Le Mans
Reaching Le Mans from Paris emits 5.4 kg CO₂e return by rail (4h 30m each way) against 46.4 kg by air — 9× the carbon. It averages 19.9 °C in August and 5.5 °C in January.
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 589 km | 17.4 kg | 10h 6m | 148 kg | 4h 18m |
| Barcelona | 751 km | 22.2 kg | 12h 18m | 189 kg | 4h 30m |
| Berlin | 1,063 km | 31.4 kg | 16h 30m | 267 kg | 4h 54m |
| Birmingham | 520 km | 24.6 kg | 9h 36m | 131 kg | 4h 12m |
| Bristol | 433 km | 25.3 kg | 9h 42m | 109 kg | 4h 6m |
| Brussels | 436 km | 12.9 kg | 8h | 110 kg | 4h 6m |
| Cardiff | 457 km | 28.5 kg | 10h 12m | 115 kg | 4h 6m |
| Copenhagen | 1,201 km | 35.4 kg | 18h 24m | 302 kg | 5h 6m |
| Dublin | 746 km | — | — | 188 kg | 4h 30m |
| Edinburgh | 914 km | 54.4 kg | 14h 36m | 230 kg | 4h 42m |
| Frankfurt | 661 km | 19.5 kg | 11h | 166 kg | 4h 24m |
| Glasgow | 926 km | 56.2 kg | 14h 54m | 233 kg | 4h 42m |
| Leeds | 656 km | 33.4 kg | 11h 6m | 165 kg | 4h 24m |
| Lisbon | 1,277 km | 37.7 kg | 19h 30m | 321 kg | 5h 12m |
| Liverpool | 642 km | 34.6 kg | 11h 18m | 161 kg | 4h 24m |
| London | 391 km | 11.5 kg | 7h 18m | 98.2 kg | 4h |
| Madrid | 899 km | 26.5 kg | 14h 18m | 226 kg | 4h 42m |
| Manchester | 633 km | 32.6 kg | 10h 54m | 159 kg | 4h 18m |
| Milan | 740 km | 21.8 kg | 12h 6m | 186 kg | 4h 30m |
| Munich | 844 km | 24.9 kg | 13h 36m | 212 kg | 4h 36m |
| Newcastle | 785 km | 43.5 kg | 12h 48m | 198 kg | 4h 30m |
| Nottingham | 559 km | 25.6 kg | 9h 42m | 141 kg | 4h 12m |
| Oslo | 1,489 km | 43.9 kg | 22h 24m | 375 kg | 5h 30m |
| Paris | 184 km | 5.4 kg | 4h 30m | 46.4 kg | 3h 42m |
| Prague | 1,060 km | 31.3 kg | 16h 30m | 267 kg | 4h 54m |
| Rome | 1,181 km | 34.8 kg | 18h 12m | 297 kg | 5h 6m |
| Sheffield | 610 km | 29.8 kg | 10h 30m | 153 kg | 4h 18m |
| Southampton | 343 km | 20.5 kg | 8h 54m | 86.3 kg | 4h |
| Stockholm | 1,713 km | 50.6 kg | 25h 24m | 431 kg | 5h 48m |
| Vienna | 1,199 km | 35.4 kg | 18h 24m | 302 kg | 5h 6m |
| Warsaw | 1,550 km | 45.7 kg | 23h 12m | 390 kg | 5h 36m |
| Zurich | 629 km | 18.5 kg | 10h 36m | 158 kg | 4h 18m |
The year in Le Mans
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | 5.5 | 7.3 | 8.8 | 10.7 | 14.5 | 18.9 | 19.5 | 19.9 | 17.6 | 14.0 | 9.2 | 7.1 |
| Sun h/day | 4.2 | 4.4 | 7.1 | 8.8 | 10.6 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 10.0 | 8.8 | 6.0 | 4.2 | 3.3 |
| Rain mm/day | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 1.8 |
When to go
Le Mans is warmest in August at 19.9 °C but brightest in June, averaging 12.5 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 Paris.
How busy it gets
Sarthe records 2.5 overnight stays per resident a year (1,423,700 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 Le Mans
Places to stay in Le Mans, France, on a live map. Prices and availability come from Stay22 and its booking partners.
Affiliate disclosure. A booking made through this map may earn 0xCarbon a commission, at no extra cost to you. It changes nothing above it: the emissions figures come from UK Government conversion factors and are computed before anyone is paid anything.See the method.
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.