Houthalen
Reaching Houthalen from Amsterdam emits 4.5 kg CO₂e return by rail (4h 6m each way) against 38.4 kg by air — 9× the carbon. It averages 18.8 °C in August and 3.9 °C in January.
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 153 km | 4.5 kg | 4h 6m | 38.4 kg | 3h 42m |
| Barcelona | 1,100 km | 32.5 kg | 17h 6m | 277 kg | 5h |
| Berlin | 577 km | 17.0 kg | 9h 54m | 145 kg | 4h 18m |
| Birmingham | 526 km | 24.5 kg | 9h 30m | 132 kg | 4h 12m |
| Bristol | 557 km | 25.2 kg | 9h 36m | 140 kg | 4h 12m |
| Cardiff | 597 km | 28.4 kg | 10h 12m | 150 kg | 4h 18m |
| Copenhagen | 702 km | 20.7 kg | 11h 36m | 177 kg | 4h 24m |
| Dublin | 832 km | — | — | 209 kg | 4h 36m |
| Edinburgh | 787 km | 54.3 kg | 14h 36m | 198 kg | 4h 30m |
| Frankfurt | 255 km | 7.5 kg | 5h 30m | 64.2 kg | 3h 48m |
| Glasgow | 833 km | 56.1 kg | 14h 54m | 209 kg | 4h 36m |
| Leeds | 561 km | 33.3 kg | 11h | 141 kg | 4h 12m |
| Lisbon | 1,777 km | 52.5 kg | 26h 18m | 447 kg | 5h 54m |
| Liverpool | 627 km | 34.4 kg | 11h 12m | 158 kg | 4h 18m |
| London | 386 km | 11.4 kg | 7h 18m | 97.1 kg | 4h |
| Madrid | 1,373 km | 40.5 kg | 20h 48m | 345 kg | 5h 18m |
| Manchester | 585 km | 32.4 kg | 10h 54m | 147 kg | 4h 18m |
| Milan | 681 km | 20.1 kg | 11h 18m | 171 kg | 4h 24m |
| Munich | 551 km | 16.3 kg | 9h 30m | 139 kg | 4h 12m |
| Newcastle | 640 km | 43.4 kg | 12h 42m | 161 kg | 4h 24m |
| Nottingham | 495 km | 25.5 kg | 9h 42m | 125 kg | 4h 12m |
| Oslo | 1,043 km | 30.8 kg | 16h 18m | 262 kg | 4h 54m |
| Paris | 325 km | 9.6 kg | 6h 24m | 81.8 kg | 3h 54m |
| Prague | 647 km | 19.1 kg | 10h 54m | 163 kg | 4h 24m |
| Rome | 1,153 km | 34.0 kg | 17h 48m | 290 kg | 5h |
| Sheffield | 534 km | 29.7 kg | 10h 24m | 134 kg | 4h 12m |
| Southampton | 475 km | 20.4 kg | 8h 48m | 119 kg | 4h 6m |
| Stockholm | 1,221 km | 36.0 kg | 18h 42m | 307 kg | 5h 6m |
| Vienna | 851 km | 25.1 kg | 13h 36m | 214 kg | 4h 36m |
| Warsaw | 1,085 km | 32.0 kg | 16h 54m | 273 kg | 4h 54m |
| Zurich | 468 km | 13.8 kg | 8h 24m | 118 kg | 4h 6m |
The year in Houthalen
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | 3.9 | 6.4 | 7.9 | 9.6 | 14.2 | 18.2 | 18.5 | 18.8 | 17.0 | 12.9 | 7.1 | 5.7 |
| Sun h/day | 3.6 | 4.0 | 6.1 | 8.3 | 10.5 | 11.9 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.5 | 6.1 | 3.5 | 2.4 |
| Rain mm/day | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 4.3 | 2.3 | 4.3 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.0 |
When to go
Houthalen is warmest in August at 18.8 °C but brightest in June, averaging 11.9 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 Belgium emits about 12.2 kg CO₂e per night under UK Government 2026 factors, so a week adds roughly 85 kg — about 19.0× the carbon of getting there by rail from Amsterdam.
How busy it gets
Arr. Maaseik records 12.4 overnight stays per resident a year (3,251,389 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 Houthalen
Places to stay in Houthalen, Belgium, 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.