Newquay
Reaching Newquay from London emits 29.5 kg CO₂e return by rail (5h 48m each way) against 168 kg by air — 6× the carbon. It averages 16.6 °C in August and 7.2 °C in January.
Newquay (Cornish: Tewynblustri), the surf capital of Great Britain is a youthful vibrant town in North Cornwall. — Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0
When to go: Newquay is warmest in August (16.6 °C), sunniest in May (12.1 h a day); coldest in January (7.2 °C). Month by month
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 724 km | 40.0 kg | 11h 48m | 182 kg | 4h 30m |
| Barcelona | 1,148 km | 63.1 kg | 18h 12m | 289 kg | 5h |
| Berlin | 1,298 km | 57.0 kg | 18h 6m | 326 kg | 5h 12m |
| Birmingham | 318 km | 25.6 kg | 6h 6m | 146 kg | 3h 54m |
| Bristol | 209 km | 16.8 kg | 4h 30m | 95.6 kg | 3h 48m |
| Brussels | 666 km | 39.0 kg | 9h 54m | 168 kg | 4h 24m |
| Cardiff | 178 km | 14.3 kg | 4h 6m | 81.5 kg | 3h 42m |
| Copenhagen | 1,311 km | 57.7 kg | 23h 42m | 330 kg | 5h 12m |
| Dublin | 334 km | — | — | 84.1 kg | 3h 54m |
| Edinburgh | 628 km | 50.5 kg | 10h 36m | 288 kg | 4h 18m |
| Frankfurt | 977 km | 48.3 kg | 14h | 246 kg | 4h 48m |
| Glasgow | 608 km | 48.9 kg | 10h 18m | 279 kg | 4h 18m |
| Leeds | 446 km | 35.9 kg | 7h 54m | 205 kg | 4h 6m |
| Lisbon | 1,339 km | 76.3 kg | 35h 42m | 337 kg | 5h 18m |
| Liverpool | 363 km | 29.2 kg | 6h 42m | 166 kg | 4h |
| London | 367 km | 29.5 kg | 5h 48m | 168 kg | 4h |
| Madrid | 1,117 km | 66.8 kg | 21h 48m | 281 kg | 5h |
| Manchester | 392 km | 31.5 kg | 7h 12m | 180 kg | 4h |
| Milan | 1,194 km | 57.8 kg | 18h 36m | 300 kg | 5h 6m |
| Munich | 1,231 km | 56.6 kg | 17h 18m | 310 kg | 5h 6m |
| Newcastle | 558 km | 44.8 kg | 9h 30m | 256 kg | 4h 12m |
| Nottingham | 391 km | 31.4 kg | 7h 6m | 179 kg | 4h |
| Oslo | 1,450 km | 63.5 kg | 33h 18m | 365 kg | 5h 24m |
| Paris | 562 km | 39.6 kg | 10h 12m | 141 kg | 4h 12m |
| Prague | 1,383 km | 60.0 kg | 23h 42m | 348 kg | 5h 18m |
| Rome | 1,647 km | 71.9 kg | 22h 36m | 414 kg | 5h 42m |
| Sheffield | 412 km | 33.2 kg | 7h 30m | 189 kg | 4h |
| Southampton | 264 km | 21.2 kg | 5h 18m | 121 kg | 3h 54m |
| Stockholm | 1,767 km | 71.8 kg | 30h 6m | 445 kg | 5h 54m |
| Vienna | 1,568 km | 66.0 kg | 22h 24m | 394 kg | 5h 36m |
| Warsaw | 1,814 km | 72.2 kg | 25h 36m | 456 kg | 5h 54m |
| Zurich | 1,050 km | 52.4 kg | 15h 36m | 264 kg | 4h 54m |
The year in Newquay
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | 7.2 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 10.0 | 12.9 | 15.4 | 15.9 | 16.6 | 15.9 | 13.5 | 10.6 | 9.6 |
| Sun h/day | 4.1 | 4.6 | 6.0 | 8.1 | 12.1 | 12.0 | 9.7 | 8.8 | 8.1 | 6.2 | 4.0 | 2.8 |
| Rain mm/day | 4.4 | 4.1 | 5.8 | 3.9 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 5.7 | 4.2 |
| Sea °C | 10.8 | 10.1 | 10.2 | 11.0 | 12.8 | 14.9 | 16.0 | 16.6 | 16.5 | 15.6 | 13.9 | 11.8 |
When to go
Newquay is warmest in August at 16.6 °C but brightest in May, 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 7.2 °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 5.1× the carbon of one person getting there by rail from Cardiff. Two sharing the room halve that share each; the journey does not halve.
Where to stay in Newquay
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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.