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Sunniest places to go from Amsterdam in July

In July, the sunniest well-known place within 15 hours of Amsterdam is Nice, France, 14.3 h of sun a day and 25.2 °C, about 11h 54m each way by train. You can get there without flying, for 28.9 kg CO₂e return.

The 10 sunniest places within 15 hours of Amsterdam

Ranked on sunshine in July alone, among well-known places (a Wikivoyage travel guide and at least 40,000 Wikipedia readers a year), one per area and at most three per country. The carbon is shown, not used to choose: the list further down is the other question, how much sunshine each extra kilogram buys.

  1. Nice, France14.3 h · 25.2 °C · mostly dry · sea 25.4 °Crail ≈ 11h 54m · 28.9 kg CO₂e return
  2. Bastia, France14.3 h · 27.5 °C · mostly dry · sea 26.2 °Cair ≈ 5h · 284 kg CO₂e return
  3. Sofia, Bulgaria14.3 h · 24.6 °C · mostly dryair ≈ 5h 48m · 439 kg CO₂e return
  4. Ajaccio, France14.2 h · 26.1 °C · mostly dry · sea 25.1 °Cair ≈ 5h 6m · 301 kg CO₂e return
  5. Segovia, Spain14.2 h · 22.9 °C · mostly dryair ≈ 5h 24m · 363 kg CO₂e return
  6. Ávila, Spain14.2 h · 22.7 °C · mostly dryair ≈ 5h 30m · 375 kg CO₂e return
  7. Sanremo, Italy14.2 h · 25.3 °C · mostly dry · sea 25.4 °Crail ≈ 13h 18m · 28.8 kg CO₂e return
  8. Visby, Sweden14.1 h · 17.5 °C · 2.2 mm rain a day · sea 16.9 °Cair ≈ 4h 54m · 260 kg CO₂e return
  9. Florence, Italy14.1 h · 26.7 °C · mostly dryair ≈ 4h 54m · 268 kg CO₂e return
  10. Pristina, Kosovo14.1 h · 24.0 °C · mostly dryair ≈ 5h 42m · 408 kg CO₂e return

Without flying

The sunniest places the train reaches within 15 hours.

  1. Nice, France14.3 h · 25.2 °C · mostly dry · sea 25.4 °Crail ≈ 11h 54m · 28.9 kg CO₂e return
  2. Sanremo, Italy14.2 h · 25.3 °C · mostly dry · sea 25.4 °Crail ≈ 13h 18m · 28.8 kg CO₂e return
  3. Toulon, France14.0 h · 26.2 °C · mostly dry · sea 23.4 °Crail ≈ 10h 6m · 30.4 kg CO₂e return
  4. Marseille, France13.9 h · 24.8 °C · mostly dry · sea 22.6 °Crail ≈ 9h 18m · 29.8 kg CO₂e return
  5. Genoa, Italy13.9 h · 24.8 °C · 1.5 mm rain a day · sea 25.7 °Crail ≈ 14h 12m · 27.6 kg CO₂e return
  6. Zaragoza, Spain13.7 h · 27.1 °C · mostly dryrail ≈ 14h 24m · 37.4 kg CO₂e return

≈ is the model's estimate (air times include getting to and through the airport); ✓ is a rail journey checked against a real timetable, with the date it was checked. Temperatures are historical daily means for 2023–2024, averaged across day and night, so afternoons run warmer.

The low-carbon trade-off

The sunniest place you can reach from Amsterdam in July within 15 hours is Aosta, 13.9 h, costing 22.4 kg CO₂e return. The lowest-carbon option is Aarschot at 4.6 kg — 5× less carbon, for 2.7 hours less sunshine.

Every destination here is on the efficiency frontier: nowhere else this site covers is both sunnier in July and lower in carbon. Anything a better option beats outright has been left out.

AarschotAosta
Where they are. Solid lines are rail or ferry, dashed are flights, from Amsterdam. Pick one to compare.
Carbon against sunshine, July, departing Amsterdam. Journeys of up to 15 hours each way.5 destinations. Lowest carbon Aarschot at 4.6 kilograms and 11.2 h; best for sunshine Aosta at 22.4 kilograms and 13.9 h. Aarschot · 4.6 kgSønderborg · 12.6 kgGeneva · 20.4 kgAosta · 22.4 kg

By rail or ferry By air

Carbon against sunshine, July, departing Amsterdam. Journeys of up to 15 hours each way.
July from Amsterdam — 5 destinations on the frontier, 5 without flying.
DestinationHowCO₂e returnTempSun/dayRain/dayJourney
Aarschot, BelgiumRail4.6 kg18.5 °C11.2 h3.6 mm4h 12m
Cloppenburg, GermanyRail6.5 kg18.0 °C11.7 h4.1 mm5h 12m
Sønderborg, DenmarkRail12.6 kg16.8 °C12.3 h3.8 mm8h 12m
Geneva, SwitzerlandRail20.4 kg21.6 °C13.0 h3.2 mm9h 18m
Aosta, ItalyRail22.4 kg23.7 °C13.9 h2.3 mm11h 54m

Warm is not the same as pleasant, which is why sunshine and rainfall are shown alongside temperature. All three are ERA5 monthly means for 2023–2024.

The pick of them

Aarschot, BelgiumAarschotBelgium4.6 kg CO₂e return18.5 °C · 11.2 h sun · 4h 12m by railwarm but wetAostaItaly22.4 kg CO₂e return23.7 °C · 13.9 h sun · 11h 54m by railwarm overall

The same month, asked differently

July answers differently depending on what you are after, and the lists genuinely diverge: the brightest places are not the hottest, and in summer the useful question stops being where is warm at all.

Where to stay in Aosta

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Questions

Where is the sunniest place to go from Amsterdam in July?

Aosta, Italy, at 13.9 h. Reaching it emits 22.4 kg CO₂e return, travelling 11h 54m each way by rail (modelled).

Can I get somewhere sunny from Amsterdam in July without flying?

Yes. Aosta reaches 13.9 h and is reachable by rail or ferry in 11h 54m (modelled), emitting 22.4 kg CO₂e return — which is also the best on this frontier.

How much carbon does a return trip from Amsterdam to Aosta produce?

22.4 kg CO₂e for one person, return, by rail. That uses the UK Government's 2026 conversion factors, including radiative forcing for flights.

Carbon uses UK Government (DESNZ/DEFRA) 2026 conversion factors applied to great-circle distance, with radiative forcing included for flights. Rail journey times are modelled estimates, not timetabled services. Full method · download the data.