Vichy
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Reaching Vichy from London emits 19.3 kg CO₂e return by rail (9h 54m each way) against 164 kg by air — 9× the carbon. It averages 21.2 °C in August and 4.6 °C in January.
Vichy is a town in Auvergne. — Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0
When to go: Vichy is warmest in August (21.2 °C), sunniest in July (12.3 h a day); coldest in January (4.6 °C). Month by month
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 703 km | 20.7 kg | 10h 18m | 177 kg | 4h 24m |
| Barcelona | 537 km | 15.8 kg | 8h 48m | 135 kg | 4h 12m |
| Berlin | 1,013 km | 29.9 kg | 15h 18m | 255 kg | 4h 54m |
| Birmingham | 805 km | 32.3 kg | 12h 36m | 202 kg | 4h 36m |
| Bristol | 738 km | 33.0 kg | 12h 54m | 186 kg | 4h 30m |
| Brussels | 530 km | 15.6 kg | 8h 24m | 133 kg | 4h 12m |
| Cardiff | 766 km | 36.2 kg | 13h 12m | 193 kg | 4h 30m |
| Copenhagen | 1,238 km | 36.5 kg | 19h 54m | 311 kg | 5h 12m |
| Dublin | 1,059 km | — | — | 266 kg | 4h 54m |
| Edinburgh | 1,185 km | 62.2 kg | 15h 36m | 298 kg | 5h 6m |
| Frankfurt | 590 km | 17.4 kg | 10h 6m | 149 kg | 4h 18m |
| Glasgow | 1,207 km | 63.9 kg | 15h 48m | 304 kg | 5h 6m |
| Leeds | 923 km | 41.1 kg | 13h 30m | 232 kg | 4h 42m |
| Lisbon | 1,317 km | 38.9 kg | 21h | 331 kg | 5h 18m |
| Liverpool | 930 km | 42.3 kg | 13h 30m | 234 kg | 4h 42m |
| London | 652 km | 19.3 kg | 9h 54m | 164 kg | 4h 24m |
| Madrid | 857 km | 25.3 kg | 12h 24m | 216 kg | 4h 36m |
| Manchester | 912 km | 40.3 kg | 13h 24m | 230 kg | 4h 42m |
| Milan | 453 km | 13.4 kg | 8h 30m | 114 kg | 4h 6m |
| Munich | 655 km | 19.3 kg | 11h 24m | 165 kg | 4h 24m |
| Newcastle | 1,045 km | 51.2 kg | 14h 6m | 263 kg | 4h 54m |
| Nottingham | 827 km | 33.3 kg | 13h | 208 kg | 4h 36m |
| Oslo | 1,607 km | 47.4 kg | 25h 12m | 404 kg | 5h 36m |
| Paris | 314 km | 9.3 kg | 5h 48m | 78.9 kg | 3h 54m |
| Prague | 926 km | 27.3 kg | 15h 24m | 233 kg | 4h 42m |
| Rome | 865 km | 25.5 kg | 12h 6m | 218 kg | 4h 42m |
| Sheffield | 880 km | 37.5 kg | 13h 18m | 221 kg | 4h 42m |
| Southampton | 639 km | 28.2 kg | 12h 36m | 161 kg | 4h 24m |
| Stockholm | 1,760 km | 51.9 kg | 25h 6m | 443 kg | 5h 48m |
| Vienna | 1,004 km | 29.6 kg | 15h 54m | 253 kg | 4h 48m |
| Warsaw | 1,442 km | 42.6 kg | 22h 24m | 363 kg | 5h 24m |
| Zurich | 414 km | 12.2 kg | 8h | 104 kg | 4h 6m |
The year in Vichy
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | 4.6 | 6.0 | 8.9 | 10.3 | 14.0 | 19.0 | 20.7 | 21.2 | 17.9 | 15.0 | 8.7 | 4.7 |
| Sun h/day | 3.4 | 5.5 | 8.0 | 8.9 | 9.9 | 11.9 | 12.3 | 11.8 | 9.6 | 7.9 | 5.5 | 4.1 |
| Rain mm/day | 2.3 | 1.4 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 2.6 |
When to go
Vichy is warmest in August at 21.2 °C but brightest in July, averaging 12.3 hours of sun a day — the two do not always coincide, which is worth knowing before booking. Its coldest is January at 4.6 °C.
On these lists
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 5.0× 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
Allier records 3.6 overnight stays per resident a year (1,177,714 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 Vichy
Places to stay in Vichy, 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.