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Whitstable

Reaching Whitstable from Southampton emits 14.2 kg CO₂e return by rail (4h 24m each way) against 81.2 kg by air — 6× the carbon. It averages 18.3 °C in August and 5.8 °C in January.

14.2kg CO₂e return by rail, from Southampton
72.5kg CO₂e return by air, from Amsterdam
13.2hours of sunshine a day in June, its brightest month

Getting there

Return carbon and modelled one-way journey time to Whitstable
FromDistanceBy railRail timeBy airAir time
Amsterdam288 km17.1 kg8h72.5 kg3h 54m
Barcelona1,112 km40.2 kg18h 42m280 kg5h
Berlin858 km34.1 kg15h 54m216 kg4h 36m
Birmingham236 km19.0 kg5h 12m108 kg3h 48m
Bristol251 km20.2 kg5h 24m115 kg3h 48m
Brussels239 km16.0 kg7h 30m60.1 kg3h 48m
Cardiff292 km23.5 kg6h134 kg3h 54m
Copenhagen900 km34.8 kg16h 12m226 kg4h 42m
Dublin540 km136 kg4h 12m
Edinburgh581 km46.7 kg10h267 kg4h 18m
Frankfurt556 km25.4 kg11h 48m140 kg4h 12m
Glasgow610 km49.0 kg10h 18m280 kg4h 18m
Leeds322 km25.9 kg6h 24m148 kg3h 54m
Lisbon1,613 km53.3 kg24h 48m406 kg5h 42m
Liverpool355 km28.5 kg6h 54m163 kg4h
Madrid1,270 km43.8 kg20h 24m320 kg5h 12m
Manchester323 km26.0 kg6h 24m148 kg3h 54m
Milan889 km34.9 kg16h 12m224 kg4h 42m
Munich837 km33.7 kg15h 42m211 kg4h 36m
Newcastle438 km35.2 kg8h201 kg4h 6m
Nottingham231 km18.6 kg5h 12m106 kg3h 48m
Oslo1,127 km40.6 kg18h 54m284 kg5h
Paris294 km16.7 kg7h 48m74.0 kg3h 54m
Prague952 km37.0 kg17h 18m240 kg4h 48m
Rome1,367 km48.9 kg22h 48m344 kg5h 18m
Sheffield281 km22.6 kg5h 54m129 kg3h 54m
Southampton177 km14.2 kg4h 24m81.2 kg3h 42m
Stockholm1,388 km48.8 kg22h 42m349 kg5h 24m
Vienna1,154 km43.0 kg20h290 kg5h
Warsaw1,373 km49.3 kg22h 54m346 kg5h 18m
Zurich702 km29.5 kg13h 48m177 kg4h 24m

The year in Whitstable

ERA5 reanalysis, 2023–2024 monthly means
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Temp °C5.87.68.19.513.016.217.718.316.913.48.67.9
Sun h/day4.64.95.79.011.213.211.011.18.86.84.33.1
Rain mm/day1.82.03.22.52.30.82.32.02.22.62.81.9

When to go

Whitstable is warmest in August at 18.3 °C but brightest in June, averaging 13.2 hours of sun a day — the two do not always coincide, which is worth knowing before booking. Its coldest is January at 5.8 °C.

Staying there

A hotel room in United Kingdom emits about 10.4 kg CO₂e per night under UK Government 2026 factors, so a week adds roughly 73 kg — about 5.1× the carbon of getting there by rail from Southampton.

Where to stay in Whitstable

Places to stay in Whitstable, United Kingdom, on a live map. Prices and availability come from Stay22 and its booking partners.

Affiliate disclosure. A booking made through this map may earn 0xCarbon a commission, at no extra cost to you. It changes nothing above it: the emissions figures come from UK Government conversion factors and are computed before anyone is paid anything.See the method.

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.