30m
Oslo1,063 km31.4 kg17h 24m267 kg4h 54m
Paris1,367 km40.3 kg17h 42m344 kg5h 18m
Prague517 km15.3 kg9h 30m130 kg4h 12m
Rome1,316 km38.8 kg20h 36m331 kg5h 18m
Sheffield1,510 km61.0 kg23h 18m380 kg5h 30m
Southampton1,550 km51.7 kg22h 36m390 kg5h 36m
Stockholm810 km23.9 kg13h 42m204 kg4h 36m
Vienna556 km16.4 kg8h 30m140 kg4h 12m
Zurich1,043 km30.8 kg17h 6m262 kg4h 54m

The year in Warsaw

Average temperature, °C — warmest in July
January: 1.3 °C1.3 °CJanFebruary: 3.4 °CFebMarch: 5.3 °CMarApril: 9.7 °CAprMay: 15.6 °CMayJune: 19.2 °CJunJuly: 21.4 °C21.4 °CJulAugust: 21.0 °CAugSeptember: 18.3 °CSepOctober: 10.7 °COctNovember: 3.9 °CNovDecember: 2.2 °CDec
Sunshine, hours a day — brightest in July
January: 2.1 hJanFebruary: 3.3 hFebMarch: 6.5 hMarApril: 8.5 hAprMay: 12.2 hMayJune: 12.3 hJunJuly: 12.4 h12.4 hJulAugust: 10.3 hAugSeptember: 10.2 hSepOctober: 5.5 hOctNovember: 3.5 hNovDecember: 1.7 h1.7 hDec
Historical daily means for 2023–2024, by month (ERA5 reanalysis) — averaged across day and night
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Temp °C1.33.45.39.715.619.221.421.018.310.73.92.2
Sun h/day2.13.36.58.512.212.312.410.310.25.53.51.7
Rain mm/day2.12.31.52.31.41.92.22.91.01.91.61.8

When to go

Warsaw is warmest in July at 21.4 °C, and that is also its brightest month. Its coldest is January at 1.3 °C.

Three months worth booking

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

warmest and sunniestJuly21.4 °C · 12.4 h sun · 2.2 mm rainSee rooms in July →driestSeptember18.3 °C · 10.2 h sun · 1.0 mm rainSee rooms in September →

How busy it gets

Miasto Warszawa records 4.3 overnight stays per resident a year (8,021,740 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 Warsaw

Places to stay in Warsaw, Poland, on a live map. Prices and availability come from Stay22 and its booking partners.

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Affiliate disclosure. A booking made through this map may earn 0xCarbon a commission, at no extra cost to you. It changes nothing above it: the emissions figures come from UK Government conversion factors and are computed before anyone is paid anything.See the method.

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.