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Warmest places to go from Glasgow in March

In March, the warmest well-known place within 15 hours of Glasgow is Aswan, Egypt, averaging 23.4 °C across day and night and 11.2 h sun a day, about 9h 42m each way by air. Without flying, it is Marseille, France, averaging 11.6 °C across day and night, about 14h 48m each way by train, for about 15× less carbon (74.2 kg CO₂e return against 1,087 kg).

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

The 10 warmest places within 15 hours of Glasgow

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 42m · 1,087 kg CO₂e return
  2. Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt22.7 °C · 11.1 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 23.2 °Cair ≈ 9h 18m · 1,020 kg CO₂e return
  3. Luxor, Egypt22.7 °C · 11.4 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 9h 30m · 1,048 kg CO₂e return
  4. Maspalomas, Spain21.0 °C · 11.3 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 20.2 °Cair ≈ 7h 48m · 818 kg CO₂e return
  5. Aqaba, Jordan20.8 °C · 10.7 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 22.1 °Cair ≈ 9h 12m · 994 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 · 808 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 · 803 kg CO₂e return
  8. Agadir, Morocco18.3 °C · 10.7 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 17.6 °Cair ≈ 7h 18m · 719 kg CO₂e return
  9. Marrakesh, Morocco18.0 °C · 10.3 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 7h 6m · 682 kg CO₂e return
  10. Tataouine, Tunisia17.6 °C · 10.4 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 7h 12m · 702 kg CO₂e return

Without flying

The warmest places the train reaches within 15 hours. Marseille is 11.6 °C for 74.2 kg — about 15× less carbon than flying to Aswan.

  1. Marseille, France11.6 °C · 9.6 h sun a day · 2.6 mm rain a day · sea 13.9 °Crail ≈ 14h 48m · 74.2 kg CO₂e return
  2. Avignon, France11.2 °C · 9.2 h sun a day · 4.1 mm rain a dayrail ≈ 14h 24m · 71.7 kg CO₂e return
  3. Bordeaux, France10.8 °C · 7.3 h sun a day · 4.5 mm rain a dayrail ≈ 13h 48m · 66.5 kg CO₂e return
  4. Grenoble, France10.2 °C · 7.7 h sun a day · 5.7 mm rain a dayrail ≈ 14h 42m · 69.0 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 18m · 49.1 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 30m · 50.2 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 March within 15 hours is Kom Ombo, 23.6 °C, costing 1,079 kg CO₂e return. The lowest-carbon option is Whitehaven at 12.3 kg — 88× less carbon, for 17.3 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.

WhitehavenKom Ombo
Where they are. Solid lines are rail or ferry, dashed are flights, from Glasgow. Pick one to compare.
Carbon against warmth, March, departing Glasgow. Journeys of up to 15 hours each way.19 destinations. Lowest carbon Whitehaven at 12.3 kilograms and 6.3 °C; best for warmth Kom Ombo at 1,079 kilograms and 23.6 °C. Whitehaven · 12.3 kgTaroudant · 716 kgAkhmim · 1,017 kgKom Ombo · 1,079 kg

By rail or ferry By air

Carbon against warmth, March, departing Glasgow. 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 85.2 kg in 23h 36m — 6× less carbon for 17h 36m more travelling.

March from Glasgow — 19 destinations on the frontier, 7 without flying.
DestinationHowCO₂e returnTempSun/dayRain/dayJourney
Whitehaven, United KingdomRail12.3 kg6.3 °C6.0 h5.5 mm3h 42m
Liverpool, United KingdomRail22.9 kg7.2 °C5.7 h4.1 mm5h 18m
Southend-on-Sea, United KingdomRail46.8 kg8.1 °C5.5 h2.8 mm7h 42m
Caen, FranceRail52.3 kg8.9 °C6.9 h2.5 mm14h 6m
Niort, FranceRail61.7 kg9.7 °C6.6 h4.5 mm14h 42m
Bordeaux, FranceRail66.5 kg10.8 °C7.3 h4.5 mm13h 48m
Marseille, FranceRail74.2 kg11.6 °C9.6 h2.6 mm14h 48m
Perpignan, FranceAir390 kg13.0 °C9.4 h1.0 mm5h 36m
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, SpainAir533 kg16.7 °C10.2 h1.3 mm6h 18m
Metlaoui, TunisiaAir650 kg17.5 °C10.8 h0.2 mm6h 54m
Tozeur, TunisiaAir659 kg18.9 °C10.7 h0.0 mm7h
Recani, MoroccoAir688 kg19.7 °C10.7 h0.0 mm7h 6m
Taroudant, MoroccoAir716 kg20.9 °C10.5 h0.6 mm7h 18m
Akhmim, EgyptAir1,017 kg21.7 °C11.4 h0.0 mm9h 18m
Luxor, EgyptAir1,048 kg22.7 °C11.4 h0.0 mm9h 30m
Kom Ombo, EgyptAir1,079 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 (716 kg, 20.9 °C) to Akhmim (1,017 kg, 21.7 °C) buys 0.8 °C more warmth for an extra 301 kg — 377 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 return6.3 °C · 6.0 h sun · 3h 42m by railcoolMarseille, FranceMarseilleFrance74.2 kg CO₂e return11.6 °C · 9.6 h sun · 14h 48m by railmild and brightKom Ombo, EgyptKom OmboEgypt1,079 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 Glasgow in March?

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

Yes. Marseille reaches 11.6 °C and is reachable by rail or ferry in 14h 48m (modelled), emitting 74.2 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.