Nice
Reaching Nice from Milan emits 7.3 kg CO₂e return by rail (5h 24m each way) against 62.4 kg by air — 9× the carbon. It averages 25.8 °C in August and 8.9 °C in January.
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 980 km | 28.9 kg | 15h 24m | 247 kg | 4h 48m |
| Barcelona | 491 km | 14.5 kg | 8h 42m | 124 kg | 4h 12m |
| Berlin | 1,081 km | 31.9 kg | 16h 48m | 272 kg | 4h 54m |
| Birmingham | 1,188 km | 43.4 kg | 18h 18m | 299 kg | 5h 6m |
| Bristol | 1,134 km | 44.1 kg | 18h 24m | 285 kg | 5h |
| Brussels | 824 km | 24.3 kg | 13h 18m | 207 kg | 4h 36m |
| Cardiff | 1,165 km | 47.3 kg | 19h | 293 kg | 5h 6m |
| Copenhagen | 1,384 km | 40.8 kg | 20h 54m | 348 kg | 5h 18m |
| Dublin | 1,457 km | — | — | 367 kg | 5h 24m |
| Edinburgh | 1,551 km | 73.3 kg | 23h 24m | 390 kg | 5h 36m |
| Frankfurt | 721 km | 21.3 kg | 11h 54m | 181 kg | 4h 30m |
| Glasgow | 1,581 km | 75.0 kg | 23h 42m | 398 kg | 5h 36m |
| Leeds | 1,293 km | 52.2 kg | 19h 48m | 325 kg | 5h 12m |
| Lisbon | 1,477 km | 43.6 kg | 22h 12m | 372 kg | 5h 30m |
| Liverpool | 1,314 km | 53.4 kg | 20h | 331 kg | 5h 18m |
| London | 1,029 km | 30.4 kg | 16h 6m | 259 kg | 4h 54m |
| Madrid | 976 km | 28.8 kg | 15h 18m | 245 kg | 4h 48m |
| Manchester | 1,290 km | 51.4 kg | 19h 42m | 325 kg | 5h 12m |
| Milan | 248 km | 7.3 kg | 5h 24m | 62.4 kg | 3h 48m |
| Munich | 595 km | 17.6 kg | 10h 6m | 150 kg | 4h 18m |
| Newcastle | 1,406 km | 62.3 kg | 21h 30m | 354 kg | 5h 24m |
| Nottingham | 1,200 km | 44.4 kg | 18h 30m | 302 kg | 5h 6m |
| Oslo | 1,818 km | 53.6 kg | 26h 54m | 457 kg | 5h 54m |
| Paris | 686 km | 20.2 kg | 11h 24m | 173 kg | 4h 24m |
| Prague | 893 km | 26.4 kg | 14h 12m | 225 kg | 4h 42m |
| Rome | 473 km | 14.0 kg | 8h 30m | 119 kg | 4h 6m |
| Sheffield | 1,252 km | 48.6 kg | 19h 12m | 315 kg | 5h 12m |
| Southampton | 1,032 km | 39.3 kg | 17h 36m | 260 kg | 4h 54m |
| Stockholm | 1,886 km | 55.7 kg | 27h 48m | 474 kg | 6h |
| Vienna | 863 km | 25.5 kg | 13h 48m | 217 kg | 4h 42m |
| Warsaw | 1,391 km | 41.0 kg | 21h | 350 kg | 5h 24m |
| Zurich | 419 km | 12.4 kg | 7h 42m | 106 kg | 4h 6m |
The year in Nice
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | 8.9 | 9.7 | 12.2 | 14.4 | 17.6 | 21.6 | 25.2 | 25.8 | 21.2 | 18.3 | 12.5 | 9.2 |
| Sun h/day | 7.1 | 8.1 | 9.2 | 11.3 | 11.5 | 13.3 | 14.3 | 12.5 | 10.3 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 7.5 |
| Rain mm/day | 1.8 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 6.0 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
When to go
Nice is warmest in August at 25.8 °C but brightest in July, averaging 14.3 hours of sun a day — the two do not always coincide, which is worth knowing before booking. Its coldest is January at 8.9 °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 6.4× the carbon of getting there by rail from Milan.
How busy it gets
Alpes-Maritimes records 12.2 overnight stays per resident a year (13,984,430 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 Nice
Places to stay in Nice, 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.