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Sunniest places to go from Glasgow in November

The sunniest place you can reach from Glasgow in November within 15 hours is Luxor at 10.6 h, costing 1,048 kg CO₂e return. The lowest-carbon option is Inverness at 14.4 kg — 73× less carbon for 7.0 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.

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Where they are. Solid lines are rail or ferry, dashed are flights, from Glasgow. Pick one to compare.
Carbon against sunshine, November, departing Glasgow. Journeys of up to 15 hours each way.13 destinations. Lowest carbon Inverness at 14.4 kilograms and 3.6 h; best for sunshine Luxor at 1,048 kilograms and 10.6 h. Inverness · 14.4 kgOujda · 594 kgSharm el-Sheikh · 1,020 kgLuxor · 1,048 kg

By rail or ferry By air

Carbon against sunshine, November, departing Glasgow. Journeys of up to 15 hours each way.

What the 15-hour limit costs: at this budget Turin can only be reached by air — 368 kg CO₂e, in 5h 30m. Allow up to 24 hours and the train does the same journey for 71.8 kg in 22h 12m — 5× less carbon for 16h 42m more travelling.

November from Glasgow — 13 destinations on the frontier, 2 without flying.
DestinationHowCO₂e returnTempSun/dayRain/dayJourney
Inverness, United KingdomRail14.4 kg5.3 °C3.6 h2.1 mm4h 30m
Aberdeen, United KingdomRail15.6 kg6.2 °C4.0 h2.5 mm4h 42m
Angers, FranceAir243 kg9.7 °C5.0 h2.9 mm4h 48m
La Rochelle, FranceAir277 kg11.7 °C5.9 h4.2 mm5h
Romans-sur-Isère, FranceAir344 kg8.9 °C6.7 h2.1 mm5h 18m
Montélimar, FranceAir354 kg9.9 °C6.9 h2.3 mm5h 24m
Bellinzona, SwitzerlandAir356 kg8.0 °C7.4 h2.0 mm5h 24m
Turin, ItalyAir368 kg6.1 °C7.9 h0.7 mm5h 30m
Palma, SpainAir473 kg16.5 °C8.5 h1.6 mm6h
Cartagena, SpainAir515 kg16.7 °C9.3 h0.4 mm6h 12m
Oujda, MoroccoAir594 kg16.5 °C9.5 h0.1 mm6h 36m
Sharm el-Sheikh, EgyptAir1,020 kg24.6 °C10.3 h0.0 mm9h 18m
Luxor, EgyptAir1,048 kg22.9 °C10.6 h0.0 mm9h 30m

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 Oujda (594 kg, 9.5 h) to Sharm el-Sheikh (1,020 kg, 10.3 h) buys 0.8 hours more sunshine for an extra 426 kg — 532 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 Glasgow 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 Luxor

Places to stay in Luxor, Egypt, on a live map. Prices and availability come from Stay22 and its booking partners.

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Other months from Glasgow

November from elsewhere

Questions

Where is the sunniest place to go from Glasgow in November?

Luxor, Egypt, at 10.6 h. Reaching it emits 1,048 kg CO₂e return, travelling 9h 30m each way by air.

Can I get somewhere sunny from Glasgow in November without flying?

Yes. Aberdeen reaches 4.0 h and is reachable by rail or ferry in 4h 42m, emitting 15.6 kg CO₂e return — though Luxor is sunnier still, if you fly.

How much carbon does a return trip from Glasgow to Luxor produce?

1,048 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.