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Sunniest places to go from Rome in March

In March, the sunniest well-known place within 15 hours of Rome is Luxor, Egypt, 11.4 h of sun a day and 22.7 °C, about 6h 54m each way by air. Without flying, it is Agrigento, Italy, 10.7 h of sun a day, about 9h each way by train, for about 42× less carbon (15.3 kg CO₂e return against 648 kg).

The 10 sunniest places within 15 hours of Rome

Ranked on sunshine in March 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. Luxor, Egypt11.4 h · 22.7 °C · mostly dryair ≈ 6h 54m · 648 kg CO₂e return
  2. Maspalomas, Spain11.3 h · 21.0 °C · mostly dry · sea 20.2 °Cair ≈ 7h 30m · 751 kg CO₂e return
  3. Assiut, Egypt11.3 h · 20.9 °C · mostly dryair ≈ 6h 36m · 593 kg CO₂e return
  4. Aswan, Egypt11.2 h · 23.4 °C · mostly dryair ≈ 7h 6m · 687 kg CO₂e return
  5. Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain11.1 h · 18.5 °C · mostly dry · sea 20.4 °Cair ≈ 7h 30m · 752 kg CO₂e return
  6. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain11.1 h · 18.9 °C · 1.4 mm rain a day · sea 20.2 °Cair ≈ 7h 24m · 742 kg CO₂e return
  7. Ouarzazate, Morocco10.8 h · 16.8 °C · mostly dryair ≈ 6h 18m · 532 kg CO₂e return
  8. Essaouira, Morocco10.8 h · 17.1 °C · mostly dry · sea 17.1 °Cair ≈ 6h 30m · 575 kg CO₂e return
  9. Agadir, Morocco10.7 h · 18.3 °C · mostly dry · sea 17.6 °Cair ≈ 6h 36m · 591 kg CO₂e return
  10. Sousse, Tunisia10.6 h · 16.4 °C · mostly dry · sea 16.0 °Cair ≈ 4h 24m · 175 kg CO₂e return

Without flying

The sunniest places the train reaches within 15 hours. Agrigento is 10.7 h for 15.3 kg — about 42× less carbon than flying to Luxor.

  1. Agrigento, Italy10.7 h · 12.7 °C · mostly dry · sea 15.4 °Crail ≈ 9h · 15.3 kg CO₂e return
  2. Catania, Italy10.6 h · 14.2 °C · mostly dry · sea 15.1 °Crail ≈ 8h 48m · 15.8 kg CO₂e return
  3. Enna, Italy10.5 h · 7.8 °C · mostly dryrail ≈ 8h 36m · 14.9 kg CO₂e return
  4. Trapani, Italy10.3 h · 13.7 °C · 2.2 mm rain a day · sea 15.3 °Crail ≈ 7h 42m · 12.7 kg CO₂e return
  5. Barcelona, Spain10.2 h · 12.9 °C · 1.2 mm rain a day · sea 14.0 °Crail ≈ 14h 24m · 25.4 kg CO₂e return
  6. Girona, Spain9.9 h · 12.5 °C · 1.4 mm rain a dayrail ≈ 13h 36m · 23.6 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 Rome in March within 15 hours is Qus, 11.5 h, costing 645 kg CO₂e return. The lowest-carbon option is Pescara at 4.5 kg — 143× less carbon, for 2.2 hours less sunshine.

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

PescaraQus
Where they are. Solid lines are rail or ferry, dashed are flights, from Rome. Pick one to compare.
Carbon against sunshine, March, departing Rome. Journeys of up to 15 hours each way.5 destinations. Lowest carbon Pescara at 4.5 kilograms and 9.3 h; best for sunshine Qus at 645 kilograms and 11.5 h. Pescara · 4.5 kgSliema · 173 kgQus · 645 kg

By rail or ferry By air

Carbon against sunshine, March, departing Rome. Journeys of up to 15 hours each way.
March from Rome — 5 destinations on the frontier, 3 without flying.
DestinationHowCO₂e returnTempSun/dayRain/dayJourney
Pescara, ItalyRail4.5 kg12.0 °C9.3 h2.3 mm3h 42m
Naples, ItalyRail5.5 kg12.5 °C9.8 h2.9 mm2h 42m
Palermo, ItalyRail12.6 kg14.4 °C10.4 h2.1 mm7h 42m
Sliema, MaltaAir173 kg15.5 °C11.0 h0.5 mm4h 24m
Qus, EgyptAir645 kg22.3 °C11.5 h0.0 mm6h 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 Sliema (173 kg, 11.0 h) to Qus (645 kg, 11.5 h) buys 0.5 hours more sunshine for an extra 473 kg — 945 kg of CO₂e per hour. That single step is the most expensive sunshine on the whole curve.

The pick of them

PescaraItaly4.5 kg CO₂e return12.0 °C · 9.3 h sun · 3h 42m by railmild and brightPalermoItaly12.6 kg CO₂e return14.4 °C · 10.4 h sun · 7h 42m by railmild and brightQusEgypt645 kg CO₂e return22.3 °C · 11.5 h sun · 6h 54m by airwarm, bright and dry

The same month, asked differently

March 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 Qus

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Questions

Where is the sunniest place to go from Rome in March?

Qus, Egypt, at 11.5 h. Reaching it emits 645 kg CO₂e return, travelling 6h 54m each way by air (modelled).

Can I get somewhere sunny from Rome in March without flying?

Yes. Palermo reaches 10.4 h and is reachable by rail or ferry in 7h 42m (modelled), emitting 12.6 kg CO₂e return — though Qus is sunnier still, if you fly.

How much carbon does a return trip from Rome to Qus produce?

645 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.