Low-carbon travel from London, month by month
From London, the warmest place reachable without flying is Avignon at 25.6 °C in August, for 27.1 kg CO₂e return. In 5 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 | 740 | Safaga | 10.0 | 928 | Castro Urdiales · 27.5 kg |
| February | Maspalomas | 18.8 | 740 | Santa Cruz de Tenerife | 10.3 | 728 | Donostia / San Sebastian · 27.2 kg |
| March | Kom Ombo | 23.6 | 962 | Arona | 11.5 | 741 | Donostia / San Sebastian · 27.2 kg |
| April | Kom Ombo | 28.3 | 962 | Toledo | 12.1 | 335 | Montpellier · 27.4 kg |
| May | Edfu | 31.4 | 951 | Gävle | 14.7 | 370 | Arles · 27.8 kg |
| June | Edfu | 36.2 | 951 | Rauma | 16.1 | 427 | Béziers · 27.8 kg |
| July | Zagora | 36.6 | 604 | Nice | 14.3 | 259 | Avignon · 27.1 kg |
| August | Kom Ombo | 36.8 | 962 | Guarda | 13.0 | 336 | Avignon · 27.1 kg |
| September | Sharm el-Sheikh | 33.7 | 909 | Izmir | 11.6 | 646 | Arles · 27.8 kg |
| October | Sharm el-Sheikh | 29.0 | 909 | Antalya | 10.6 | 732 | Donostia / San Sebastian · 27.2 kg |
| November | Sharm el-Sheikh | 24.6 | 909 | Luxor | 10.6 | 932 | Donostia / San Sebastian · 27.2 kg |
| December | Maspalomas | 19.7 | 740 | Luxor | 10.0 | 932 | Donostia / San Sebastian · 27.2 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 London
Sunniest from London
Where to stay in Avignon
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