Workington
Reaching Workington from London emits 33.5 kg CO₂e return by rail (5h 54m each way) against 191 kg by air — 6× the carbon. It averages 15.6 °C in August and 5.5 °C in January.
Workington is a town with a population of 25,000 inhabitants (2011) on the Irish Sea coast in Cumbria. — Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0
When to go: Workington is warmest in August (15.6 °C), sunniest in June (12.4 h a day); coldest in January (5.5 °C). Month by month
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 612 km | 44.0 kg | 11h 48m | 154 kg | 4h 18m |
| Barcelona | 1,532 km | 67.1 kg | 18h 18m | 385 kg | 5h 30m |
| Berlin | 1,141 km | 61.0 kg | 18h 12m | 287 kg | 5h |
| Birmingham | 264 km | 21.2 kg | 5h 18m | 121 kg | 3h 54m |
| Bristol | 360 km | 28.9 kg | 6h 42m | 165 kg | 4h |
| Brussels | 678 km | 42.9 kg | 9h 54m | 170 kg | 4h 24m |
| Cardiff | 352 km | 28.3 kg | 6h 36m | 162 kg | 4h |
| Copenhagen | 1,027 km | 61.7 kg | 23h 48m | 258 kg | 4h 54m |
| Dublin | 229 km | — | — | 57.6 kg | 3h 48m |
| Frankfurt | 969 km | 52.3 kg | 14h 6m | 244 kg | 4h 48m |
| Leeds | 160 km | 12.9 kg | 3h 48m | 73.5 kg | 3h 42m |
| Lisbon | 1,819 km | 80.3 kg | 35h 48m | 458 kg | 5h 54m |
| London | 417 km | 33.5 kg | 5h 54m | 191 kg | 4h 6m |
| Madrid | 1,582 km | 70.8 kg | 21h 54m | 398 kg | 5h 36m |
| Manchester | 155 km | 12.4 kg | 3h 42m | 71.0 kg | 3h 42m |
| Milan | 1,363 km | 61.8 kg | 18h 42m | 343 kg | 5h 18m |
| Munich | 1,270 km | 60.6 kg | 17h 24m | 320 kg | 5h 12m |
| Nottingham | 245 km | 19.7 kg | 5h | 112 kg | 3h 48m |
| Oslo | 1,036 km | 67.5 kg | 33h 24m | 261 kg | 4h 54m |
| Paris | 760 km | 43.6 kg | 10h 18m | 191 kg | 4h 30m |
| Prague | 1,316 km | 64.0 kg | 23h 48m | 331 kg | 5h 18m |
| Rome | 1,841 km | 75.8 kg | 22h 42m | 463 kg | 6h |
| Sheffield | 195 km | 15.7 kg | 4h 18m | 89.4 kg | 3h 48m |
| Southampton | 440 km | 35.4 kg | 7h 48m | 202 kg | 4h 6m |
| Stockholm | 1,401 km | 75.8 kg | 30h 12m | 353 kg | 5h 24m |
| Vienna | 1,548 km | 69.9 kg | 22h 30m | 389 kg | 5h 36m |
| Warsaw | 1,640 km | 76.2 kg | 25h 42m | 413 kg | 5h 42m |
| Zurich | 1,168 km | 56.4 kg | 15h 42m | 294 kg | 5h 6m |
The year in Workington
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | 5.5 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 8.4 | 12.9 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15.6 | 14.3 | 11.7 | 7.6 | 7.1 |
| Sun h/day | 4.0 | 4.3 | 6.1 | 8.6 | 10.8 | 12.4 | 10.1 | 9.7 | 7.9 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 2.1 |
| Rain mm/day | 4.8 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 5.5 |
| Sea °C | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 9.2 | 12.3 | 14.9 | 16.0 | 16.9 | 16.3 | 13.9 | 11.0 | 8.3 |
When to go
Workington is warmest in August at 15.6 °C but brightest in June, averaging 12.4 hours of sun a day — the two do not always coincide, which is worth knowing before booking. Its coldest is January at 5.5 °C.
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 United Kingdom emits about 10.4 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 73 kg — about 5.9× the carbon of one person getting there by rail from Manchester. Two sharing the room halve that share each; the journey does not halve.
Where to stay in Workington
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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.