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Warmest places to go from Amsterdam in July

In July, the warmest well-known place within 15 hours of Amsterdam is Aswan, Egypt, averaging 36.0 °C across day and night and 12.2 h sun a day, about 8h 42m each way by air. Without flying, it is Lleida, Spain, averaging 27.6 °C across day and night, about 14h 42m each way by train, for about 25× less carbon (36.6 kg CO₂e return against 921 kg).

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

The 10 warmest places within 15 hours of Amsterdam

Ranked on warmth in July 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.

  1. Aswan, Egypt36.0 °C · 12.2 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 8h 42m · 921 kg CO₂e return
  2. Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt35.9 °C · 13.0 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 29.5 °Cair ≈ 8h 24m · 917 kg CO₂e return
  3. Luxor, Egypt35.8 °C · 12.4 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 8h 30m · 882 kg CO₂e return
  4. Aqaba, Jordan34.8 °C · 13.1 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 28.2 °Cair ≈ 8h 12m · 890 kg CO₂e return
  5. Kairouan, Tunisia32.8 °C · 12.9 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 6h · 478 kg CO₂e return
  6. Sanliurfa, Turkey32.8 °C · 13.4 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 7h 42m · 785 kg CO₂e return
  7. Batman, Turkey32.2 °C · 13.3 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 7h 48m · 810 kg CO₂e return
  8. Marmaris, Turkey31.9 °C · 13.9 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 6h 48m · 631 kg CO₂e return
  9. Tataouine, Tunisia31.8 °C · 12.9 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 6h 24m · 555 kg CO₂e return
  10. Ouarzazate, Morocco31.6 °C · 12.0 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 6h 54m · 647 kg CO₂e return

Without flying

The warmest places the train reaches within 15 hours. Lleida is 27.6 °C for 36.6 kg — about 25× less carbon than flying to Aswan.

  1. Lleida, Spain27.6 °C · 13.6 h sun a day · 1.5 mm rain a dayrail ≈ 14h 42m · 36.6 kg CO₂e return
  2. Zaragoza, Spain27.1 °C · 13.7 h sun a day · mostly dryrail ≈ 14h 24m · 37.4 kg CO₂e return
  3. Cannes, France26.4 °C · 14.3 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 25.5 °Crail ≈ 11h 54m · 29.3 kg CO₂e return
  4. Toulon, France26.2 °C · 14.0 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 23.4 °Crail ≈ 10h 6m · 30.4 kg CO₂e return
  5. Avignon, France25.4 °C · 13.7 h sun a day · mostly dryrail ≈ 8h 54m · 27.6 kg CO₂e return
  6. Barcelona, Spain25.2 °C · 13.4 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 25.3 °Crail ≈ 12h 54m · 36.6 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 July within 15 hours is Zagora, 36.6 °C, costing 655 kg CO₂e return. The lowest-carbon option is Duisburg at 4.9 kg — 134× less carbon, for 17.7 degrees less warmth.

Every destination here is on the efficiency frontier: nowhere else this site covers is both warmer in July 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 Amsterdam. Pick one to compare.
Carbon against warmth, July, departing Amsterdam. Journeys of up to 15 hours each way.18 destinations. Lowest carbon Duisburg at 4.9 kilograms and 18.9 °C; best for warmth Zagora at 655 kilograms and 36.6 °C. Duisburg · 4.9 kgLleida · 36.6 kgManfredonia · 366 kgZagora · 655 kg

By rail or ferry By air

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

What the 15-hour limit costs: at this budget Taranto can only be reached by air — 408 kg CO₂e, in 5h 42m. Allow up to 24 hours and the train does the same journey for 47.9 kg in 22h 54m — 9× less carbon for 17h 12m more travelling.

July from Amsterdam — 18 destinations on the frontier, 10 without flying.
DestinationHowCO₂e returnTempSun/dayRain/dayJourney
Duisburg, GermanyRail4.9 kg18.9 °C11.1 h3.6 mm4h 24m
Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, GermanyRail7.5 kg19.5 °C11.3 h3.4 mm5h 24m
Mainz, GermanyRail10.5 kg20.7 °C11.6 h3.9 mm6h 24m
Ústí nad Labem, CzechiaRail19.5 kg21.6 °C12.6 h2.2 mm11h 24m
Lyon, FranceRail21.7 kg22.5 °C13.0 h3.1 mm8h 12m
Bellinzona, SwitzerlandRail22.1 kg23.6 °C13.2 h4.1 mm12h 36m
Milan, ItalyRail24.5 kg24.7 °C13.2 h4.3 mm13h 12m
Mantua, ItalyRail26.9 kg25.6 °C13.8 h2.6 mm14h 48m
Cannes, FranceRail29.3 kg26.4 °C14.3 h0.2 mm11h 54m
Lleida, SpainRail36.6 kg27.6 °C13.6 h1.5 mm14h 42m
Manfredonia, ItalyAir366 kg29.2 °C13.8 h0.2 mm5h 24m
Taranto, ItalyAir408 kg29.9 °C13.8 h0.3 mm5h 42m
Medjez el Bab, TunisiaAir450 kg31.2 °C13.0 h0.0 mm5h 54m
Kairouan, TunisiaAir478 kg32.8 °C12.9 h0.0 mm6h
Gafsa, TunisiaAir508 kg33.3 °C12.9 h0.0 mm6h 12m
Metlaoui, TunisiaAir510 kg34.3 °C12.9 h0.0 mm6h 12m
Tozeur, TunisiaAir520 kg35.6 °C13.0 h0.0 mm6h 18m
Zagora, MoroccoAir655 kg36.6 °C12.1 h0.0 mm7h

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 Lleida (36.6 kg, 27.6 °C) to Manfredonia (366 kg, 29.2 °C) buys 1.6 °C more warmth for an extra 329 kg — 206 kg of CO₂e per degree. That single step is the most expensive warmth on the whole curve.

The pick of them

DuisburgGermany4.9 kg CO₂e return18.9 °C · 11.1 h sun · 4h 24m by railwarm but wetLleida, SpainLleidaSpain36.6 kg CO₂e return27.6 °C · 13.6 h sun · 14h 42m by railwarm overallZagora, MoroccoZagoraMorocco655 kg CO₂e return36.6 °C · 12.1 h sun · 7h by airwarm, bright and dry

The same month, asked differently

July 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 Zagora

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Questions

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

Zagora, Morocco, at 36.6 °C. Reaching it emits 655 kg CO₂e return, travelling 7h each way by air (modelled).

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

Yes. Lleida reaches 27.6 °C and is reachable by rail or ferry in 14h 42m (modelled), emitting 36.6 kg CO₂e return — though Zagora is warmer still, if you fly.

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

655 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.