La Chaux-de-Fonds
Reaching La Chaux-de-Fonds from London emits 20.7 kg CO₂e return by rail (10h 30m each way) against 177 kg by air — 9× the carbon. It averages 17.8 °C in August and 0.2 °C in January.
La Chaux-de-Fonds is a city in Switzerland with an impressive heritage of watch making. has been inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage List as "La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning". — Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0
When to go: La Chaux-de-Fonds is warmest in August (17.8 °C), sunniest in July (12.1 h a day); coldest in January (0.2 °C). Month by month
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 603 km | 17.8 kg | 10h 42m | 152 kg | 4h 18m |
| Barcelona | 736 km | 21.7 kg | 10h 42m | 185 kg | 4h 30m |
| Berlin | 766 km | 22.6 kg | 11h 24m | 193 kg | 4h 30m |
| Birmingham | 865 km | 33.8 kg | 13h 18m | 218 kg | 4h 42m |
| Bristol | 837 km | 34.5 kg | 13h 30m | 210 kg | 4h 36m |
| Brussels | 454 km | 13.4 kg | 8h 30m | 114 kg | 4h 6m |
| Cardiff | 873 km | 37.7 kg | 13h 48m | 220 kg | 4h 42m |
| Copenhagen | 1,033 km | 30.5 kg | 16h 42m | 260 kg | 4h 54m |
| Dublin | 1,157 km | — | — | 291 kg | 5h |
| Edinburgh | 1,201 km | 63.6 kg | 16h 18m | 302 kg | 5h 6m |
| Frankfurt | 362 km | 10.7 kg | 6h 6m | 91.1 kg | 4h |
| Glasgow | 1,237 km | 65.4 kg | 16h 24m | 311 kg | 5h 6m |
| Leeds | 951 km | 42.6 kg | 14h 6m | 239 kg | 4h 48m |
| Lisbon | 1,595 km | 47.1 kg | 25h | 401 kg | 5h 36m |
| Liverpool | 987 km | 43.8 kg | 14h 6m | 248 kg | 4h 48m |
| London | 703 km | 20.7 kg | 10h 30m | 177 kg | 4h 24m |
| Madrid | 1,124 km | 33.2 kg | 14h 18m | 283 kg | 5h |
| Manchester | 957 km | 41.8 kg | 14h | 241 kg | 4h 48m |
| Milan | 257 km | 7.6 kg | 5h 42m | 64.6 kg | 3h 48m |
| Munich | 374 km | 11.0 kg | 7h 24m | 94.1 kg | 4h |
| Newcastle | 1,054 km | 52.7 kg | 14h 48m | 265 kg | 4h 54m |
| Nottingham | 864 km | 34.8 kg | 13h 36m | 217 kg | 4h 42m |
| Oslo | 1,447 km | 42.7 kg | 22h 54m | 364 kg | 5h 24m |
| Paris | 386 km | 11.4 kg | 6h 12m | 97.1 kg | 4h |
| Prague | 649 km | 19.2 kg | 11h 24m | 163 kg | 4h 24m |
| Rome | 734 km | 21.6 kg | 9h 12m | 185 kg | 4h 30m |
| Sheffield | 913 km | 39.0 kg | 13h 54m | 230 kg | 4h 42m |
| Southampton | 734 km | 29.7 kg | 13h 12m | 185 kg | 4h 30m |
| Stockholm | 1,548 km | 45.7 kg | 22h | 389 kg | 5h 36m |
| Vienna | 725 km | 21.4 kg | 11h 54m | 182 kg | 4h 30m |
| Warsaw | 1,167 km | 34.4 kg | 18h 36m | 293 kg | 5h 6m |
The year in La Chaux-de-Fonds
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | 0.2 | 3.0 | 4.7 | 6.1 | 10.8 | 15.8 | 17.0 | 17.8 | 14.1 | 10.9 | 3.8 | 1.0 |
| Sun h/day | 3.6 | 6.2 | 6.8 | 8.1 | 9.6 | 11.6 | 12.1 | 10.9 | 9.2 | 6.8 | 4.8 | 4.0 |
| Rain mm/day | 3.6 | 1.9 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 5.1 |
When to go
La Chaux-de-Fonds is warmest in August at 17.8 °C but brightest in July, averaging 12.1 hours of sun a day — the two do not always coincide, which is worth knowing before booking. Its coldest is January at 0.2 °C.
On these lists
- Coolest from London in January · #1 by train
- Coolest from London in February · #1 by train
- Coolest from London in April · #1 by train
- Coolest from London in November · #1 by train
- Coolest from London in December · #1 by train
- Coolest from London in May · #2 by train
- Coolest from London in March · #5 by train
- Coolest from London in September · #5 by train
Three months worth booking
The same year of measurements, decided rather than tabulated. Each opens the map below on dates in that month.
Staying there
A hotel room in Switzerland emits about 6.6 kg CO₂e per night under UK Government 2026 factors — a country average per occupied room, not this or any particular hotel. 7 nights in one room adds roughly 46 kg — about 6.1× the carbon of one person getting there by rail from Milan. Two sharing the room halve that share each; the journey does not halve.
How busy it gets
Neuchâtel records 2.7 overnight stays per resident a year (484,475 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 La Chaux-de-Fonds
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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.