Sunniest places to go from Cardiff in February
The sunniest place you can reach from Cardiff in February within 15 hours is Santa Cruz de Tenerife at 10.3 h, costing 700 kg CO₂e return. The lowest-carbon option is Coventry at 12.4 kg — 56× less carbon for 5.8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coventry, United Kingdom | Rail | 12.4 kg | 6.7 °C | 4.5 h | 2.1 mm | 4h 6m |
| Falmouth, United Kingdom | Rail | 16.0 kg | 8.6 °C | 4.6 h | 3.3 mm | 4h 42m |
| Skegness, United Kingdom | Rail | 24.3 kg | 7.4 °C | 5.3 h | 2.2 mm | 6h 6m |
| Dijon, France | Rail | 34.6 kg | 5.6 °C | 5.9 h | 1.5 mm | 13h 6m |
| Neuchâtel, Switzerland | Rail | 38.1 kg | 4.8 °C | 6.6 h | 1.2 mm | 14h 42m |
| Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland | Rail | 38.2 kg | 5.0 °C | 7.0 h | 1.5 mm | 14h 42m |
| Lausanne, Switzerland | Rail | 38.9 kg | 4.9 °C | 7.5 h | 1.2 mm | 15h |
| Béziers, France | Air | 258 kg | 8.9 °C | 8.0 h | 1.3 mm | 4h 54m |
| Zaragoza, Spain | Air | 278 kg | 8.8 °C | 8.6 h | 1.2 mm | 5h |
| Seville, Spain | Air | 398 kg | 12.8 °C | 9.1 h | 1.6 mm | 5h 36m |
| Errachidia, Morocco | Air | 547 kg | 10.6 °C | 9.7 h | 0.6 mm | 6h 24m |
| Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain | Air | 700 kg | 17.6 °C | 10.3 h | 0.9 mm | 7h 12m |
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 Lausanne (38.9 kg, 7.5 h) to Béziers (258 kg, 8.0 h) buys 0.5 hours more sunshine for an extra 219 kg — 437 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 Cardiff 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 Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Places to stay in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, on a live map. Prices and availability come from Stay22 and its booking partners.
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Other months from Cardiff
February from elsewhere
- Amsterdam
- Barcelona
- Berlin
- 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 Cardiff in February?
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, at 10.3 h. Reaching it emits 700 kg CO₂e return, travelling 7h 12m each way by air.
Can I get somewhere sunny from Cardiff in February without flying?
Yes. Lausanne reaches 7.5 h and is reachable by rail or ferry in 15h, emitting 38.9 kg CO₂e return — though Santa Cruz de Tenerife is sunnier still, if you fly.
How much carbon does a return trip from Cardiff to Santa Cruz de Tenerife produce?
700 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.