Valenciennes
Reaching Valenciennes from London emits 8.5 kg CO₂e return by rail (4h 42m each way) against 71.9 kg by air — 8× the carbon. It averages 19.2 °C in August and 4.4 °C in January.
When to go: Valenciennes is warmest in August (19.2 °C), sunniest in June (12.1 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 | 243 km | 7.2 kg | 5h 30m | 61.2 kg | 3h 48m |
| Barcelona | 1,003 km | 29.6 kg | 11h 48m | 252 kg | 4h 48m |
| Berlin | 726 km | 21.4 kg | 10h 30m | 183 kg | 4h 30m |
| Birmingham | 444 km | 21.5 kg | 7h 30m | 112 kg | 4h 6m |
| Bristol | 446 km | 22.2 kg | 7h 42m | 112 kg | 4h 6m |
| Cardiff | 486 km | 25.4 kg | 8h | 122 kg | 4h 6m |
| Copenhagen | 844 km | 24.9 kg | 14h 12m | 212 kg | 4h 36m |
| Dublin | 748 km | — | — | 188 kg | 4h 30m |
| Edinburgh | 766 km | 51.3 kg | 10h 30m | 193 kg | 4h 30m |
| Frankfurt | 368 km | 10.9 kg | 6h 48m | 92.5 kg | 4h |
| Glasgow | 802 km | 53.1 kg | 10h 36m | 202 kg | 4h 36m |
| Leeds | 516 km | 30.3 kg | 8h 18m | 130 kg | 4h 12m |
| Lisbon | 1,633 km | 48.2 kg | 25h 30m | 411 kg | 5h 42m |
| Liverpool | 560 km | 31.5 kg | 8h 18m | 141 kg | 4h 12m |
| London | 286 km | 8.5 kg | 4h 42m | 71.9 kg | 3h 54m |
| Madrid | 1,240 km | 36.6 kg | 15h 24m | 312 kg | 5h 12m |
| Manchester | 526 km | 29.5 kg | 8h 12m | 132 kg | 4h 12m |
| Milan | 688 km | 20.3 kg | 11h 54m | 173 kg | 4h 24m |
| Munich | 634 km | 18.7 kg | 10h 48m | 160 kg | 4h 18m |
| Newcastle | 619 km | 40.4 kg | 9h | 156 kg | 4h 18m |
| Nottingham | 433 km | 22.5 kg | 7h 48m | 109 kg | 4h 6m |
| Oslo | 1,156 km | 34.1 kg | 18h 42m | 291 kg | 5h |
| Paris | 188 km | 5.5 kg | 3h 48m | 47.2 kg | 3h 48m |
| Prague | 775 km | 22.9 kg | 13h 12m | 195 kg | 4h 30m |
| Rome | 1,167 km | 34.4 kg | 15h 24m | 294 kg | 5h 6m |
| Sheffield | 480 km | 26.7 kg | 8h 6m | 121 kg | 4h 6m |
| Southampton | 353 km | 17.4 kg | 7h 24m | 88.7 kg | 4h |
| Stockholm | 1,359 km | 40.1 kg | 19h 30m | 342 kg | 5h 18m |
| Vienna | 961 km | 28.3 kg | 15h 42m | 242 kg | 4h 48m |
| Warsaw | 1,230 km | 36.3 kg | 18h | 310 kg | 5h 6m |
| Zurich | 496 km | 14.6 kg | 9h 6m | 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.
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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 France emits about 6.7 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 47 kg — about 8.5× the carbon of one person getting there by rail from Paris. Two sharing the room halve that share each; the journey does not halve.
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.