Valencia

Reaching Valencia from London emits 39.5 kg CO₂e return by rail (16h 36m each way) against 337 kg by air — 9× the carbon. It averages 27.2 °C in August and 11.6 °C in February.
Valencia is a charming old city and the capital of the Valencian Community. — Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0
When to go: Valencia is warmest in August (27.2 °C), sunniest in July (13.2 h a day); coldest in February (11.6 °C). Month by month
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 1,490 km | 44.0 kg | 17h | 375 kg | 5h 30m |
| Barcelona | 302 km | 8.9 kg | 4h 30m | 76.1 kg | 3h 54m |
| Berlin | 1,794 km | 52.9 kg | 22h 24m | 451 kg | 5h 54m |
| Birmingham | 1,451 km | 52.6 kg | 19h 24m | 365 kg | 5h 24m |
| Bristol | 1,343 km | 53.2 kg | 19h 36m | 338 kg | 5h 18m |
| Brussels | 1,318 km | 38.9 kg | 15h 6m | 331 kg | 5h 18m |
| Cardiff | 1,352 km | 56.5 kg | 19h 54m | 340 kg | 5h 18m |
| Copenhagen | 2,039 km | 60.2 kg | 27h 54m | 513 kg | 6h 12m |
| Dublin | 1,604 km | — | — | 404 kg | 5h 36m |
| Edinburgh | 1,844 km | 82.4 kg | 22h 24m | 464 kg | 6h |
| Frankfurt | 1,380 km | 40.7 kg | 17h 18m | 347 kg | 5h 18m |
| Glasgow | 1,845 km | 84.1 kg | 22h 30m | 464 kg | 6h |
| Leeds | 1,595 km | 61.4 kg | 20h 12m | 401 kg | 5h 36m |
| Lisbon | 761 km | 22.5 kg | 13h | 191 kg | 4h 30m |
| Liverpool | 1,562 km | 62.5 kg | 20h 12m | 393 kg | 5h 36m |
| London | 1,338 km | 39.5 kg | 16h 36m | 337 kg | 5h 18m |
| Madrid | 302 km | 8.9 kg | 3h 6m | 76.0 kg | 3h 54m |
| Manchester | 1,564 km | 60.5 kg | 20h 6m | 393 kg | 5h 36m |
| Milan | 1,028 km | 30.3 kg | 16h 42m | 259 kg | 4h 54m |
| Munich | 1,357 km | 40.0 kg | 19h 24m | 341 kg | 5h 18m |
| Newcastle | 1,726 km | 71.5 kg | 20h 54m | 434 kg | 5h 48m |
| Nottingham | 1,500 km | 53.6 kg | 19h 42m | 377 kg | 5h 30m |
| Oslo | 2,402 km | 70.9 kg | 36h 42m | 604 kg | 6h 42m |
| Paris | 1,065 km | 31.4 kg | 12h 18m | 268 kg | 4h 54m |
| Prague | 1,655 km | 48.8 kg | 25h 54m | 416 kg | 5h 42m |
| Rome | 1,119 km | 33.0 kg | 18h 6m | 281 kg | 5h |
| Sheffield | 1,549 km | 57.8 kg | 20h | 390 kg | 5h 36m |
| Southampton | 1,273 km | 48.4 kg | 19h 18m | 320 kg | 5h 12m |
| Stockholm | 2,561 km | 75.6 kg | 34h 12m | 644 kg | 6h 54m |
| Vienna | 1,652 km | 48.7 kg | 24h 30m | 416 kg | 5h 42m |
| Warsaw | 2,166 km | 63.9 kg | 29h 54m | 545 kg | 6h 24m |
| Zurich | 1,134 km | 33.5 kg | 17h 24m | 285 kg | 5h |
The year in Valencia
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | 11.7 | 11.6 | 15.1 | 16.6 | 19.3 | 23.4 | 26.7 | 27.2 | 22.9 | 20.6 | 16.5 | 12.1 |
| Sun h/day | 8.0 | 8.6 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 12.6 | 12.8 | 13.2 | 12.5 | 10.6 | 8.7 | 8.3 | 7.9 |
| Rain mm/day | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 0.5 |
| Sea °C | 14.9 | 13.9 | 14.3 | 16.2 | 19.1 | 22.7 | 26.6 | 28.0 | 25.9 | 23.2 | 18.2 | 16.4 |
When to go
Valencia is warmest in August at 27.2 °C but brightest in July, averaging 13.2 hours of sun a day — the two do not always coincide, which is worth knowing before booking. Its coldest is February at 11.6 °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 5.5× the carbon of one person getting there by rail from Barcelona. Two sharing the room halve that share each; the journey does not halve.
How busy it gets
Valencia/València records 4.8 overnight stays per resident a year (13,171,283 nights in 2024). 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 Valencia
Places to stay in Valencia, 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.