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Sunniest places to go from Lisbon in June

The sunniest place you can reach from Lisbon in June within 15 hours is Turku at 15.7 h, costing 818 kg CO₂e return. The lowest-carbon option is Figueira da Foz Municipality at 4.7 kg — 174× less carbon for 3.2 h less.

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

Where they are. Solid lines are rail or ferry, dashed are flights, from Lisbon. Pick one to compare.

By rail or ferry By air

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

June from Lisbon — 7 destinations on the frontier, 3 without flying.
Destination	How	CO₂e return	Temp	Sun/day	Rain/day	Journey
Figueira da Foz Municipality, Portugal	Rail	4.7 kg	18.9 °C	12.5 h	2.6 mm	4h 12m
Castelo Branco, Portugal	Rail	5.5 kg	21.5 °C	13.0 h	3.0 mm	4h 36m
Bragança, Portugal	Rail	11.8 kg	18.6 °C	13.5 h	2.8 mm	7h 24m
Aalborg, Denmark	Air	620 kg	15.8 °C	14.3 h	2.4 mm	6h 48m
Nyköping, Sweden	Air	730 kg	16.1 °C	14.8 h	2.1 mm	7h 24m
Gävle, Sweden	Air	766 kg	16.3 °C	15.5 h	1.8 mm	7h 36m
Turku, Finland	Air	818 kg	16.5 °C	15.7 h	3.0 mm	7h 48m

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 Bragança (11.8 kg, 13.5 h) to Aalborg (620 kg, 14.3 h) buys 0.8 hours more sunshine for an extra 609 kg — 761 kg of CO₂e per hour. That single step is the most expensive sunshine on the whole curve.

The pick of them

Figueira da Foz MunicipalityPortugal4.7 kg CO₂e return18.9 °C · 12.5 h sun · 4h 12m by railwarm overall BragançaPortugal11.8 kg CO₂e return18.6 °C · 13.5 h sun · 7h 24m by railwarm overall TurkuFinland818 kg CO₂e return16.5 °C · 15.7 h sun · 7h 48m by airwarm but wet

If you'd rather have heat than sunshine

June answers differently depending on what you're after. The warmest destinations from Lisbon in June are a different list — hours of sunshine and degrees of warmth come apart, especially early and late in the year.

Where to stay in Turku

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

Affiliate disclosure. A booking made through this map may earn 0xCarbon a commission, at no extra cost to you. It changes nothing above it: the emissions figures come from UK Government conversion factors and are computed before anyone is paid anything.See the method.

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Questions

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

Turku, Finland, at 15.7 h. Reaching it emits 818 kg CO₂e return, travelling 7h 48m each way by air.

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

Yes. Bragança reaches 13.5 h and is reachable by rail or ferry in 7h 24m, emitting 11.8 kg CO₂e return — though Turku is sunnier still, if you fly.

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

818 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.