Sunniest places to go from Oslo in February
The sunniest place you can reach from Oslo in February within 15 hours is Arona at 10.7 h, costing 960 kg CO₂e return. The lowest-carbon option is Karlstad at 4.9 kg — 196× less carbon for 6.8 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 Ulm can only be reached by air — 322 kg CO₂e, in 5h 12m. Allow up to 24 hours and the train does the same journey for 37.8 kg in 19h 30m — 9× less carbon for 14h 18m more travelling.
| Destination | How | CO₂e return | Temp | Sun/day | Rain/day | Journey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karlstad, Sweden | Rail | 4.9 kg | -0.3 °C | 3.9 h | 2.4 mm | 4h 18m |
| Gävle, Sweden | Rail | 10.7 kg | -1.6 °C | 4.4 h | 1.6 mm | 7h |
| Aberdeen, United Kingdom | Air | 203 kg | 5.8 °C | 4.9 h | 2.0 mm | 4h 36m |
| Mainz, Germany | Air | 281 kg | 6.1 °C | 5.5 h | 1.7 mm | 5h |
| Ulm, Germany | Air | 322 kg | 4.1 °C | 6.1 h | 1.6 mm | 5h 12m |
| Vienna, Austria | Air | 340 kg | 6.0 °C | 6.8 h | 1.4 mm | 5h 18m |
| Graz, Austria | Air | 367 kg | 4.1 °C | 7.4 h | 0.7 mm | 5h 24m |
| Bolzano, Italy | Air | 376 kg | 7.3 °C | 8.1 h | 1.8 mm | 5h 30m |
| Gap, France | Air | 437 kg | 5.4 °C | 8.5 h | 2.0 mm | 5h 48m |
| Bulqize, Albania | Air | 541 kg | 4.5 °C | 9.1 h | 1.7 mm | 6h 24m |
| Fethiye, Turkey | Air | 730 kg | 10.7 °C | 9.5 h | 1.6 mm | 7h 24m |
| Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain | Air | 947 kg | 17.6 °C | 10.3 h | 0.9 mm | 8h 54m |
| Arona, Spain | Air | 960 kg | 14.5 °C | 10.7 h | 0.9 mm | 9h |
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 Bulqize (541 kg, 9.1 h) to Fethiye (730 kg, 9.5 h) buys 0.4 hours more sunshine for an extra 189 kg — 472 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 Oslo 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 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 Oslo
February from elsewhere
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- 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 Oslo in February?
Arona, Spain, at 10.7 h. Reaching it emits 960 kg CO₂e return, travelling 9h each way by air.
Can I get somewhere sunny from Oslo in February without flying?
Yes. Gävle reaches 4.4 h and is reachable by rail or ferry in 7h, emitting 10.7 kg CO₂e return — though Arona is sunnier still, if you fly.
How much carbon does a return trip from Oslo to Arona produce?
960 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.