Sunniest places to go from Cardiff in November
The sunniest place you can reach from Cardiff in November within 15 hours is Aswan at 10.8 h, costing 1,011 kg CO₂e return. The lowest-carbon option is Coventry at 12.4 kg — 82× less carbon for 6.7 h less.
Every destination here is on the efficiency frontier: nowhere else in Europe is both sunnier in November 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 Turin can only be reached by air — 270 kg CO₂e, in 4h 54m. Allow up to 24 hours and the train does the same journey for 44.1 kg in 17h 30m — 6× less carbon for 12h 36m more travelling.
| Destination | How | CO₂e return | Temp | Sun/day | Rain/day | Journey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coventry, United Kingdom | Rail | 12.4 kg | 7.0 °C | 4.1 h | 2.4 mm | 4h 6m |
| Angers, France | Rail | 30.3 kg | 9.7 °C | 5.0 h | 2.9 mm | 11h |
| La Rochelle, France | Rail | 34.7 kg | 11.7 °C | 5.9 h | 4.2 mm | 13h 6m |
| La Teste-de-Buch, France | Air | 195 kg | 12.6 °C | 6.3 h | 5.6 mm | 4h 30m |
| Nîmes, France | Air | 256 kg | 11.0 °C | 7.1 h | 1.5 mm | 4h 54m |
| Turin, Italy | Air | 270 kg | 6.1 °C | 7.9 h | 0.7 mm | 4h 54m |
| Lleida, Spain | Air | 285 kg | 12.3 °C | 8.2 h | 1.2 mm | 5h |
| Torrevieja, Spain | Air | 381 kg | 17.3 °C | 9.2 h | 0.4 mm | 5h 30m |
| Cartagena, Spain | Air | 391 kg | 16.7 °C | 9.3 h | 0.4 mm | 5h 36m |
| Zarzis, Tunisia | Air | 580 kg | 20.2 °C | 9.8 h | 0.3 mm | 6h 36m |
| Luxor, Egypt | Air | 974 kg | 22.9 °C | 10.6 h | 0.0 mm | 9h |
| Aswan, Egypt | Air | 1,011 kg | 23.2 °C | 10.8 h | 0.0 mm | 9h 18m |
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 Zarzis (580 kg, 9.8 h) to Luxor (974 kg, 10.6 h) buys 0.8 hours more sunshine for an extra 393 kg — 492 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
November answers differently depending on what you're after. The warmest destinations from Cardiff in November are a different list — hours of sunshine and degrees of warmth come apart, especially early and late in the year.
Where to stay in Aswan
Places to stay in Aswan, Egypt, on a live map. Prices and availability come from Stay22 and its booking partners.
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Other months from Cardiff
November from elsewhere
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Questions
Where is the sunniest place to go from Cardiff in November?
Aswan, Egypt, at 10.8 h. Reaching it emits 1,011 kg CO₂e return, travelling 9h 18m each way by air.
Can I get somewhere sunny from Cardiff in November without flying?
Yes. La Rochelle reaches 5.9 h and is reachable by rail or ferry in 13h 6m, emitting 34.7 kg CO₂e return — though Aswan is sunnier still, if you fly.
How much carbon does a return trip from Cardiff to Aswan produce?
1,011 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.