Warmest places to go from Amsterdam in November
In November, the warmest well-known place within 15 hours of Amsterdam is Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, averaging 24.6 °C across day and night and 10.3 h sun a day, about 8h 24m each way by air. Without flying, it is Reus, Spain, averaging 14.3 °C across day and night, about 14h 48m each way by train, for about 24× less carbon (37.8 kg CO₂e return against 917 kg).
Every city at once, with and without flying: where is hot in November.
The 10 warmest places within 15 hours of Amsterdam
Ranked on warmth in November 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.
Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt24.6 °C · 10.3 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 27.6 °Cair ≈ 8h 24m · 917 kg CO₂e return
Hurghada, Egypt23.4 °C · 10.3 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 27.0 °Cair ≈ 8h 24m · 926 kg CO₂e return
Aswan, Egypt23.2 °C · 10.8 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 8h 42m · 921 kg CO₂e return
Maspalomas, Spain22.9 °C · 9.5 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 23.1 °Cair ≈ 7h 48m · 810 kg CO₂e return
Aqaba, Jordan22.3 °C · 9.9 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 25.3 °Cair ≈ 8h 12m · 890 kg CO₂e return
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain22.0 °C · 9.3 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 23.1 °Cair ≈ 7h 42m · 799 kg CO₂e return- Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain21.6 °C · 9.3 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 23.6 °Cair ≈ 7h 42m · 800 kg CO₂e return
Agadir, Morocco20.9 °C · 9.7 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 19.4 °Cair ≈ 7h 6m · 682 kg CO₂e return
Essaouira, Morocco19.6 °C · 9.7 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 19.1 °Cair ≈ 7h · 656 kg CO₂e return
Marrakesh, Morocco19.2 °C · 9.2 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 6h 54m · 637 kg CO₂e return
Without flying
The warmest places the train reaches within 15 hours. Reus is 14.3 °C for 37.8 kg — about 24× less carbon than flying to Sharm el-Sheikh.
- Reus, Spain14.3 °C · 8.1 h sun a day · 2.0 mm rain a day · sea 18.3 °Crail ≈ 14h 48m · 37.8 kg CO₂e return
- Barcelona, Spain14.3 °C · 7.5 h sun a day · 1.7 mm rain a day · sea 18.2 °Crail ≈ 12h 54m · 36.6 kg CO₂e return
- Bilbao, Spain13.6 °C · 6.1 h sun a day · 5.1 mm rain a day · sea 17.1 °Crail ≈ 13h 6m · 34.5 kg CO₂e return
Toulon, France13.4 °C · 7.7 h sun a day · 1.8 mm rain a day · sea 17.9 °Crail ≈ 10h 6m · 30.4 kg CO₂e return
Perpignan, France13.2 °C · 7.6 h sun a day · 1.4 mm rain a day · sea 17.8 °Crail ≈ 11h 12m · 32.1 kg CO₂e return
Girona, Spain13.1 °C · 7.4 h sun a day · mostly dryrail ≈ 12h 54m · 34.4 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 November within 15 hours is Safaga, 24.1 °C, costing 874 kg CO₂e return. The lowest-carbon option is Aarschot at 4.6 kg — 190× less carbon, for 16.7 degrees less warmth.
Every destination here is on the efficiency frontier: nowhere else this site covers is both warmer in November and lower in carbon. Anything a better option beats outright has been left out.
By rail or ferry By air
| Destination | How | CO₂e return | Temp | Sun/day | Rain/day | Journey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aarschot, Belgium | Rail | 4.6 kg | 7.4 °C | 3.6 h | 3.4 mm | 4h 12m |
| Bruges, Belgium | Rail | 5.1 kg | 8.1 °C | 3.6 h | 4.0 mm | 4h 30m |
| Dunkirk, France | Rail | 6.7 kg | 8.9 °C | 3.7 h | 3.8 mm | 5h 18m |
| Le Havre, France | Rail | 13.7 kg | 9.9 °C | 3.8 h | 5.2 mm | 8h 18m |
| St-Malo, France | Rail | 18.9 kg | 11.5 °C | 4.1 h | 4.4 mm | 9h 12m |
| Cannes, France | Rail | 29.3 kg | 13.0 °C | 7.7 h | 1.5 mm | 11h 54m |
| Donostia / San Sebastian, Spain | Rail | 33.3 kg | 13.9 °C | 6.1 h | 6.3 mm | 12h |
| Sant Feliu de Guíxols, Spain | Rail | 35.0 kg | 14.7 °C | 7.4 h | 1.6 mm | 13h 48m |
| Alghero, Italy | Air | 337 kg | 16.2 °C | 8.2 h | 2.0 mm | 5h 18m |
| Santa Eulària des Riu, Spain | Air | 380 kg | 17.2 °C | 8.6 h | 1.2 mm | 5h 30m |
| Monastir, Tunisia | Air | 479 kg | 18.8 °C | 9.3 h | 0.8 mm | 6h |
| Houmt Souk, Tunisia | Air | 531 kg | 20.3 °C | 9.6 h | 0.4 mm | 6h 18m |
| Taroudant, Morocco | Air | 675 kg | 22.2 °C | 9.6 h | 0.2 mm | 7h 6m |
| Safaga, Egypt | Air | 874 kg | 24.1 °C | 10.5 h | 0.0 mm | 8h 30m |
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, 14.7 °C) to Alghero (337 kg, 16.2 °C) buys 1.5 °C more warmth for an extra 302 kg — 201 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 returngrey and wetSant Feliu de GuíxolsSpain35.0 kg CO₂e returnmild and bright
SafagaEgypt874 kg CO₂e returnwarm, bright and dryThe same month, asked differently
November 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 Safaga
Places to stay in Safaga, Egypt, on a live map. Prices and availability come from Stay22 and its booking partners.
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Other months from Amsterdam
November from elsewhere
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- Birmingham
- Bristol
- Brussels
- Cardiff
- Copenhagen
- Dublin
- Edinburgh
- Frankfurt
- Glasgow
- Leeds
- Lisbon
- Liverpool
- London
- Madrid
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- Milan
- Munich
- Newcastle
- Nottingham
- Oslo
- Paris
- Prague
- Rome
- Sheffield
- Southampton
- Stockholm
- Vienna
- Warsaw
- Zurich
Photo credits
- Aarschot: EGS, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
- Safaga: User:MatthiasKabel, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Sharm el-Sheikh: Tanya Dedyukhina, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Hurghada: Marc Ryckaert, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Aswan: Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Maspalomas: JUAN RAMON RODRIGUEZ SOSA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Aqaba: Sana Janakat, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Las Palmas de Gran Canaria: Bengt Nyman, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Agadir: Marco Riss, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Essaouira: Kayaky, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Marrakesh: Donar Reiskoffer, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Toulon: Rafi88, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Perpignan: Jean Tosti, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
- Girona: Patronat de Turisme Costa Brava Pirineu de Girona, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Questions
Where is the warmest place to go from Amsterdam in November?
Safaga, Egypt, at 24.1 °C. Reaching it emits 874 kg CO₂e return, travelling 8h 30m each way by air (modelled).
Can I get somewhere warm from Amsterdam in November without flying?
Yes. Sant Feliu de Guíxols reaches 14.7 °C and is reachable by rail or ferry in 13h 48m (modelled), emitting 35.0 kg CO₂e return — though Safaga is warmer still, if you fly.
How much carbon does a return trip from Amsterdam to Safaga produce?
874 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.