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Zakopane

Zakopane, Poland
Photo: Maksym Kozlenko, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Reaching Zakopane from London emits 42.5 kg CO₂e return by rail (21h 6m each way) against 362 kg by air — 9× the carbon. It averages 18.0 °C in August and -0.7 °C in January.

Zakopane is a large, year-round mountain resort in Małopolskie Province in southern Poland. — Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0

When to go: Zakopane is warmest in August (18.0 °C), sunniest in July (12.5 h a day); coldest in January (-0.7 °C). Month by month

42.5kg CO₂e return by rail, from London
362kg CO₂e return by air, from London
12.5hours of sunshine a day in July, its brightest month

Getting there

Return carbon and one-way journey time to Zakopane. Times are modelled.
FromDistanceBy railRail timeBy airAir time
Amsterdam1,109 km32.7 kg16h 48m279 kg5h
Barcelona1,639 km48.4 kg24h 54m412 kg5h 42m
Berlin582 km17.2 kg10h 24m146 kg4h 18m
Birmingham1,566 km55.5 kg23h 54m394 kg5h 36m
Bristol1,610 km56.2 kg24h 6m405 kg5h 36m
Brussels1,124 km33.2 kg17h 24m283 kg5h
Cardiff1,650 km59.5 kg24h 24m415 kg5h 42m
Copenhagen867 km25.6 kg14h 30m218 kg4h 42m
Dublin1,864 km——469 kg6h
Edinburgh1,718 km85.4 kg26h 54m432 kg5h 48m
Frankfurt814 km24.0 kg13h 48m205 kg4h 36m
Glasgow1,779 km87.1 kg27h448 kg5h 54m
Leeds1,561 km64.3 kg24h 42m393 kg5h 36m
Lisbon2,585 km76.3 kg39h 18m650 kg6h 54m
Liverpool1,648 km65.5 kg24h 42m415 kg5h 42m
London1,439 km42.5 kg21h 6m362 kg5h 24m
Madrid2,097 km61.9 kg28h 30m528 kg6h 18m
Manchester1,601 km63.5 kg24h 36m403 kg5h 36m
Milan914 km27.0 kg15h 12m230 kg4h 42m
Munich627 km18.5 kg10h 48m158 kg4h 18m
Newcastle1,593 km74.5 kg25h 24m401 kg5h 36m
Nottingham1,521 km56.6 kg24h 12m383 kg5h 30m
Oslo1,318 km38.9 kg21h332 kg5h 18m
Paris1,280 km37.8 kg17h 6m322 kg5h 12m
Prague407 km12.0 kg7h 54m102 kg4h
Rome1,006 km29.7 kg16h 30m253 kg4h 48m
Sheffield1,548 km60.8 kg24h 30m390 kg5h 36m
Southampton1,528 km51.4 kg23h 48m384 kg5h 30m
Stockholm1,122 km33.1 kg18h 12m282 kg5h
Vienna289 km8.5 kg6h 12m72.7 kg3h 54m
Warsaw334 km9.9 kg5h 42m84.1 kg3h 54m
Zurich869 km25.6 kg14h 36m219 kg4h 42m

The year in Zakopane

Average temperature, °C — warmest in August
January: -0.7 °C-0.7 °CJanFebruary: 1.2 °CFebMarch: 3.8 °CMarApril: 6.4 °CAprMay: 11.4 °CMayJune: 15.2 °CJunJuly: 17.9 °CJulAugust: 18.0 °C18.0 °CAugSeptember: 14.5 °CSepOctober: 9.2 °COctNovember: 2.0 °CNovDecember: 0.0 °CDec
Sunshine, hours a day — brightest in July
January: 3.5 hJanFebruary: 4.3 hFebMarch: 7.3 hMarApril: 7.6 hAprMay: 11.1 hMayJune: 11.1 hJunJuly: 12.5 h12.5 hJulAugust: 10.5 hAugSeptember: 8.8 hSepOctober: 6.9 hOctNovember: 4.4 hNovDecember: 3.3 h3.3 hDec
Historical daily means for 2023–2024, by month (ERA5 reanalysis) — averaged across day and night
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Temp °C-0.71.23.86.411.415.217.918.014.59.22.00.0
Sun h/day3.54.37.37.611.111.112.510.58.86.94.43.3
Rain mm/day3.83.32.23.13.94.63.33.63.92.32.32.1

When to go

Zakopane is warmest in August at 18.0 °C but brightest in July, averaging 12.5 hours of sun a day — the two do not always coincide, which is worth knowing before booking. Its coldest is January at -0.7 °C.

Three months worth booking

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

warmestAugust18.0 °C · 10.5 h sun · 3.6 mm rainSee rooms in August →sunniestJuly17.9 °C · 12.5 h sun · 3.3 mm rainSee rooms in July →

How busy it gets

Nowotarski records 15.4 overnight stays per resident a year (4,917,431 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 Zakopane

Places to stay in Zakopane, Poland, 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.