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Warmest places to go from Edinburgh in June

In June, the warmest well-known place within 15 hours of Edinburgh is Aswan, Egypt, averaging 36.2 °C across day and night and 12.5 h sun a day, about 9h 36m each way by air. Without flying, it is Montpellier, France, averaging 22.3 °C across day and night, about 14h 54m each way by train, for about 15× less carbon (70.3 kg CO₂e return against 1,075 kg).

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

The 10 warmest places within 15 hours of Edinburgh

Ranked on warmth in June 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, Egypt36.2 °C · 12.5 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 9h 36m · 1,075 kg CO₂e return
  2. Luxor, Egypt35.9 °C · 12.7 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 9h 24m · 1,036 kg CO₂e return
  3. Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt35.4 °C · 13.0 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 27.3 °Cair ≈ 9h 12m · 1,008 kg CO₂e return
  4. Aqaba, Jordan33.2 °C · 12.9 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 25.9 °Cair ≈ 9h 6m · 981 kg CO₂e return
  5. Sanliurfa, Turkey30.3 °C · 13.6 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 8h 30m · 877 kg CO₂e return
  6. Batman, Turkey28.5 °C · 13.6 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 8h 36m · 896 kg CO₂e return
  7. Nicosia, Cyprus28.4 °C · 13.7 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 25.0 °Cair ≈ 8h 18m · 904 kg CO₂e return
  8. Marmaris, Turkey27.9 °C · 13.7 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 7h 42m · 796 kg CO₂e return
  9. Famagusta, Cyprus27.3 °C · 13.5 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 24.9 °Cair ≈ 8h 18m · 914 kg CO₂e return
  10. Kairouan, Tunisia27.2 °C · 11.9 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 6h 48m · 621 kg CO₂e return

Without flying

The warmest places the train reaches within 15 hours. Montpellier is 22.3 °C for 70.3 kg — about 15× less carbon than flying to Aswan.

  1. Montpellier, France22.3 °C · 12.5 h sun a day · 2.1 mm rain a dayrail ≈ 14h 54m · 70.3 kg CO₂e return
  2. Avignon, France22.0 °C · 12.6 h sun a day · 2.5 mm rain a dayrail ≈ 14h 12m · 70.0 kg CO₂e return
  3. Marseille, France21.6 °C · 13.3 h sun a day · 1.3 mm rain a day · sea 21.0 °Crail ≈ 14h 42m · 72.5 kg CO₂e return
  4. Grenoble, France20.8 °C · 11.8 h sun a day · 4.5 mm rain a dayrail ≈ 14h 36m · 67.3 kg CO₂e return
  5. Frankfurt am Main, Germany19.7 °C · 12.6 h sun a day · 1.7 mm rain a dayrail ≈ 14h · 61.7 kg CO₂e return
  6. Geneva, Switzerland19.5 °C · 12.4 h sun a day · 4.1 mm rain a dayrail ≈ 14h 42m · 64.9 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 June within 15 hours is Edfu, 36.2 °C, costing 1,055 kg CO₂e return. The lowest-carbon option is Whitehaven at 12.7 kg — 83× less carbon, for 21.4 degrees less warmth.

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

WhitehavenEdfu
Where they are. Solid lines are rail or ferry, dashed are flights, from Edinburgh. Pick one to compare.
Carbon against warmth, June, departing Edinburgh. Journeys of up to 15 hours each way.21 destinations. Lowest carbon Whitehaven at 12.7 kilograms and 14.8 °C; best for warmth Edfu at 1,055 kilograms and 36.2 °C. Whitehaven · 12.7 kgMontpellier · 70.3 kgZaragoza · 402 kgEdfu · 1,055 kg

By rail or ferry By air

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

What the 15-hour limit costs: at this budget Alzira can only be reached by air — 473 kg CO₂e, in 6h. Allow up to 24 hours and the train does the same journey for 83.5 kg in 23h 30m — 6× less carbon for 17h 30m more travelling.

June from Edinburgh — 21 destinations on the frontier, 9 without flying.
DestinationHowCO₂e returnTempSun/dayRain/dayJourney
Whitehaven, United KingdomRail12.7 kg14.8 °C12.2 h2.6 mm3h 48m
Boston, United KingdomRail31.3 kg15.6 °C11.7 h1.4 mm7h 6m
Cambridge, United KingdomRail37.8 kg16.4 °C12.8 h1.3 mm7h 54m
Ghent, BelgiumRail50.9 kg17.8 °C12.4 h1.7 mm11h 12m
Paris, FranceRail53.1 kg18.6 °C12.1 h2.8 mm10h 12m
Angers, FranceRail56.2 kg19.2 °C12.3 h1.9 mm14h 36m
Mainz, GermanyRail61.1 kg19.7 °C12.4 h1.5 mm15h
Grenoble, FranceRail67.3 kg20.8 °C11.8 h4.5 mm14h 36m
Montpellier, FranceRail70.3 kg22.3 °C12.5 h2.1 mm14h 54m
Zaragoza, SpainAir402 kg23.4 °C12.4 h1.9 mm5h 36m
Alzira, SpainAir473 kg24.7 °C12.6 h0.9 mm6h
Andujar, SpainAir501 kg25.7 °C12.6 h0.9 mm6h 12m
Kairouan, TunisiaAir621 kg27.2 °C11.9 h0.6 mm6h 48m
Gafsa, TunisiaAir645 kg28.6 °C12.5 h0.3 mm6h 54m
Metlaoui, TunisiaAir645 kg29.8 °C12.5 h0.0 mm6h 54m
Nefta, TunisiaAir653 kg31.5 °C12.4 h0.0 mm7h
Minya, EgyptAir960 kg32.9 °C12.9 h0.0 mm9h
Assiut, EgyptAir985 kg33.7 °C12.5 h0.0 mm9h 6m
Sohag, EgyptAir1,005 kg34.5 °C12.6 h0.0 mm9h 12m
Luxor, EgyptAir1,036 kg35.9 °C12.7 h0.0 mm9h 24m
Edfu, EgyptAir1,055 kg36.2 °C12.6 h0.0 mm9h 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 Montpellier (70.3 kg, 22.3 °C) to Zaragoza (402 kg, 23.4 °C) buys 1.1 °C more warmth for an extra 332 kg — 302 kg of CO₂e per degree. That single step is the most expensive warmth on the whole curve.

The pick of them

Whitehaven, United KingdomWhitehavenUnited Kingdom12.7 kg CO₂e return14.8 °C · 12.2 h sun · 3h 48m by railmild and brightMontpellier, FranceMontpellierFrance70.3 kg CO₂e return22.3 °C · 12.5 h sun · 14h 54m by railwarm overallEdfu, EgyptEdfuEgypt1,055 kg CO₂e return36.2 °C · 12.6 h sun · 9h 30m by airwarm, bright and dry

The same month, asked differently

June 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 Edfu

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Questions

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

Edfu, Egypt, at 36.2 °C. Reaching it emits 1,055 kg CO₂e return, travelling 9h 30m each way by air (modelled).

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

Yes. Montpellier reaches 22.3 °C and is reachable by rail or ferry in 14h 54m (modelled), emitting 70.3 kg CO₂e return — though Edfu is warmer still, if you fly.

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

1,055 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.