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Sunniest places to go from Southampton in November

The sunniest place you can reach from Southampton in November within 15 hours is Aswan at 10.8 h, costing 979 kg CO₂e return. The lowest-carbon option is Exeter at 12.1 kg — 81× less carbon for 6.9 h less.

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

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Where they are. Solid lines are rail or ferry, dashed are flights, from Southampton. Pick one to compare.
Carbon against sunshine, November, departing Southampton. Journeys of up to 15 hours each way.13 destinations. Lowest carbon Exeter at 12.1 kilograms and 3.9 h; best for sunshine Aswan at 979 kilograms and 10.8 h. Exeter · 12.1 kgZarzis · 550 kgLuxor · 941 kgAswan · 979 kg

By rail or ferry By air

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

What the 15-hour limit costs: at this budget Benidorm can only be reached by air — 347 kg CO₂e, in 5h 18m. Allow up to 24 hours and the train does the same journey for 51.5 kg in 23h 18m — 7× less carbon for 18h more travelling.

November from Southampton — 13 destinations on the frontier, 6 without flying.
DestinationHowCO₂e returnTempSun/dayRain/dayJourney
Exeter, United KingdomRail12.1 kg8.9 °C3.9 h4.1 mm4h 6m
Canterbury, United KingdomRail14.3 kg7.9 °C4.4 h3.0 mm4h 24m
Angers, FranceRail22.2 kg9.7 °C5.0 h2.9 mm9h 42m
La Rochelle, FranceRail26.6 kg11.7 °C5.9 h4.2 mm11h 42m
Geneva, SwitzerlandRail31.0 kg7.0 °C6.0 h4.4 mm13h 42m
Romans-sur-Isère, FranceRail33.0 kg8.9 °C6.7 h2.1 mm14h 42m
Turin, ItalyAir235 kg6.1 °C7.9 h0.7 mm4h 42m
Lleida, SpainAir263 kg12.3 °C8.2 h1.2 mm4h 54m
Benidorm, SpainAir347 kg16.6 °C8.9 h0.3 mm5h 18m
Cartagena, SpainAir372 kg16.7 °C9.3 h0.4 mm5h 30m
Zarzis, TunisiaAir550 kg20.2 °C9.8 h0.3 mm6h 24m
Luxor, EgyptAir941 kg22.9 °C10.6 h0.0 mm8h 54m
Aswan, EgyptAir979 kg23.2 °C10.8 h0.0 mm9h 6m

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 Zarzis (550 kg, 9.8 h) to Luxor (941 kg, 10.6 h) buys 0.8 hours more sunshine for an extra 392 kg — 489 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

November answers differently depending on what you're after. The warmest destinations from Southampton in November are a different list — hours of sunshine and degrees of warmth come apart, especially early and late in the year.

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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Questions

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

Aswan, Egypt, at 10.8 h. Reaching it emits 979 kg CO₂e return, travelling 9h 6m each way by air.

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

Yes. Romans-sur-Isère reaches 6.7 h and is reachable by rail or ferry in 14h 42m, emitting 33.0 kg CO₂e return — though Aswan is sunnier still, if you fly.

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

979 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.