Brighton
Reaching Brighton from Bristol emits 14.9 kg CO₂e return by rail (4h 30m each way) against 84.8 kg by air — 6× the carbon. It averages 17.3 °C in August and 5.5 °C in January.
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 387 km | 16.6 kg | 7h 54m | 97.4 kg | 4h |
| Barcelona | 1,064 km | 39.7 kg | 18h 36m | 268 kg | 4h 54m |
| Berlin | 952 km | 33.6 kg | 15h 48m | 239 kg | 4h 48m |
| Birmingham | 220 km | 17.7 kg | 5h | 101 kg | 3h 48m |
| Bristol | 185 km | 14.9 kg | 4h 30m | 84.8 kg | 3h 42m |
| Brussels | 315 km | 15.5 kg | 7h 24m | 79.3 kg | 3h 54m |
| Cardiff | 224 km | 18.0 kg | 5h 6m | 103 kg | 3h 48m |
| Copenhagen | 1,000 km | 34.3 kg | 16h 6m | 252 kg | 4h 48m |
| Dublin | 502 km | — | — | 126 kg | 4h 12m |
| Edinburgh | 605 km | 48.6 kg | 10h 18m | 277 kg | 4h 18m |
| Frankfurt | 629 km | 24.9 kg | 11h 48m | 158 kg | 4h 18m |
| Glasgow | 623 km | 50.1 kg | 10h 30m | 286 kg | 4h 18m |
| Leeds | 344 km | 27.6 kg | 6h 42m | 158 kg | 4h |
| Lisbon | 1,520 km | 52.8 kg | 24h 42m | 382 kg | 5h 30m |
| Liverpool | 346 km | 27.8 kg | 6h 42m | 159 kg | 4h |
| Madrid | 1,190 km | 43.4 kg | 20h 18m | 299 kg | 5h 6m |
| Manchester | 328 km | 26.4 kg | 6h 30m | 150 kg | 3h 54m |
| Milan | 912 km | 34.4 kg | 16h 12m | 230 kg | 4h 42m |
| Munich | 896 km | 33.2 kg | 15h 36m | 226 kg | 4h 42m |
| Newcastle | 471 km | 37.9 kg | 8h 30m | 216 kg | 4h 6m |
| Nottingham | 246 km | 19.8 kg | 5h 24m | 113 kg | 3h 48m |
| Oslo | 1,219 km | 40.1 kg | 18h 48m | 307 kg | 5h 6m |
| Paris | 283 km | 16.2 kg | 7h 42m | 71.2 kg | 3h 54m |
| Prague | 1,032 km | 36.5 kg | 17h 12m | 260 kg | 4h 54m |
| Rome | 1,386 km | 48.4 kg | 22h 42m | 349 kg | 5h 18m |
| Sheffield | 298 km | 24.0 kg | 6h 6m | 137 kg | 3h 54m |
| Stockholm | 1,487 km | 48.4 kg | 22h 36m | 374 kg | 5h 30m |
| Vienna | 1,224 km | 42.5 kg | 19h 54m | 308 kg | 5h 6m |
| Warsaw | 1,466 km | 48.8 kg | 22h 54m | 369 kg | 5h 30m |
| Zurich | 740 km | 29.0 kg | 13h 42m | 186 kg | 4h 30m |
The year in Brighton
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | 5.5 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 9.2 | 12.8 | 15.9 | 16.9 | 17.3 | 16.5 | 13.4 | 8.8 | 8.0 |
| Sun h/day | 4.7 | 4.3 | 5.6 | 8.9 | 11.2 | 13.8 | 11.1 | 11.0 | 9.0 | 6.8 | 4.2 | 2.8 |
| Rain mm/day | 3.1 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 2.8 |
When to go
Brighton is warmest in August at 17.3 °C but brightest in June, averaging 13.8 hours of sun a day — the two do not always coincide, which is worth knowing before booking. Its coldest is January at 5.5 °C.
Staying there
A hotel room in United Kingdom emits about 10.4 kg CO₂e per night under UK Government 2026 factors, so a week adds roughly 73 kg — about 4.9× the carbon of getting there by rail from Bristol.
Where to stay in Brighton
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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.