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Warmest places to go from Edinburgh in August

In August, the warmest well-known place within 15 hours of Edinburgh is Aswan, Egypt, averaging 36.4 °C across day and night and 12.0 h sun a day, about 9h 36m each way by air. Without flying, it is Avignon, France, averaging 25.6 °C across day and night, about 14h 12m each way by train, for about 15× less carbon (70.0 kg CO₂e return against 1,075 kg).

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

The 10 warmest places within 15 hours of Edinburgh

Ranked on warmth in August 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, Egypt36.4 °C · 12.0 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 9h 36m · 1,075 kg CO₂e return
  2. Luxor, Egypt36.3 °C · 12.0 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 9h 24m · 1,036 kg CO₂e return
  3. Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt36.0 °C · 12.3 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 30.1 °Cair ≈ 9h 12m · 1,008 kg CO₂e return
  4. Aqaba, Jordan34.0 °C · 12.5 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 29.0 °Cair ≈ 9h 6m · 981 kg CO₂e return
  5. Sanliurfa, Turkey33.3 °C · 12.9 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 8h 30m · 877 kg CO₂e return
  6. Batman, Turkey32.7 °C · 12.8 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 8h 36m · 896 kg CO₂e return
  7. Diyarbakir, Turkey32.3 °C · 12.9 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 8h 30m · 882 kg CO₂e return
  8. Marrakesh, Morocco31.1 °C · 12.2 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 7h 6m · 687 kg CO₂e return
  9. Ouarzazate, Morocco31.0 °C · 11.8 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 7h 12m · 704 kg CO₂e return
  10. Kairouan, Tunisia30.5 °C · 12.6 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 6h 48m · 621 kg CO₂e return

Without flying

The warmest places the train reaches within 15 hours. Avignon is 25.6 °C for 70.0 kg — about 15× less carbon than flying to Aswan.

  1. Avignon, France25.6 °C · 12.6 h sun a day · 1.3 mm rain a dayrail ≈ 14h 12m · 70.0 kg CO₂e return
  2. Montpellier, France25.5 °C · 12.6 h sun a day · mostly dryrail ≈ 14h 54m · 70.3 kg CO₂e return
  3. Marseille, France24.5 °C · 12.7 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 22.8 °Crail ≈ 14h 42m · 72.5 kg CO₂e return
  4. Grenoble, France23.5 °C · 11.4 h sun a day · 2.6 mm rain a dayrail ≈ 14h 36m · 67.3 kg CO₂e return
  5. Geneva, Switzerland22.5 °C · 11.8 h sun a day · 1.9 mm rain a dayrail ≈ 14h 42m · 64.9 kg CO₂e return
  6. Basel, Switzerland21.4 °C · 11.0 h sun a day · 2.6 mm rain a dayrail ≈ 14h 36m · 63.8 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 Edinburgh in August within 15 hours is Kom Ombo, 36.8 °C, costing 1,067 kg CO₂e return. The lowest-carbon option is Sunderland at 13.1 kg — 81× less carbon, for 21.2 degrees less warmth.

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

SunderlandKom Ombo
Where they are. Solid lines are rail or ferry, dashed are flights, from Edinburgh. Pick one to compare.
Carbon against warmth, August, departing Edinburgh. Journeys of up to 15 hours each way.21 destinations. Lowest carbon Sunderland at 13.1 kilograms and 15.6 °C; best for warmth Kom Ombo at 1,067 kilograms and 36.8 °C. Sunderland · 13.1 kgZagora · 718 kgKom Ombo · 1,067 kg

By rail or ferry By air

Carbon against warmth, August, departing Edinburgh. Journeys of up to 15 hours each way.

What the 15-hour limit costs: at this budget Aranjuez can only be reached by air — 445 kg CO₂e, in 5h 54m. Allow up to 24 hours and the train does the same journey for 81.4 kg in 22h 48m — 5× less carbon for 16h 54m more travelling.

August from Edinburgh — 21 destinations on the frontier, 12 without flying.
DestinationHowCO₂e returnTempSun/dayRain/dayJourney
Sunderland, United KingdomRail13.1 kg15.6 °C10.8 h2.5 mm3h 48m
Middlesbrough, United KingdomRail15.8 kg16.0 °C10.6 h2.2 mm4h 18m
Doncaster, United KingdomRail24.2 kg16.7 °C10.4 h1.7 mm5h 48m
Peterborough, United KingdomRail33.9 kg17.8 °C10.5 h1.6 mm7h 36m
Dunkirk, FranceRail48.3 kg18.5 °C11.3 h2.5 mm10h 48m
Paris, FranceRail53.1 kg19.9 °C10.3 h4.1 mm10h 12m
Angers, FranceRail56.2 kg20.2 °C10.3 h1.6 mm14h 36m
Bourges, FranceRail58.4 kg20.9 °C10.9 h1.4 mm13h 54m
Chalon-sur-Saône, FranceRail61.7 kg21.9 °C11.8 h1.5 mm14h 42m
Lyon, FranceRail64.7 kg23.3 °C12.0 h1.3 mm13h 24m
Grenoble, FranceRail67.3 kg23.5 °C11.4 h2.6 mm14h 36m
Nîmes, FranceRail69.9 kg25.8 °C12.7 h0.8 mm14h 36m
Zaragoza, SpainAir402 kg27.2 °C12.7 h0.7 mm5h 36m
Madrid, SpainAir435 kg28.2 °C12.7 h0.3 mm5h 48m
Aranjuez, SpainAir445 kg28.9 °C12.8 h0.4 mm5h 54m
Andujar, SpainAir501 kg31.1 °C12.7 h0.1 mm6h 12m
Palma del Rio, SpainAir512 kg31.5 °C12.8 h0.0 mm6h 12m
Nefta, TunisiaAir653 kg33.3 °C12.3 h0.0 mm7h
Recani, MoroccoAir690 kg34.9 °C12.0 h0.1 mm7h 12m
Zagora, MoroccoAir718 kg35.9 °C12.1 h0.0 mm7h 18m
Kom Ombo, EgyptAir1,067 kg36.8 °C11.9 h0.0 mm9h 36m

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 Zagora (718 kg, 35.9 °C) to Kom Ombo (1,067 kg, 36.8 °C) buys 0.9 °C more warmth for an extra 349 kg — 387 kg of CO₂e per degree. That single step is the most expensive warmth on the whole curve.

The pick of them

Sunderland, United KingdomSunderlandUnited Kingdom13.1 kg CO₂e return15.6 °C · 10.8 h sun · 3h 48m by railwarm overallNîmes, FranceNîmesFrance69.9 kg CO₂e return25.8 °C · 12.7 h sun · 14h 36m by railwarm, bright and dryKom Ombo, EgyptKom OmboEgypt1,067 kg CO₂e return36.8 °C · 11.9 h sun · 9h 36m by airwarm, bright and dry

The same month, asked differently

August 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 Kom Ombo

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Questions

Where is the warmest place to go from Edinburgh in August?

Kom Ombo, Egypt, at 36.8 °C. Reaching it emits 1,067 kg CO₂e return, travelling 9h 36m each way by air (modelled).

Can I get somewhere warm from Edinburgh in August without flying?

Yes. Nîmes reaches 25.8 °C and is reachable by rail or ferry in 14h 36m (modelled), emitting 69.9 kg CO₂e return — though Kom Ombo is warmer still, if you fly.

How much carbon does a return trip from Edinburgh to Kom Ombo produce?

1,067 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.