St Albans
Reaching St Albans from Brussels emits 11.9 kg CO₂e return by rail (5h 24m each way) against 85.6 kg by air — 7× the carbon. It averages 17.1 °C in August and 4.4 °C in January.
When to go: St Albans is warmest in August (17.1 °C), sunniest in June (12.7 h a day); coldest in January (4.4 °C). Month by month
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 364 km | 13.0 kg | 7h 18m | 91.5 kg | 4h |
| Barcelona | 1,168 km | 36.0 kg | 13h 48m | 294 kg | 5h 6m |
| Berlin | 940 km | 30.0 kg | 13h 42m | 237 kg | 4h 48m |
| Bristol | 160 km | 12.8 kg | 3h 48m | 73.2 kg | 3h 42m |
| Brussels | 340 km | 11.9 kg | 5h 24m | 85.6 kg | 4h |
| Cardiff | 199 km | 16.0 kg | 4h 24m | 91.2 kg | 3h 48m |
| Copenhagen | 953 km | 30.6 kg | 19h 18m | 240 kg | 4h 48m |
| Dublin | 437 km | — | — | 110 kg | 4h 6m |
| Edinburgh | 503 km | 40.5 kg | 7h 12m | 231 kg | 4h 12m |
| Frankfurt | 657 km | 21.3 kg | 9h 36m | 165 kg | 4h 24m |
| Glasgow | 525 km | 42.2 kg | 7h 18m | 241 kg | 4h 12m |
| Leeds | 242 km | 19.4 kg | 5h | 111 kg | 3h 48m |
| Lisbon | 1,602 km | 49.2 kg | 31h 18m | 403 kg | 5h 36m |
| Liverpool | 257 km | 20.7 kg | 5h | 118 kg | 3h 48m |
| Madrid | 1,286 km | 39.7 kg | 17h 24m | 324 kg | 5h 12m |
| Manchester | 231 km | 18.6 kg | 4h 48m | 106 kg | 3h 48m |
| Milan | 988 km | 30.8 kg | 14h 6m | 248 kg | 4h 48m |
| Munich | 941 km | 29.5 kg | 12h 54m | 237 kg | 4h 48m |
| Newcastle | 368 km | 29.6 kg | 5h 42m | 169 kg | 4h |
| Oslo | 1,138 km | 36.5 kg | 28h 54m | 286 kg | 5h |
| Paris | 374 km | 12.6 kg | 5h 42m | 94.1 kg | 4h |
| Prague | 1,049 km | 32.9 kg | 19h 18m | 264 kg | 4h 54m |
| Rome | 1,464 km | 44.8 kg | 18h 12m | 368 kg | 5h 30m |
| Sheffield | 197 km | 15.8 kg | 4h 18m | 90.4 kg | 3h 48m |
| Stockholm | 1,424 km | 44.7 kg | 25h 42m | 358 kg | 5h 24m |
| Vienna | 1,254 km | 38.9 kg | 18h | 316 kg | 5h 12m |
| Warsaw | 1,457 km | 45.2 kg | 21h 12m | 367 kg | 5h 24m |
| Zurich | 804 km | 25.4 kg | 11h 12m | 202 kg | 4h 36m |
The year in St Albans
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | 4.4 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 8.6 | 12.6 | 16.0 | 16.6 | 17.1 | 15.8 | 11.8 | 7.1 | 6.9 |
| Sun h/day | 4.9 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 8.2 | 10.0 | 12.7 | 10.4 | 10.2 | 8.1 | 6.0 | 4.2 | 2.5 |
| Rain mm/day | 2.1 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
When to go
St Albans is warmest in August at 17.1 °C but brightest in June, averaging 12.7 hours of sun a day — the two do not always coincide, which is worth knowing before booking. Its coldest is January at 4.4 °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 6.1× the carbon of one person getting there by rail from Brussels. Two sharing the room halve that share each; the journey does not halve.
Where to stay in St Albans
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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.