Blois
Reaching Blois from Paris emits 4.7 kg CO₂e return by rail (4h 12m each way) against 40.0 kg by air — 9× the carbon. It averages 20.2 °C in August and 5.2 °C in January.
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 589 km | 17.4 kg | 10h 6m | 148 kg | 4h 18m |
| Barcelona | 693 km | 20.5 kg | 11h 30m | 174 kg | 4h 24m |
| Berlin | 1,020 km | 30.1 kg | 16h | 257 kg | 4h 54m |
| Birmingham | 590 km | 26.3 kg | 10h 24m | 148 kg | 4h 18m |
| Bristol | 514 km | 27.0 kg | 10h 30m | 129 kg | 4h 12m |
| Brussels | 423 km | 12.5 kg | 7h 48m | 106 kg | 4h 6m |
| Cardiff | 541 km | 30.2 kg | 11h | 136 kg | 4h 12m |
| Copenhagen | 1,184 km | 34.9 kg | 18h 12m | 298 kg | 5h 6m |
| Dublin | 833 km | — | — | 209 kg | 4h 36m |
| Edinburgh | 980 km | 56.1 kg | 15h 24m | 246 kg | 4h 48m |
| Frankfurt | 606 km | 17.9 kg | 10h 18m | 153 kg | 4h 18m |
| Glasgow | 996 km | 57.9 kg | 15h 42m | 251 kg | 4h 48m |
| Leeds | 719 km | 35.1 kg | 11h 48m | 181 kg | 4h 30m |
| Lisbon | 1,300 km | 38.3 kg | 19h 48m | 327 kg | 5h 12m |
| Liverpool | 715 km | 36.2 kg | 12h | 180 kg | 4h 30m |
| London | 448 km | 13.2 kg | 8h 6m | 113 kg | 4h 6m |
| Madrid | 893 km | 26.4 kg | 14h 12m | 225 kg | 4h 42m |
| Manchester | 701 km | 34.3 kg | 11h 42m | 176 kg | 4h 24m |
| Milan | 646 km | 19.1 kg | 10h 48m | 163 kg | 4h 24m |
| Munich | 766 km | 22.6 kg | 12h 30m | 193 kg | 4h 30m |
| Newcastle | 845 km | 45.2 kg | 13h 36m | 213 kg | 4h 36m |
| Nottingham | 621 km | 27.3 kg | 10h 30m | 156 kg | 4h 18m |
| Oslo | 1,500 km | 44.3 kg | 22h 30m | 377 kg | 5h 30m |
| Paris | 159 km | 4.7 kg | 4h 12m | 40.0 kg | 3h 42m |
| Prague | 996 km | 29.4 kg | 15h 36m | 251 kg | 4h 48m |
| Rome | 1,085 km | 32.0 kg | 16h 54m | 273 kg | 4h 54m |
| Sheffield | 673 km | 31.5 kg | 11h 12m | 169 kg | 4h 24m |
| Southampton | 418 km | 22.2 kg | 9h 36m | 105 kg | 4h 6m |
| Stockholm | 1,702 km | 50.2 kg | 25h 18m | 428 kg | 5h 48m |
| Vienna | 1,122 km | 33.1 kg | 17h 18m | 282 kg | 5h |
| Warsaw | 1,495 km | 44.1 kg | 22h 30m | 376 kg | 5h 30m |
| Zurich | 543 km | 16.0 kg | 9h 24m | 137 kg | 4h 12m |
The year in Blois
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | 5.2 | 6.9 | 8.8 | 10.6 | 14.4 | 19.0 | 20.1 | 20.2 | 17.6 | 14.1 | 8.9 | 6.7 |
| Sun h/day | 3.8 | 4.4 | 7.0 | 8.7 | 10.7 | 12.1 | 11.5 | 10.3 | 9.0 | 6.1 | 4.2 | 3.0 |
| Rain mm/day | 2.3 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 1.5 |
When to go
Blois is warmest in August at 20.2 °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 5.2 °C.
Staying there
A hotel room in France emits about 6.7 kg CO₂e per night under UK Government 2026 factors, so a week adds roughly 47 kg — about 10.0× the carbon of getting there by rail from Paris.
How busy it gets
Loir-et-Cher records 10 overnight stays per resident a year (3,274,306 nights in 2025). 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 Blois
Places to stay in Blois, France, 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.