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Warmest places to go from Amsterdam in February

In February, the warmest well-known place within 15 hours of Amsterdam is Maspalomas, Spain, averaging 18.8 °C across day and night and 10.4 h sun a day, about 7h 48m each way by air. Without flying, it is Reus, Spain, averaging 10.5 °C across day and night, about 14h 48m each way by train, for about 21× less carbon (37.8 kg CO₂e return against 810 kg).

Every city at once, with and without flying: where is hot in February.

The 10 warmest places within 15 hours of Amsterdam

Ranked on warmth in February alone, among well-known places (a Wikivoyage travel guide and at least 40,000 Wikipedia readers a year), one per area and at most three per country. The carbon is shown, not used to choose: the list further down is the other question, how much warmth each extra kilogram buys.

Maspalomas, Spain18.8 °C · 10.4 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 20.4 °Cair ≈ 7h 48m · 810 kg CO₂e return
Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt18.6 °C · 10.0 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 23.0 °Cair ≈ 8h 24m · 917 kg CO₂e return
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain18.0 °C · 10.1 h sun a day · 1.5 mm rain a day · sea 20.3 °Cair ≈ 7h 42m · 799 kg CO₂e return
Aswan, Egypt17.7 °C · 10.3 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 8h 42m · 921 kg CO₂e return
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain17.6 °C · 10.3 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 20.5 °Cair ≈ 7h 42m · 800 kg CO₂e return
Hurghada, Egypt17.6 °C · 9.9 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 22.5 °Cair ≈ 8h 24m · 926 kg CO₂e return
Agadir, Morocco17.3 °C · 9.1 h sun a day · 2.0 mm rain a day · sea 17.4 °Cair ≈ 7h 6m · 682 kg CO₂e return
Aqaba, Jordan16.4 °C · 9.8 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 22.1 °Cair ≈ 8h 12m · 890 kg CO₂e return
Essaouira, Morocco15.9 °C · 8.8 h sun a day · 2.3 mm rain a day · sea 17.4 °Cair ≈ 7h · 656 kg CO₂e return
Ponta Delgada, Portugal15.1 °C · 7.9 h sun a day · 5.0 mm rain a day · sea 16.9 °Cair ≈ 7h 18m · 721 kg CO₂e return

Without flying

The warmest places the train reaches within 15 hours. Reus is 10.5 °C for 37.8 kg — about 21× less carbon than flying to Maspalomas.

Reus, Spain10.5 °C · 8.6 h sun a day · 1.3 mm rain a day · sea 13.6 °Crail ≈ 14h 48m · 37.8 kg CO₂e return
Perpignan, France10.4 °C · 7.9 h sun a day · 1.5 mm rain a day · sea 12.8 °Crail ≈ 11h 12m · 32.1 kg CO₂e return
Sanremo, Italy10.3 °C · 7.9 h sun a day · 4.0 mm rain a day · sea 14.2 °Crail ≈ 13h 18m · 28.8 kg CO₂e return
Toulon, France10.2 °C · 8.0 h sun a day · 2.7 mm rain a day · sea 14.0 °Crail ≈ 10h 6m · 30.4 kg CO₂e return
Barcelona, Spain10.2 °C · 8.6 h sun a day · 1.3 mm rain a day · sea 13.5 °Crail ≈ 12h 54m · 36.6 kg CO₂e return
Nice, France9.7 °C · 8.1 h sun a day · 4.0 mm rain a day · sea 14.1 °Crail ≈ 11h 54m · 28.9 kg CO₂e return

≈ is the model's estimate (air times include getting to and through the airport); ✓ is a rail journey checked against a real timetable, with the date it was checked. Temperatures are historical daily means for 2023–2024, averaged across day and night, so afternoons run warmer.

The low-carbon trade-off

The warmest place you can reach from Amsterdam in February within 15 hours is Maspalomas, 18.8 °C, costing 810 kg CO₂e return. The lowest-carbon option is Aarschot at 4.6 kg — 176× less carbon, for 12.1 degrees less warmth.

Every destination here is on the efficiency frontier: nowhere else this site covers is both warmer in February and lower in carbon. Anything a better option beats outright has been left out.

Where they are. Solid lines are rail or ferry, dashed are flights, from Amsterdam. Pick one to compare.

By rail or ferry By air

Carbon against warmth, February, departing Amsterdam. Journeys of up to 15 hours each way.

What the 15-hour limit costs: at this budget Almería can only be reached by air — 458 kg CO₂e, in 5h 54m. Allow up to 24 hours and the train does the same journey for 53.7 kg in 22h 6m — 9× less carbon for 16h 12m more travelling.

February from Amsterdam — 13 destinations on the frontier, 5 without flying.
Destination	How	CO₂e return	Temp	Sun/day	Rain/day	Journey
Aarschot, Belgium	Rail	4.6 kg	6.7 °C	4.1 h	2.3 mm	4h 12m
Ostend, Belgium	Rail	5.5 kg	7.3 °C	4.3 h	2.3 mm	4h 42m
Cherbourg, France	Rail	16.1 kg	8.5 °C	4.6 h	3.0 mm	9h 54m
Cannes, France	Rail	29.3 kg	10.3 °C	8.2 h	3.9 mm	11h 54m
Sant Feliu de Guíxols, Spain	Rail	35.0 kg	10.9 °C	8.6 h	2.2 mm	13h 48m
Alghero, Italy	Air	337 kg	11.5 °C	8.2 h	2.0 mm	5h 18m
Santa Eulària des Riu, Spain	Air	380 kg	12.3 °C	8.7 h	1.1 mm	5h 30m
Águilas, Spain	Air	437 kg	13.5 °C	9.0 h	0.2 mm	5h 48m
Almería, Spain	Air	458 kg	14.1 °C	9.2 h	0.3 mm	5h 54m
Melilla, Spain	Air	502 kg	14.9 °C	9.3 h	1.3 mm	6h 12m
Essaouira, Morocco	Air	656 kg	15.9 °C	8.8 h	2.3 mm	7h
Taroudant, Morocco	Air	675 kg	17.8 °C	8.9 h	1.6 mm	7h 6m
Maspalomas, Spain	Air	810 kg	18.8 °C	10.4 h	0.6 mm	7h 48m

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 Sant Feliu de Guíxols (35.0 kg, 10.9 °C) to Alghero (337 kg, 11.5 °C) buys 0.6 °C more warmth for an extra 302 kg — 503 kg of CO₂e per degree. That single step is the most expensive warmth on the whole curve.

The pick of them

AarschotBelgium4.6 kg CO₂e return6.7 °C · 4.1 h sun · 4h 12m by railcool Sant Feliu de GuíxolsSpain35.0 kg CO₂e return10.9 °C · 8.6 h sun · 13h 48m by railmild and bright

MaspalomasSpain810 kg CO₂e return18.8 °C · 10.4 h sun · 7h 48m by airwarm, bright and dry

The same month, asked differently

February answers differently depending on what you are after, and the lists genuinely diverge: the brightest places are not the hottest, and in summer the useful question stops being where is warm at all.

Where to stay in Maspalomas

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Photo credits

Aarschot: EGS, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
Maspalomas: JUAN RAMON RODRIGUEZ SOSA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Sharm el-Sheikh: Tanya Dedyukhina, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria: Bengt Nyman, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Aswan: Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Hurghada: Marc Ryckaert, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Agadir: Marco Riss, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Aqaba: Sana Janakat, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Essaouira: Kayaky, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Ponta Delgada: Maximilian Schönherr, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Perpignan: Jean Tosti, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Toulon: Rafi88, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Nice: Moody Dreiza (Moody751 at English Wikipedia), CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons

Questions

Where is the warmest place to go from Amsterdam in February?

Maspalomas, Spain, at 18.8 °C. Reaching it emits 810 kg CO₂e return, travelling 7h 48m each way by air (modelled).

Can I get somewhere warm from Amsterdam in February without flying?

Yes. Sant Feliu de Guíxols reaches 10.9 °C and is reachable by rail or ferry in 13h 48m (modelled), emitting 35.0 kg CO₂e return — though Maspalomas is warmer still, if you fly.

How much carbon does a return trip from Amsterdam to Maspalomas produce?

810 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.