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Sunniest places to go from Berlin in August

In August, the sunniest well-known place within 15 hours of Berlin is Ankara, Turkey, 13.2 h of sun a day and 26.5 °C, about 6h 12m each way by air. Without flying, it is Marseille, France, 12.7 h of sun a day, about 14h 42m each way by train, for about 15× less carbon (35.0 kg CO₂e return against 513 kg).

The 10 sunniest places within 15 hours of Berlin

Ranked on sunshine in August 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. Ankara, Turkey13.2 h · 26.5 °C · mostly dryair ≈ 6h 12m · 513 kg CO₂e return
  2. Cosenza, Italy13.0 h · 25.4 °C · 1.2 mm rain a day · sea 28.3 °Cair ≈ 5h 30m · 374 kg CO₂e return
  3. Catanzaro, Italy13.0 h · 26.7 °C · mostly dry · sea 27.7 °Cair ≈ 5h 30m · 387 kg CO₂e return
  4. Mytilene, Greece13.0 h · 28.5 °C · mostly dry · sea 25.0 °Cair ≈ 5h 54m · 453 kg CO₂e return
  5. Konya, Turkey13.0 h · 26.7 °C · mostly dryair ≈ 6h 24m · 553 kg CO₂e return
  6. Izmir, Turkey13.0 h · 29.2 °C · mostly dry · sea 25.8 °Cair ≈ 6h · 476 kg CO₂e return
  7. Potenza, Italy13.0 h · 23.3 °C · mostly dryair ≈ 5h 18m · 336 kg CO₂e return
  8. Athens, Greece12.9 h · 28.7 °C · mostly dry · sea 27.7 °Cair ≈ 5h 54m · 454 kg CO₂e return
  9. Korçë, Albania12.9 h · 22.1 °C · mostly dryair ≈ 5h 24m · 361 kg CO₂e return
  10. Pristina, Kosovo12.9 h · 23.4 °C · mostly dryair ≈ 5h 12m · 312 kg CO₂e return

Without flying

The sunniest places the train reaches within 15 hours. Marseille is 12.7 h for 35.0 kg — about 15× less carbon than flying to Ankara.

  1. Marseille, France12.7 h · 24.5 °C · mostly dry · sea 22.8 °Crail ≈ 14h 42m · 35.0 kg CO₂e return
  2. Montpellier, France12.6 h · 25.5 °C · mostly dryrail ≈ 14h 54m · 35.9 kg CO₂e return
  3. Avignon, France12.6 h · 25.6 °C · 1.3 mm rain a dayrail ≈ 14h 12m · 33.8 kg CO₂e return
  4. Nice, France12.5 h · 25.8 °C · mostly dry · sea 26.7 °Crail ≈ 15h · 31.9 kg CO₂e return
  5. Sanremo, Italy12.5 h · 25.9 °C · mostly dry · sea 26.7 °Crail ≈ 14h 36m · 31.1 kg CO₂e return
  6. Perugia, Italy12.5 h · 24.3 °C · 1.6 mm rain a dayrail ≈ 14h 36m · 31.0 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 Berlin in August within 15 hours is Beypazari, 13.3 h, costing 494 kg CO₂e return. The lowest-carbon option is Eisleben Lutherstadt at 5.0 kg — 99× less carbon, for 2.2 hours less sunshine.

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

Eisleben LutherstadtBeypazari
Where they are. Solid lines are rail or ferry, dashed are flights, from Berlin. Pick one to compare.
Carbon against sunshine, August, departing Berlin. Journeys of up to 15 hours each way.6 destinations. Lowest carbon Eisleben Lutherstadt at 5.0 kilograms and 11.1 h; best for sunshine Beypazari at 494 kilograms and 13.3 h. Eisleben Lutherstadt · 5.0 kgDunaújváros · 21.7 kgZadar · 238 kgBeypazari · 494 kg

By rail or ferry By air

Carbon against sunshine, August, departing Berlin. Journeys of up to 15 hours each way.

What the 15-hour limit costs: at this budget Zadar can only be reached by air — 238 kg CO₂e, in 4h 48m. Allow up to 24 hours and the train does the same journey for 27.9 kg in 18h 54m — 9× less carbon for 14h 6m more travelling.

August from Berlin — 6 destinations on the frontier, 4 without flying.
DestinationHowCO₂e returnTempSun/dayRain/dayJourney
Eisleben Lutherstadt, GermanyRail5.0 kg20.1 °C11.1 h2.1 mm3h 54m
Cuxhaven, GermanyRail10.3 kg18.1 °C11.3 h2.9 mm5h 12m
Salgotarjan, HungaryRail19.7 kg22.8 °C12.2 h2.1 mm11h 42m
Dunaújváros, HungaryRail21.7 kg24.2 °C12.4 h1.2 mm12h 36m
Zadar, CroatiaAir238 kg26.1 °C12.8 h3.3 mm4h 48m
Beypazari, TurkeyAir494 kg26.7 °C13.3 h0.2 mm6h 6m

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 Dunaújváros (21.7 kg, 12.4 h) to Zadar (238 kg, 12.8 h) buys 0.4 hours more sunshine for an extra 216 kg — 540 kg of CO₂e per hour. That single step is the most expensive sunshine on the whole curve.

The pick of them

Eisleben LutherstadtGermany5.0 kg CO₂e return20.1 °C · 11.1 h sun · 3h 54m by railwarm overallDunaújváros, HungaryDunaújvárosHungary21.7 kg CO₂e return24.2 °C · 12.4 h sun · 12h 36m by railwarm overallBeypazari, TurkeyBeypazariTurkey494 kg CO₂e return26.7 °C · 13.3 h sun · 6h 6m by airwarm, bright and dry

The same month, asked differently

August 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 Beypazari

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Questions

Where is the sunniest place to go from Berlin in August?

Beypazari, Turkey, at 13.3 h. Reaching it emits 494 kg CO₂e return, travelling 6h 6m each way by air (modelled).

Can I get somewhere sunny from Berlin in August without flying?

Yes. Dunaújváros reaches 12.4 h and is reachable by rail or ferry in 12h 36m (modelled), emitting 21.7 kg CO₂e return — though Beypazari is sunnier still, if you fly.

How much carbon does a return trip from Berlin to Beypazari produce?

494 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.