Ventspils
Reaching Ventspils from London emits 45.4 kg CO₂e return by rail (31h 18m each way) against 387 kg by air — 9× the carbon. It averages 18.4 °C in August and -0.4 °C in January.
Ventspils is a city in Kurzeme on the western coast of Latvia and one of Europe's busiest ports. — Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0
When to go: Ventspils is warmest in August (18.4 °C), sunniest in May (14.4 h a day); coldest in January (-0.4 °C). Month by month
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 1,199 km | 35.4 kg | 26h 6m | 302 kg | 5h 6m |
| Barcelona | 2,250 km | 66.4 kg | 37h 6m | 566 kg | 6h 30m |
| Berlin | 750 km | 22.1 kg | 19h 48m | 189 kg | 4h 30m |
| Birmingham | 1,585 km | 58.5 kg | 34h | 399 kg | 5h 36m |
| Bristol | 1,685 km | 59.2 kg | 34h 18m | 424 kg | 5h 42m |
| Brussels | 1,331 km | 39.3 kg | 27h 36m | 335 kg | 5h 18m |
| Cardiff | 1,718 km | 62.4 kg | 34h 36m | 432 kg | 5h 48m |
| Copenhagen | 583 km | 17.2 kg | 14h 54m | 147 kg | 4h 18m |
| Dublin | 1,801 km | — | — | 453 kg | 5h 54m |
| Edinburgh | 1,512 km | 88.3 kg | 37h | 380 kg | 5h 30m |
| Frankfurt | 1,168 km | 34.5 kg | 24h 30m | 294 kg | 5h 6m |
| Glasgow | 1,579 km | 90.1 kg | 37h 12m | 397 kg | 5h 36m |
| Leeds | 1,498 km | 67.3 kg | 34h 54m | 377 kg | 5h 30m |
| Lisbon | 3,038 km | 89.7 kg | 54h 36m | 764 kg | 7h 36m |
| Liverpool | 1,601 km | 68.4 kg | 34h 54m | 403 kg | 5h 36m |
| London | 1,538 km | 45.4 kg | 31h 18m | 387 kg | 5h 36m |
| Madrid | 2,611 km | 77.1 kg | 40h 42m | 657 kg | 7h |
| Manchester | 1,554 km | 66.4 kg | 34h 48m | 391 kg | 5h 36m |
| Milan | 1,574 km | 46.5 kg | 33h 6m | 396 kg | 5h 36m |
| Munich | 1,226 km | 36.2 kg | 24h 12m | 309 kg | 5h 6m |
| Newcastle | 1,452 km | 77.4 kg | 35h 30m | 365 kg | 5h 24m |
| Nottingham | 1,516 km | 59.5 kg | 34h 24m | 381 kg | 5h 30m |
| Oslo | 684 km | 20.2 kg | 15h 30m | 172 kg | 4h 24m |
| Paris | 1,586 km | 46.8 kg | 29h 6m | 399 kg | 5h 36m |
| Prague | 937 km | 27.7 kg | 24h 12m | 236 kg | 4h 42m |
| Rome | 1,839 km | 54.3 kg | 37h 6m | 463 kg | 6h |
| Sheffield | 1,513 km | 63.7 kg | 34h 42m | 381 kg | 5h 30m |
| Southampton | 1,650 km | 54.4 kg | 34h | 415 kg | 5h 42m |
| Stockholm | 296 km | 8.7 kg | 9h | 74.5 kg | 3h 54m |
| Vienna | 1,079 km | 31.8 kg | 22h 42m | 271 kg | 4h 54m |
| Warsaw | 575 km | 17.0 kg | 14h 36m | 145 kg | 4h 18m |
| Zurich | 1,417 km | 41.8 kg | 28h 48m | 357 kg | 5h 24m |
The year in Ventspils
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | -0.4 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 6.1 | 12.7 | 16.1 | 17.8 | 18.4 | 16.7 | 9.6 | 4.9 | 2.2 |
| Sun h/day | 2.2 | 3.1 | 6.1 | 8.9 | 14.4 | 14.0 | 13.5 | 11.4 | 9.8 | 5.1 | 2.9 | 1.2 |
| Rain mm/day | 2.6 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.3 |
| Sea °C | 4.1 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 4.7 | 8.4 | 13.9 | 17.7 | 18.7 | 17.9 | 14.3 | 10.1 | 6.6 |
When to go
Ventspils is warmest in August at 18.4 °C but brightest in May, averaging 14.4 hours of sun a day — the two do not always coincide, which is worth knowing before booking. Its coldest is January at -0.4 °C.
Three months worth booking
The same year of measurements, decided rather than tabulated. Each opens the map below on dates in that month.
How busy it gets
Kurzeme records 2.4 overnight stays per resident a year (672,267 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 Ventspils
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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.