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Sunniest places to go from Paris in November

In November, the sunniest well-known place within 15 hours of Paris is Aswan, Egypt, 10.8 h of sun a day and 23.2 °C, about 8h 36m each way by air. Without flying, it is Elche, Spain, 9.1 h of sun a day, about 14h 54m each way by train, for about 25× less carbon (35.5 kg CO₂e return against 897 kg).

The 10 sunniest places within 15 hours of Paris

Ranked on sunshine in November 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.

Aswan, Egypt10.8 h · 23.2 °C · mostly dryair ≈ 8h 36m · 897 kg CO₂e return
Luxor, Egypt10.6 h · 22.9 °C · mostly dryair ≈ 8h 24m · 924 kg CO₂e return
Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt10.3 h · 24.6 °C · mostly dry · sea 27.6 °Cair ≈ 8h 18m · 902 kg CO₂e return
Aqaba, Jordan9.9 h · 22.3 °C · mostly dry · sea 25.3 °Cair ≈ 8h 12m · 880 kg CO₂e return
Essaouira, Morocco9.7 h · 19.6 °C · mostly dry · sea 19.1 °Cair ≈ 6h 24m · 548 kg CO₂e return
Agadir, Morocco9.7 h · 20.9 °C · mostly dry · sea 19.4 °Cair ≈ 6h 30m · 575 kg CO₂e return
Heraklion, Greece9.7 h · 17.0 °C · mostly dry · sea 21.4 °Cair ≈ 6h 42m · 602 kg CO₂e return
Sfax, Tunisia9.6 h · 18.7 °C · mostly dry · sea 22.8 °Cair ≈ 5h 48m · 431 kg CO₂e return
Ouarzazate, Morocco9.6 h · 15.5 °C · mostly dryair ≈ 6h 24m · 538 kg CO₂e return
Almería, Spain9.5 h · 17.2 °C · mostly dry · sea 18.2 °Cair ≈ 5h 24m · 350 kg CO₂e return

Without flying

The sunniest places the train reaches within 15 hours. Elche is 9.1 h for 35.5 kg — about 25× less carbon than flying to Aswan.

Elche, Spain9.1 h · 16.7 °C · mostly dry · sea 17.9 °Crail ≈ 14h 54m · 35.5 kg CO₂e return
Benidorm, Spain8.9 h · 16.6 °C · mostly dry · sea 18.3 °Crail ≈ 14h 6m · 34.4 kg CO₂e return
Valencia, Spain8.3 h · 16.5 °C · 2.0 mm rain a day · sea 18.2 °Crail ≈ 12h 18m · 31.4 kg CO₂e return
Lleida, Spain8.2 h · 12.3 °C · 1.2 mm rain a dayrail ≈ 10h · 24.1 kg CO₂e return
Turin, Italy7.9 h · 6.1 °C · mostly dryrail ≈ 7h 12m · 17.2 kg CO₂e return
Civitavecchia, Italy7.9 h · 14.7 °C · 1.3 mm rain a day · sea 20.1 °Crail ≈ 13h 30m · 31.0 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 Paris in November within 15 hours is Aswan, 10.8 h, costing 897 kg CO₂e return. The lowest-carbon option is Dieppe at 4.4 kg — 204× less carbon, for 7.3 hours less sunshine.

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

Where they are. Solid lines are rail or ferry, dashed are flights, from Paris. Pick one to compare.

By rail or ferry By air

Carbon against sunshine, November, departing Paris. Journeys of up to 15 hours each way.

November from Paris — 11 destinations on the frontier, 9 without flying.
Destination	How	CO₂e return	Temp	Sun/day	Rain/day	Journey
Dieppe, France	Rail	4.4 kg	9.6 °C	3.5 h	4.5 mm	3h 42m
Cambrai, France	Rail	4.7 kg	7.8 °C	3.7 h	2.9 mm	3h 48m
Vierzon, France	Rail	5.4 kg	9.0 °C	4.9 h	2.8 mm	4h 6m
Vichy, France	Rail	9.3 kg	8.7 °C	5.5 h	3.3 mm	5h 48m
Geneva, Switzerland	Rail	12.1 kg	7.0 °C	6.0 h	4.4 mm	4h 36m
Romans-sur-Isère, France	Rail	13.9 kg	8.9 °C	6.7 h	2.1 mm	5h 18m
Ivrea, Italy	Rail	16.6 kg	6.5 °C	8.0 h	1.2 mm	8h
Ibi, Spain	Rail	34.3 kg	13.0 °C	9.0 h	0.2 mm	14h 18m
Elda, Spain	Rail	34.8 kg	15.0 °C	9.2 h	0.3 mm	14h 30m
Zarzis, Tunisia	Air	467 kg	20.2 °C	9.8 h	0.3 mm	6h
Aswan, Egypt	Air	897 kg	23.2 °C	10.8 h	0.0 mm	8h 36m

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 Elda (34.8 kg, 9.2 h) to Zarzis (467 kg, 9.8 h) buys 0.6 hours more sunshine for an extra 432 kg — 719 kg of CO₂e per hour. That single step is the most expensive sunshine on the whole curve.

The pick of them

DieppeFrance4.4 kg CO₂e return9.6 °C · 3.5 h sun · 3h 42m by railgrey and wet EldaSpain34.8 kg CO₂e return15.0 °C · 9.2 h sun · 14h 30m by railwarm, bright and dry

AswanEgypt897 kg CO₂e return23.2 °C · 10.8 h sun · 8h 36m by airwarm, bright and dry

The same month, asked differently

November 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 Aswan

Places to stay in Aswan, Egypt, on a live map. Prices and availability come from Stay22 and its booking partners.

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Photo credits

Dieppe: Baidax, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Aswan: Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Luxor: Roland Unger, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Sharm el-Sheikh: Tanya Dedyukhina, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Aqaba: Sana Janakat, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Essaouira: Kayaky, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Agadir: Marco Riss, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Heraklion: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Sfax: Csisc, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Ouarzazate: Bjørn Christian Tørrissen, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Almería: Javier rodriguez jimenez, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Benidorm: Simon Cobb, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Valencia: Joanbanjo, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Lleida: Jorge Franganillo from Barcelona, Spain, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Questions

Where is the sunniest place to go from Paris in November?

Aswan, Egypt, at 10.8 h. Reaching it emits 897 kg CO₂e return, travelling 8h 36m each way by air (modelled).

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

Yes. Elda reaches 9.2 h and is reachable by rail or ferry in 14h 30m (modelled), emitting 34.8 kg CO₂e return — though Aswan is sunnier still, if you fly.

How much carbon does a return trip from Paris to Aswan produce?

897 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.