Canterbury
Reaching Canterbury from Southampton emits 14.3 kg CO₂e return by rail (4h 6m each way) against 81.8 kg by air — 6× the carbon. It averages 17.9 °C in August and 5.2 °C in January.
Canterbury is a cathedral and university city in Kent, in the South East of England. — Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0
When to go: Canterbury is warmest in August (17.9 °C), sunniest in June (13.3 h a day); coldest in January (5.2 °C). Month by month
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 289 km | 17.6 kg | 8h 12m | 72.6 kg | 3h 54m |
| Barcelona | 1,103 km | 40.6 kg | 14h 42m | 277 kg | 5h |
| Berlin | 856 km | 34.5 kg | 14h 36m | 215 kg | 4h 36m |
| Birmingham | 244 km | 19.6 kg | 5h | 112 kg | 3h 48m |
| Bristol | 256 km | 20.6 kg | 5h 12m | 117 kg | 3h 48m |
| Brussels | 233 km | 16.5 kg | 6h 18m | 58.7 kg | 3h 48m |
| Cardiff | 296 km | 23.8 kg | 5h 36m | 136 kg | 3h 54m |
| Copenhagen | 902 km | 35.2 kg | 20h 12m | 227 kg | 4h 42m |
| Dublin | 548 km | — | — | 138 kg | 4h 12m |
| Edinburgh | 591 km | 47.5 kg | 8h | 271 kg | 4h 18m |
| Frankfurt | 551 km | 25.9 kg | 10h 24m | 139 kg | 4h 12m |
| Glasgow | 619 km | 49.8 kg | 8h 12m | 284 kg | 4h 18m |
| Leeds | 332 km | 26.7 kg | 5h 54m | 152 kg | 3h 54m |
| Lisbon | 1,608 km | 53.8 kg | 32h 12m | 404 kg | 5h 36m |
| Liverpool | 363 km | 29.2 kg | 5h 54m | 167 kg | 4h |
| Madrid | 1,263 km | 44.3 kg | 18h 18m | 318 kg | 5h 12m |
| Manchester | 333 km | 26.7 kg | 5h 48m | 153 kg | 3h 54m |
| Milan | 880 km | 35.3 kg | 15h | 221 kg | 4h 42m |
| Munich | 831 km | 34.1 kg | 13h 42m | 209 kg | 4h 36m |
| Newcastle | 448 km | 36.0 kg | 6h 30m | 206 kg | 4h 6m |
| Nottingham | 241 km | 19.3 kg | 5h | 110 kg | 3h 48m |
| Oslo | 1,133 km | 41.1 kg | 29h 48m | 285 kg | 5h |
| Paris | 285 km | 17.2 kg | 6h 36m | 71.6 kg | 3h 54m |
| Prague | 948 km | 37.5 kg | 20h 6m | 238 kg | 4h 48m |
| Rome | 1,358 km | 49.4 kg | 19h | 342 kg | 5h 18m |
| Sheffield | 291 km | 23.4 kg | 5h 42m | 133 kg | 3h 54m |
| Southampton | 178 km | 14.3 kg | 4h 6m | 81.8 kg | 3h 42m |
| Stockholm | 1,392 km | 49.3 kg | 26h 30m | 350 kg | 5h 24m |
| Vienna | 1,148 km | 43.5 kg | 18h 48m | 289 kg | 5h |
| Warsaw | 1,372 km | 49.8 kg | 22h 6m | 345 kg | 5h 18m |
| Zurich | 694 km | 30.0 kg | 12h 6m | 175 kg | 4h 24m |
The year in Canterbury
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | 5.2 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 9.1 | 12.7 | 16.0 | 17.4 | 17.9 | 16.6 | 12.9 | 7.9 | 7.4 |
| Sun h/day | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.8 | 9.4 | 11.6 | 13.3 | 11.1 | 11.3 | 9.0 | 6.9 | 4.4 | 3.0 |
| Rain mm/day | 2.1 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.1 |
| Sea °C | 7.9 | 7.3 | 8.0 | 10.1 | 13.1 | 15.7 | 18.0 | 19.3 | 18.4 | 15.8 | 12.4 | 8.7 |
When to go
Canterbury is warmest in August at 17.9 °C but brightest in June, averaging 13.3 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.
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 5.1× the carbon of one person getting there by rail from Southampton. Two sharing the room halve that share each; the journey does not halve.
Where to stay in Canterbury
Places to stay in Canterbury, 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.