Prato
Reaching Prato from Milan emits 6.8 kg CO₂e return by rail (5h 12m each way) against 58.3 kg by air — 9× the carbon. It averages 26.4 °C in August and 6.3 °C in December.
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 1,050 km | 31.0 kg | 16h 24m | 264 kg | 4h 54m |
| Barcelona | 781 km | 23.1 kg | 12h 42m | 197 kg | 4h 30m |
| Berlin | 976 km | 28.8 kg | 15h 24m | 246 kg | 4h 48m |
| Birmingham | 1,354 km | 48.2 kg | 20h 30m | 341 kg | 5h 18m |
| Bristol | 1,323 km | 48.9 kg | 20h 36m | 333 kg | 5h 18m |
| Brussels | 926 km | 27.3 kg | 14h 42m | 233 kg | 4h 42m |
| Cardiff | 1,358 km | 52.1 kg | 21h 12m | 342 kg | 5h 18m |
| Copenhagen | 1,316 km | 38.8 kg | 20h | 331 kg | 5h 18m |
| Dublin | 1,645 km | — | — | 414 kg | 5h 42m |
| Edinburgh | 1,681 km | 78.1 kg | 25h 36m | 423 kg | 5h 42m |
| Frankfurt | 717 km | 21.2 kg | 11h 48m | 180 kg | 4h 30m |
| Glasgow | 1,720 km | 79.8 kg | 25h 54m | 433 kg | 5h 48m |
| Leeds | 1,435 km | 57.0 kg | 22h | 361 kg | 5h 24m |
| Lisbon | 1,780 km | 52.5 kg | 26h 24m | 448 kg | 5h 54m |
| Liverpool | 1,476 km | 58.2 kg | 22h 12m | 371 kg | 5h 30m |
| London | 1,191 km | 35.2 kg | 18h 18m | 300 kg | 5h 6m |
| Madrid | 1,277 km | 37.7 kg | 19h 30m | 321 kg | 5h 12m |
| Manchester | 1,444 km | 56.2 kg | 21h 54m | 363 kg | 5h 24m |
| Milan | 232 km | 6.8 kg | 5h 12m | 58.3 kg | 3h 48m |
| Munich | 475 km | 14.0 kg | 8h 30m | 119 kg | 4h 6m |
| Newcastle | 1,533 km | 67.1 kg | 23h 42m | 386 kg | 5h 30m |
| Nottingham | 1,351 km | 49.2 kg | 20h 42m | 340 kg | 5h 18m |
| Oslo | 1,783 km | 52.6 kg | 26h 24m | 448 kg | 5h 54m |
| Paris | 869 km | 25.6 kg | 13h 54m | 219 kg | 4h 42m |
| Prague | 735 km | 21.7 kg | 12h 6m | 185 kg | 4h 30m |
| Rome | 249 km | 7.4 kg | 5h 24m | 62.7 kg | 3h 48m |
| Sheffield | 1,399 km | 53.4 kg | 21h 24m | 352 kg | 5h 24m |
| Southampton | 1,220 km | 44.1 kg | 19h 48m | 307 kg | 5h 6m |
| Stockholm | 1,782 km | 52.6 kg | 26h 24m | 448 kg | 5h 54m |
| Vienna | 630 km | 18.6 kg | 10h 36m | 159 kg | 4h 18m |
| Warsaw | 1,183 km | 34.9 kg | 18h 12m | 298 kg | 5h 6m |
| Zurich | 435 km | 12.8 kg | 8h | 110 kg | 4h 6m |
The year in Prato
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | 6.7 | 7.6 | 10.8 | 12.9 | 17.2 | 21.6 | 26.2 | 26.4 | 20.8 | 17.5 | 10.1 | 6.3 |
| Sun h/day | 5.9 | 6.3 | 8.0 | 11.2 | 10.9 | 12.7 | 14.1 | 12.4 | 10.5 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 5.7 |
| Rain mm/day | 4.2 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 4.0 | 7.9 | 5.4 | 3.0 |
When to go
Prato is warmest in August at 26.4 °C but brightest in July, averaging 14.1 hours of sun a day — the two do not always coincide, which is worth knowing before booking. Its coldest is December at 6.3 °C.
Staying there
A hotel room in Italy emits about 14.3 kg CO₂e per night under UK Government 2026 factors, so a week adds roughly 100 kg — about 14.7× the carbon of getting there by rail from Milan.
How busy it gets
Prato records 2.3 overnight stays per resident a year (606,930 nights in 2025). 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 Prato
Places to stay in Prato, Italy, 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.