Sunniest places to go from Stockholm in March
The sunniest place you can reach from Stockholm in March within 15 hours is Qus at 11.5 h, costing 910 kg CO₂e return. The lowest-carbon option is Gävle at 4.7 kg — 194× less carbon for 5.9 h less.
Every destination here is on the efficiency frontier: nowhere else in Europe is both sunnier in March 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 | -1.0 °C | 5.6 h | 1.6 mm | 4h 12m |
| Turku, Finland | Rail | 7.8 kg | -1.2 °C | 6.2 h | 2.2 mm | 5h 36m |
| Liepāja, Latvia | Rail | 10.6 kg | 3.2 °C | 6.7 h | 2.1 mm | 6h 54m |
| Trondheim, Norway | Rail | 18.0 kg | 0.4 °C | 7.3 h | 1.9 mm | 10h 24m |
| Trnava, Slovakia | Air | 306 kg | 8.3 °C | 8.2 h | 1.0 mm | 5h 6m |
| Salgotarjan, Hungary | Air | 315 kg | 7.1 °C | 8.3 h | 1.6 mm | 5h 12m |
| Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Air | 423 kg | 8.6 °C | 9.0 h | 2.2 mm | 5h 42m |
| Toulon, France | Air | 499 kg | 12.3 °C | 9.7 h | 3.2 mm | 6h 6m |
| Taranto, Italy | Air | 528 kg | 13.1 °C | 10.1 h | 1.6 mm | 6h 18m |
| Syracuse, Italy | Air | 624 kg | 14.6 °C | 10.8 h | 0.9 mm | 6h 48m |
| San Pawl il-Bahar, Malta | Air | 657 kg | 15.5 °C | 11.0 h | 0.7 mm | 7h |
| Qus, Egypt | Air | 910 kg | 22.3 °C | 11.5 h | 0.0 mm | 8h 42m |
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 San Pawl il-Bahar (657 kg, 11.0 h) to Qus (910 kg, 11.5 h) buys 0.5 hours more sunshine for an extra 252 kg — 505 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
March answers differently depending on what you're after. The warmest destinations from Stockholm in March are a different list — hours of sunshine and degrees of warmth come apart, especially early and late in the year.
Where to stay in Qus
Places to stay in Qus, Egypt, on a live map. Prices and availability come from Stay22 and its booking partners.
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Other months from Stockholm
March from elsewhere
- Amsterdam
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- Birmingham
- Bristol
- Brussels
- Cardiff
- Copenhagen
- Dublin
- Edinburgh
- Frankfurt
- Glasgow
- Leeds
- Lisbon
- Liverpool
- London
- Madrid
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- Milan
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- Nottingham
- Oslo
- Paris
- Prague
- Rome
- Sheffield
- Southampton
- Stockholm
- Vienna
- Warsaw
- Zurich
Questions
Where is the sunniest place to go from Stockholm in March?
Qus, Egypt, at 11.5 h. Reaching it emits 910 kg CO₂e return, travelling 8h 42m each way by air.
Can I get somewhere sunny from Stockholm in March without flying?
Yes. Trondheim reaches 7.3 h and is reachable by rail or ferry in 10h 24m, emitting 18.0 kg CO₂e return — though Qus is sunnier still, if you fly.
How much carbon does a return trip from Stockholm to Qus produce?
910 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.