Cherbourg
Reaching Cherbourg from London emits 6.9 kg CO₂e return by rail (5h 12m each way) against 58.6 kg by air — 8× the carbon. It averages 17.8 °C in August and 7.0 °C in January.
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 547 km | 16.1 kg | 9h 30m | 138 kg | 4h 12m |
| Barcelona | 963 km | 28.4 kg | 15h 12m | 242 kg | 4h 48m |
| Berlin | 1,095 km | 32.3 kg | 17h | 276 kg | 5h |
| Birmingham | 317 km | 19.9 kg | 7h 24m | 79.6 kg | 3h 54m |
| Bristol | 213 km | 20.6 kg | 7h 30m | 53.7 kg | 3h 48m |
| Brussels | 445 km | 13.1 kg | 8h 6m | 112 kg | 4h 6m |
| Cardiff | 233 km | 23.9 kg | 8h 6m | 58.5 kg | 3h 48m |
| Copenhagen | 1,165 km | 34.4 kg | 17h 54m | 293 kg | 5h 6m |
| Dublin | 521 km | — | — | 131 kg | 4h 12m |
| Edinburgh | 710 km | 49.8 kg | 12h 30m | 179 kg | 4h 24m |
| Frankfurt | 739 km | 21.8 kg | 12h 6m | 186 kg | 4h 30m |
| Glasgow | 715 km | 51.5 kg | 12h 48m | 180 kg | 4h 30m |
| Leeds | 462 km | 28.7 kg | 8h 54m | 116 kg | 4h 6m |
| Lisbon | 1,353 km | 39.9 kg | 20h 30m | 340 kg | 5h 18m |
| Liverpool | 430 km | 29.9 kg | 9h 6m | 108 kg | 4h 6m |
| London | 233 km | 6.9 kg | 5h 12m | 58.6 kg | 3h 48m |
| Madrid | 1,038 km | 30.6 kg | 16h 12m | 261 kg | 4h 54m |
| Manchester | 429 km | 27.9 kg | 8h 48m | 108 kg | 4h 6m |
| Milan | 933 km | 27.5 kg | 14h 48m | 235 kg | 4h 42m |
| Munich | 978 km | 28.8 kg | 15h 24m | 246 kg | 4h 48m |
| Newcastle | 593 km | 38.9 kg | 10h 36m | 149 kg | 4h 18m |
| Nottingham | 370 km | 21.0 kg | 7h 36m | 93.0 kg | 4h |
| Oslo | 1,386 km | 40.9 kg | 21h | 349 kg | 5h 18m |
| Paris | 301 km | 8.9 kg | 6h 6m | 75.7 kg | 3h 54m |
| Prague | 1,148 km | 33.9 kg | 17h 42m | 289 kg | 5h |
| Rome | 1,390 km | 41.0 kg | 21h | 350 kg | 5h 24m |
| Sheffield | 416 km | 25.2 kg | 8h 18m | 105 kg | 4h 6m |
| Stockholm | 1,656 km | 48.9 kg | 24h 42m | 416 kg | 5h 42m |
| Vienna | 1,321 km | 39.0 kg | 20h 6m | 332 kg | 5h 18m |
| Warsaw | 1,605 km | 47.4 kg | 24h | 404 kg | 5h 36m |
| Zurich | 790 km | 23.3 kg | 12h 48m | 199 kg | 4h 36m |
The year in Cherbourg
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | 7.0 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 10.2 | 13.1 | 16.0 | 17.2 | 17.8 | 16.9 | 14.1 | 10.5 | 9.1 |
| Sun h/day | 4.1 | 4.6 | 5.8 | 8.6 | 11.6 | 13.1 | 10.5 | 10.2 | 8.4 | 6.9 | 3.7 | 2.9 |
| Rain mm/day | 3.8 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 2.8 |
When to go
Cherbourg is warmest in August at 17.8 °C but brightest in June, averaging 13.1 hours of sun a day — the two do not always coincide, which is worth knowing before booking. Its coldest is January at 7.0 °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 6.8× the carbon of getting there by rail from London.
How busy it gets
Manche records 6.5 overnight stays per resident a year (3,213,459 nights in 2025). Comparatively quiet by European standards.
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 Cherbourg
Places to stay in Cherbourg, 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.