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Sunniest places to go from Manchester in November

The sunniest place you can reach from Manchester in November within 15 hours is Luxor at 10.6 h, costing 988 kg CO₂e return. The lowest-carbon option is Sunderland at 13.5 kg — 73× less carbon for 6.2 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 Manchester. Pick one to compare.
Carbon against sunshine, November, departing Manchester. Journeys of up to 15 hours each way.12 destinations. Lowest carbon Sunderland at 13.5 kilograms and 4.4 h; best for sunshine Luxor at 988 kilograms and 10.6 h. Sunderland · 13.5 kgAlmería · 466 kgTiznit · 683 kgLuxor · 988 kg

By rail or ferry By air

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

What the 15-hour limit costs: at this budget Turin can only be reached by air — 296 kg CO₂e, in 5h 6m. Allow up to 24 hours and the train does the same journey for 48.2 kg in 18h 12m — 6× less carbon for 13h 6m more travelling.

November from Manchester — 12 destinations on the frontier, 3 without flying.
DestinationHowCO₂e returnTempSun/dayRain/dayJourney
Sunderland, United KingdomRail13.5 kg6.7 °C4.4 h2.4 mm4h 18m
Angers, FranceRail34.3 kg9.7 °C5.0 h2.9 mm11h 42m
La Rochelle, FranceRail38.7 kg11.7 °C5.9 h4.2 mm13h 48m
Romans-sur-Isère, FranceAir271 kg8.9 °C6.7 h2.1 mm4h 54m
Alès, FranceAir286 kg9.6 °C7.0 h1.8 mm5h
Bellinzona, SwitzerlandAir287 kg8.0 °C7.4 h2.0 mm5h
Turin, ItalyAir296 kg6.1 °C7.9 h0.7 mm5h 6m
Palma, SpainAir400 kg16.5 °C8.5 h1.6 mm5h 36m
Cartagena, SpainAir445 kg16.7 °C9.3 h0.4 mm5h 54m
Almería, SpainAir466 kg17.2 °C9.5 h0.6 mm6h
Tiznit, MoroccoAir683 kg21.0 °C9.9 h0.0 mm7h 6m
Luxor, EgyptAir988 kg22.9 °C10.6 h0.0 mm9h 6m

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 Almería (466 kg, 9.5 h) to Tiznit (683 kg, 9.9 h) buys 0.4 hours more sunshine for an extra 217 kg — 542 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 Manchester 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 Manchester

November from elsewhere

Questions

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

Luxor, Egypt, at 10.6 h. Reaching it emits 988 kg CO₂e return, travelling 9h 6m each way by air.

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

Yes. La Rochelle reaches 5.9 h and is reachable by rail or ferry in 13h 48m, emitting 38.7 kg CO₂e return — though Luxor is sunnier still, if you fly.

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

988 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.