Mâcon
Reaching Mâcon from Zurich emits 9.0 kg CO₂e return by rail (6h 12m each way) against 77.0 kg by air — 9× the carbon. It averages 22.6 °C in August and 4.3 °C in December.
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 674 km | 19.9 kg | 11h 12m | 170 kg | 4h 24m |
| Barcelona | 588 km | 17.3 kg | 10h | 148 kg | 4h 18m |
| Berlin | 927 km | 27.4 kg | 14h 42m | 233 kg | 4h 42m |
| Birmingham | 840 km | 33.2 kg | 13h 30m | 211 kg | 4h 36m |
| Bristol | 788 km | 33.9 kg | 13h 42m | 198 kg | 4h 36m |
| Brussels | 506 km | 14.9 kg | 8h 54m | 127 kg | 4h 12m |
| Cardiff | 819 km | 37.1 kg | 14h 12m | 206 kg | 4h 36m |
| Copenhagen | 1,172 km | 34.6 kg | 18h | 295 kg | 5h 6m |
| Dublin | 1,111 km | — | — | 280 kg | 5h |
| Edinburgh | 1,207 km | 63.0 kg | 18h 36m | 304 kg | 5h 6m |
| Frankfurt | 510 km | 15.1 kg | 9h | 128 kg | 4h 12m |
| Glasgow | 1,235 km | 64.8 kg | 18h 54m | 311 kg | 5h 6m |
| Leeds | 948 km | 42.0 kg | 15h | 238 kg | 4h 48m |
| Lisbon | 1,419 km | 41.9 kg | 21h 24m | 357 kg | 5h 24m |
| Liverpool | 966 km | 43.1 kg | 15h 12m | 243 kg | 4h 48m |
| London | 681 km | 20.1 kg | 11h 18m | 171 kg | 4h 24m |
| Madrid | 951 km | 28.1 kg | 15h | 239 kg | 4h 48m |
| Manchester | 943 km | 41.2 kg | 14h 54m | 237 kg | 4h 48m |
| Milan | 350 km | 10.3 kg | 6h 48m | 88.2 kg | 4h |
| Munich | 548 km | 16.2 kg | 9h 30m | 138 kg | 4h 12m |
| Newcastle | 1,064 km | 52.1 kg | 16h 48m | 268 kg | 4h 54m |
| Nottingham | 854 km | 34.2 kg | 13h 42m | 215 kg | 4h 36m |
| Oslo | 1,561 km | 46.1 kg | 23h 24m | 393 kg | 5h 36m |
| Paris | 338 km | 10.0 kg | 6h 36m | 85.0 kg | 4h |
| Prague | 825 km | 24.3 kg | 13h 18m | 207 kg | 4h 36m |
| Rome | 786 km | 23.2 kg | 12h 48m | 198 kg | 4h 30m |
| Sheffield | 906 km | 38.4 kg | 14h 24m | 228 kg | 4h 42m |
| Southampton | 685 km | 29.1 kg | 12h 48m | 172 kg | 4h 24m |
| Stockholm | 1,692 km | 49.9 kg | 25h 12m | 426 kg | 5h 48m |
| Vienna | 895 km | 26.4 kg | 14h 18m | 225 kg | 4h 42m |
| Warsaw | 1,342 km | 39.6 kg | 20h 24m | 337 kg | 5h 18m |
| Zurich | 306 km | 9.0 kg | 6h 12m | 77.0 kg | 3h 54m |
The year in Mâcon
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | 4.5 | 6.2 | 9.2 | 10.9 | 15.3 | 20.4 | 21.8 | 22.6 | 18.4 | 15.0 | 8.0 | 4.3 |
| Sun h/day | 3.8 | 5.9 | 8.0 | 9.1 | 10.1 | 11.9 | 12.5 | 11.7 | 9.8 | 7.5 | 4.7 | 3.8 |
| Rain mm/day | 2.2 | 1.6 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 5.4 | 3.1 | 2.6 |
When to go
Mâcon is warmest in August at 22.6 °C but brightest in July, averaging 12.5 hours of sun a day — the two do not always coincide, which is worth knowing before booking. Its coldest is December at 4.3 °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 5.2× the carbon of getting there by rail from Zurich.
How busy it gets
Saône-et-Loire records 3.8 overnight stays per resident a year (2,104,650 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 Mâcon
Places to stay in Mâcon, 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.