Sunniest places to go from Warsaw in March
The sunniest place you can reach from Warsaw in March within 15 hours is Qus at 11.5 h, costing 777 kg CO₂e return. The lowest-carbon option is Lublin at 4.5 kg — 173× less carbon for 5.4 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 Bari can only be reached by air — 321 kg CO₂e, in 5h 12m. Allow up to 24 hours and the train does the same journey for 37.6 kg in 19h 24m — 9× less carbon for 14h 12m more travelling.
| Destination | How | CO₂e return | Temp | Sun/day | Rain/day | Journey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lublin, Poland | Rail | 4.5 kg | 5.1 °C | 6.1 h | 1.6 mm | 4h 6m |
| Bielsk Podlaski, Poland | Rail | 4.7 kg | 4.5 °C | 6.9 h | 1.2 mm | 4h 12m |
| Bialystok, Poland | Rail | 5.2 kg | 4.4 °C | 7.2 h | 1.4 mm | 4h 24m |
| Považská Bystrica, Slovakia | Rail | 11.5 kg | 6.8 °C | 7.9 h | 1.4 mm | 7h 18m |
| Salgotarjan, Hungary | Rail | 13.8 kg | 7.1 °C | 8.3 h | 1.6 mm | 8h 24m |
| Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Rail | 27.2 kg | 8.6 °C | 9.0 h | 2.2 mm | 14h 36m |
| Prizren, Kosovo | Air | 280 kg | 8.7 °C | 9.4 h | 2.4 mm | 5h |
| Bari, Italy | Air | 321 kg | 13.1 °C | 9.9 h | 2.0 mm | 5h 12m |
| Syracuse, Italy | Air | 439 kg | 14.6 °C | 10.8 h | 0.9 mm | 5h 48m |
| San Pawl il-Bahar, Malta | Air | 474 kg | 15.5 °C | 11.0 h | 0.7 mm | 6h |
| Qus, Egypt | Air | 777 kg | 22.3 °C | 11.5 h | 0.0 mm | 7h 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 Zenica (27.2 kg, 9.0 h) to Prizren (280 kg, 9.4 h) buys 0.4 hours more sunshine for an extra 253 kg — 632 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 Warsaw 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 Warsaw
March from elsewhere
- Amsterdam
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- 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 Warsaw in March?
Qus, Egypt, at 11.5 h. Reaching it emits 777 kg CO₂e return, travelling 7h 36m each way by air.
Can I get somewhere sunny from Warsaw in March without flying?
Yes. Zenica reaches 9.0 h and is reachable by rail or ferry in 14h 36m, emitting 27.2 kg CO₂e return — though Qus is sunnier still, if you fly.
How much carbon does a return trip from Warsaw to Qus produce?
777 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.