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Sunniest places to go from Lisbon in July

In July, the sunniest well-known place within 15 hours of Lisbon is Nice, France, 14.3 h of sun a day and 25.2 °C, about 5h 30m each way by air. Without flying, it is Segovia, Spain, 14.2 h of sun a day, about 9h 6m each way by train, for about 25× less carbon (14.6 kg CO₂e return against 372 kg).

The 10 sunniest places within 15 hours of Lisbon

Ranked on sunshine in July alone, among well-known places (a Wikivoyage travel guide and at least 40,000 Wikipedia readers a year), one per area and at most three per country. The carbon is shown, not used to choose: the list further down is the other question, how much sunshine each extra kilogram buys.

  1. Nice, France14.3 h · 25.2 °C · mostly dry · sea 25.4 °Cair ≈ 5h 30m · 372 kg CO₂e return
  2. Bastia, France14.3 h · 27.5 °C · mostly dry · sea 26.2 °Cair ≈ 5h 42m · 409 kg CO₂e return
  3. Sofia, Bulgaria14.3 h · 24.6 °C · mostly dryair ≈ 7h 12m · 693 kg CO₂e return
  4. Ajaccio, France14.2 h · 26.1 °C · mostly dry · sea 25.1 °Cair ≈ 5h 36m · 391 kg CO₂e return
  5. Segovia, Spain14.2 h · 22.9 °C · mostly dryrail ≈ 9h 6m · 14.6 kg CO₂e return
  6. Ávila, Spain14.2 h · 22.7 °C · mostly dryrail ≈ 8h 18m · 12.9 kg CO₂e return
  7. Sanremo, Italy14.2 h · 25.3 °C · mostly dry · sea 25.4 °Cair ≈ 5h 30m · 382 kg CO₂e return
  8. Visby, Sweden14.1 h · 17.5 °C · 2.2 mm rain a day · sea 16.9 °Cair ≈ 7h 24m · 726 kg CO₂e return
  9. Florence, Italy14.1 h · 26.7 °C · mostly dryair ≈ 5h 54m · 450 kg CO₂e return
  10. Pristina, Kosovo14.1 h · 24.0 °C · mostly dryair ≈ 6h 54m · 649 kg CO₂e return

Without flying

The sunniest places the train reaches within 15 hours. Segovia is 14.2 h for 14.6 kg — about 25× less carbon than flying to Nice.

  1. Segovia, Spain14.2 h · 22.9 °C · mostly dryrail ≈ 9h 6m · 14.6 kg CO₂e return
  2. Ávila, Spain14.2 h · 22.7 °C · mostly dryrail ≈ 8h 18m · 12.9 kg CO₂e return
  3. Madrid, Spain14.0 h · 28.1 °C · mostly dryrail ≈ 9h 12m · 14.9 kg CO₂e return
  4. Albacete, Spain13.8 h · 28.1 °C · mostly dryrail ≈ 11h 6m · 18.7 kg CO₂e return
  5. Portimão, Portugal13.6 h · 24.0 °C · mostly dry · sea 18.6 °Crail ≈ 4h 6m · 5.4 kg CO₂e return
  6. Viseu, Portugal13.5 h · 22.0 °C · mostly dryrail ≈ 5h · 7.1 kg CO₂e return

≈ is the model's estimate (air times include getting to and through the airport); ✓ is a rail journey checked against a real timetable, with the date it was checked. Temperatures are historical daily means for 2023–2024, averaged across day and night, so afternoons run warmer.

The low-carbon trade-off

The sunniest place you can reach from Lisbon in July within 15 hours is Nice, 14.3 h, costing 372 kg CO₂e return. The lowest-carbon option is Figueira da Foz Municipality at 4.7 kg — 79× less carbon, for 1.5 hours less sunshine.

Every destination here is on the efficiency frontier: nowhere else this site covers is both sunnier in July and lower in carbon. Anything a better option beats outright has been left out.

Figueira da Foz MunicipalityNice
Where they are. Solid lines are rail or ferry, dashed are flights, from Lisbon. Pick one to compare.
Carbon against sunshine, July, departing Lisbon. Journeys of up to 15 hours each way.3 destinations. Lowest carbon Figueira da Foz Municipality at 4.7 kilograms and 12.8 h; best for sunshine Nice at 372 kilograms and 14.3 h. Figueira da Foz Municipality · 4.7 kgPortalegre · 4.8 kgNice · 372 kg

By rail or ferry By air

Carbon against sunshine, July, departing Lisbon. Journeys of up to 15 hours each way.

What the 15-hour limit costs: at this budget Nice can only be reached by air — 372 kg CO₂e, in 5h 30m. Allow up to 24 hours and the train does the same journey for 43.6 kg in 23h 18m — 9× less carbon for 17h 48m more travelling.

July from Lisbon — 3 destinations on the frontier, 2 without flying.
DestinationHowCO₂e returnTempSun/dayRain/dayJourney
Figueira da Foz Municipality, PortugalRail4.7 kg19.6 °C12.8 h0.2 mm3h 48m
Portalegre, PortugalRail4.8 kg24.2 °C13.8 h0.1 mm3h 48m
Nice, FranceAir372 kg25.2 °C14.3 h0.3 mm5h 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 Portalegre (4.8 kg, 13.8 h) to Nice (372 kg, 14.3 h) buys 0.5 hours more sunshine for an extra 367 kg — 734 kg of CO₂e per hour. That single step is the most expensive sunshine on the whole curve.

The pick of them

Figueira da Foz Municipality, PortugalFigueira da Foz MunicipalityPortugal4.7 kg CO₂e return19.6 °C · 12.8 h sun · 3h 48m by railwarm, bright and dryPortalegre, PortugalPortalegrePortugal4.8 kg CO₂e return24.2 °C · 13.8 h sun · 3h 48m by railwarm, bright and dryNice, FranceNiceFrance372 kg CO₂e return25.2 °C · 14.3 h sun · 5h 30m by airwarm, bright and dry

The same month, asked differently

July answers differently depending on what you are after, and the lists genuinely diverge: the brightest places are not the hottest, and in summer the useful question stops being where is warm at all.

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Questions

Where is the sunniest place to go from Lisbon in July?

Nice, France, at 14.3 h. Reaching it emits 372 kg CO₂e return, travelling 5h 30m each way by air (modelled).

Can I get somewhere sunny from Lisbon in July without flying?

Yes. Portalegre reaches 13.8 h and is reachable by rail or ferry in 3h 48m (modelled), emitting 4.8 kg CO₂e return — though Nice is sunnier still, if you fly.

How much carbon does a return trip from Lisbon to Nice produce?

372 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.