Bedford
Reaching Bedford from Southampton emits 12.2 kg CO₂e return by rail (3h 42m each way) against 69.4 kg by air — 6× the carbon. It averages 17.6 °C in August and 4.7 °C in January.
Bedford is the county town and the transport, social, cultural and administrative centre of the shire-county of Bedfordshire in the East of England. — Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0
When to go: Bedford is warmest in August (17.6 °C), sunniest in June (12.1 h a day); coldest in January (4.7 °C). Month by month
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 365 km | 16.4 kg | 7h 54m | 91.9 kg | 4h |
| Barcelona | 1,211 km | 39.5 kg | 14h 24m | 305 kg | 5h 6m |
| Berlin | 943 km | 33.4 kg | 14h 18m | 237 kg | 4h 48m |
| Bristol | 165 km | 13.3 kg | 3h 54m | 75.6 kg | 3h 42m |
| Brussels | 363 km | 15.4 kg | 6h | 91.2 kg | 4h |
| Cardiff | 200 km | 16.1 kg | 4h 24m | 91.8 kg | 3h 48m |
| Copenhagen | 938 km | 34.1 kg | 19h 54m | 236 kg | 4h 48m |
| Dublin | 411 km | — | — | 104 kg | 4h |
| Edinburgh | 460 km | 37.0 kg | 7h 48m | 211 kg | 4h 6m |
| Frankfurt | 676 km | 24.7 kg | 10h 12m | 170 kg | 4h 24m |
| Glasgow | 483 km | 38.8 kg | 7h 54m | 222 kg | 4h 6m |
| Leeds | 198 km | 16.0 kg | 4h 24m | 91.0 kg | 3h 48m |
| Lisbon | 1,635 km | 52.7 kg | 31h 54m | 411 kg | 5h 42m |
| Liverpool | 221 km | 17.7 kg | 4h 42m | 101 kg | 3h 48m |
| Madrid | 1,326 km | 43.2 kg | 18h | 334 kg | 5h 18m |
| Manchester | 191 km | 15.4 kg | 4h 18m | 87.7 kg | 3h 48m |
| Milan | 1,023 km | 34.2 kg | 14h 48m | 257 kg | 4h 54m |
| Munich | 965 km | 33.0 kg | 13h 30m | 243 kg | 4h 48m |
| Newcastle | 325 km | 26.1 kg | 6h 6m | 149 kg | 3h 54m |
| Oslo | 1,108 km | 39.9 kg | 29h 30m | 279 kg | 5h |
| Paris | 416 km | 16.1 kg | 6h 24m | 105 kg | 4h 6m |
| Prague | 1,062 km | 36.4 kg | 19h 54m | 267 kg | 4h 54m |
| Rome | 1,501 km | 48.3 kg | 18h 48m | 377 kg | 5h 30m |
| Sheffield | 154 km | 12.4 kg | 3h 42m | 70.7 kg | 3h 42m |
| Southampton | 151 km | 12.2 kg | 3h 42m | 69.4 kg | 3h 42m |
| Stockholm | 1,402 km | 48.2 kg | 26h 18m | 353 kg | 5h 24m |
| Vienna | 1,273 km | 42.4 kg | 18h 36m | 320 kg | 5h 12m |
| Warsaw | 1,459 km | 48.7 kg | 21h 48m | 367 kg | 5h 24m |
| Zurich | 836 km | 28.9 kg | 11h 48m | 210 kg | 4h 36m |
The year in Bedford
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | 4.7 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 9.1 | 13.0 | 16.2 | 16.9 | 17.6 | 16.1 | 12.1 | 7.4 | 7.2 |
| Sun h/day | 4.7 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 8.3 | 9.7 | 12.1 | 10.2 | 10.3 | 7.7 | 5.9 | 4.1 | 2.4 |
| Rain mm/day | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 2.6 |
When to go
Bedford is warmest in August at 17.6 °C but brightest in June, averaging 12.1 hours of sun a day — the two do not always coincide, which is worth knowing before booking. Its coldest is January at 4.7 °C.
Three months worth booking
The same year of measurements, decided rather than tabulated. Each opens the map below on dates in that month.
Staying there
A hotel room in United Kingdom emits about 10.4 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 73 kg — about 6.0× the carbon of one person getting there by rail from Southampton. Two sharing the room halve that share each; the journey does not halve.
Where to stay in Bedford
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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.