Valenciennes
Reaching Valenciennes from Paris emits 5.5 kg CO₂e return by rail (4h 36m each way) against 47.2 kg by air — 9× the carbon. It averages 19.2 °C in August and 4.4 °C in January.
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 243 km | 7.2 kg | 5h 18m | 61.2 kg | 3h 48m |
| Barcelona | 1,003 km | 29.6 kg | 15h 42m | 252 kg | 4h 48m |
| Berlin | 726 km | 21.4 kg | 11h 54m | 183 kg | 4h 30m |
| Birmingham | 444 km | 21.5 kg | 8h 6m | 112 kg | 4h 6m |
| Bristol | 446 km | 22.2 kg | 8h 18m | 112 kg | 4h 6m |
| Cardiff | 486 km | 25.4 kg | 8h 48m | 122 kg | 4h 6m |
| Copenhagen | 844 km | 24.9 kg | 13h 36m | 212 kg | 4h 36m |
| Dublin | 748 km | — | — | 188 kg | 4h 30m |
| Edinburgh | 766 km | 51.3 kg | 13h 12m | 193 kg | 4h 30m |
| Frankfurt | 368 km | 10.9 kg | 7h | 92.5 kg | 4h |
| Glasgow | 802 km | 53.1 kg | 13h 30m | 202 kg | 4h 36m |
| Leeds | 516 km | 30.3 kg | 9h 36m | 130 kg | 4h 12m |
| Lisbon | 1,633 km | 48.2 kg | 24h 18m | 411 kg | 5h 42m |
| Liverpool | 560 km | 31.5 kg | 9h 48m | 141 kg | 4h 12m |
| London | 286 km | 8.5 kg | 5h 54m | 71.9 kg | 3h 54m |
| Madrid | 1,240 km | 36.6 kg | 19h | 312 kg | 5h 12m |
| Manchester | 526 km | 29.5 kg | 9h 30m | 132 kg | 4h 12m |
| Milan | 688 km | 20.3 kg | 11h 24m | 173 kg | 4h 24m |
| Munich | 634 km | 18.7 kg | 10h 42m | 160 kg | 4h 18m |
| Newcastle | 619 km | 40.4 kg | 11h 24m | 156 kg | 4h 18m |
| Nottingham | 433 km | 22.5 kg | 8h 18m | 109 kg | 4h 6m |
| Oslo | 1,156 km | 34.1 kg | 17h 48m | 291 kg | 5h |
| Paris | 188 km | 5.5 kg | 4h 36m | 47.2 kg | 3h 48m |
| Prague | 775 km | 22.9 kg | 12h 36m | 195 kg | 4h 30m |
| Rome | 1,167 km | 34.4 kg | 18h | 294 kg | 5h 6m |
| Sheffield | 480 km | 26.7 kg | 9h | 121 kg | 4h 6m |
| Southampton | 353 km | 17.4 kg | 7h 24m | 88.7 kg | 4h |
| Stockholm | 1,359 km | 40.1 kg | 20h 36m | 342 kg | 5h 18m |
| Vienna | 961 km | 28.3 kg | 15h 6m | 242 kg | 4h 48m |
| Warsaw | 1,230 km | 36.3 kg | 18h 48m | 310 kg | 5h 6m |
| Zurich | 496 km | 14.6 kg | 8h 48m | 125 kg | 4h 12m |
The year in Valenciennes
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | 4.4 | 7.1 | 8.2 | 9.7 | 13.9 | 17.8 | 18.8 | 19.2 | 17.3 | 13.4 | 8.0 | 6.4 |
| Sun h/day | 3.9 | 4.1 | 5.7 | 8.3 | 10.2 | 12.1 | 11.0 | 10.6 | 8.9 | 6.4 | 3.6 | 2.2 |
| Rain mm/day | 2.4 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.3 |
When to go
Valenciennes is warmest in August at 19.2 °C but brightest in June, averaging 12.1 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.
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 8.5× the carbon of getting there by rail from Paris.
How busy it gets
Nord records 2 overnight stays per resident a year (5,158,184 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 Valenciennes
Places to stay in Valenciennes, 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.