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Warmest places to go from Glasgow in February

In February, the warmest well-known place within 15 hours of Glasgow is Maspalomas, Spain, averaging 18.8 °C across day and night and 10.4 h sun a day, about 7h 48m each way by air. Without flying, it is Marseille, France, averaging 9.3 °C across day and night, about 14h 48m each way by train, for about 11× less carbon (74.2 kg CO₂e return against 818 kg).

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

The 10 warmest places within 15 hours of Glasgow

Ranked on warmth in February 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.

Maspalomas, Spain18.8 °C · 10.4 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 20.4 °Cair ≈ 7h 48m · 818 kg CO₂e return
Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt18.6 °C · 10.0 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 23.0 °Cair ≈ 9h 18m · 1,020 kg CO₂e return
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain18.0 °C · 10.1 h sun a day · 1.5 mm rain a day · sea 20.3 °Cair ≈ 7h 48m · 808 kg CO₂e return
Aswan, Egypt17.7 °C · 10.3 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 9h 42m · 1,087 kg CO₂e return
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain17.6 °C · 10.3 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 20.5 °Cair ≈ 7h 48m · 803 kg CO₂e return
Hurghada, Egypt17.6 °C · 9.9 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 22.5 °Cair ≈ 9h 24m · 1,028 kg CO₂e return
Agadir, Morocco17.3 °C · 9.1 h sun a day · 2.0 mm rain a day · sea 17.4 °Cair ≈ 7h 18m · 719 kg CO₂e return
Aqaba, Jordan16.4 °C · 9.8 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 22.1 °Cair ≈ 9h 12m · 994 kg CO₂e return
Essaouira, Morocco15.9 °C · 8.8 h sun a day · 2.3 mm rain a day · sea 17.4 °Cair ≈ 7h 12m · 690 kg CO₂e return
Ponta Delgada, Portugal15.1 °C · 7.9 h sun a day · 5.0 mm rain a day · sea 16.9 °Cair ≈ 6h 54m · 646 kg CO₂e return

Without flying

The warmest places the train reaches within 15 hours. Marseille is 9.3 °C for 74.2 kg — about 11× less carbon than flying to Maspalomas.

Marseille, France9.3 °C · 8.3 h sun a day · 2.0 mm rain a day · sea 13.7 °Crail ≈ 14h 48m · 74.2 kg CO₂e return
Avignon, France8.5 °C · 7.9 h sun a day · 1.7 mm rain a dayrail ≈ 14h 24m · 71.7 kg CO₂e return
Plymouth, United Kingdom8.4 °C · 4.5 h sun a day · 4.7 mm rain a day · sea 10.0 °Crail ≈ 10h 18m · 49.1 kg CO₂e return
Truro, United Kingdom8.2 °C · 4.5 h sun a day · 3.8 mm rain a day · sea 10.1 °Crail ≈ 10h 30m · 50.2 kg CO₂e return
Nantes, France8.1 °C · 5.1 h sun a day · 2.6 mm rain a dayrail ≈ 13h 42m · 59.1 kg CO₂e return
Exeter, United Kingdom7.5 °C · 4.5 h sun a day · 2.8 mm rain a day · sea 9.7 °Crail ≈ 9h 30m · 46.1 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 February within 15 hours is Maspalomas, 18.8 °C, costing 818 kg CO₂e return. The lowest-carbon option is Whitehaven at 12.3 kg — 67× less carbon, for 12.2 degrees less warmth.

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

Where they are. Solid lines are rail or ferry, dashed are flights, from Glasgow. Pick one to compare.

By rail or ferry By air

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

February from Glasgow — 12 destinations on the frontier, 3 without flying.
Destination	How	CO₂e return	Temp	Sun/day	Rain/day	Journey
Whitehaven, United Kingdom	Rail	12.3 kg	6.6 °C	4.3 h	3.9 mm	3h 42m
Colwyn Bay, United Kingdom	Rail	23.1 kg	7.7 °C	4.1 h	2.9 mm	5h 42m
Falmouth, United Kingdom	Rail	51.2 kg	8.6 °C	4.6 h	3.3 mm	10h 42m
Gijón, Spain	Air	346 kg	9.7 °C	6.9 h	3.9 mm	5h 18m
A Coruña, Spain	Air	357 kg	10.6 °C	7.5 h	4.4 mm	5h 24m
Vila do Conde, Portugal	Air	414 kg	11.6 °C	8.5 h	3.9 mm	5h 42m
Alicante, Spain	Air	495 kg	13.0 °C	8.9 h	0.5 mm	6h 6m
Águilas, Spain	Air	519 kg	13.5 °C	9.0 h	0.2 mm	6h 12m
Melilla, Spain	Air	576 kg	14.9 °C	9.3 h	1.3 mm	6h 36m
Essaouira, Morocco	Air	690 kg	15.9 °C	8.8 h	2.3 mm	7h 12m
Taroudant, Morocco	Air	716 kg	17.8 °C	8.9 h	1.6 mm	7h 18m
Maspalomas, Spain	Air	818 kg	18.8 °C	10.4 h	0.6 mm	7h 48m

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 Falmouth (51.2 kg, 8.6 °C) to Gijón (346 kg, 9.7 °C) buys 1.1 °C more warmth for an extra 295 kg — 268 kg of CO₂e per degree. That single step is the most expensive warmth on the whole curve.

The pick of them

WhitehavenUnited Kingdom12.3 kg CO₂e return6.6 °C · 4.3 h sun · 3h 42m by railcool

FalmouthUnited Kingdom51.2 kg CO₂e return8.6 °C · 4.6 h sun · 10h 42m by railcool

MaspalomasSpain818 kg CO₂e return18.8 °C · 10.4 h sun · 7h 48m by airwarm, bright and dry

The same month, asked differently

February 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 Maspalomas

Places to stay in Maspalomas, Spain, on a live map. Prices and availability come from Stay22 and its booking partners.

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Other months from Glasgow

February from elsewhere

Photo credits

Whitehaven: Stanley Walker, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Falmouth: EvaK, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
Maspalomas: JUAN RAMON RODRIGUEZ SOSA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Sharm el-Sheikh: Tanya Dedyukhina, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria: Bengt Nyman, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Aswan: Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Hurghada: Marc Ryckaert, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Agadir: Marco Riss, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Aqaba: Sana Janakat, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Essaouira: Kayaky, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Ponta Delgada: Maximilian Schönherr, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Marseille: kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Avignon: Jean-Marc Rosier (de/from http://www.cjrosier.com + http://www.gordes-immobilier.com), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Plymouth: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Truro: Tim Green, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Nantes: Jibi44, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
Exeter: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Questions

Where is the warmest place to go from Glasgow in February?

Maspalomas, Spain, at 18.8 °C. Reaching it emits 818 kg CO₂e return, travelling 7h 48m each way by air (modelled).

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

Yes. Falmouth reaches 8.6 °C and is reachable by rail or ferry in 10h 42m (modelled), emitting 51.2 kg CO₂e return — though Maspalomas is warmer still, if you fly.

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

818 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.