Sunniest places to go from Newcastle in January
The sunniest place you can reach from Newcastle in January within 15 hours is Arona at 9.9 h, costing 811 kg CO₂e return. The lowest-carbon option is Preston at 12.2 kg — 66× less carbon for 6.1 h less.
Every destination here is on the efficiency frontier: nowhere else in Europe is both sunnier in January 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 Tortosa can only be reached by air — 398 kg CO₂e, in 5h 36m. Allow up to 24 hours and the train does the same journey for 67.1 kg in 23h 42m — 6× less carbon for 18h 6m more travelling.
| Destination | How | CO₂e return | Temp | Sun/day | Rain/day | Journey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preston, United Kingdom | Rail | 12.2 kg | 4.9 °C | 3.8 h | 5.0 mm | 4h 6m |
| Blackpool, United Kingdom | Rail | 12.8 kg | 5.4 °C | 3.9 h | 4.9 mm | 4h 12m |
| Rennes, France | Rail | 43.6 kg | 5.9 °C | 5.1 h | 2.6 mm | 12h 48m |
| Chur, Switzerland | Air | 300 kg | 1.8 °C | 5.9 h | 3.0 mm | 5h 6m |
| Nîmes, France | Air | 330 kg | 6.9 °C | 7.0 h | 1.2 mm | 5h 12m |
| Marseille, France | Air | 350 kg | 8.5 °C | 7.4 h | 0.9 mm | 5h 24m |
| Tortosa, Spain | Air | 398 kg | 10.2 °C | 7.9 h | 0.6 mm | 5h 36m |
| Torrevieja, Spain | Air | 476 kg | 12.5 °C | 8.6 h | 0.4 mm | 6h |
| Oujda, Morocco | Air | 568 kg | 11.1 °C | 8.9 h | 0.8 mm | 6h 30m |
| Errachidia, Morocco | Air | 647 kg | 10.2 °C | 9.5 h | 0.1 mm | 6h 54m |
| Arona, Spain | Air | 811 kg | 15.2 °C | 9.9 h | 0.3 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 Errachidia (647 kg, 9.5 h) to Arona (811 kg, 9.9 h) buys 0.4 hours more sunshine for an extra 164 kg — 411 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
January answers differently depending on what you're after. The warmest destinations from Newcastle in January are a different list — hours of sunshine and degrees of warmth come apart, especially early and late in the year.
Where to stay in Arona
Places to stay in Arona, Spain, on a live map. Prices and availability come from Stay22 and its booking partners.
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Other months from Newcastle
January from elsewhere
- Amsterdam
- Barcelona
- Berlin
- Birmingham
- Bristol
- Brussels
- Cardiff
- Copenhagen
- Dublin
- Edinburgh
- Frankfurt
- Glasgow
- Leeds
- Lisbon
- Liverpool
- London
- Madrid
- Manchester
- Milan
- Munich
- Newcastle
- Nottingham
- Oslo
- Paris
- Prague
- Rome
- Sheffield
- Southampton
- Stockholm
- Vienna
- Warsaw
- Zurich
Questions
Where is the sunniest place to go from Newcastle in January?
Arona, Spain, at 9.9 h. Reaching it emits 811 kg CO₂e return, travelling 7h 48m each way by air.
Can I get somewhere sunny from Newcastle in January without flying?
Yes. Rennes reaches 5.1 h and is reachable by rail or ferry in 12h 48m, emitting 43.6 kg CO₂e return — though Arona is sunnier still, if you fly.
How much carbon does a return trip from Newcastle to Arona produce?
811 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.