Birmingham
Reaching Birmingham from London emits 13.1 kg CO₂e return by rail (2h 54m each way) against 74.6 kg by air — 6× the carbon. It averages 16.0 °C in August and 4.3 °C in January.
Birmingham, in the West Midlands, is Britain's second-largest city. — Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0
When to go: Birmingham is warmest in August (16.0 °C), sunniest in June (11.9 h a day); coldest in January (4.3 °C). Month by month
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 460 km | 23.6 kg | 8h 48m | 116 kg | 4h 6m |
| Barcelona | 1,271 km | 46.7 kg | 15h 18m | 320 kg | 5h 12m |
| Berlin | 1,034 km | 40.6 kg | 15h 6m | 260 kg | 4h 54m |
| Brussels | 467 km | 22.5 kg | 6h 54m | 118 kg | 4h 6m |
| Copenhagen | 1,006 km | 41.3 kg | 20h 48m | 253 kg | 4h 48m |
| Dublin | 307 km | — | — | 77.1 kg | 3h 54m |
| Edinburgh | 395 km | 31.8 kg | 7h 12m | 181 kg | 4h |
| Frankfurt | 781 km | 31.9 kg | 11h | 196 kg | 4h 30m |
| Glasgow | 406 km | 32.7 kg | 6h 54m | 186 kg | 4h |
| Lisbon | 1,628 km | 59.8 kg | 32h 48m | 410 kg | 5h 42m |
| London | 163 km | 13.1 kg | 2h 54m | 74.6 kg | 3h 42m |
| Madrid | 1,349 km | 50.4 kg | 18h 54m | 339 kg | 5h 18m |
| Milan | 1,122 km | 41.4 kg | 15h 36m | 282 kg | 5h |
| Munich | 1,070 km | 40.2 kg | 14h 18m | 269 kg | 4h 54m |
| Newcastle | 278 km | 22.3 kg | 5h 30m | 127 kg | 3h 54m |
| Oslo | 1,134 km | 47.1 kg | 30h 18m | 285 kg | 5h |
| Paris | 502 km | 23.2 kg | 7h 12m | 126 kg | 4h 12m |
| Prague | 1,163 km | 43.6 kg | 20h 42m | 293 kg | 5h 6m |
| Rome | 1,598 km | 55.4 kg | 19h 36m | 402 kg | 5h 36m |
| Southampton | 179 km | 14.4 kg | 4h 6m | 81.9 kg | 3h 42m |
| Stockholm | 1,451 km | 55.4 kg | 27h 6m | 365 kg | 5h 24m |
| Vienna | 1,376 km | 49.5 kg | 19h 24m | 346 kg | 5h 18m |
| Warsaw | 1,550 km | 55.8 kg | 22h 36m | 390 kg | 5h 36m |
| Zurich | 938 km | 36.0 kg | 12h 42m | 236 kg | 4h 48m |
The year in Birmingham
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | 4.3 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 8.2 | 12.7 | 15.2 | 15.7 | 16.0 | 14.7 | 11.2 | 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Sun h/day | 4.3 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 7.7 | 10.6 | 11.9 | 10.4 | 9.3 | 7.1 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 2.5 |
| Rain mm/day | 1.9 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 1.5 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 3.2 |
When to go
Birmingham is warmest in August at 16.0 °C but brightest in June, averaging 11.9 hours of sun a day — the two do not always coincide, which is worth knowing before booking. Its coldest is January at 4.3 °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.
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 5.6× the carbon of one person getting there by rail from London. Two sharing the room halve that share each; the journey does not halve.
Where to stay in Birmingham
Places to stay in Birmingham, United Kingdom, 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.