Cannes
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Reaching Cannes from London emits 30.5 kg CO₂e return by rail (11h 30m each way) against 260 kg by air — 9× the carbon. It averages 26.8 °C in August and 9.4 °C in January.
When to go: Cannes is warmest in August (26.8 °C), sunniest in July (14.3 h a day); coldest in January (9.4 °C). Month by month
Getting there
By air: nearest airport Nice Côte d'Azur (NCE), about 27 km away. Direct from London: yes (LCY, LGW, LHR, LTN, STN). Airport coach, train via Nice Saint-Augustin, or taxi to Cannes. source
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 994 km | 29.3 kg | 11h 54m | 250 kg | 4h 48m |
| Barcelona | 465 km | 13.7 kg | 8h 30m | 117 kg | 4h 6m |
| Berlin | 1,104 km | 32.6 kg | 15h 24m | 278 kg | 5h |
| Birmingham | 1,192 km | 43.6 kg | 14h 12m | 300 kg | 5h 6m |
| Bristol | 1,135 km | 44.2 kg | 14h 30m | 286 kg | 5h |
| Brussels | 836 km | 24.7 kg | 9h 54m | 210 kg | 4h 36m |
| Cardiff | 1,165 km | 47.5 kg | 14h 48m | 293 kg | 5h 6m |
| Copenhagen | 1,405 km | 41.5 kg | 22h 18m | 353 kg | 5h 24m |
| Dublin | 1,458 km | — | — | 367 kg | 5h 24m |
| Edinburgh | 1,558 km | 73.4 kg | 17h 12m | 392 kg | 5h 36m |
| Frankfurt | 741 km | 21.9 kg | 12h | 186 kg | 4h 30m |
| Glasgow | 1,587 km | 75.1 kg | 17h 24m | 399 kg | 5h 36m |
| Leeds | 1,299 km | 52.4 kg | 15h 6m | 327 kg | 5h 12m |
| Lisbon | 1,453 km | 42.9 kg | 23h | 366 kg | 5h 24m |
| Liverpool | 1,318 km | 53.5 kg | 15h 6m | 332 kg | 5h 18m |
| London | 1,033 km | 30.5 kg | 11h 30m | 260 kg | 4h 54m |
| Madrid | 951 km | 28.1 kg | 11h 48m | 239 kg | 4h 48m |
| Manchester | 1,295 km | 51.5 kg | 15h | 326 kg | 5h 12m |
| Milan | 274 km | 8.1 kg | 6h | 68.9 kg | 3h 54m |
| Munich | 620 km | 18.3 kg | 11h | 156 kg | 4h 18m |
| Newcastle | 1,413 km | 62.5 kg | 15h 42m | 356 kg | 5h 24m |
| Nottingham | 1,206 km | 44.6 kg | 14h 36m | 303 kg | 5h 6m |
| Oslo | 1,837 km | 54.2 kg | 28h 30m | 462 kg | 5h 54m |
| Paris | 690 km | 20.4 kg | 7h 6m | 174 kg | 4h 24m |
| Prague | 919 km | 27.1 kg | 15h 18m | 231 kg | 4h 42m |
| Rome | 485 km | 14.3 kg | 9h | 122 kg | 4h 6m |
| Sheffield | 1,257 km | 48.8 kg | 14h 54m | 316 kg | 5h 12m |
| Southampton | 1,034 km | 39.4 kg | 14h 12m | 260 kg | 4h 54m |
| Stockholm | 1,909 km | 56.3 kg | 27h 24m | 480 kg | 6h |
| Vienna | 890 km | 26.3 kg | 14h 36m | 224 kg | 4h 42m |
| Warsaw | 1,417 km | 41.8 kg | 22h 24m | 356 kg | 5h 24m |
| Zurich | 441 km | 13.0 kg | 8h 24m | 111 kg | 4h 6m |
The year in Cannes
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | 9.4 | 10.3 | 12.6 | 14.7 | 18.0 | 22.2 | 26.4 | 26.8 | 21.7 | 18.8 | 13.0 | 9.9 |
| Sun h/day | 7.1 | 8.2 | 9.3 | 11.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.3 | 12.5 | 10.3 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.5 |
| Rain mm/day | 1.7 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 3.3 | 6.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Sea °C | 14.8 | 14.2 | 14.3 | 15.5 | 17.9 | 21.9 | 25.5 | 26.6 | 24.5 | 21.7 | 18.7 | 16.0 |
When to go
Cannes is warmest in August at 26.8 °C but brightest in July, averaging 14.3 hours of sun a day — the two do not always coincide, which is worth knowing before booking. Its coldest is January at 9.4 °C.
On these lists
- Warmest from London in July · #3 by train
- Warmest from London in August · low-carbon pick
- Warmest from London in September · low-carbon pick
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 France emits about 6.7 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 47 kg — about 5.8× the carbon of one person getting there by rail from Milan. Two sharing the room halve that share each; the journey does not halve.
How busy it gets
Alpes-Maritimes records 12.2 overnight stays per resident a year (13,984,430 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 Cannes
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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.