Sunniest places to go from Barcelona in February
The sunniest place you can reach from Barcelona in February within 15 hours is Arona at 10.7 h, costing 568 kg CO₂e return. The lowest-carbon option is Tortosa at 4.5 kg — 126× less carbon for 2.1 h less.
Every destination here is on the efficiency frontier: nowhere else in Europe is both sunnier in February and lower in carbon. Anything a better option beats outright has been left out.
By rail or ferry By air
| Destination | How | CO₂e return | Temp | Sun/day | Rain/day | Journey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tortosa, Spain | Rail | 4.5 kg | 11.2 °C | 8.6 h | 1.1 mm | 4h 6m |
| Almería, Spain | Rail | 19.0 kg | 14.1 °C | 9.2 h | 0.3 mm | 10h 48m |
| Bouarfa, Morocco | Air | 264 kg | 8.9 °C | 9.6 h | 0.4 mm | 4h 54m |
| Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain | Air | 554 kg | 17.6 °C | 10.3 h | 0.9 mm | 6h 24m |
| Arona, Spain | Air | 568 kg | 14.5 °C | 10.7 h | 0.9 mm | 6h 30m |
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 Almería (19.0 kg, 9.2 h) to Bouarfa (264 kg, 9.6 h) buys 0.4 hours more sunshine for an extra 245 kg — 613 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
February answers differently depending on what you're after. The warmest destinations from Barcelona in February 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 Barcelona
February 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 Barcelona in February?
Arona, Spain, at 10.7 h. Reaching it emits 568 kg CO₂e return, travelling 6h 30m each way by air.
Can I get somewhere sunny from Barcelona in February without flying?
Yes. Almería reaches 9.2 h and is reachable by rail or ferry in 10h 48m, emitting 19.0 kg CO₂e return — though Arona is sunnier still, if you fly.
How much carbon does a return trip from Barcelona to Arona produce?
568 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.