Bialystok
Reaching Bialystok from London emits 46.8 kg CO₂e return by rail (23h each way) against 399 kg by air — 9× the carbon. It averages 20.9 °C in August and -0.7 °C in January.
Białystok is the largest city in north-eastern Poland and the capital of Podlachia. — Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0
When to go: Bialystok is warmest in August (20.9 °C), sunniest in May (12.5 h a day), driest in September; coldest in January (-0.7 °C). Month by month
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 1,229 km | 36.3 kg | 17h 54m | 309 kg | 5h 6m |
| Barcelona | 2,040 km | 60.2 kg | 28h 54m | 513 kg | 6h 12m |
| Berlin | 658 km | 19.4 kg | 11h 6m | 166 kg | 4h 24m |
| Birmingham | 1,678 km | 59.9 kg | 25h 48m | 422 kg | 5h 42m |
| Bristol | 1,752 km | 60.6 kg | 26h | 441 kg | 5h 48m |
| Brussels | 1,309 km | 38.6 kg | 19h 18m | 329 kg | 5h 12m |
| Cardiff | 1,790 km | 63.8 kg | 26h 18m | 450 kg | 5h 54m |
| Copenhagen | 741 km | 21.9 kg | 12h 42m | 186 kg | 4h 30m |
| Dublin | 1,944 km | — | — | 489 kg | 6h 6m |
| Edinburgh | 1,718 km | 89.7 kg | 28h 48m | 432 kg | 5h 48m |
| Frankfurt | 1,052 km | 31.1 kg | 16h 18m | 265 kg | 4h 54m |
| Glasgow | 1,784 km | 91.5 kg | 28h 54m | 449 kg | 5h 54m |
| Leeds | 1,629 km | 68.7 kg | 26h 36m | 410 kg | 5h 42m |
| Lisbon | 2,931 km | 86.5 kg | 44h 18m | 737 kg | 7h 24m |
| Liverpool | 1,729 km | 69.8 kg | 26h 36m | 435 kg | 5h 48m |
| London | 1,586 km | 46.8 kg | 23h | 399 kg | 5h 36m |
| Madrid | 2,464 km | 72.7 kg | 32h 30m | 620 kg | 6h 48m |
| Manchester | 1,679 km | 67.9 kg | 26h 30m | 422 kg | 5h 42m |
| Milan | 1,320 km | 39.0 kg | 21h | 332 kg | 5h 18m |
| Munich | 986 km | 29.1 kg | 16h | 248 kg | 4h 48m |
| Newcastle | 1,622 km | 78.8 kg | 27h 18m | 408 kg | 5h 42m |
| Nottingham | 1,618 km | 60.9 kg | 26h 6m | 407 kg | 5h 42m |
| Oslo | 1,068 km | 31.5 kg | 17h 24m | 269 kg | 4h 54m |
| Paris | 1,526 km | 45.0 kg | 20h 48m | 384 kg | 5h 30m |
| Prague | 692 km | 20.4 kg | 12h | 174 kg | 4h 24m |
| Rome | 1,481 km | 43.7 kg | 23h 6m | 372 kg | 5h 30m |
| Sheffield | 1,630 km | 65.1 kg | 26h 24m | 410 kg | 5h 42m |
| Southampton | 1,691 km | 55.8 kg | 25h 42m | 425 kg | 5h 48m |
| Stockholm | 757 km | 22.3 kg | 12h 54m | 190 kg | 4h 30m |
| Vienna | 727 km | 21.4 kg | 11h 42m | 183 kg | 4h 30m |
| Warsaw | 176 km | 5.2 kg | 4h 6m | 44.4 kg | 3h 42m |
| Zurich | 1,218 km | 35.9 kg | 19h 36m | 306 kg | 5h 6m |
The year in Bialystok
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | -0.7 | 2.2 | 4.4 | 9.2 | 14.7 | 18.4 | 20.4 | 20.9 | 18.0 | 9.5 | 2.9 | 1.0 |
| Sun h/day | 2.0 | 3.3 | 7.2 | 8.3 | 12.5 | 12.1 | 12.4 | 11.5 | 10.4 | 5.3 | 3.1 | 1.5 |
| Rain mm/day | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
When to go
Bialystok is warmest in August at 20.9 °C but brightest in May, 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.
How busy it gets
Białostocki records 1 overnight stays per resident a year (490,643 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 Bialystok
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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.