Sunniest places to go from Stockholm in February
The sunniest place you can reach from Stockholm in February within 15 hours is Arona at 10.7 h, costing 1,021 kg CO₂e return. The lowest-carbon option is Gävle at 4.7 kg — 217× less carbon for 6.3 h less.
Every destination here is on the efficiency frontier: nowhere else in Europe is both sunnier in February and lower in carbon. Anything a better option beats outright has been left out.
By rail or ferry By air
What the 15-hour limit costs: at this budget Trnava can only be reached by air — 306 kg CO₂e, in 5h 6m. Allow up to 24 hours and the train does the same journey for 35.9 kg in 18h 42m — 9× less carbon for 13h 36m more travelling.
| Destination | How | CO₂e return | Temp | Sun/day | Rain/day | Journey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gävle, Sweden | Rail | 4.7 kg | -1.6 °C | 4.4 h | 1.6 mm | 4h 12m |
| Drammen, Norway | Rail | 13.1 kg | -1.2 °C | 5.1 h | 2.7 mm | 8h 6m |
| Brno, Czechia | Air | 284 kg | 4.5 °C | 5.5 h | 1.2 mm | 5h |
| Trnava, Slovakia | Air | 306 kg | 5.6 °C | 6.6 h | 1.1 mm | 5h 6m |
| Vienna, Austria | Air | 312 kg | 6.0 °C | 6.8 h | 1.4 mm | 5h 12m |
| Graz, Austria | Air | 346 kg | 4.1 °C | 7.4 h | 0.7 mm | 5h 18m |
| Bolzano, Italy | Air | 376 kg | 7.3 °C | 8.1 h | 1.8 mm | 5h 30m |
| Pristina, Kosovo | Air | 469 kg | 4.0 °C | 8.7 h | 0.6 mm | 6h |
| Bulqize, Albania | Air | 500 kg | 4.5 °C | 9.1 h | 1.7 mm | 6h 12m |
| Fethiye, Turkey | Air | 665 kg | 10.7 °C | 9.5 h | 1.6 mm | 7h |
| Luxor, Egypt | Air | 914 kg | 17.2 °C | 10.1 h | 0.0 mm | 8h 42m |
| Arona, Spain | Air | 1,021 kg | 14.5 °C | 10.7 h | 0.9 mm | 9h 18m |
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 Drammen (13.1 kg, 5.1 h) to Brno (284 kg, 5.5 h) buys 0.4 hours more sunshine for an extra 271 kg — 678 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
February answers differently depending on what you're after. The warmest destinations from Stockholm in February are a different list — hours of sunshine and degrees of warmth come apart, especially early and late in the year.
Where to stay in Arona
Places to stay in Arona, Spain, on a live map. Prices and availability come from Stay22 and its booking partners.
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Other months from Stockholm
February from elsewhere
- Amsterdam
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- Berlin
- Birmingham
- Bristol
- Brussels
- Cardiff
- Copenhagen
- Dublin
- Edinburgh
- Frankfurt
- Glasgow
- Leeds
- Lisbon
- Liverpool
- London
- Madrid
- Manchester
- Milan
- Munich
- Newcastle
- Nottingham
- Oslo
- Paris
- Prague
- Rome
- Sheffield
- Southampton
- Stockholm
- Vienna
- Warsaw
- Zurich
Questions
Where is the sunniest place to go from Stockholm in February?
Arona, Spain, at 10.7 h. Reaching it emits 1,021 kg CO₂e return, travelling 9h 18m each way by air.
Can I get somewhere sunny from Stockholm in February without flying?
Yes. Drammen reaches 5.1 h and is reachable by rail or ferry in 8h 6m, emitting 13.1 kg CO₂e return — though Arona is sunnier still, if you fly.
How much carbon does a return trip from Stockholm to Arona produce?
1,021 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.