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Płock

Płock, Poland
Photo: Aquarius 24, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Reaching Płock from London emits 40.1 kg CO₂e return by rail (19h 36m each way) against 341 kg by air — 9× the carbon. It averages 20.8 °C in July and 1.4 °C in January.

Płock is a town of 118,000 inhabitants (agglomeration of 203,000) in central Poland, on the river Vistula (Wisła in Polish). — Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0

When to go: Płock is warmest in July (20.8 °C), sunniest in June (12.9 h a day), driest in September; coldest in January (1.4 °C). Month by month

40.1kg CO₂e return by rail, from London
341kg CO₂e return by air, from London
12.9hours of sunshine a day in June, its brightest month

Getting there

Return carbon and one-way journey time to Płock. Times are modelled.
FromDistanceBy railRail timeBy airAir time
Amsterdam1,002 km29.6 kg14h 30m252 kg4h 48m
Barcelona1,811 km53.4 kg25h 30m456 kg5h 54m
Berlin426 km12.6 kg7h 36m107 kg4h 6m
Birmingham1,457 km53.1 kg22h 24m366 kg5h 24m
Bristol1,525 km53.8 kg22h 36m384 kg5h 30m
Brussels1,073 km31.7 kg15h 54m270 kg4h 54m
Cardiff1,564 km57.1 kg22h 54m393 kg5h 36m
Copenhagen581 km17.1 kg10h 24m146 kg4h 18m
Dublin1,732 km——436 kg5h 48m
Edinburgh1,528 km83.0 kg25h 24m384 kg5h 30m
Frankfurt811 km23.9 kg12h 54m204 kg4h 36m
Glasgow1,593 km84.7 kg25h 30m401 kg5h 36m
Leeds1,418 km61.9 kg23h 12m357 kg5h 24m
Lisbon2,691 km79.4 kg40h 54m677 kg7h 6m
Liverpool1,515 km63.1 kg23h 12m381 kg5h 30m
London1,357 km40.1 kg19h 36m341 kg5h 18m
Madrid2,226 km65.7 kg29h 6m560 kg6h 30m
Manchester1,466 km61.1 kg23h 6m369 kg5h 30m
Milan1,097 km32.4 kg17h 48m276 kg5h
Munich756 km22.3 kg12h 36m190 kg4h 30m
Newcastle1,421 km72.0 kg23h 54m358 kg5h 24m
Nottingham1,400 km54.2 kg22h 42m352 kg5h 24m
Oslo987 km29.1 kg16h 12m248 kg4h 48m
Paris1,286 km37.9 kg17h 24m323 kg5h 12m
Prague458 km13.5 kg8h 36m115 kg4h 6m
Rome1,302 km38.4 kg20h 6m328 kg5h 12m
Sheffield1,416 km58.3 kg23h356 kg5h 24m
Southampton1,460 km49.0 kg22h 18m367 kg5h 24m
Stockholm761 km22.5 kg13h191 kg4h 30m
Vienna537 km15.8 kg9h 48m135 kg4h 12m
Zurich983 km29.0 kg16h 12m247 kg4h 48m

The year in Płock

Average temperature, °C — warmest in July
January: 1.4 °C1.4 °CJanFebruary: 3.2 °CFebMarch: 5.2 °CMarApril: 9.4 °CAprMay: 15.2 °CMayJune: 18.9 °CJunJuly: 20.8 °C20.8 °CJulAugust: 20.6 °CAugSeptember: 18.3 °CSepOctober: 10.5 °COctNovember: 3.9 °CNovDecember: 2.2 °CDec
Sunshine, hours a day — brightest in June
January: 2.2 hJanFebruary: 3.6 hFebMarch: 6.6 hMarApril: 8.7 hAprMay: 12.2 hMayJune: 12.9 h12.9 hJunJuly: 12.9 hJulAugust: 10.6 hAugSeptember: 10.2 hSepOctober: 5.6 hOctNovember: 3.5 hNovDecember: 1.8 h1.8 hDec
Historical daily means for 2023–2024, by month (ERA5 reanalysis) — averaged across day and night
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Temp °C1.43.25.29.415.218.920.820.618.310.53.92.2
Sun h/day2.23.66.68.712.212.912.910.610.25.63.51.8
Rain mm/day2.12.21.71.81.61.71.71.91.11.71.71.9

When to go

Płock is warmest in July at 20.8 °C but brightest in June, averaging 12.9 hours of sun a day — the two do not always coincide, which is worth knowing before booking. Its coldest is January at 1.4 °C.

Three months worth booking

The same year of measurements, decided rather than tabulated. Each opens the map below on dates in that month.

warmestJuly20.8 °C · 12.9 h sun · 1.7 mm rainSee rooms in July →sunniestJune18.9 °C · 12.9 h sun · 1.7 mm rainSee rooms in June →driestSeptember18.3 °C · 10.2 h sun · 1.1 mm rainSee rooms in September →

How busy it gets

Płocki records 0.6 overnight stays per resident a year (175,802 nights in 2024). 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 Płock

Places to stay in Płock, Poland, 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.