Low-carbon travel from Leeds, month by month
From Leeds, the warmest place reachable without flying is Chalon-sur-Saône at 21.9 °C in August, for 40.7 kg CO₂e return. In 4 months of the year the train reaches somewhere averaging 18 °C or more; in the rest, warmth means flying.
Two questions, twelve months. Pick the one that matches what you're actually after — the warmest place is rarely the sunniest.
| Month | Warmest | °C | kg | Sunniest | h/day | kg | Best without flying |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | Maspalomas | 19.6 | 783 | Arona | 9.9 | 783 | Cherbourg · 28.7 kg |
| February | Maspalomas | 18.8 | 783 | Santa Cruz de Tenerife | 10.3 | 770 | Cherbourg · 28.7 kg |
| March | Kom Ombo | 23.6 | 1,015 | Arona | 11.5 | 783 | La Rochelle · 39.5 kg |
| April | Kom Ombo | 28.3 | 1,015 | Toledo | 12.1 | 393 | La Rochelle · 39.5 kg |
| May | Edfu | 31.4 | 1,003 | Örnsköldsvik | 15.1 | 394 | La Rochelle · 39.5 kg |
| June | Edfu | 36.2 | 1,003 | Rauma | 16.1 | 400 | Mainz · 40.0 kg |
| July | Zagora | 36.6 | 662 | Nice | 14.3 | 325 | Chalon-sur-Saône · 40.7 kg |
| August | Kom Ombo | 36.8 | 1,015 | Guarda | 13.0 | 386 | Chalon-sur-Saône · 40.7 kg |
| September | Sharm el-Sheikh | 33.7 | 958 | Izmir | 11.6 | 695 | La Rochelle · 39.5 kg |
| October | Sharm el-Sheikh | 29.0 | 958 | Antalya | 10.6 | 779 | La Rochelle · 39.5 kg |
| November | Sharm el-Sheikh | 24.6 | 958 | Luxor | 10.6 | 984 | St-Malo · 32.0 kg |
| December | Maspalomas | 19.7 | 783 | Luxor | 10.0 | 984 | Cherbourg · 28.7 kg |
Warmest is not sunniest
They come apart, and the gap is the useful part. A mild Atlantic coast can be grey; a colder inland month can be bright. Temperature alone will send you somewhere wet, which is why every table on this site carries sunshine and rainfall next to the degrees.
Every month, both questions
Warmest from Leeds
Sunniest from Leeds
Where to stay in Chalon-sur-Saône
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