Sunniest places to go from Dublin in March
The sunniest place you can reach from Dublin in March within 15 hours is Arona at 11.5 h, costing 738 kg CO₂e return. The lowest-carbon option is Colwyn Bay at 42.2 kg — 17× less carbon for 6.4 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.
By rail or ferry By air
| Destination | How | CO₂e return | Temp | Sun/day | Rain/day | Journey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colwyn Bay, United Kingdom | Air | 42.2 kg | 7.3 °C | 5.1 h | 5.3 mm | 3h 42m |
| Coleraine, United Kingdom | Air | 50.8 kg | 6.5 °C | 5.9 h | 3.9 mm | 3h 48m |
| Ayr, United Kingdom | Air | 65.1 kg | 6.7 °C | 6.3 h | 3.6 mm | 3h 48m |
| St-Malo, France | Air | 151 kg | 9.5 °C | 6.9 h | 2.9 mm | 4h 18m |
| Vannes, France | Air | 170 kg | 9.5 °C | 7.4 h | 4.7 mm | 4h 24m |
| Clermont-Ferrand, France | Air | 270 kg | 8.5 °C | 8.1 h | 2.9 mm | 4h 54m |
| Saint-Etienne, France | Air | 293 kg | 8.1 °C | 8.6 h | 4.3 mm | 5h 6m |
| Logroño, Spain | Air | 312 kg | 10.6 °C | 8.9 h | 1.3 mm | 5h 12m |
| Huesca, Spain | Air | 332 kg | 10.8 °C | 9.7 h | 2.9 mm | 5h 18m |
| Lleida, Spain | Air | 352 kg | 12.9 °C | 10.4 h | 0.8 mm | 5h 24m |
| San Pawl il-Bahar, Malta | Air | 632 kg | 15.5 °C | 11.0 h | 0.7 mm | 6h 54m |
| Arona, Spain | Air | 738 kg | 16.1 °C | 11.5 h | 1.2 mm | 7h 24m |
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 Lleida (352 kg, 10.4 h) to San Pawl il-Bahar (632 kg, 11.0 h) buys 0.6 hours more sunshine for an extra 280 kg — 467 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 Dublin 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 Arona
Places to stay in Arona, Spain, on a live map. Prices and availability come from Stay22 and its booking partners.
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Other months from Dublin
March 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 March?
Arona, Spain, at 11.5 h. Reaching it emits 738 kg CO₂e return, travelling 7h 24m each way by air.
Can I get somewhere sunny from Dublin in March without flying?
Not within 15 hours. Every destination on this frontier requires flying in March.
How much carbon does a return trip from Dublin to Arona produce?
738 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.