Saumur
Reaching Saumur from Paris emits 7.5 kg CO₂e return by rail (5h 30m each way) against 63.6 kg by air — 8× the carbon. It averages 20.4 °C in August and 6.1 °C in January.
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 671 km | 19.8 kg | 11h 12m | 169 kg | 4h 24m |
| Barcelona | 677 km | 20.0 kg | 11h 18m | 170 kg | 4h 24m |
| Berlin | 1,127 km | 33.3 kg | 17h 24m | 284 kg | 5h |
| Birmingham | 595 km | 27.0 kg | 10h 42m | 150 kg | 4h 18m |
| Bristol | 501 km | 27.7 kg | 10h 48m | 126 kg | 4h 12m |
| Brussels | 513 km | 15.1 kg | 9h | 129 kg | 4h 12m |
| Cardiff | 520 km | 30.9 kg | 11h 24m | 131 kg | 4h 12m |
| Copenhagen | 1,278 km | 37.7 kg | 19h 30m | 321 kg | 5h 12m |
| Dublin | 804 km | — | — | 202 kg | 4h 36m |
| Edinburgh | 990 km | 56.8 kg | 15h 48m | 249 kg | 4h 48m |
| Frankfurt | 717 km | 21.2 kg | 11h 48m | 180 kg | 4h 30m |
| Glasgow | 999 km | 58.6 kg | 16h 6m | 251 kg | 4h 48m |
| Leeds | 734 km | 35.8 kg | 12h 12m | 185 kg | 4h 30m |
| Lisbon | 1,200 km | 35.4 kg | 18h 24m | 302 kg | 5h 6m |
| Liverpool | 714 km | 37.0 kg | 12h 24m | 180 kg | 4h 30m |
| London | 473 km | 14.0 kg | 8h 30m | 119 kg | 4h 6m |
| Madrid | 814 km | 24.0 kg | 13h 6m | 205 kg | 4h 36m |
| Manchester | 708 km | 35.0 kg | 12h | 178 kg | 4h 24m |
| Milan | 738 km | 21.8 kg | 12h 6m | 186 kg | 4h 30m |
| Munich | 877 km | 25.9 kg | 14h | 221 kg | 4h 42m |
| Newcastle | 864 km | 45.9 kg | 13h 54m | 217 kg | 4h 42m |
| Nottingham | 638 km | 28.0 kg | 10h 54m | 160 kg | 4h 24m |
| Oslo | 1,573 km | 46.4 kg | 23h 30m | 396 kg | 5h 36m |
| Paris | 253 km | 7.5 kg | 5h 30m | 63.6 kg | 3h 48m |
| Prague | 1,108 km | 32.7 kg | 17h 12m | 279 kg | 5h |
| Rome | 1,160 km | 34.2 kg | 17h 54m | 292 kg | 5h |
| Sheffield | 688 km | 32.2 kg | 11h 36m | 173 kg | 4h 24m |
| Southampton | 417 km | 22.9 kg | 10h | 105 kg | 4h 6m |
| Stockholm | 1,793 km | 52.9 kg | 26h 30m | 451 kg | 5h 54m |
| Vienna | 1,232 km | 36.4 kg | 18h 54m | 310 kg | 5h 6m |
| Warsaw | 1,606 km | 47.4 kg | 24h | 404 kg | 5h 36m |
| Zurich | 650 km | 19.2 kg | 10h 54m | 164 kg | 4h 24m |
The year in Saumur
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | 6.1 | 7.6 | 9.2 | 11.3 | 14.9 | 19.4 | 20.0 | 20.4 | 18.0 | 14.7 | 9.7 | 7.4 |
| Sun h/day | 4.1 | 4.7 | 7.2 | 9.0 | 10.6 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.4 | 9.1 | 6.6 | 5.0 | 4.2 |
| Rain mm/day | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 1.6 |
When to go
Saumur is warmest in August at 20.4 °C but brightest in June, averaging 12.3 hours of sun a day — the two do not always coincide, which is worth knowing before booking. Its coldest is January at 6.1 °C.
Staying there
A hotel room in France emits about 6.7 kg CO₂e per night under UK Government 2026 factors, so a week adds roughly 47 kg — about 6.3× the carbon of getting there by rail from Paris.
How busy it gets
Maine-et-Loire records 3.2 overnight stays per resident a year (2,672,577 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 Saumur
Places to stay in Saumur, France, 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.