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Sunniest places to go from Oslo in February

In February, the sunniest well-known place within 15 hours of Oslo is Maspalomas, Spain, 10.4 h of sun a day and 18.8 °C, about 9h each way by air. Without flying, it is Copenhagen, Denmark, 4.4 h of sun a day, about 9h each way by train, for about 67× less carbon (14.3 kg CO₂e return against 958 kg).

The 10 sunniest places within 15 hours of Oslo

Ranked on sunshine in February alone, among well-known places (a Wikivoyage travel guide and at least 40,000 Wikipedia readers a year), one per area and at most three per country. The carbon is shown, not used to choose: the list further down is the other question, how much sunshine each extra kilogram buys.

  1. Maspalomas, Spain10.4 h · 18.8 °C · mostly dry · sea 20.4 °Cair ≈ 9h · 958 kg CO₂e return
  2. Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain10.3 h · 17.6 °C · mostly dry · sea 20.5 °Cair ≈ 8h 54m · 947 kg CO₂e return
  3. Aswan, Egypt10.3 h · 17.7 °C · mostly dryair ≈ 9h 18m · 1,015 kg CO₂e return
  4. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain10.1 h · 18.0 °C · 1.5 mm rain a day · sea 20.3 °Cair ≈ 8h 54m · 949 kg CO₂e return
  5. Luxor, Egypt10.1 h · 17.2 °C · mostly dryair ≈ 9h · 974 kg CO₂e return
  6. Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt10.0 h · 18.6 °C · mostly dry · sea 23.0 °Cair ≈ 8h 48m · 932 kg CO₂e return
  7. Aqaba, Jordan9.8 h · 16.4 °C · mostly dry · sea 22.1 °Cair ≈ 8h 36m · 898 kg CO₂e return
  8. Funchal, Portugal9.5 h · 14.6 °C · 2.2 mm rain a day · sea 19.6 °Cair ≈ 8h 24m · 917 kg CO₂e return
  9. Fethiye, Turkey9.5 h · 10.7 °C · 1.6 mm rain a day · sea 18.2 °Cair ≈ 7h 24m · 730 kg CO₂e return
  10. Rhodes, Greece9.5 h · 13.4 °C · mostly dry · sea 18.0 °Cair ≈ 7h 24m · 728 kg CO₂e return

Without flying

The sunniest places the train reaches within 15 hours. Copenhagen is 4.4 h for 14.3 kg — about 67× less carbon than flying to Maspalomas.

  1. Copenhagen, Denmark4.4 h · 3.6 °C · 2.2 mm rain a day · sea 3.7 °Crail ≈ 9h · 14.3 kg CO₂e return
  2. Sundsvall, Sweden4.4 h · -3.8 °C · 1.4 mm rain a day · sea 0.7 °Crail ≈ 8h 24m · 13.2 kg CO₂e return
  3. Gävle, Sweden4.4 h · -1.6 °C · 1.6 mm rain a day · sea 0.5 °Crail ≈ 7h 12m · 10.7 kg CO₂e return
  4. Greifswald, Germany4.4 h · 4.1 °C · 2.2 mm rain a day · sea 3.6 °Crail ≈ 11h 36m · 19.7 kg CO₂e return
  5. Świnoujście, Poland4.3 h · 4.2 °C · 2.0 mm rain a day · sea 3.0 °Crail ≈ 12h 6m · 20.7 kg CO₂e return
  6. Gdansk, Poland4.3 h · 3.2 °C · 2.6 mm rain a day · sea 3.6 °Crail ≈ 13h 18m · 23.0 kg CO₂e return

≈ is the model's estimate (air times include getting to and through the airport); ✓ is a rail journey checked against a real timetable, with the date it was checked. Temperatures are historical daily means for 2023–2024, averaged across day and night, so afternoons run warmer.

The low-carbon trade-off

The sunniest place you can reach from Oslo in February within 15 hours is Icod de los Vinos, 10.7 h, costing 953 kg CO₂e return. The lowest-carbon option is Karlstad at 4.9 kg — 195× less carbon, for 6.8 hours less sunshine.

Every destination here is on the efficiency frontier: nowhere else this site covers is both sunnier in February and lower in carbon. Anything a better option beats outright has been left out.

KarlstadIcod de los Vinos
Where they are. Solid lines are rail or ferry, dashed are flights, from Oslo. Pick one to compare.
Carbon against sunshine, February, departing Oslo. Journeys of up to 15 hours each way.13 destinations. Lowest carbon Karlstad at 4.9 kilograms and 3.9 h; best for sunshine Icod de los Vinos at 953 kilograms and 10.7 h. Karlstad · 4.9 kgBulqize · 541 kgFethiye · 730 kgIcod de los Vinos · 953 kg

By rail or ferry By air

Carbon against sunshine, February, departing Oslo. Journeys of up to 15 hours each way.

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 20h 30m — 9× less carbon for 15h 18m more travelling.

February from Oslo — 13 destinations on the frontier, 2 without flying.
DestinationHowCO₂e returnTempSun/dayRain/dayJourney
Karlstad, SwedenRail4.9 kg-0.3 °C3.9 h2.4 mm4h 24m
Gävle, SwedenRail10.7 kg-1.6 °C4.4 h1.6 mm7h 12m
Aberdeen, United KingdomAir203 kg5.8 °C4.9 h2.0 mm4h 36m
Mainz, GermanyAir281 kg6.1 °C5.5 h1.7 mm5h
Ulm, GermanyAir322 kg4.1 °C6.1 h1.6 mm5h 12m
Vienna, AustriaAir340 kg6.0 °C6.8 h1.4 mm5h 18m
Graz, AustriaAir367 kg4.1 °C7.4 h0.7 mm5h 24m
Bolzano, ItalyAir376 kg7.3 °C8.1 h1.8 mm5h 30m
Gap, FranceAir437 kg5.4 °C8.5 h2.0 mm5h 48m
Bulqize, AlbaniaAir541 kg4.5 °C9.1 h1.7 mm6h 24m
Fethiye, TurkeyAir730 kg10.7 °C9.5 h1.6 mm7h 24m
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, SpainAir947 kg17.6 °C10.3 h0.9 mm8h 54m
Icod de los Vinos, SpainAir953 kg17.3 °C10.7 h0.4 mm8h 54m

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

Karlstad, SwedenKarlstadSweden4.9 kg CO₂e return-0.3 °C · 3.9 h sun · 4h 24m by railcoolGävle, SwedenGävleSweden10.7 kg CO₂e return-1.6 °C · 4.4 h sun · 7h 12m by railcoolIcod de los VinosSpain953 kg CO₂e return17.3 °C · 10.7 h sun · 8h 54m by airwarm, bright and dry

The same month, asked differently

February answers differently depending on what you are after, and the lists genuinely diverge: the brightest places are not the hottest, and in summer the useful question stops being where is warm at all.

Where to stay in Icod de los Vinos

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Questions

Where is the sunniest place to go from Oslo in February?

Icod de los Vinos, Spain, at 10.7 h. Reaching it emits 953 kg CO₂e return, travelling 8h 54m each way by air (modelled).

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 12m (modelled), emitting 10.7 kg CO₂e return — though Icod de los Vinos is sunnier still, if you fly.

How much carbon does a return trip from Oslo to Icod de los Vinos produce?

953 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.