Valence
Reaching Valence from Milan emits 10.1 kg CO₂e return by rail (6h 42m each way) against 85.7 kg by air — 8× the carbon. It averages 24.5 °C in August and 4.7 °C in December.
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 828 km | 24.4 kg | 13h 18m | 208 kg | 4h 36m |
| Barcelona | 452 km | 13.3 kg | 8h 12m | 114 kg | 4h 6m |
| Berlin | 1,049 km | 30.9 kg | 16h 18m | 264 kg | 4h 54m |
| Birmingham | 977 km | 37.3 kg | 15h 30m | 246 kg | 4h 48m |
| Bristol | 914 km | 38.0 kg | 15h 36m | 230 kg | 4h 42m |
| Brussels | 660 km | 19.5 kg | 11h | 166 kg | 4h 24m |
| Cardiff | 943 km | 41.2 kg | 16h 6m | 237 kg | 4h 48m |
| Copenhagen | 1,311 km | 38.7 kg | 19h 54m | 330 kg | 5h 12m |
| Dublin | 1,235 km | — | — | 311 kg | 5h 6m |
| Edinburgh | 1,352 km | 67.1 kg | 20h 30m | 340 kg | 5h 18m |
| Frankfurt | 643 km | 19.0 kg | 10h 48m | 162 kg | 4h 24m |
| Glasgow | 1,376 km | 68.9 kg | 20h 48m | 346 kg | 5h 18m |
| Leeds | 1,091 km | 46.1 kg | 17h | 274 kg | 5h |
| Lisbon | 1,351 km | 39.9 kg | 20h 30m | 340 kg | 5h 18m |
| Liverpool | 1,103 km | 47.3 kg | 17h 12m | 277 kg | 5h |
| London | 821 km | 24.2 kg | 13h 12m | 207 kg | 4h 36m |
| Madrid | 864 km | 25.5 kg | 13h 48m | 217 kg | 4h 42m |
| Manchester | 1,083 km | 45.3 kg | 16h 48m | 272 kg | 4h 54m |
| Milan | 341 km | 10.1 kg | 6h 42m | 85.7 kg | 4h |
| Munich | 622 km | 18.4 kg | 10h 30m | 157 kg | 4h 18m |
| Newcastle | 1,210 km | 56.2 kg | 18h 42m | 304 kg | 5h 6m |
| Nottingham | 996 km | 38.3 kg | 15h 36m | 250 kg | 4h 48m |
| Oslo | 1,711 km | 50.5 kg | 25h 24m | 430 kg | 5h 48m |
| Paris | 478 km | 14.1 kg | 8h 30m | 120 kg | 4h 6m |
| Prague | 915 km | 27.0 kg | 14h 30m | 230 kg | 4h 42m |
| Rome | 700 km | 20.7 kg | 11h 36m | 176 kg | 4h 24m |
| Sheffield | 1,048 km | 42.5 kg | 16h 18m | 264 kg | 4h 54m |
| Southampton | 814 km | 33.2 kg | 14h 48m | 205 kg | 4h 36m |
| Stockholm | 1,829 km | 54.0 kg | 27h | 460 kg | 5h 54m |
| Vienna | 948 km | 28.0 kg | 15h | 239 kg | 4h 48m |
| Warsaw | 1,431 km | 42.2 kg | 21h 36m | 360 kg | 5h 24m |
| Zurich | 390 km | 11.5 kg | 7h 18m | 98.1 kg | 4h |
The year in Valence
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | 4.8 | 6.7 | 9.6 | 11.8 | 15.7 | 20.9 | 23.8 | 24.5 | 18.8 | 15.7 | 8.7 | 4.7 |
| Sun h/day | 5.0 | 7.4 | 8.5 | 10.3 | 10.4 | 12.4 | 13.7 | 12.5 | 10.0 | 7.9 | 6.4 | 5.5 |
| Rain mm/day | 1.3 | 1.7 | 4.3 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 4.1 | 5.9 | 1.9 | 2.4 |
When to go
Valence is warmest in August at 24.5 °C but brightest in July, averaging 13.7 hours of sun a day — the two do not always coincide, which is worth knowing before booking. Its coldest is December at 4.7 °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 4.6× the carbon of getting there by rail from Milan.
How busy it gets
Drôme records 6.3 overnight stays per resident a year (3,336,760 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 Valence
Places to stay in Valence, 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.