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Sunniest places to go from Warsaw in February

The sunniest place you can reach from Warsaw in February within 15 hours is Arona at 10.7 h, costing 960 kg CO₂e return. The lowest-carbon option is Lublin at 4.5 kg — 213× less carbon for 7.1 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.

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Where they are. Solid lines are rail or ferry, dashed are flights, from Warsaw. Pick one to compare.
Carbon against sunshine, February, departing Warsaw. Journeys of up to 15 hours each way.13 destinations. Lowest carbon Lublin at 4.5 kilograms and 3.6 h; best for sunshine Arona at 960 kilograms and 10.7 h. Lublin · 4.5 kgFethiye · 464 kgAl Ghanayim · 742 kgArona · 960 kg

By rail or ferry By air

Carbon against sunshine, February, departing Warsaw. Journeys of up to 15 hours each way.

What the 15-hour limit costs: at this budget Bulqize can only be reached by air — 301 kg CO₂e, in 5h 6m. Allow up to 24 hours and the train does the same journey for 35.3 kg in 18h 24m — 9× less carbon for 13h 18m more travelling.

February from Warsaw — 13 destinations on the frontier, 8 without flying.
DestinationHowCO₂e returnTempSun/dayRain/dayJourney
Lublin, PolandRail4.5 kg3.2 °C3.6 h2.1 mm4h 6m
Gdansk, PolandRail8.4 kg3.2 °C4.3 h2.6 mm5h 54m
Spišská Nová Ves, SlovakiaRail10.8 kg2.9 °C5.8 h1.7 mm7h
Košice, SlovakiaRail11.5 kg3.5 °C5.9 h1.2 mm7h 24m
Ozd, HungaryRail13.3 kg4.8 °C6.7 h0.9 mm8h 6m
Miskolc, HungaryRail13.5 kg4.9 °C6.9 h0.9 mm8h 18m
Dunaújváros, HungaryRail17.8 kg6.0 °C7.5 h0.9 mm10h 18m
Bolzano, ItalyRail27.9 kg7.3 °C8.1 h1.8 mm14h 54m
Pristina, KosovoAir267 kg4.0 °C8.7 h0.6 mm4h 54m
Bulqize, AlbaniaAir301 kg4.5 °C9.1 h1.7 mm5h 6m
Fethiye, TurkeyAir464 kg10.7 °C9.5 h1.6 mm6h
Al Ghanayim, EgyptAir742 kg15.4 °C10.1 h0.0 mm7h 24m
Arona, SpainAir960 kg14.5 °C10.7 h0.9 mm9h

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 Fethiye (464 kg, 9.5 h) to Al Ghanayim (742 kg, 10.1 h) buys 0.6 hours more sunshine for an extra 277 kg — 462 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 Warsaw 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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Questions

Where is the sunniest place to go from Warsaw in February?

Arona, Spain, at 10.7 h. Reaching it emits 960 kg CO₂e return, travelling 9h each way by air.

Can I get somewhere sunny from Warsaw in February without flying?

Yes. Bolzano reaches 8.1 h and is reachable by rail or ferry in 14h 54m, emitting 27.9 kg CO₂e return — though Arona is sunnier still, if you fly.

How much carbon does a return trip from Warsaw to Arona produce?

960 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.