Sunniest places to go from London in February
The sunniest place you can reach from London in February within 15 hours is Santa Cruz de Tenerife at 10.3 h, costing 728 kg CO₂e return. The lowest-carbon option is Calais at 4.5 kg — 162× less carbon for 5.8 h less.
Every destination here is on the efficiency frontier: nowhere else in Europe is both sunnier in February 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 Puertollano can only be reached by air — 367 kg CO₂e, in 5h 24m. Allow up to 24 hours and the train does the same journey for 43.1 kg in 22h — 9× less carbon for 16h 36m more travelling.
| Destination | How | CO₂e return | Temp | Sun/day | Rain/day | Journey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calais, France | Rail | 4.5 kg | 7.6 °C | 4.5 h | 3.0 mm | 4h 6m |
| Lorient, France | Rail | 14.1 kg | 8.7 °C | 5.5 h | 2.8 mm | 8h 36m |
| Dijon, France | Rail | 17.6 kg | 5.6 °C | 5.9 h | 1.5 mm | 10h 12m |
| Neuchâtel, Switzerland | Rail | 21.2 kg | 4.8 °C | 6.6 h | 1.2 mm | 11h 48m |
| Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland | Rail | 21.3 kg | 5.0 °C | 7.0 h | 1.5 mm | 11h 54m |
| Geneva, Switzerland | Rail | 22.1 kg | 5.1 °C | 7.7 h | 1.5 mm | 12h 12m |
| Orange, France | Rail | 26.5 kg | 8.1 °C | 8.0 h | 1.7 mm | 14h 18m |
| Gap, France | Rail | 26.6 kg | 5.4 °C | 8.5 h | 2.0 mm | 14h 18m |
| Puertollano, Spain | Air | 367 kg | 8.3 °C | 9.0 h | 1.4 mm | 5h 24m |
| Errachidia, Morocco | Air | 555 kg | 10.6 °C | 9.7 h | 0.6 mm | 6h 24m |
| Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain | Air | 728 kg | 17.6 °C | 10.3 h | 0.9 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 Gap (26.6 kg, 8.5 h) to Puertollano (367 kg, 9.0 h) buys 0.5 hours more sunshine for an extra 340 kg — 681 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
February answers differently depending on what you're after. The warmest destinations from London in February are a different list — hours of sunshine and degrees of warmth come apart, especially early and late in the year.
Where to stay in Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Places to stay in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, on a live map. Prices and availability come from Stay22 and its booking partners.
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Other months from London
February from elsewhere
- Amsterdam
- Barcelona
- Berlin
- Birmingham
- Bristol
- Brussels
- Cardiff
- Copenhagen
- Dublin
- Edinburgh
- Frankfurt
- Glasgow
- Leeds
- Lisbon
- Liverpool
- London
- Madrid
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- Milan
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- Nottingham
- Oslo
- Paris
- Prague
- Rome
- Sheffield
- Southampton
- Stockholm
- Vienna
- Warsaw
- Zurich
Questions
Where is the sunniest place to go from London in February?
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, at 10.3 h. Reaching it emits 728 kg CO₂e return, travelling 7h 24m each way by air.
Can I get somewhere sunny from London in February without flying?
Yes. Gap reaches 8.5 h and is reachable by rail or ferry in 14h 18m, emitting 26.6 kg CO₂e return — though Santa Cruz de Tenerife is sunnier still, if you fly.
How much carbon does a return trip from London to Santa Cruz de Tenerife produce?
728 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.