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Sunniest places to go from Berlin in March

The sunniest place you can reach from Berlin in March within 15 hours is Qus at 11.5 h, costing 848 kg CO₂e return. The lowest-carbon option is Zary at 4.5 kg — 188× less carbon for 4.3 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.

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Where they are. Solid lines are rail or ferry, dashed are flights, from Berlin. Pick one to compare.
Carbon against sunshine, March, departing Berlin. Journeys of up to 15 hours each way.9 destinations. Lowest carbon Zary at 4.5 kilograms and 7.2 h; best for sunshine Qus at 848 kilograms and 11.5 h. Zary · 4.5 kgSan Pawl il-Bahar · 464 kgQus · 848 kg

By rail or ferry By air

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

What the 15-hour limit costs: at this budget Toulon can only be reached by air — 298 kg CO₂e, in 5h 6m. Allow up to 24 hours and the train does the same journey for 34.9 kg in 18h 12m — 9× less carbon for 13h 6m more travelling.

March from Berlin — 9 destinations on the frontier, 4 without flying.
DestinationHowCO₂e returnTempSun/dayRain/dayJourney
Zary, PolandRail4.5 kg6.7 °C7.2 h1.6 mm4h 6m
Příbram, CzechiaRail9.4 kg5.5 °C7.7 h1.3 mm6h 24m
Salgotarjan, HungaryRail19.7 kg7.1 °C8.3 h1.6 mm11h 12m
Ravenna, ItalyRail26.7 kg11.4 °C8.8 h1.8 mm14h 24m
Toulon, FranceAir298 kg12.3 °C9.7 h3.2 mm5h 6m
Olbia, ItalyAir333 kg13.2 °C10.2 h1.4 mm5h 18m
Syracuse, ItalyAir434 kg14.6 °C10.8 h0.9 mm5h 48m
San Pawl il-Bahar, MaltaAir464 kg15.5 °C11.0 h0.7 mm6h
Qus, EgyptAir848 kg22.3 °C11.5 h0.0 mm8h

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 San Pawl il-Bahar (464 kg, 11.0 h) to Qus (848 kg, 11.5 h) buys 0.5 hours more sunshine for an extra 384 kg — 768 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 Berlin 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 Qus

Places to stay in Qus, Egypt, on a live map. Prices and availability come from Stay22 and its booking partners.

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Other months from Berlin

March from elsewhere

Questions

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

Qus, Egypt, at 11.5 h. Reaching it emits 848 kg CO₂e return, travelling 8h each way by air.

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

Yes. Ravenna reaches 8.8 h and is reachable by rail or ferry in 14h 24m, emitting 26.7 kg CO₂e return — though Qus is sunnier still, if you fly.

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

848 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.