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Warmest places to go from Copenhagen in February

In February, the warmest well-known place within 15 hours of Copenhagen is Maspalomas, Spain, averaging 18.8 °C across day and night and 10.4 h sun a day, about 8h 36m each way by air. Without flying, it is Dunkirk, France, averaging 7.4 °C across day and night, about 14h 18m each way by train, for about 36× less carbon (25.1 kg CO₂e return against 897 kg).

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

The 10 warmest places within 15 hours of Copenhagen

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.

  1. Maspalomas, Spain18.8 °C · 10.4 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 20.4 °Cair ≈ 8h 36m · 897 kg CO₂e return
  2. Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt18.6 °C · 10.0 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 23.0 °Cair ≈ 8h 12m · 891 kg CO₂e return
  3. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain18.0 °C · 10.1 h sun a day · 1.5 mm rain a day · sea 20.3 °Cair ≈ 8h 36m · 887 kg CO₂e return
  4. Aswan, Egypt17.7 °C · 10.3 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 8h 42m · 909 kg CO₂e return
  5. Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain17.6 °C · 10.3 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 20.5 °Cair ≈ 8h 36m · 888 kg CO₂e return
  6. Hurghada, Egypt17.6 °C · 9.9 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 22.5 °Cair ≈ 8h 18m · 903 kg CO₂e return
  7. Agadir, Morocco17.3 °C · 9.1 h sun a day · 2.0 mm rain a day · sea 17.4 °Cair ≈ 7h 54m · 831 kg CO₂e return
  8. Aqaba, Jordan16.4 °C · 9.8 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 22.1 °Cair ≈ 8h · 857 kg CO₂e return
  9. Essaouira, Morocco15.9 °C · 8.8 h sun a day · 2.3 mm rain a day · sea 17.4 °Cair ≈ 7h 48m · 805 kg CO₂e return
  10. Ponta Delgada, Portugal15.1 °C · 7.9 h sun a day · 5.0 mm rain a day · sea 16.9 °Cair ≈ 8h 6m · 871 kg CO₂e return

Without flying

The warmest places the train reaches within 15 hours. Dunkirk is 7.4 °C for 25.1 kg — about 36× less carbon than flying to Maspalomas.

  1. Dunkirk, France7.4 °C · 4.5 h sun a day · 2.7 mm rain a day · sea 8.2 °Crail ≈ 14h 18m · 25.1 kg CO₂e return
  2. Bruges, Belgium7.1 °C · 3.9 h sun a day · 2.2 mm rain a day · sea 7.2 °Crail ≈ 13h 24m · 23.4 kg CO₂e return
  3. Lille, France7.1 °C · 3.9 h sun a day · 2.1 mm rain a dayrail ≈ 14h 12m · 24.9 kg CO₂e return
  4. Middelburg, The Netherlands7.0 °C · 4.3 h sun a day · 2.5 mm rain a day · sea 7.1 °Crail ≈ 12h 48m · 22.1 kg CO₂e return
  5. Arras, France7.0 °C · 4.0 h sun a day · 2.1 mm rain a dayrail ≈ 14h 48m · 26.1 kg CO₂e return
  6. Amsterdam, The Netherlands6.7 °C · 4.0 h sun a day · 3.1 mm rain a dayrail ≈ 11h · 18.3 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 Copenhagen in February within 15 hours is Sharm el-Sheikh, 18.6 °C, costing 891 kg CO₂e return. The lowest-carbon option is Karlshamn at 4.5 kg — 198× less carbon, for 16.3 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.

KarlshamnSharm el-Sheikh
Where they are. Solid lines are rail or ferry, dashed are flights, from Copenhagen. Pick one to compare.
Carbon against warmth, February, departing Copenhagen. Journeys of up to 15 hours each way.18 destinations. Lowest carbon Karlshamn at 4.5 kilograms and 2.3 °C; best for warmth Sharm el-Sheikh at 891 kilograms and 18.6 °C. Karlshamn · 4.5 kgDunkirk · 25.1 kgCherbourg · 293 kgSharm el-Sheikh · 891 kg

By rail or ferry By air

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

What the 15-hour limit costs: at this budget Cherbourg can only be reached by air — 293 kg CO₂e, in 5h 6m. Allow up to 24 hours and the train does the same journey for 34.4 kg in 18h 48m — 9× less carbon for 13h 42m more travelling.

February from Copenhagen — 18 destinations on the frontier, 6 without flying.
DestinationHowCO₂e returnTempSun/dayRain/dayJourney
Karlshamn, SwedenRail4.5 kg2.3 °C4.1 h2.2 mm4h 12m
Stralsund, GermanyRail4.6 kg4.1 °C4.6 h2.4 mm4h 12m
Lübeck, GermanyRail6.9 kg4.8 °C4.0 h2.3 mm5h 24m
Bremerhaven, GermanyRail10.3 kg5.6 °C3.6 h3.0 mm7h
Zwolle, The NetherlandsRail16.2 kg6.5 °C3.8 h3.0 mm9h 54m
Dunkirk, FranceRail25.1 kg7.4 °C4.5 h2.7 mm14h 18m
Cherbourg, FranceAir293 kg8.5 °C4.6 h3.0 mm5h 6m
Pula, CroatiaAir303 kg8.9 °C7.4 h2.5 mm5h 6m
Cannes, FranceAir353 kg10.3 °C8.2 h3.9 mm5h 24m
Bastia, FranceAir367 kg10.6 °C8.1 h2.3 mm5h 24m
Alghero, ItalyAir430 kg11.5 °C8.2 h2.0 mm5h 48m
Ibiza Town, SpainAir513 kg12.9 °C8.9 h0.9 mm6h 12m
Bizerte, TunisiaAir517 kg13.1 °C8.3 h1.8 mm6h 12m
Almería, SpainAir599 kg14.1 °C9.2 h0.3 mm6h 42m
Melilla, SpainAir643 kg14.9 °C9.3 h1.3 mm6h 54m
Essaouira, MoroccoAir805 kg15.9 °C8.8 h2.3 mm7h 48m
Al Qusayr, EgyptAir872 kg18.4 °C10.1 h0.0 mm8h 30m
Sharm el-Sheikh, EgyptAir891 kg18.6 °C10.0 h0.0 mm8h 12m

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 Dunkirk (25.1 kg, 7.4 °C) to Cherbourg (293 kg, 8.5 °C) buys 1.1 °C more warmth for an extra 268 kg — 244 kg of CO₂e per degree. That single step is the most expensive warmth on the whole curve.

The pick of them

Karlshamn, SwedenKarlshamnSweden4.5 kg CO₂e return2.3 °C · 4.1 h sun · 4h 12m by railcoolDunkirk, FranceDunkirkFrance25.1 kg CO₂e return7.4 °C · 4.5 h sun · 14h 18m by railcoolSharm el-Sheikh, EgyptSharm el-SheikhEgypt891 kg CO₂e return18.6 °C · 10.0 h sun · 8h 12m 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 Sharm el-Sheikh

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Questions

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

Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, at 18.6 °C. Reaching it emits 891 kg CO₂e return, travelling 8h 12m each way by air (modelled).

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

Yes. Dunkirk reaches 7.4 °C and is reachable by rail or ferry in 14h 18m (modelled), emitting 25.1 kg CO₂e return — though Sharm el-Sheikh is warmer still, if you fly.

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

891 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.