Sunniest places to go from Newcastle in November
The sunniest place you can reach from Newcastle in November within 15 hours is Luxor at 10.6 h, costing 1,002 kg CO₂e return. The lowest-carbon option is Preston at 12.2 kg — 82× less carbon for 6.7 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.
By rail or ferry By air
What the 15-hour limit costs: at this budget Turin can only be reached by air — 323 kg CO₂e, in 5h 12m. Allow up to 24 hours and the train does the same journey for 59.1 kg in 20h — 5× less carbon for 14h 48m more travelling.
| Destination | How | CO₂e return | Temp | Sun/day | Rain/day | Journey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preston, United Kingdom | Rail | 12.2 kg | 7.1 °C | 3.9 h | 3.7 mm | 4h 6m |
| Kings Lynn, United Kingdom | Rail | 22.5 kg | 7.6 °C | 4.5 h | 2.2 mm | 5h 48m |
| Angers, France | Rail | 45.3 kg | 9.7 °C | 5.0 h | 2.9 mm | 13h 36m |
| La Roche-sur-Yon, France | Rail | 48.1 kg | 10.5 °C | 5.5 h | 3.4 mm | 14h 54m |
| Geneva, Switzerland | Air | 281 kg | 7.0 °C | 6.0 h | 4.4 mm | 5h |
| Romans-sur-Isère, France | Air | 302 kg | 8.9 °C | 6.7 h | 2.1 mm | 5h 6m |
| Bellinzona, Switzerland | Air | 309 kg | 8.0 °C | 7.4 h | 2.0 mm | 5h 6m |
| Turin, Italy | Air | 323 kg | 6.1 °C | 7.9 h | 0.7 mm | 5h 12m |
| Palma, Spain | Air | 438 kg | 16.5 °C | 8.5 h | 1.6 mm | 5h 48m |
| Cartagena, Spain | Air | 486 kg | 16.7 °C | 9.3 h | 0.4 mm | 6h 6m |
| Almería, Spain | Air | 508 kg | 17.2 °C | 9.5 h | 0.6 mm | 6h 12m |
| Tiznit, Morocco | Air | 725 kg | 21.0 °C | 9.9 h | 0.0 mm | 7h 18m |
| Luxor, Egypt | Air | 1,002 kg | 22.9 °C | 10.6 h | 0.0 mm | 9h 12m |
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 (508 kg, 9.5 h) to Tiznit (725 kg, 9.9 h) buys 0.4 hours more sunshine for an extra 218 kg — 545 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 Newcastle 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 Newcastle
November 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 November?
Luxor, Egypt, at 10.6 h. Reaching it emits 1,002 kg CO₂e return, travelling 9h 12m each way by air.
Can I get somewhere sunny from Newcastle in November without flying?
Yes. La Roche-sur-Yon reaches 5.5 h and is reachable by rail or ferry in 14h 54m, emitting 48.1 kg CO₂e return — though Luxor is sunnier still, if you fly.
How much carbon does a return trip from Newcastle to Luxor produce?
1,002 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.