Cork
Cork has no through rail connection, so reaching it means flying — 145 kg CO₂e return from London. It averages 15.4 °C in August and 5.6 °C in January.
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 912 km | — | — | 229 kg | 4h 42m |
| Barcelona | 1,419 km | — | — | 357 kg | 5h 24m |
| Berlin | 1,487 km | — | — | 374 kg | 5h 30m |
| Birmingham | 452 km | — | — | 114 kg | 4h 6m |
| Bristol | 408 km | — | — | 103 kg | 4h |
| Brussels | 896 km | — | — | 225 kg | 4h 42m |
| Cardiff | 368 km | — | — | 92.4 kg | 4h |
| Copenhagen | 1,438 km | — | — | 362 kg | 5h 24m |
| Dublin | 219 km | — | — | 55.1 kg | 3h 48m |
| Edinburgh | 568 km | — | — | 143 kg | 4h 18m |
| Frankfurt | 1,214 km | — | — | 305 kg | 5h 6m |
| Glasgow | 520 km | — | — | 131 kg | 4h 12m |
| Leeds | 510 km | — | — | 128 kg | 4h 12m |
| Lisbon | 1,466 km | — | — | 369 kg | 5h 30m |
| Liverpool | 407 km | — | — | 102 kg | 4h |
| London | 576 km | — | — | 145 kg | 4h 18m |
| Madrid | 1,328 km | — | — | 334 kg | 5h 18m |
| Manchester | 455 km | — | — | 115 kg | 4h 6m |
| Milan | 1,475 km | — | — | 371 kg | 5h 30m |
| Munich | 1,487 km | — | — | 374 kg | 5h 30m |
| Newcastle | 568 km | — | — | 143 kg | 4h 18m |
| Nottingham | 510 km | — | — | 128 kg | 4h 12m |
| Oslo | 1,484 km | — | — | 373 kg | 5h 30m |
| Paris | 838 km | — | — | 211 kg | 4h 36m |
| Prague | 1,608 km | — | — | 404 kg | 5h 36m |
| Rome | 1,933 km | — | — | 486 kg | 6h 6m |
| Sheffield | 500 km | — | — | 126 kg | 4h 12m |
| Southampton | 502 km | — | — | 126 kg | 4h 12m |
| Stockholm | 1,843 km | — | — | 464 kg | 6h |
| Vienna | 1,811 km | — | — | 456 kg | 5h 54m |
| Warsaw | 2,002 km | — | — | 504 kg | 6h 12m |
| Zurich | 1,321 km | — | — | 332 kg | 5h 18m |
The year in Cork
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | 5.6 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 9.1 | 12.6 | 14.8 | 14.8 | 15.4 | 14.1 | 11.5 | 8.7 | 7.8 |
| Sun h/day | 4.1 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 7.6 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 8.9 | 8.6 | 7.1 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 3.2 |
| Rain mm/day | 3.3 | 3.3 | 6.3 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
When to go
Cork is warmest in August at 15.4 °C but brightest in June, averaging 10.5 hours of sun a day — the two do not always coincide, which is worth knowing before booking. Its coldest is January at 5.6 °C.
How busy it gets
South-West records 9.6 overnight stays per resident a year (7,487,017 nights in 2024). 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 Cork
Places to stay in Cork, Ireland, 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.