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Warmest places to go from Bristol in September

In September, the warmest well-known place within 15 hours of Bristol is Aswan, Egypt, averaging 34.1 °C across day and night and 11.5 h sun a day, about 9h 12m each way by air. Without flying, it is Toulon, France, averaging 21.3 °C across day and night, about 12h 42m each way by train, for about 23× less carbon (44.4 kg CO₂e return against 1,003 kg).

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

The 10 warmest places within 15 hours of Bristol

Ranked on warmth in September 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, Egypt34.1 °C · 11.5 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 9h 12m · 1,003 kg CO₂e return
  2. Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt33.7 °C · 11.5 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 28.7 °Cair ≈ 8h 54m · 944 kg CO₂e return
  3. Luxor, Egypt33.6 °C · 11.6 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 9h · 965 kg CO₂e return
  4. Aqaba, Jordan31.5 °C · 11.4 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 27.8 °Cair ≈ 8h 48m · 922 kg CO₂e return
  5. Sanliurfa, Turkey27.7 °C · 11.4 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 8h 18m · 904 kg CO₂e return
  6. Adana, Turkey27.5 °C · 11.1 h sun a day · 1.5 mm rain a dayair ≈ 8h · 848 kg CO₂e return
  7. Famagusta, Cyprus27.1 °C · 11.4 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 28.6 °Cair ≈ 8h 6m · 860 kg CO₂e return
  8. Kairouan, Tunisia27.0 °C · 10.7 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 6h 12m · 509 kg CO₂e return
  9. Rhodes, Greece27.0 °C · 11.8 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 27.4 °Cair ≈ 7h 24m · 741 kg CO₂e return
  10. Batman, Turkey26.8 °C · 11.6 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 8h 24m · 867 kg CO₂e return

Without flying

The warmest places the train reaches within 15 hours. Toulon is 21.3 °C for 44.4 kg — about 23× less carbon than flying to Aswan.

  1. Toulon, France21.3 °C · 10.6 h sun a day · 2.1 mm rain a day · sea 23.3 °Crail ≈ 12h 42m · 44.4 kg CO₂e return
  2. Perpignan, France21.3 °C · 10.1 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 21.4 °Crail ≈ 13h 48m · 43.4 kg CO₂e return
  3. Nice, France21.2 °C · 10.3 h sun a day · 3.3 mm rain a day · sea 24.2 °Crail ≈ 14h 30m · 44.1 kg CO₂e return
  4. Avignon, France20.1 °C · 10.3 h sun a day · 3.1 mm rain a dayrail ≈ 11h 30m · 40.8 kg CO₂e return
  5. Turin, Italy18.7 °C · 9.6 h sun a day · 3.5 mm rain a dayrail ≈ 14h 30m · 40.9 kg CO₂e return
  6. Karlsruhe, Germany18.1 °C · 9.7 h sun a day · 2.3 mm rain a dayrail ≈ 12h 42m · 33.4 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 Bristol in September within 15 hours is Sharm el-Sheikh, 33.7 °C, costing 944 kg CO₂e return. The lowest-carbon option is Hemel Hempstead at 12.2 kg — 77× less carbon, for 18.1 degrees less warmth.

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

Hemel HempsteadSharm el-Sheikh
Where they are. Solid lines are rail or ferry, dashed are flights, from Bristol. Pick one to compare.
Carbon against warmth, September, departing Bristol. Journeys of up to 15 hours each way.18 destinations. Lowest carbon Hemel Hempstead at 12.2 kilograms and 15.6 °C; best for warmth Sharm el-Sheikh at 944 kilograms and 33.7 °C. Hemel Hempstead · 12.2 kgNefta · 536 kgMinya · 889 kgSharm el-Sheikh · 944 kg

By rail or ferry By air

Carbon against warmth, September, departing Bristol. Journeys of up to 15 hours each way.

What the 15-hour limit costs: at this budget Palma del Rio can only be reached by air — 388 kg CO₂e, in 5h 36m. Allow up to 24 hours and the train does the same journey for 60.6 kg in 23h 18m — 6× less carbon for 17h 42m more travelling.

September from Bristol — 18 destinations on the frontier, 8 without flying.
DestinationHowCO₂e returnTempSun/dayRain/dayJourney
Hemel Hempstead, United KingdomRail12.2 kg15.6 °C7.9 h4.0 mm3h 42m
Bognor Regis, United KingdomRail12.3 kg16.5 °C8.9 h3.8 mm3h 42m
Dunkirk, FranceRail19.1 kg17.3 °C8.8 h3.0 mm8h
La Rochelle, FranceRail31.4 kg18.7 °C10.0 h3.5 mm12h 36m
Villeneuve-sur-Lot, FranceRail37.1 kg19.1 °C9.9 h4.0 mm13h 6m
Avignon, FranceRail40.8 kg20.1 °C10.3 h3.1 mm11h 30m
Perpignan, FranceRail43.4 kg21.3 °C10.1 h1.1 mm13h 48m
Cannes, FranceRail44.2 kg21.7 °C10.3 h3.3 mm14h 30m
Valencia, SpainAir338 kg22.9 °C10.6 h3.5 mm5h 18m
Alzira, SpainAir347 kg23.3 °C10.1 h2.4 mm5h 18m
Palma del Rio, SpainAir388 kg24.4 °C10.9 h0.9 mm5h 36m
Bizerte, TunisiaAir467 kg25.4 °C10.8 h0.4 mm6h
Kairouan, TunisiaAir509 kg27.0 °C10.7 h0.7 mm6h 12m
Nefta, TunisiaAir536 kg29.6 °C10.2 h0.2 mm6h 18m
Minya, EgyptAir889 kg31.0 °C11.8 h0.0 mm8h 36m
Assiut, EgyptAir914 kg31.6 °C11.7 h0.0 mm8h 42m
Sohag, EgyptAir934 kg32.3 °C11.7 h0.0 mm8h 48m
Sharm el-Sheikh, EgyptAir944 kg33.7 °C11.5 h0.0 mm8h 54m

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 Nefta (536 kg, 29.6 °C) to Minya (889 kg, 31.0 °C) buys 1.4 °C more warmth for an extra 354 kg — 253 kg of CO₂e per degree. That single step is the most expensive warmth on the whole curve.

The pick of them

Hemel Hempstead, United KingdomHemel HempsteadUnited Kingdom12.2 kg CO₂e return15.6 °C · 7.9 h sun · 3h 42m by railwarm but wetCannes, FranceCannesFrance44.2 kg CO₂e return21.7 °C · 10.3 h sun · 14h 30m by railwarm but wetSharm el-Sheikh, EgyptSharm el-SheikhEgypt944 kg CO₂e return33.7 °C · 11.5 h sun · 8h 54m by airwarm, bright and dry

The same month, asked differently

September 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 Sharm el-Sheikh

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Questions

Where is the warmest place to go from Bristol in September?

Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, at 33.7 °C. Reaching it emits 944 kg CO₂e return, travelling 8h 54m each way by air (modelled).

Can I get somewhere warm from Bristol in September without flying?

Yes. Cannes reaches 21.7 °C and is reachable by rail or ferry in 14h 30m (modelled), emitting 44.2 kg CO₂e return — though Sharm el-Sheikh is warmer still, if you fly.

How much carbon does a return trip from Bristol to Sharm el-Sheikh produce?

944 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.