Sunniest places to go from Stockholm in January
The sunniest place you can reach from Stockholm in January within 15 hours is Safaga at 10.0 h, costing 895 kg CO₂e return. The lowest-carbon option is Linköping at 5.1 kg — 175× less carbon for 7.8 h less.
Every destination here is on the efficiency frontier: nowhere else in Europe is both sunnier in January 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linköping, Sweden | Rail | 5.1 kg | -0.9 °C | 2.2 h | 2.4 mm | 4h 24m |
| Halmstad, Sweden | Rail | 12.6 kg | 1.1 °C | 3.2 h | 4.4 mm | 7h 48m |
| Esbjerg, Denmark | Rail | 21.2 kg | 3.2 °C | 3.7 h | 4.4 mm | 11h 48m |
| Trnava, Slovakia | Air | 306 kg | 2.5 °C | 4.3 h | 2.0 mm | 5h 6m |
| Budapest, Hungary | Air | 331 kg | 2.5 °C | 4.7 h | 2.2 mm | 5h 18m |
| Innsbruck, Austria | Air | 355 kg | 1.9 °C | 5.6 h | 2.2 mm | 5h 24m |
| Merano, Italy | Air | 372 kg | 5.0 °C | 6.9 h | 1.0 mm | 5h 30m |
| Marseille, France | Air | 498 kg | 8.5 °C | 7.4 h | 0.9 mm | 6h 6m |
| Messina, Italy | Air | 593 kg | 11.6 °C | 7.9 h | 3.3 mm | 6h 36m |
| Syracuse, Italy | Air | 624 kg | 12.2 °C | 8.7 h | 1.1 mm | 6h 48m |
| Gafsa, Tunisia | Air | 717 kg | 9.9 °C | 9.0 h | 0.0 mm | 7h 18m |
| Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt | Air | 868 kg | 18.9 °C | 9.9 h | 0.0 mm | 8h 24m |
| Safaga, Egypt | Air | 895 kg | 18.9 °C | 10.0 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 Esbjerg (21.2 kg, 3.7 h) to Trnava (306 kg, 4.3 h) buys 0.6 hours more sunshine for an extra 285 kg — 475 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
January answers differently depending on what you're after. The warmest destinations from Stockholm in January are a different list — hours of sunshine and degrees of warmth come apart, especially early and late in the year.
Where to stay in Safaga
Places to stay in Safaga, Egypt, on a live map. Prices and availability come from Stay22 and its booking partners.
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Other months from Stockholm
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Questions
Where is the sunniest place to go from Stockholm in January?
Safaga, Egypt, at 10.0 h. Reaching it emits 895 kg CO₂e return, travelling 8h 36m each way by air.
Can I get somewhere sunny from Stockholm in January without flying?
Yes. Esbjerg reaches 3.7 h and is reachable by rail or ferry in 11h 48m, emitting 21.2 kg CO₂e return — though Safaga is sunnier still, if you fly.
How much carbon does a return trip from Stockholm to Safaga produce?
895 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.