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Warmest places to go from Edinburgh in November

In November, the warmest well-known place within 15 hours of Edinburgh is Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, averaging 24.6 °C across day and night and 10.3 h sun a day, about 9h 12m each way by air. Without flying, it is Marseille, France, averaging 12.4 °C across day and night, about 14h 42m each way by train, for about 14× less carbon (72.5 kg CO₂e return against 1,008 kg).

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

The 10 warmest places within 15 hours of Edinburgh

Ranked on warmth in November 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. Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt24.6 °C · 10.3 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 27.6 °Cair ≈ 9h 12m · 1,008 kg CO₂e return
  2. Hurghada, Egypt23.4 °C · 10.3 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 27.0 °Cair ≈ 9h 18m · 1,016 kg CO₂e return
  3. Aswan, Egypt23.2 °C · 10.8 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 9h 36m · 1,075 kg CO₂e return
  4. Maspalomas, Spain22.9 °C · 9.5 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 23.1 °Cair ≈ 7h 54m · 827 kg CO₂e return
  5. Aqaba, Jordan22.3 °C · 9.9 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 25.3 °Cair ≈ 9h 6m · 981 kg CO₂e return
  6. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain22.0 °C · 9.3 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 23.1 °Cair ≈ 7h 48m · 817 kg CO₂e return
  7. Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain21.6 °C · 9.3 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 23.6 °Cair ≈ 7h 48m · 812 kg CO₂e return
  8. Agadir, Morocco20.9 °C · 9.7 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 19.4 °Cair ≈ 7h 18m · 725 kg CO₂e return
  9. Essaouira, Morocco19.6 °C · 9.7 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 19.1 °Cair ≈ 7h 12m · 696 kg CO₂e return
  10. Marrakesh, Morocco19.2 °C · 9.2 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 7h 6m · 687 kg CO₂e return

Without flying

The warmest places the train reaches within 15 hours. Marseille is 12.4 °C for 72.5 kg — about 14× less carbon than flying to Sharm el-Sheikh.

  1. Marseille, France12.4 °C · 7.5 h sun a day · 1.7 mm rain a day · sea 17.6 °Crail ≈ 14h 42m · 72.5 kg CO₂e return
  2. Montpellier, France11.5 °C · 7.5 h sun a day · 2.4 mm rain a dayrail ≈ 14h 54m · 70.3 kg CO₂e return
  3. Bordeaux, France11.2 °C · 5.4 h sun a day · 4.9 mm rain a dayrail ≈ 13h 42m · 64.8 kg CO₂e return
  4. Saint-Nazaire, France11.1 °C · 4.9 h sun a day · 3.5 mm rain a day · sea 14.2 °Crail ≈ 14h 54m · 57.5 kg CO₂e return
  5. Plymouth, United Kingdom10.2 °C · 4.1 h sun a day · 5.2 mm rain a day · sea 14.2 °Crail ≈ 10h 30m · 50.1 kg CO₂e return
  6. Truro, United Kingdom9.9 °C · 4.0 h sun a day · 4.7 mm rain a day · sea 13.9 °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 November within 15 hours is Sharm el-Sheikh, 24.6 °C, costing 1,008 kg CO₂e return. The lowest-carbon option is Whitehaven at 12.7 kg — 79× less carbon, for 17.6 degrees less warmth.

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

WhitehavenSharm el-Sheikh
Where they are. Solid lines are rail or ferry, dashed are flights, from Edinburgh. Pick one to compare.
Carbon against warmth, November, departing Edinburgh. Journeys of up to 15 hours each way.15 destinations. Lowest carbon Whitehaven at 12.7 kilograms and 7.0 °C; best for warmth Sharm el-Sheikh at 1,008 kilograms and 24.6 °C. Whitehaven · 12.7 kgLa Teste-de-Buch · 65.6 kgA Coruña · 364 kgSharm el-Sheikh · 1,008 kg

By rail or ferry By air

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

What the 15-hour limit costs: at this budget Valencia can only be reached by air — 464 kg CO₂e, in 6h. Allow up to 24 hours and the train does the same journey for 82.4 kg in 22h 24m — 6× less carbon for 16h 24m more travelling.

November from Edinburgh — 15 destinations on the frontier, 7 without flying.
DestinationHowCO₂e returnTempSun/dayRain/dayJourney
Whitehaven, United KingdomRail12.7 kg7.0 °C3.9 h3.7 mm3h 48m
Birkenhead, United KingdomRail22.9 kg8.3 °C4.0 h3.6 mm5h 36m
Colwyn Bay, United KingdomRail23.9 kg8.6 °C3.6 h4.1 mm5h 48m
Le Havre, FranceRail49.5 kg9.9 °C3.8 h5.2 mm13h 24m
Cherbourg, FranceRail49.8 kg10.5 °C3.7 h4.7 mm14h 54m
St-Malo, FranceRail53.1 kg11.5 °C4.1 h4.4 mm14h 30m
La Teste-de-Buch, FranceRail65.6 kg12.6 °C6.3 h5.6 mm15h
A Coruña, SpainAir364 kg14.5 °C6.2 h6.7 mm5h 24m
Viana do Castelo, PortugalAir412 kg15.1 °C6.2 h6.1 mm5h 42m
Valencia, SpainAir464 kg16.5 °C8.3 h2.0 mm6h
Ibiza Town, SpainAir484 kg17.9 °C8.7 h1.1 mm6h 6m
Monastir, TunisiaAir624 kg18.8 °C9.3 h0.8 mm6h 48m
Houmt Souk, TunisiaAir674 kg20.3 °C9.6 h0.4 mm7h 6m
Taroudant, MoroccoAir721 kg22.2 °C9.6 h0.2 mm7h 18m
Sharm el-Sheikh, EgyptAir1,008 kg24.6 °C10.3 h0.0 mm9h 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 La Teste-de-Buch (65.6 kg, 12.6 °C) to A Coruña (364 kg, 14.5 °C) buys 1.9 °C more warmth for an extra 298 kg — 157 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 return7.0 °C · 3.9 h sun · 3h 48m by railgrey and wetLa Teste-de-BuchFrance65.6 kg CO₂e return12.6 °C · 6.3 h sun · 15h by railmild but wetSharm el-Sheikh, EgyptSharm el-SheikhEgypt1,008 kg CO₂e return24.6 °C · 10.3 h sun · 9h 12m by airwarm, bright and dry

The same month, asked differently

November 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 Edinburgh in November?

Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, at 24.6 °C. Reaching it emits 1,008 kg CO₂e return, travelling 9h 12m each way by air (modelled).

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

Yes. La Teste-de-Buch reaches 12.6 °C and is reachable by rail or ferry in 15h (modelled), emitting 65.6 kg CO₂e return — though Sharm el-Sheikh is warmer still, if you fly.

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

1,008 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.