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Warmest places to go from Glasgow in August

In August, the warmest well-known place within 15 hours of Glasgow is Aswan, Egypt, averaging 36.4 °C across day and night and 12.0 h sun a day, about 9h 42m each way by air. Without flying, it is Avignon, France, averaging 25.6 °C across day and night, about 14h 24m each way by train, for about 15× less carbon (71.7 kg CO₂e return against 1,087 kg).

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

The 10 warmest places within 15 hours of Glasgow

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 42m · 1,087 kg CO₂e return
  2. Luxor, Egypt36.3 °C · 12.0 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 9h 30m · 1,048 kg CO₂e return
  3. Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt36.0 °C · 12.3 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 30.1 °Cair ≈ 9h 18m · 1,020 kg CO₂e return
  4. Aqaba, Jordan34.0 °C · 12.5 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 29.0 °Cair ≈ 9h 12m · 994 kg CO₂e return
  5. Sanliurfa, Turkey33.3 °C · 12.9 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 8h 36m · 891 kg CO₂e return
  6. Batman, Turkey32.7 °C · 12.8 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 8h 42m · 911 kg CO₂e return
  7. Diyarbakir, Turkey32.3 °C · 12.9 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 8h 36m · 897 kg CO₂e return
  8. Marrakesh, Morocco31.1 °C · 12.2 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 7h 6m · 682 kg CO₂e return
  9. Ouarzazate, Morocco31.0 °C · 11.8 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 7h 12m · 700 kg CO₂e return
  10. Kairouan, Tunisia30.5 °C · 12.6 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 6h 48m · 627 kg CO₂e return

Without flying

The warmest places the train reaches within 15 hours. Avignon is 25.6 °C for 71.7 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 24m · 71.7 kg CO₂e return
  2. Marseille, France24.5 °C · 12.7 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 22.8 °Crail ≈ 14h 48m · 74.2 kg CO₂e return
  3. Grenoble, France23.5 °C · 11.4 h sun a day · 2.6 mm rain a dayrail ≈ 14h 42m · 69.0 kg CO₂e return
  4. Lyon, France23.3 °C · 12.0 h sun a day · 1.3 mm rain a dayrail ≈ 13h 30m · 66.4 kg CO₂e return
  5. Geneva, Switzerland22.5 °C · 11.8 h sun a day · 1.9 mm rain a dayrail ≈ 14h 48m · 66.7 kg CO₂e return
  6. Basel, Switzerland21.4 °C · 11.0 h sun a day · 2.6 mm rain a dayrail ≈ 14h 48m · 65.5 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 Glasgow in August within 15 hours is Kom Ombo, 36.8 °C, costing 1,079 kg CO₂e return. The lowest-carbon option is Whitehaven at 12.3 kg — 88× less carbon, for 21.7 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.

WhitehavenKom Ombo
Where they are. Solid lines are rail or ferry, dashed are flights, from Glasgow. Pick one to compare.
Carbon against warmth, August, departing Glasgow. Journeys of up to 15 hours each way.21 destinations. Lowest carbon Whitehaven at 12.3 kilograms and 15.1 °C; best for warmth Kom Ombo at 1,079 kilograms and 36.8 °C. Whitehaven · 12.3 kgZagora · 715 kgKom Ombo · 1,079 kg

By rail or ferry By air

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

What the 15-hour limit costs: at this budget Aranjuez can only be reached by air — 443 kg CO₂e, in 5h 48m. Allow up to 24 hours and the train does the same journey for 83.1 kg in 23h — 5× less carbon for 17h 12m more travelling.

August from Glasgow — 21 destinations on the frontier, 12 without flying.
DestinationHowCO₂e returnTempSun/dayRain/dayJourney
Whitehaven, United KingdomRail12.3 kg15.1 °C9.6 h6.3 mm3h 42m
Middlesbrough, United KingdomRail19.2 kg16.0 °C10.6 h2.2 mm5h
Doncaster, United KingdomRail26.4 kg16.7 °C10.4 h1.7 mm6h 12m
Peterborough, United KingdomRail36.1 kg17.8 °C10.5 h1.6 mm7h 42m
Dunkirk, FranceRail50.0 kg18.5 °C11.3 h2.5 mm10h 54m
Paris, FranceRail54.8 kg19.9 °C10.3 h4.1 mm10h 18m
Angers, FranceRail57.9 kg20.2 °C10.3 h1.6 mm14h 48m
Bourges, FranceRail60.1 kg20.9 °C10.9 h1.4 mm14h 6m
Chalon-sur-Saône, FranceRail63.5 kg21.9 °C11.8 h1.5 mm14h 48m
Lyon, FranceRail66.4 kg23.3 °C12.0 h1.3 mm13h 30m
Grenoble, FranceRail69.0 kg23.5 °C11.4 h2.6 mm14h 42m
Avignon, FranceRail71.7 kg25.6 °C12.6 h1.3 mm14h 24m
Zaragoza, SpainAir402 kg27.2 °C12.7 h0.7 mm5h 36m
Madrid, SpainAir432 kg28.2 °C12.7 h0.3 mm5h 48m
Aranjuez, SpainAir443 kg28.9 °C12.8 h0.4 mm5h 48m
Andujar, SpainAir499 kg31.1 °C12.7 h0.1 mm6h 6m
Palma del Rio, SpainAir508 kg31.5 °C12.8 h0.0 mm6h 12m
Nefta, TunisiaAir658 kg33.3 °C12.3 h0.0 mm7h
Recani, MoroccoAir688 kg34.9 °C12.0 h0.1 mm7h 6m
Zagora, MoroccoAir715 kg35.9 °C12.1 h0.0 mm7h 18m
Kom Ombo, EgyptAir1,079 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 (715 kg, 35.9 °C) to Kom Ombo (1,079 kg, 36.8 °C) buys 0.9 °C more warmth for an extra 364 kg — 404 kg of CO₂e per degree. That single step is the most expensive warmth on the whole curve.

The pick of them

Whitehaven, United KingdomWhitehavenUnited Kingdom12.3 kg CO₂e return15.1 °C · 9.6 h sun · 3h 42m by railwarm but wetAvignon, FranceAvignonFrance71.7 kg CO₂e return25.6 °C · 12.6 h sun · 14h 24m by railwarm overallKom Ombo, EgyptKom OmboEgypt1,079 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 Glasgow in August?

Kom Ombo, Egypt, at 36.8 °C. Reaching it emits 1,079 kg CO₂e return, travelling 9h 36m each way by air (modelled).

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

Yes. Avignon reaches 25.6 °C and is reachable by rail or ferry in 14h 24m (modelled), emitting 71.7 kg CO₂e return — though Kom Ombo is warmer still, if you fly.

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

1,079 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.