Santander
Reaching Santander from London emits 27.6 kg CO₂e return by rail (13h 18m each way) against 235 kg by air — 9× the carbon. It averages 20.7 °C in August and 9.8 °C in January.
Santander is the capital and largest city of the province of Cantabria on the north coast of Spain, with a population of 175,000 in 2025. — Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0
When to go: Santander is warmest in August (20.7 °C), sunniest in July (10.9 h a day); coldest in January (9.8 °C). Month by month
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 1,182 km | 34.9 kg | 13h 42m | 297 kg | 5h 6m |
| Barcelona | 541 km | 16.0 kg | 8h | 136 kg | 4h 12m |
| Berlin | 1,623 km | 47.9 kg | 19h 6m | 408 kg | 5h 42m |
| Birmingham | 1,012 km | 40.7 kg | 16h 6m | 255 kg | 4h 48m |
| Bristol | 893 km | 41.4 kg | 16h 18m | 225 kg | 4h 42m |
| Brussels | 1,025 km | 30.3 kg | 11h 48m | 258 kg | 4h 54m |
| Cardiff | 892 km | 44.6 kg | 16h 36m | 224 kg | 4h 42m |
| Copenhagen | 1,790 km | 52.8 kg | 24h 36m | 450 kg | 5h 54m |
| Dublin | 1,112 km | — | — | 280 kg | 5h |
| Edinburgh | 1,389 km | 70.5 kg | 19h 6m | 349 kg | 5h 24m |
| Frankfurt | 1,202 km | 35.5 kg | 14h | 302 kg | 5h 6m |
| Glasgow | 1,379 km | 72.3 kg | 19h 12m | 347 kg | 5h 18m |
| Leeds | 1,160 km | 49.5 kg | 16h 54m | 292 kg | 5h |
| Lisbon | 691 km | 20.4 kg | 12h | 174 kg | 4h 24m |
| Liverpool | 1,107 km | 50.6 kg | 16h 54m | 279 kg | 5h |
| London | 936 km | 27.6 kg | 13h 18m | 235 kg | 4h 42m |
| Madrid | 339 km | 10.0 kg | 6h 12m | 85.3 kg | 4h |
| Manchester | 1,120 km | 48.7 kg | 16h 48m | 282 kg | 5h |
| Milan | 1,054 km | 31.1 kg | 17h | 265 kg | 4h 54m |
| Munich | 1,298 km | 38.3 kg | 16h 6m | 326 kg | 5h 12m |
| Newcastle | 1,289 km | 59.6 kg | 17h 36m | 324 kg | 5h 12m |
| Nottingham | 1,073 km | 41.7 kg | 16h 24m | 270 kg | 4h 54m |
| Oslo | 2,075 km | 61.2 kg | 32h | 522 kg | 6h 18m |
| Paris | 763 km | 22.5 kg | 9h | 192 kg | 4h 30m |
| Prague | 1,565 km | 46.2 kg | 22h 54m | 394 kg | 5h 36m |
| Rome | 1,343 km | 39.6 kg | 20h 48m | 338 kg | 5h 18m |
| Sheffield | 1,116 km | 45.9 kg | 16h 42m | 281 kg | 5h |
| Southampton | 847 km | 36.6 kg | 16h | 213 kg | 4h 36m |
| Stockholm | 2,305 km | 68.0 kg | 30h 54m | 580 kg | 6h 36m |
| Vienna | 1,644 km | 48.5 kg | 21h 12m | 414 kg | 5h 42m |
| Warsaw | 2,078 km | 61.3 kg | 26h 36m | 523 kg | 6h 18m |
| Zurich | 1,056 km | 31.2 kg | 14h 30m | 266 kg | 4h 54m |
The year in Santander
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | 9.8 | 10.1 | 12.2 | 13.1 | 14.8 | 18.5 | 19.9 | 20.7 | 18.7 | 17.6 | 14.0 | 10.6 |
| Sun h/day | 5.5 | 6.9 | 7.9 | 9.7 | 10.5 | 10.4 | 10.9 | 10.3 | 9.6 | 7.2 | 6.3 | 5.8 |
| Rain mm/day | 6.2 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 6.1 | 4.3 |
| Sea °C | 14.2 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 18.9 | 21.1 | 22.5 | 21.5 | 19.7 | 17.0 | 15.0 |
When to go
Santander is warmest in August at 20.7 °C but brightest in July, averaging 10.9 hours of sun a day — the two do not always coincide, which is worth knowing before booking. Its coldest is January at 9.8 °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 4.9× 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
Cantabria records 10.3 overnight stays per resident a year (6,117,130 nights in 2024). A well-visited region, busy in season but not overwhelmed.
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 Santander
Places to stay in Santander, 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.