Leeds
Reaching Leeds from London emits 21.9 kg CO₂e return by rail (3h 42m each way) against 125 kg by air — 6× the carbon. It averages 15.8 °C in August and 4.5 °C in January.
Leeds is the largest city in the county of West Yorkshire and the third largest city in Britain, though its urban area size falls behind that of Manchester. — Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0
When to go: Leeds is warmest in August (15.8 °C), sunniest in June (11.7 h a day); coldest in January (4.5 °C). Month by month
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 458 km | 32.4 kg | 9h 36m | 115 kg | 4h 6m |
| Barcelona | 1,407 km | 55.5 kg | 16h 6m | 354 kg | 5h 24m |
| Berlin | 1,005 km | 49.4 kg | 16h | 253 kg | 4h 48m |
| Bristol | 270 km | 21.7 kg | 5h 24m | 124 kg | 3h 54m |
| Brussels | 517 km | 31.3 kg | 7h 42m | 130 kg | 4h 12m |
| Cardiff | 280 km | 22.5 kg | 5h 36m | 129 kg | 3h 54m |
| Copenhagen | 928 km | 50.1 kg | 21h 36m | 233 kg | 4h 42m |
| Dublin | 315 km | — | — | 79.1 kg | 3h 54m |
| Edinburgh | 262 km | 21.1 kg | 5h 18m | 120 kg | 3h 48m |
| Frankfurt | 811 km | 40.7 kg | 11h 54m | 204 kg | 4h 36m |
| Glasgow | 288 km | 23.2 kg | 5h 42m | 132 kg | 3h 54m |
| Lisbon | 1,772 km | 68.6 kg | 33h 36m | 446 kg | 5h 54m |
| London | 272 km | 21.9 kg | 3h 42m | 125 kg | 3h 54m |
| Madrid | 1,497 km | 59.1 kg | 19h 42m | 376 kg | 5h 30m |
| Milan | 1,204 km | 50.2 kg | 16h 24m | 303 kg | 5h 6m |
| Munich | 1,111 km | 49.0 kg | 15h 12m | 280 kg | 5h |
| Oslo | 1,008 km | 55.9 kg | 31h 12m | 254 kg | 4h 48m |
| Paris | 612 km | 32.0 kg | 8h | 154 kg | 4h 18m |
| Prague | 1,167 km | 52.3 kg | 21h 30m | 293 kg | 5h 6m |
| Rome | 1,683 km | 64.2 kg | 20h 24m | 423 kg | 5h 42m |
| Southampton | 322 km | 25.9 kg | 6h 6m | 148 kg | 3h 54m |
| Stockholm | 1,343 km | 64.1 kg | 28h | 338 kg | 5h 18m |
| Vienna | 1,394 km | 58.3 kg | 20h 18m | 351 kg | 5h 24m |
| Warsaw | 1,513 km | 64.6 kg | 23h 30m | 381 kg | 5h 30m |
| Zurich | 1,008 km | 44.8 kg | 13h 30m | 254 kg | 4h 48m |
The year in Leeds
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | 4.5 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 8.0 | 12.6 | 14.8 | 15.5 | 15.8 | 14.2 | 10.8 | 6.7 | 6.5 |
| Sun h/day | 3.6 | 4.1 | 5.2 | 7.5 | 9.4 | 11.7 | 10.2 | 10.1 | 7.2 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 2.2 |
| Rain mm/day | 2.6 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 3.5 |
When to go
Leeds is warmest in August at 15.8 °C but brightest in June, averaging 11.7 hours of sun a day — the two do not always coincide, which is worth knowing before booking. Its coldest is January at 4.5 °C.
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 United Kingdom emits about 10.4 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 73 kg — about 3.5× the carbon of one person getting there by rail from Edinburgh. Two sharing the room halve that share each; the journey does not halve.
Where to stay in Leeds
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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.