Sunniest places to go from Dublin in December
The sunniest place you can reach from Dublin in December within 15 hours is Aswan at 10.1 h, costing 1,077 kg CO₂e return. The lowest-carbon option is Ballymena at 42.8 kg — 25× less carbon for 7.9 h less.
Every destination here is on the efficiency frontier: nowhere else in Europe is both sunnier in December 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballymena, United Kingdom | Air | 42.8 kg | 6.1 °C | 2.2 h | 4.7 mm | 3h 42m |
| Ennis, Ireland | Air | 48.0 kg | 8.0 °C | 2.8 h | 4.6 mm | 3h 48m |
| Cork, Ireland | Air | 55.1 kg | 7.8 °C | 3.2 h | 3.6 mm | 3h 48m |
| St-Malo, France | Air | 151 kg | 9.5 °C | 3.8 h | 2.8 mm | 4h 18m |
| Saint-Nazaire, France | Air | 184 kg | 9.0 °C | 4.5 h | 2.5 mm | 4h 30m |
| La Teste-de-Buch, France | Air | 261 kg | 9.5 °C | 5.0 h | 4.4 mm | 4h 54m |
| Oviedo, Spain | Air | 279 kg | 7.9 °C | 6.0 h | 3.0 mm | 5h |
| Alès, France | Air | 320 kg | 6.0 °C | 6.7 h | 0.9 mm | 5h 12m |
| Marseille, France | Air | 353 kg | 9.0 °C | 7.5 h | 1.1 mm | 5h 24m |
| Ávila, Spain | Air | 356 kg | 3.6 °C | 7.6 h | 0.6 mm | 5h 24m |
| Alicante, Spain | Air | 434 kg | 13.3 °C | 8.5 h | 0.2 mm | 5h 48m |
| Almería, Spain | Air | 467 kg | 13.5 °C | 8.9 h | 0.2 mm | 6h |
| Berkane, Morocco | Air | 521 kg | 13.4 °C | 9.2 h | 0.2 mm | 6h 18m |
| Bouarfa, Morocco | Air | 588 kg | 8.7 °C | 9.6 h | 0.0 mm | 6h 36m |
| Aswan, Egypt | Air | 1,077 kg | 18.7 °C | 10.1 h | 0.0 mm | 9h 36m |
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 Bouarfa (588 kg, 9.6 h) to Aswan (1,077 kg, 10.1 h) buys 0.5 hours more sunshine for an extra 489 kg — 979 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
December answers differently depending on what you're after. The warmest destinations from Dublin in December 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 Dublin
December 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 Dublin in December?
Aswan, Egypt, at 10.1 h. Reaching it emits 1,077 kg CO₂e return, travelling 9h 36m each way by air.
Can I get somewhere sunny from Dublin in December without flying?
Not within 15 hours. Every destination on this frontier requires flying in December.
How much carbon does a return trip from Dublin to Aswan produce?
1,077 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.