Clermont-Ferrand
Reaching Clermont-Ferrand from Paris emits 10.2 kg CO₂e return by rail (6h 42m each way) against 87.1 kg by air — 9× the carbon. It averages 20.6 °C in August and 3.9 °C in January.
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 745 km | 22.0 kg | 12h 12m | 187 kg | 4h 30m |
| Barcelona | 494 km | 14.6 kg | 8h 48m | 124 kg | 4h 12m |
| Berlin | 1,059 km | 31.3 kg | 16h 30m | 266 kg | 4h 54m |
| Birmingham | 828 km | 33.1 kg | 13h 30m | 208 kg | 4h 36m |
| Bristol | 756 km | 33.8 kg | 13h 36m | 190 kg | 4h 30m |
| Brussels | 571 km | 16.9 kg | 9h 48m | 144 kg | 4h 18m |
| Cardiff | 783 km | 37.0 kg | 14h 12m | 197 kg | 4h 30m |
| Copenhagen | 1,284 km | 37.9 kg | 19h 36m | 323 kg | 5h 12m |
| Dublin | 1,075 km | — | — | 270 kg | 4h 54m |
| Edinburgh | 1,213 km | 62.9 kg | 18h 36m | 305 kg | 5h 6m |
| Frankfurt | 637 km | 18.8 kg | 10h 42m | 160 kg | 4h 18m |
| Glasgow | 1,233 km | 64.7 kg | 18h 54m | 310 kg | 5h 6m |
| Leeds | 951 km | 41.9 kg | 15h | 239 kg | 4h 48m |
| Lisbon | 1,274 km | 37.6 kg | 19h 24m | 321 kg | 5h 12m |
| Liverpool | 954 km | 43.1 kg | 15h 12m | 240 kg | 4h 48m |
| London | 679 km | 20.1 kg | 11h 18m | 171 kg | 4h 24m |
| Madrid | 812 km | 23.9 kg | 13h 6m | 204 kg | 4h 36m |
| Manchester | 938 km | 41.1 kg | 14h 54m | 236 kg | 4h 48m |
| Milan | 476 km | 14.0 kg | 8h 30m | 120 kg | 4h 6m |
| Munich | 695 km | 20.5 kg | 11h 30m | 175 kg | 4h 24m |
| Newcastle | 1,075 km | 52.0 kg | 16h 42m | 270 kg | 4h 54m |
| Nottingham | 854 km | 34.1 kg | 13h 42m | 215 kg | 4h 36m |
| Oslo | 1,651 km | 48.7 kg | 24h 36m | 415 kg | 5h 42m |
| Paris | 346 km | 10.2 kg | 6h 42m | 87.1 kg | 4h |
| Prague | 969 km | 28.6 kg | 15h 18m | 244 kg | 4h 48m |
| Rome | 870 km | 25.7 kg | 13h 54m | 219 kg | 4h 42m |
| Sheffield | 906 km | 38.3 kg | 14h 24m | 228 kg | 4h 42m |
| Southampton | 659 km | 29.0 kg | 12h 48m | 166 kg | 4h 24m |
| Stockholm | 1,806 km | 53.3 kg | 26h 42m | 454 kg | 5h 54m |
| Vienna | 1,042 km | 30.7 kg | 16h 18m | 262 kg | 4h 54m |
| Warsaw | 1,486 km | 43.8 kg | 22h 18m | 374 kg | 5h 30m |
| Zurich | 453 km | 13.4 kg | 8h 12m | 114 kg | 4h 6m |
The year in Clermont-Ferrand
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | 3.9 | 5.6 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 13.4 | 18.4 | 20.1 | 20.6 | 17.0 | 14.4 | 8.3 | 4.8 |
| Sun h/day | 3.6 | 5.9 | 8.1 | 8.8 | 9.4 | 11.6 | 12.4 | 11.8 | 9.2 | 7.8 | 5.3 | 4.5 |
| Rain mm/day | 1.6 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 2.0 |
When to go
Clermont-Ferrand is warmest in August at 20.6 °C but brightest in July, averaging 12.4 hours of sun a day — the two do not always coincide, which is worth knowing before booking. Its coldest is January at 3.9 °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 4.6× the carbon of getting there by rail from Paris.
How busy it gets
Puy-de-Dôme records 6.1 overnight stays per resident a year (4,079,020 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 Clermont-Ferrand
Places to stay in Clermont-Ferrand, 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.