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Sunniest places to go from Paris in February

In February, the sunniest well-known place within 15 hours of Paris is Maspalomas, Spain, 10.4 h of sun a day and 18.8 °C, about 7h 12m each way by air. Without flying, it is Teruel, Spain, 8.8 h of sun a day, about 11h 42m each way by train, for about 24× less carbon (29.1 kg CO₂e return against 705 kg).

The 10 sunniest places within 15 hours of Paris

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 ≈ 7h 12m · 705 kg CO₂e return
  2. Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain10.3 h · 17.6 °C · mostly dry · sea 20.5 °Cair ≈ 7h 12m · 696 kg CO₂e return
  3. Aswan, Egypt10.3 h · 17.7 °C · mostly dryair ≈ 8h 36m · 897 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 ≈ 7h 12m · 695 kg CO₂e return
  5. Luxor, Egypt10.1 h · 17.2 °C · mostly dryair ≈ 8h 24m · 924 kg CO₂e return
  6. Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt10.0 h · 18.6 °C · mostly dry · sea 23.0 °Cair ≈ 8h 18m · 902 kg CO₂e return
  7. Aqaba, Jordan9.8 h · 16.4 °C · mostly dry · sea 22.1 °Cair ≈ 8h 12m · 880 kg CO₂e return
  8. Funchal, Portugal9.5 h · 14.6 °C · 2.2 mm rain a day · sea 19.6 °Cair ≈ 6h 42m · 606 kg CO₂e return
  9. Fethiye, Turkey9.5 h · 10.7 °C · 1.6 mm rain a day · sea 18.2 °Cair ≈ 6h 54m · 642 kg CO₂e return
  10. Rhodes, Greece9.5 h · 13.4 °C · mostly dry · sea 18.0 °Cair ≈ 6h 48m · 631 kg CO₂e return

Without flying

The sunniest places the train reaches within 15 hours. Teruel is 8.8 h for 29.1 kg — about 24× less carbon than flying to Maspalomas.

  1. Teruel, Spain8.8 h · 5.5 °C · mostly dryrail ≈ 11h 42m · 29.1 kg CO₂e return
  2. Elche, Spain8.7 h · 12.1 °C · mostly dry · sea 14.5 °Crail ≈ 14h 54m · 35.5 kg CO₂e return
  3. Benidorm, Spain8.7 h · 12.3 °C · mostly dry · sea 14.6 °Crail ≈ 14h 6m · 34.4 kg CO₂e return
  4. Barcelona, Spain8.6 h · 10.2 °C · 1.3 mm rain a day · sea 13.5 °Crail ≈ 8h 12m · 24.5 kg CO₂e return
  5. Andorra la Vella, Andorra8.5 h · 5.4 °C · 1.9 mm rain a dayrail ≈ 8h 36m · 20.9 kg CO₂e return
  6. Cassino, Italy8.4 h · 9.5 °C · 2.5 mm rain a dayrail ≈ 14h 48m · 35.8 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 Paris in February within 15 hours is Icod de los Vinos, 10.7 h, costing 704 kg CO₂e return. The lowest-carbon option is Dieppe at 4.4 kg — 160× less carbon, for 6.5 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.

DieppeIcod de los Vinos
Where they are. Solid lines are rail or ferry, dashed are flights, from Paris. Pick one to compare.
Carbon against sunshine, February, departing Paris. Journeys of up to 15 hours each way.10 destinations. Lowest carbon Dieppe at 4.4 kilograms and 4.2 h; best for sunshine Icod de los Vinos at 704 kilograms and 10.7 h. Dieppe · 4.4 kgPuertollano · 36.7 kgErrachidia · 494 kgIcod de los Vinos · 704 kg

By rail or ferry By air

Carbon against sunshine, February, departing Paris. Journeys of up to 15 hours each way.
February from Paris — 10 destinations on the frontier, 7 without flying.
DestinationHowCO₂e returnTempSun/dayRain/dayJourney
Dieppe, FranceRail4.4 kg7.9 °C4.2 h2.3 mm3h 42m
Bourges, FranceRail5.8 kg6.7 °C4.8 h1.6 mm4h 18m
Dijon, FranceRail7.7 kg5.6 °C5.9 h1.5 mm3h 6m
Yverdon-les-Bains, SwitzerlandRail11.7 kg5.0 °C7.0 h1.5 mm6h 12m
Geneva, SwitzerlandRail12.1 kg5.1 °C7.7 h1.5 mm4h 36m
Orange, FranceRail16.4 kg8.1 °C8.0 h1.7 mm5h 6m
Puertollano, SpainRail36.7 kg8.3 °C9.0 h1.4 mm15h
Errachidia, MoroccoAir494 kg10.6 °C9.7 h0.6 mm6h 6m
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, SpainAir696 kg17.6 °C10.3 h0.9 mm7h 12m
Icod de los Vinos, SpainAir704 kg17.3 °C10.7 h0.4 mm7h 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 Puertollano (36.7 kg, 9.0 h) to Errachidia (494 kg, 9.7 h) buys 0.7 hours more sunshine for an extra 458 kg — 654 kg of CO₂e per hour. That single step is the most expensive sunshine on the whole curve.

The pick of them

Dieppe, FranceDieppeFrance4.4 kg CO₂e return7.9 °C · 4.2 h sun · 3h 42m by railcoolPuertollanoSpain36.7 kg CO₂e return8.3 °C · 9.0 h sun · 15h by railcold but brightIcod de los VinosSpain704 kg CO₂e return17.3 °C · 10.7 h sun · 7h 12m 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 Paris in February?

Icod de los Vinos, Spain, at 10.7 h. Reaching it emits 704 kg CO₂e return, travelling 7h 12m each way by air (modelled).

Can I get somewhere sunny from Paris in February without flying?

Yes. Puertollano reaches 9.0 h and is reachable by rail or ferry in 15h (modelled), emitting 36.7 kg CO₂e return — though Icod de los Vinos is sunnier still, if you fly.

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

704 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.