Palencia
Reaching Palencia from London emits 32.7 kg CO₂e return by rail (15h 18m each way) against 279 kg by air — 9× the carbon. It averages 23.4 °C in August and 4.0 °C in December.
When to go: Palencia is warmest in August (23.4 °C), sunniest in July (14.0 h a day); coldest in December (4.0 °C). Month by month
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 1,352 km | 39.9 kg | 15h 42m | 340 kg | 5h 18m |
| Barcelona | 559 km | 16.5 kg | 7h 18m | 141 kg | 4h 12m |
| Berlin | 1,780 km | 52.5 kg | 21h | 448 kg | 5h 54m |
| Birmingham | 1,181 km | 45.8 kg | 18h | 297 kg | 5h 6m |
| Bristol | 1,060 km | 46.4 kg | 18h 18m | 267 kg | 4h 54m |
| Brussels | 1,193 km | 35.2 kg | 13h 42m | 300 kg | 5h 6m |
| Cardiff | 1,058 km | 49.7 kg | 18h 36m | 266 kg | 4h 54m |
| Copenhagen | 1,957 km | 57.8 kg | 26h 30m | 492 kg | 6h 6m |
| Dublin | 1,266 km | — | — | 318 kg | 5h 12m |
| Edinburgh | 1,553 km | 75.6 kg | 21h | 391 kg | 5h 36m |
| Frankfurt | 1,357 km | 40.0 kg | 16h | 341 kg | 5h 18m |
| Glasgow | 1,541 km | 77.3 kg | 21h 12m | 388 kg | 5h 36m |
| Leeds | 1,329 km | 54.5 kg | 18h 54m | 334 kg | 5h 18m |
| Lisbon | 536 km | 15.8 kg | 9h 42m | 135 kg | 4h 12m |
| Liverpool | 1,273 km | 55.7 kg | 18h 54m | 320 kg | 5h 12m |
| London | 1,108 km | 32.7 kg | 15h 18m | 279 kg | 5h |
| Madrid | 190 km | 5.6 kg | 3h 42m | 47.8 kg | 3h 48m |
| Manchester | 1,287 km | 53.7 kg | 18h 48m | 324 kg | 5h 12m |
| Milan | 1,165 km | 34.4 kg | 18h 36m | 293 kg | 5h 6m |
| Munich | 1,432 km | 42.3 kg | 18h 6m | 360 kg | 5h 24m |
| Newcastle | 1,457 km | 64.7 kg | 19h 30m | 367 kg | 5h 24m |
| Nottingham | 1,243 km | 46.8 kg | 18h 24m | 313 kg | 5h 12m |
| Oslo | 2,247 km | 66.3 kg | 34h 30m | 565 kg | 6h 30m |
| Paris | 930 km | 27.4 kg | 10h 54m | 234 kg | 4h 42m |
| Prague | 1,709 km | 50.4 kg | 24h 54m | 430 kg | 5h 48m |
| Rome | 1,407 km | 41.5 kg | 22h 18m | 354 kg | 5h 24m |
| Sheffield | 1,285 km | 51.0 kg | 18h 42m | 323 kg | 5h 12m |
| Southampton | 1,017 km | 41.6 kg | 18h | 256 kg | 4h 54m |
| Stockholm | 2,474 km | 73.0 kg | 32h 54m | 622 kg | 6h 48m |
| Vienna | 1,772 km | 52.3 kg | 23h 12m | 446 kg | 5h 54m |
| Warsaw | 2,224 km | 65.6 kg | 28h 30m | 559 kg | 6h 30m |
| Zurich | 1,191 km | 35.1 kg | 16h 24m | 300 kg | 5h 6m |
The year in Palencia
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | 4.3 | 5.2 | 8.7 | 12.2 | 13.9 | 18.4 | 22.9 | 23.4 | 17.1 | 14.4 | 9.4 | 4.0 |
| Sun h/day | 6.0 | 7.6 | 8.8 | 11.1 | 12.2 | 12.4 | 14.0 | 12.7 | 10.6 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 5.8 |
| Rain mm/day | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 0.7 |
When to go
Palencia is warmest in August at 23.4 °C but brightest in July, averaging 14.0 hours of sun a day — the two do not always coincide, which is worth knowing before booking. Its coldest is December at 4.0 °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 Spain emits about 7 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 49 kg — about 8.8× the carbon of one person getting there by rail from Madrid. Two sharing the room halve that share each; the journey does not halve.
How busy it gets
Palencia records 4.8 overnight stays per resident a year (758,457 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 Palencia
Places to stay in Palencia, Spain, 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.