Sunniest places to go from Edinburgh in October
The sunniest place you can reach from Edinburgh in October within 15 hours is Damietta at 10.7 h, costing 900 kg CO₂e return. The lowest-carbon option is Sunderland at 13.1 kg — 69× less carbon for 5.0 h less.
Every destination here is on the efficiency frontier: nowhere else in Europe is both sunnier in October 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 Marseille can only be reached by air — 386 kg CO₂e, in 5h 30m. Allow up to 24 hours and the train does the same journey for 72.5 kg in 23h — 5× less carbon for 17h 30m more travelling.
| Destination | How | CO₂e return | Temp | Sun/day | Rain/day | Journey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunderland, United Kingdom | Rail | 13.1 kg | 11.1 °C | 5.7 h | 3.3 mm | 4h 12m |
| London, United Kingdom | Rail | 42.9 kg | 12.7 °C | 6.4 h | 2.8 mm | 9h 18m |
| Canterbury, United Kingdom | Rail | 47.5 kg | 12.9 °C | 6.9 h | 3.0 mm | 10h 6m |
| Saint Helier, Jersey | Air | 190 kg | 15.0 °C | 7.2 h | 3.4 mm | 4h 30m |
| Vichy, France | Air | 298 kg | 15.0 °C | 7.9 h | 2.8 mm | 5h 6m |
| Marseille, France | Air | 386 kg | 18.2 °C | 9.0 h | 2.2 mm | 5h 30m |
| Granollers, Spain | Air | 413 kg | 18.6 °C | 9.1 h | 2.4 mm | 5h 42m |
| Palma, Spain | Air | 471 kg | 21.1 °C | 9.9 h | 1.4 mm | 6h |
| Essaouira, Morocco | Air | 696 kg | 21.4 °C | 10.2 h | 1.0 mm | 7h 12m |
| Damietta, Egypt | Air | 900 kg | 24.0 °C | 10.7 h | 0.2 mm | 8h 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 Palma (471 kg, 9.9 h) to Essaouira (696 kg, 10.2 h) buys 0.3 hours more sunshine for an extra 225 kg — 749 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
October answers differently depending on what you're after. The warmest destinations from Edinburgh in October are a different list — hours of sunshine and degrees of warmth come apart, especially early and late in the year.
Where to stay in Damietta
Places to stay in Damietta, Egypt, on a live map. Prices and availability come from Stay22 and its booking partners.
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Other months from Edinburgh
October 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 Edinburgh in October?
Damietta, Egypt, at 10.7 h. Reaching it emits 900 kg CO₂e return, travelling 8h 36m each way by air.
Can I get somewhere sunny from Edinburgh in October without flying?
Yes. Canterbury reaches 6.9 h and is reachable by rail or ferry in 10h 6m, emitting 47.5 kg CO₂e return — though Damietta is sunnier still, if you fly.
How much carbon does a return trip from Edinburgh to Damietta produce?
900 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.