Reading
Reaching Reading from Cardiff emits 12.3 kg CO₂e return by rail (3h 42m each way) against 70.2 kg by air — 6× the carbon. It averages 17.4 °C in August and 4.9 °C in January.
Reading (pronounced like "redding", not "reeding") is a large, historic town in Berkshire in the South East of England. — Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0
When to go: Reading is warmest in August (17.4 °C), sunniest in June (12.8 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 | 415 km | 15.3 kg | 7h 48m | 104 kg | 4h 6m |
| Barcelona | 1,145 km | 38.3 kg | 14h 18m | 288 kg | 5h |
| Berlin | 990 km | 32.2 kg | 14h 12m | 249 kg | 4h 48m |
| Brussels | 377 km | 14.2 kg | 5h 54m | 94.8 kg | 4h |
| Cardiff | 153 km | 12.3 kg | 3h 42m | 70.2 kg | 3h 42m |
| Copenhagen | 1,007 km | 32.9 kg | 19h 48m | 253 kg | 4h 48m |
| Dublin | 414 km | — | — | 104 kg | 4h 6m |
| Edinburgh | 521 km | 41.9 kg | 7h 36m | 239 kg | 4h 12m |
| Frankfurt | 694 km | 23.5 kg | 10h | 175 kg | 4h 24m |
| Glasgow | 536 km | 43.1 kg | 7h 48m | 246 kg | 4h 12m |
| Leeds | 263 km | 21.2 kg | 5h 18m | 121 kg | 3h 54m |
| Lisbon | 1,552 km | 51.5 kg | 31h 48m | 390 kg | 5h 36m |
| Liverpool | 256 km | 20.6 kg | 5h 12m | 118 kg | 3h 48m |
| Madrid | 1,245 km | 42.0 kg | 17h 54m | 313 kg | 5h 12m |
| Manchester | 241 km | 19.4 kg | 5h | 111 kg | 3h 48m |
| Milan | 1,001 km | 33.0 kg | 14h 36m | 252 kg | 4h 48m |
| Munich | 972 km | 31.8 kg | 13h 18m | 244 kg | 4h 48m |
| Newcastle | 393 km | 31.6 kg | 6h 6m | 180 kg | 4h |
| Nottingham | 167 km | 13.4 kg | 3h 54m | 76.6 kg | 3h 42m |
| Oslo | 1,190 km | 38.8 kg | 29h 18m | 299 kg | 5h 6m |
| Paris | 374 km | 14.9 kg | 6h 12m | 94.0 kg | 4h |
| Prague | 1,091 km | 35.2 kg | 19h 42m | 274 kg | 5h |
| Rome | 1,475 km | 47.1 kg | 18h 36m | 371 kg | 5h 30m |
| Sheffield | 217 km | 17.4 kg | 4h 36m | 99.4 kg | 3h 48m |
| Stockholm | 1,479 km | 47.0 kg | 26h 6m | 372 kg | 5h 30m |
| Vienna | 1,292 km | 41.2 kg | 18h 24m | 325 kg | 5h 12m |
| Warsaw | 1,507 km | 47.5 kg | 21h 42m | 379 kg | 5h 30m |
| Zurich | 824 km | 27.7 kg | 11h 42m | 207 kg | 4h 36m |
The year in Reading
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | 4.9 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 9.1 | 13.1 | 16.5 | 17.0 | 17.4 | 16.1 | 12.3 | 7.8 | 7.6 |
| Sun h/day | 4.7 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 7.9 | 10.0 | 12.8 | 10.4 | 9.5 | 7.9 | 6.1 | 4.1 | 2.7 |
| Rain mm/day | 2.2 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 3.2 | 1.7 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.2 |
When to go
Reading is warmest in August at 17.4 °C but brightest in June, averaging 12.8 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 5.9× the carbon of one person getting there by rail from Cardiff. Two sharing the room halve that share each; the journey does not halve.
Where to stay in Reading
Places to stay in Reading, United Kingdom, 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.