Sunniest places to go from Amsterdam in March
The sunniest place you can reach from Amsterdam in March within 15 hours is Arona at 11.5 h, costing 814 kg CO₂e return. The lowest-carbon option is Houthalen at 4.5 kg — 181× less carbon for 5.4 h less.
Every destination here is on the efficiency frontier: nowhere else in Europe is both sunnier in March and lower in carbon. Anything a better option beats outright has been left out.
By rail or ferry By air
What the 15-hour limit costs: at this budget Marseille can only be reached by air — 254 kg CO₂e, in 4h 48m. Allow up to 24 hours and the train does the same journey for 29.8 kg in 15h 48m — 9× less carbon for 11h more travelling.
| Destination | How | CO₂e return | Temp | Sun/day | Rain/day | Journey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houthalen, Belgium | Rail | 4.5 kg | 7.9 °C | 6.1 h | 3.6 mm | 4h 6m |
| Mainz, Germany | Rail | 10.5 kg | 7.8 °C | 6.7 h | 2.7 mm | 6h 54m |
| Strasbourg, France | Rail | 13.8 kg | 8.3 °C | 7.2 h | 3.6 mm | 8h 24m |
| Augsburg, Germany | Rail | 18.2 kg | 6.9 °C | 7.7 h | 2.1 mm | 10h 24m |
| Saint-Etienne, France | Rail | 22.8 kg | 8.1 °C | 8.6 h | 4.3 mm | 12h 36m |
| Avignon, France | Rail | 27.6 kg | 11.2 °C | 9.2 h | 4.1 mm | 14h 48m |
| Marseille, France | Air | 254 kg | 11.6 °C | 9.6 h | 2.6 mm | 4h 48m |
| Lleida, Spain | Air | 312 kg | 12.9 °C | 10.4 h | 0.8 mm | 5h 12m |
| Palma, Spain | Air | 361 kg | 14.4 °C | 10.7 h | 1.4 mm | 5h 24m |
| Arona, Spain | Air | 814 kg | 16.1 °C | 11.5 h | 1.2 mm | 7h 48m |
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.
Where the curve breaks
The frontier is gentle until it isn't. Going from Avignon (27.6 kg, 9.2 h) to Marseille (254 kg, 9.6 h) buys 0.4 hours more sunshine for an extra 226 kg — 566 kg of CO₂e per hour. That single step is the most expensive sunshine on the whole curve.
The pick of them
If you'd rather have heat than sunshine
March answers differently depending on what you're after. The warmest destinations from Amsterdam in March are a different list — hours of sunshine and degrees of warmth come apart, especially early and late in the year.
Where to stay in Arona
Places to stay in Arona, Spain, on a live map. Prices and availability come from Stay22 and its booking partners.
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Other months from Amsterdam
March from elsewhere
- Amsterdam
- Barcelona
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- Birmingham
- Bristol
- Brussels
- Cardiff
- Copenhagen
- Dublin
- Edinburgh
- Frankfurt
- Glasgow
- Leeds
- Lisbon
- Liverpool
- London
- Madrid
- Manchester
- Milan
- Munich
- Newcastle
- Nottingham
- Oslo
- Paris
- Prague
- Rome
- Sheffield
- Southampton
- Stockholm
- Vienna
- Warsaw
- Zurich
Questions
Where is the sunniest place to go from Amsterdam in March?
Arona, Spain, at 11.5 h. Reaching it emits 814 kg CO₂e return, travelling 7h 48m each way by air.
Can I get somewhere sunny from Amsterdam in March without flying?
Yes. Avignon reaches 9.2 h and is reachable by rail or ferry in 14h 48m, emitting 27.6 kg CO₂e return — though Arona is sunnier still, if you fly.
How much carbon does a return trip from Amsterdam to Arona produce?
814 kg CO₂e for one person, return, by air. 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.