Dunkirk
Reaching Dunkirk from London emits 5.4 kg CO₂e return by rail (4h 30m each way) against 45.7 kg by air — 8× the carbon. It averages 18.5 °C in August and 5.5 °C in January.
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 228 km | 6.7 kg | 5h 6m | 57.4 kg | 3h 48m |
| Barcelona | 1,073 km | 31.7 kg | 16h 42m | 270 kg | 4h 54m |
| Berlin | 776 km | 22.9 kg | 12h 36m | 195 kg | 4h 30m |
| Birmingham | 335 km | 18.4 kg | 6h 42m | 84.4 kg | 3h 54m |
| Bristol | 349 km | 19.1 kg | 6h 48m | 87.8 kg | 4h |
| Cardiff | 390 km | 22.4 kg | 7h 24m | 98.0 kg | 4h |
| Copenhagen | 849 km | 25.1 kg | 13h 36m | 214 kg | 4h 36m |
| Dublin | 641 km | — | — | 161 kg | 4h 24m |
| Edinburgh | 659 km | 48.3 kg | 11h 48m | 166 kg | 4h 24m |
| Frankfurt | 457 km | 13.5 kg | 8h 18m | 115 kg | 4h 6m |
| Glasgow | 693 km | 50.0 kg | 12h 6m | 174 kg | 4h 24m |
| Leeds | 406 km | 27.2 kg | 8h 12m | 102 kg | 4h |
| Lisbon | 1,638 km | 48.3 kg | 24h 24m | 412 kg | 5h 42m |
| Liverpool | 450 km | 28.4 kg | 8h 24m | 113 kg | 4h 6m |
| London | 182 km | 5.4 kg | 4h 30m | 45.7 kg | 3h 42m |
| Madrid | 1,270 km | 37.5 kg | 19h 24m | 320 kg | 5h 12m |
| Manchester | 415 km | 26.4 kg | 8h 6m | 105 kg | 4h 6m |
| Milan | 798 km | 23.6 kg | 12h 54m | 201 kg | 4h 36m |
| Munich | 737 km | 21.7 kg | 12h 6m | 185 kg | 4h 30m |
| Newcastle | 513 km | 37.4 kg | 9h 54m | 129 kg | 4h 12m |
| Nottingham | 322 km | 19.5 kg | 6h 54m | 81.0 kg | 3h 54m |
| Oslo | 1,117 km | 33.0 kg | 17h 18m | 281 kg | 5h |
| Paris | 243 km | 7.2 kg | 5h 18m | 61.0 kg | 3h 48m |
| Prague | 856 km | 25.3 kg | 13h 42m | 215 kg | 4h 36m |
| Rome | 1,277 km | 37.7 kg | 19h 30m | 321 kg | 5h 12m |
| Sheffield | 370 km | 23.7 kg | 7h 36m | 93.0 kg | 4h |
| Southampton | 265 km | 14.3 kg | 6h | 66.7 kg | 3h 54m |
| Stockholm | 1,352 km | 39.9 kg | 20h 30m | 340 kg | 5h 18m |
| Vienna | 1,054 km | 31.1 kg | 16h 24m | 265 kg | 4h 54m |
| Warsaw | 1,289 km | 38.1 kg | 19h 36m | 324 kg | 5h 12m |
| Zurich | 606 km | 17.9 kg | 10h 18m | 152 kg | 4h 18m |
The year in Dunkirk
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | 5.5 | 7.4 | 8.3 | 9.6 | 13.0 | 16.5 | 17.9 | 18.5 | 17.3 | 13.4 | 8.9 | 7.5 |
| Sun h/day | 4.2 | 4.5 | 5.7 | 8.9 | 11.2 | 12.8 | 11.2 | 11.3 | 8.8 | 6.3 | 3.7 | 2.7 |
| Rain mm/day | 2.8 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.0 |
When to go
Dunkirk is warmest in August at 18.5 °C but brightest in June, averaging 12.8 hours of sun a day — the two do not always coincide, which is worth knowing before booking. Its coldest is January at 5.5 °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 8.7× the carbon of getting there by rail from London.
How busy it gets
Nord records 2 overnight stays per resident a year (5,158,184 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 Dunkirk
Places to stay in Dunkirk, 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.