Montpellier
Reaching Montpellier from Barcelona emits 8.4 kg CO₂e return by rail (5h 54m each way) against 71.5 kg by air — 9× the carbon. It averages 25.5 °C in August and 7.4 °C in January.
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 977 km | 28.8 kg | 15h 24m | 246 kg | 4h 48m |
| Barcelona | 284 km | 8.4 kg | 5h 54m | 71.5 kg | 3h 54m |
| Berlin | 1,216 km | 35.9 kg | 18h 36m | 306 kg | 5h 6m |
| Birmingham | 1,075 km | 40.4 kg | 16h 54m | 270 kg | 4h 54m |
| Bristol | 998 km | 41.1 kg | 17h | 251 kg | 4h 48m |
| Brussels | 806 km | 23.8 kg | 13h | 203 kg | 4h 36m |
| Cardiff | 1,022 km | 44.4 kg | 17h 36m | 257 kg | 4h 54m |
| Copenhagen | 1,478 km | 43.6 kg | 22h 12m | 372 kg | 5h 30m |
| Dublin | 1,311 km | — | — | 330 kg | 5h 12m |
| Edinburgh | 1,461 km | 70.3 kg | 22h | 368 kg | 5h 24m |
| Frankfurt | 810 km | 23.9 kg | 13h 6m | 204 kg | 4h 36m |
| Glasgow | 1,480 km | 72.0 kg | 22h 18m | 372 kg | 5h 30m |
| Leeds | 1,200 km | 49.2 kg | 18h 24m | 302 kg | 5h 6m |
| Lisbon | 1,216 km | 35.9 kg | 18h 36m | 306 kg | 5h 6m |
| Liverpool | 1,200 km | 50.4 kg | 18h 36m | 302 kg | 5h 6m |
| London | 928 km | 27.4 kg | 14h 42m | 233 kg | 4h 42m |
| Madrid | 719 km | 21.2 kg | 11h 48m | 181 kg | 4h 30m |
| Manchester | 1,185 km | 48.4 kg | 18h 18m | 298 kg | 5h 6m |
| Milan | 469 km | 13.8 kg | 8h 24m | 118 kg | 4h 6m |
| Munich | 779 km | 23.0 kg | 12h 42m | 196 kg | 4h 30m |
| Newcastle | 1,324 km | 59.4 kg | 20h 6m | 333 kg | 5h 18m |
| Nottingham | 1,103 km | 41.5 kg | 17h 6m | 277 kg | 5h |
| Oslo | 1,871 km | 55.2 kg | 27h 36m | 471 kg | 6h |
| Paris | 595 km | 17.5 kg | 10h 6m | 150 kg | 4h 18m |
| Prague | 1,076 km | 31.8 kg | 16h 42m | 271 kg | 4h 54m |
| Rome | 730 km | 21.5 kg | 12h | 184 kg | 4h 30m |
| Sheffield | 1,155 km | 45.7 kg | 17h 48m | 291 kg | 5h |
| Southampton | 903 km | 36.3 kg | 16h 12m | 227 kg | 4h 42m |
| Stockholm | 1,996 km | 58.9 kg | 29h 18m | 502 kg | 6h 12m |
| Vienna | 1,092 km | 32.2 kg | 16h 54m | 275 kg | 5h |
| Warsaw | 1,590 km | 46.9 kg | 23h 48m | 400 kg | 5h 36m |
| Zurich | 554 km | 16.3 kg | 9h 36m | 139 kg | 4h 12m |
The year in Montpellier
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | 7.4 | 8.6 | 11.6 | 14.1 | 17.4 | 22.3 | 25.4 | 25.5 | 20.1 | 17.5 | 11.5 | 7.9 |
| Sun h/day | 6.9 | 7.9 | 9.2 | 10.5 | 11.3 | 12.5 | 13.4 | 12.6 | 10.3 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.0 |
| Rain mm/day | 2.0 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 2.4 | 0.6 |
When to go
Montpellier is warmest in August at 25.5 °C but brightest in July, averaging 13.4 hours of sun a day — the two do not always coincide, which is worth knowing before booking. Its coldest is January at 7.4 °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 5.6× the carbon of getting there by rail from Barcelona.
How busy it gets
Hérault records 13.2 overnight stays per resident a year (16,493,857 nights in 2025). 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 Montpellier
Places to stay in Montpellier, 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.