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Warmest places to go from Edinburgh in March

In March, the warmest well-known place within 15 hours of Edinburgh is Aswan, Egypt, averaging 23.4 °C across day and night and 11.2 h sun a day, about 9h 36m each way by air. Without flying, it is Montpellier, France, averaging 11.6 °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 March.

The 10 warmest places within 15 hours of Edinburgh

Ranked on warmth in March 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, Egypt23.4 °C · 11.2 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 9h 36m · 1,075 kg CO₂e return
  2. Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt22.7 °C · 11.1 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 23.2 °Cair ≈ 9h 12m · 1,008 kg CO₂e return
  3. Luxor, Egypt22.7 °C · 11.4 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 9h 24m · 1,036 kg CO₂e return
  4. Maspalomas, Spain21.0 °C · 11.3 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 20.2 °Cair ≈ 7h 54m · 827 kg CO₂e return
  5. Aqaba, Jordan20.8 °C · 10.7 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 22.1 °Cair ≈ 9h 6m · 981 kg CO₂e return
  6. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain18.9 °C · 11.1 h sun a day · 1.4 mm rain a day · sea 20.2 °Cair ≈ 7h 48m · 817 kg CO₂e return
  7. Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain18.5 °C · 11.1 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 20.4 °Cair ≈ 7h 48m · 812 kg CO₂e return
  8. Agadir, Morocco18.3 °C · 10.7 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 17.6 °Cair ≈ 7h 18m · 725 kg CO₂e return
  9. Marrakesh, Morocco18.0 °C · 10.3 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 7h 6m · 687 kg CO₂e return
  10. Tataouine, Tunisia17.6 °C · 10.4 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 7h 12m · 696 kg CO₂e return

Without flying

The warmest places the train reaches within 15 hours. Montpellier is 11.6 °C for 70.3 kg — about 15× less carbon than flying to Aswan.

  1. Montpellier, France11.6 °C · 9.2 h sun a day · 2.7 mm rain a dayrail ≈ 14h 54m · 70.3 kg CO₂e return
  2. Marseille, France11.6 °C · 9.6 h sun a day · 2.6 mm rain a day · sea 13.9 °Crail ≈ 14h 42m · 72.5 kg CO₂e return
  3. Avignon, France11.2 °C · 9.2 h sun a day · 4.1 mm rain a dayrail ≈ 14h 12m · 70.0 kg CO₂e return
  4. Bordeaux, France10.8 °C · 7.3 h sun a day · 4.5 mm rain a dayrail ≈ 13h 42m · 64.8 kg CO₂e return
  5. Plymouth, United Kingdom8.5 °C · 5.8 h sun a day · 7.4 mm rain a day · sea 10.0 °Crail ≈ 10h 30m · 50.1 kg CO₂e return
  6. Truro, United Kingdom8.3 °C · 5.7 h sun a day · 5.9 mm rain a day · sea 10.2 °Crail ≈ 10h 48m · 51.8 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 March within 15 hours is Kom Ombo, 23.6 °C, costing 1,067 kg CO₂e return. The lowest-carbon option is Sunderland at 13.1 kg — 81× less carbon, for 17.1 degrees less warmth.

Every destination here is on the efficiency frontier: nowhere else this site covers is both warmer in March 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, March, departing Edinburgh. Journeys of up to 15 hours each way.18 destinations. Lowest carbon Sunderland at 13.1 kilograms and 6.5 °C; best for warmth Kom Ombo at 1,067 kilograms and 23.6 °C. Sunderland · 13.1 kgTaroudant · 721 kgAkhmim · 1,006 kgKom Ombo · 1,067 kg

By rail or ferry By air

Carbon against warmth, March, 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.

March from Edinburgh — 18 destinations on the frontier, 6 without flying.
DestinationHowCO₂e returnTempSun/dayRain/dayJourney
Sunderland, United KingdomRail13.1 kg6.5 °C5.7 h2.5 mm3h 48m
Manchester, United KingdomRail22.6 kg7.2 °C5.3 h4.2 mm5h 36m
Whitstable, United KingdomRail46.7 kg8.1 °C5.7 h3.2 mm7h 54m
Cherbourg, FranceRail49.8 kg9.0 °C5.8 h4.0 mm14h 54m
Bordeaux, FranceRail64.8 kg10.8 °C7.3 h4.5 mm13h 42m
Marseille, FranceRail72.5 kg11.6 °C9.6 h2.6 mm14h 42m
Perpignan, FranceAir387 kg13.0 °C9.4 h1.0 mm5h 30m
Zaragoza, SpainAir402 kg13.5 °C9.5 h1.2 mm5h 36m
Valencia, SpainAir464 kg15.1 °C10.0 h0.6 mm6h
Alzira, SpainAir473 kg15.9 °C10.1 h0.5 mm6h
Almería, SpainAir535 kg16.7 °C10.2 h1.3 mm6h 18m
Metlaoui, TunisiaAir645 kg17.5 °C10.8 h0.2 mm6h 54m
Tozeur, TunisiaAir654 kg18.9 °C10.7 h0.0 mm7h
Recani, MoroccoAir690 kg19.7 °C10.7 h0.0 mm7h 12m
Taroudant, MoroccoAir721 kg20.9 °C10.5 h0.6 mm7h 18m
Akhmim, EgyptAir1,006 kg21.7 °C11.4 h0.0 mm9h 12m
Luxor, EgyptAir1,036 kg22.7 °C11.4 h0.0 mm9h 24m
Kom Ombo, EgyptAir1,067 kg23.6 °C11.3 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 Taroudant (721 kg, 20.9 °C) to Akhmim (1,006 kg, 21.7 °C) buys 0.8 °C more warmth for an extra 285 kg — 356 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 return6.5 °C · 5.7 h sun · 3h 48m by railcoolMarseille, FranceMarseilleFrance72.5 kg CO₂e return11.6 °C · 9.6 h sun · 14h 42m by railmild and brightKom Ombo, EgyptKom OmboEgypt1,067 kg CO₂e return23.6 °C · 11.3 h sun · 9h 36m by airwarm, bright and dry

The same month, asked differently

March 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 March?

Kom Ombo, Egypt, at 23.6 °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 March without flying?

Yes. Marseille reaches 11.6 °C and is reachable by rail or ferry in 14h 42m (modelled), emitting 72.5 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.