Preston
Reaching Preston from London emits 24.5 kg CO₂e return by rail (3h 42m each way) against 140 kg by air — 6× the carbon. It averages 15.9 °C in August and 4.9 °C in January.
Preston is a city in the county of Lancashire in North West England, with a population in 2021 of 148,000. — Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0
When to go: Preston is warmest in August (15.9 °C), sunniest in June (11.8 h a day); coldest in January (4.9 °C). Month by month
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 530 km | 35.1 kg | 9h 36m | 133 kg | 4h 12m |
| Barcelona | 1,423 km | 58.1 kg | 16h 6m | 358 kg | 5h 24m |
| Berlin | 1,081 km | 52.0 kg | 16h | 272 kg | 4h 54m |
| Birmingham | 152 km | 12.2 kg | 3h 42m | 69.8 kg | 3h 42m |
| Bristol | 257 km | 20.6 kg | 5h 12m | 118 kg | 3h 48m |
| Brussels | 578 km | 34.0 kg | 7h 42m | 145 kg | 4h 18m |
| Cardiff | 256 km | 20.6 kg | 5h 12m | 117 kg | 3h 48m |
| Copenhagen | 1,001 km | 52.7 kg | 21h 36m | 252 kg | 4h 48m |
| Dublin | 239 km | — | — | 60.1 kg | 3h 48m |
| Edinburgh | 245 km | 19.7 kg | 5h | 113 kg | 3h 48m |
| Frankfurt | 878 km | 43.4 kg | 11h 54m | 221 kg | 4h 42m |
| Glasgow | 254 km | 20.4 kg | 4h 6m | 117 kg | 3h 48m |
| Lisbon | 1,742 km | 71.3 kg | 33h 36m | 438 kg | 5h 48m |
| London | 305 km | 24.5 kg | 3h 42m | 140 kg | 3h 54m |
| Madrid | 1,486 km | 61.8 kg | 19h 42m | 374 kg | 5h 30m |
| Milan | 1,256 km | 52.8 kg | 16h 24m | 316 kg | 5h 12m |
| Munich | 1,177 km | 51.6 kg | 15h 12m | 296 kg | 5h 6m |
| Newcastle | 152 km | 12.2 kg | 3h 42m | 69.7 kg | 3h 42m |
| Oslo | 1,063 km | 58.6 kg | 31h 12m | 267 kg | 4h 54m |
| Paris | 649 km | 34.7 kg | 8h | 163 kg | 4h 24m |
| Prague | 1,240 km | 55.0 kg | 21h 30m | 312 kg | 5h 12m |
| Rome | 1,734 km | 66.9 kg | 20h 24m | 436 kg | 5h 48m |
| Southampton | 330 km | 26.5 kg | 6h 18m | 151 kg | 3h 54m |
| Stockholm | 1,408 km | 66.8 kg | 28h | 354 kg | 5h 24m |
| Vienna | 1,465 km | 61.0 kg | 20h 18m | 369 kg | 5h 30m |
| Warsaw | 1,589 km | 67.3 kg | 23h 30m | 400 kg | 5h 36m |
| Zurich | 1,064 km | 47.5 kg | 13h 30m | 268 kg | 4h 54m |
The year in Preston
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | 4.9 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 8.8 | 13.2 | 15.3 | 15.5 | 15.9 | 14.7 | 11.5 | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Sun h/day | 3.8 | 3.9 | 5.6 | 8.0 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 9.3 | 9.5 | 7.3 | 5.3 | 3.9 | 2.2 |
| Rain mm/day | 5.0 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 5.5 |
When to go
Preston is warmest in August at 15.9 °C but brightest in June, averaging 11.8 hours of sun a day — the two do not always coincide, which is worth knowing before booking. Its coldest is January at 4.9 °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 6.0× the carbon of one person getting there by rail from Birmingham. Two sharing the room halve that share each; the journey does not halve.
Where to stay in Preston
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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.