York
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Reaching York from London emits 22.5 kg CO₂e return by rail (3h 24m each way) against 128 kg by air — 6× the carbon. It averages 16.4 °C in August and 4.7 °C in January.
When to go: York is warmest in August (16.4 °C), sunniest in June (12.2 h a day); coldest in January (4.7 °C). Month by month
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 435 km | 33.0 kg | 9h 18m | 109 kg | 4h 6m |
| Barcelona | 1,418 km | 56.1 kg | 15h 48m | 357 kg | 5h 24m |
| Berlin | 976 km | 50.0 kg | 15h 36m | 245 kg | 4h 48m |
| Birmingham | 173 km | 13.9 kg | 4h | 79.3 kg | 3h 42m |
| Bristol | 296 km | 23.8 kg | 5h 48m | 136 kg | 3h 54m |
| Brussels | 505 km | 32.0 kg | 7h 24m | 127 kg | 4h 12m |
| Cardiff | 310 km | 24.9 kg | 6h | 142 kg | 3h 54m |
| Copenhagen | 893 km | 50.7 kg | 21h 12m | 225 kg | 4h 42m |
| Dublin | 347 km | — | — | 87.4 kg | 4h |
| Edinburgh | 260 km | 20.9 kg | 5h 6m | 119 kg | 3h 48m |
| Frankfurt | 792 km | 41.3 kg | 11h 30m | 199 kg | 4h 36m |
| Glasgow | 293 km | 23.6 kg | 5h 42m | 135 kg | 3h 54m |
| Lisbon | 1,801 km | 69.3 kg | 33h 18m | 453 kg | 5h 54m |
| London | 280 km | 22.5 kg | 3h 24m | 128 kg | 3h 54m |
| Madrid | 1,518 km | 59.8 kg | 19h 24m | 382 kg | 5h 30m |
| Milan | 1,196 km | 50.8 kg | 16h 6m | 301 kg | 5h 6m |
| Munich | 1,094 km | 49.6 kg | 14h 48m | 275 kg | 5h |
| Oslo | 974 km | 56.5 kg | 30h 48m | 245 kg | 4h 48m |
| Paris | 615 km | 32.6 kg | 7h 42m | 155 kg | 4h 18m |
| Prague | 1,142 km | 53.0 kg | 21h 12m | 287 kg | 5h |
| Rome | 1,675 km | 64.9 kg | 20h 6m | 421 kg | 5h 42m |
| Southampton | 340 km | 27.4 kg | 6h 6m | 156 kg | 4h |
| Stockholm | 1,308 km | 64.8 kg | 27h 36m | 329 kg | 5h 12m |
| Vienna | 1,372 km | 59.0 kg | 19h 54m | 345 kg | 5h 18m |
| Warsaw | 1,482 km | 65.2 kg | 23h 6m | 373 kg | 5h 30m |
| Zurich | 997 km | 45.4 kg | 13h 12m | 251 kg | 4h 48m |
The year in York
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | 4.7 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 8.5 | 12.9 | 15.1 | 16.0 | 16.4 | 14.8 | 11.4 | 6.8 | 6.9 |
| Sun h/day | 4.1 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 8.0 | 10.0 | 12.2 | 10.6 | 10.4 | 7.6 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 2.3 |
| Rain mm/day | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 1.7 | 3.5 |
When to go
York is warmest in August at 16.4 °C but brightest in June, averaging 12.2 hours of sun a day — the two do not always coincide, which is worth knowing before booking. Its coldest is January at 4.7 °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 5.2× the carbon of one person getting there by rail from Birmingham. Two sharing the room halve that share each; the journey does not halve.
Where to stay in York
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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.