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Warmest places to go from Leeds in October

In October, the warmest well-known place within 15 hours of Leeds is Aswan, Egypt, averaging 29.1 °C across day and night and 11.0 h sun a day, about 9h 18m each way by air. Without flying, it is Perpignan, France, averaging 18.7 °C across day and night, about 14h 24m each way by train, for about 20× less carbon (51.5 kg CO₂e return against 1,023 kg).

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

The 10 warmest places within 15 hours of Leeds

Ranked on warmth in October 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, Egypt29.1 °C · 11.0 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 9h 18m · 1,023 kg CO₂e return
  2. Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt29.0 °C · 10.9 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 28.3 °Cair ≈ 9h · 958 kg CO₂e return
  3. Luxor, Egypt28.4 °C · 11.0 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 9h 6m · 984 kg CO₂e return
  4. Aqaba, Jordan26.8 °C · 10.6 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 26.3 °Cair ≈ 8h 48m · 933 kg CO₂e return
  5. Maspalomas, Spain24.9 °C · 10.7 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 24.0 °Cair ≈ 7h 42m · 783 kg CO₂e return
  6. Tataouine, Tunisia24.2 °C · 9.7 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 6h 48m · 631 kg CO₂e return
  7. Sfax, Tunisia24.1 °C · 9.5 h sun a day · 1.5 mm rain a day · sea 25.9 °Cair ≈ 6h 36m · 585 kg CO₂e return
  8. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain23.9 °C · 10.4 h sun a day · 1.3 mm rain a day · sea 24.0 °Cair ≈ 7h 36m · 773 kg CO₂e return
  9. Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain23.7 °C · 10.3 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 24.7 °Cair ≈ 7h 36m · 770 kg CO₂e return
  10. Sousse, Tunisia23.5 °C · 9.4 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 25.0 °Cair ≈ 6h 24m · 556 kg CO₂e return

Without flying

The warmest places the train reaches within 15 hours. Perpignan is 18.7 °C for 51.5 kg — about 20× less carbon than flying to Aswan.

  1. Perpignan, France18.7 °C · 7.9 h sun a day · 1.2 mm rain a day · sea 20.2 °Crail ≈ 14h 24m · 51.5 kg CO₂e return
  2. Toulon, France18.6 °C · 8.4 h sun a day · 4.4 mm rain a day · sea 20.9 °Crail ≈ 13h 18m · 52.5 kg CO₂e return
  3. Marseille, France18.2 °C · 9.0 h sun a day · 2.2 mm rain a day · sea 20.5 °Crail ≈ 12h 30m · 51.4 kg CO₂e return
  4. Avignon, France17.4 °C · 7.9 h sun a day · 5.3 mm rain a dayrail ≈ 12h 6m · 48.9 kg CO₂e return
  5. Geneva, Switzerland13.8 °C · 7.9 h sun a day · 5.2 mm rain a dayrail ≈ 12h 30m · 43.9 kg CO₂e return
  6. Karlsruhe, Germany13.4 °C · 6.5 h sun a day · 3.2 mm rain a dayrail ≈ 13h 18m · 41.5 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 Leeds in October within 15 hours is Sharm el-Sheikh, 29.0 °C, costing 958 kg CO₂e return. The lowest-carbon option is Colwyn Bay at 12.4 kg — 77× less carbon, for 16.7 degrees less warmth.

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

Colwyn BaySharm el-Sheikh
Where they are. Solid lines are rail or ferry, dashed are flights, from Leeds. Pick one to compare.
Carbon against warmth, October, departing Leeds. Journeys of up to 15 hours each way.17 destinations. Lowest carbon Colwyn Bay at 12.4 kilograms and 12.3 °C; best for warmth Sharm el-Sheikh at 958 kilograms and 29.0 °C. Colwyn Bay · 12.4 kgPerpignan · 51.5 kgSant Feliu de Guíxols · 347 kgSharm el-Sheikh · 958 kg

By rail or ferry By air

Carbon against warmth, October, departing Leeds. Journeys of up to 15 hours each way.

What the 15-hour limit costs: at this budget Sant Feliu de Guíxols can only be reached by air — 347 kg CO₂e, in 5h 18m. Allow up to 24 hours and the train does the same journey for 54.5 kg in 17h — 6× less carbon for 11h 42m more travelling.

October from Leeds — 17 destinations on the frontier, 8 without flying.
DestinationHowCO₂e returnTempSun/dayRain/dayJourney
Colwyn Bay, United KingdomRail12.4 kg12.3 °C5.8 h4.7 mm3h 42m
Clacton-on-Sea, United KingdomRail23.1 kg13.3 °C6.4 h2.6 mm5h 42m
Cherbourg, FranceRail28.7 kg14.1 °C6.9 h3.6 mm12h 48m
St-Malo, FranceRail32.0 kg15.0 °C7.1 h3.0 mm12h 24m
Bordeaux, FranceRail43.8 kg16.1 °C7.2 h4.5 mm11h 30m
La Teste-de-Buch, FranceRail44.5 kg16.9 °C7.5 h5.8 mm12h 48m
Arles, FranceRail49.6 kg18.1 °C8.1 h4.2 mm13h 6m
Perpignan, FranceRail51.5 kg18.7 °C7.9 h1.2 mm14h 24m
Sant Feliu de Guíxols, SpainAir347 kg19.4 °C8.6 h3.2 mm5h 18m
Castellon, SpainAir387 kg20.2 °C8.8 h2.3 mm5h 36m
Ibiza Town, SpainAir420 kg22.0 °C9.8 h0.7 mm5h 42m
Kairouan, TunisiaAir555 kg23.7 °C9.2 h0.9 mm6h 24m
Sfax, TunisiaAir585 kg24.1 °C9.5 h1.5 mm6h 36m
Tozeur, TunisiaAir588 kg25.4 °C10.0 h0.3 mm6h 36m
Aqaba, JordanAir933 kg26.8 °C10.6 h0.0 mm8h 48m
Sohag, EgyptAir953 kg27.0 °C10.9 h0.0 mm8h 54m
Sharm el-Sheikh, EgyptAir958 kg29.0 °C10.9 h0.0 mm9h

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 Perpignan (51.5 kg, 18.7 °C) to Sant Feliu de Guíxols (347 kg, 19.4 °C) buys 0.7 °C more warmth for an extra 295 kg — 422 kg of CO₂e per degree. That single step is the most expensive warmth on the whole curve.

The pick of them

Colwyn Bay, United KingdomColwyn BayUnited Kingdom12.4 kg CO₂e return12.3 °C · 5.8 h sun · 3h 42m by railmild but wetPerpignan, FrancePerpignanFrance51.5 kg CO₂e return18.7 °C · 7.9 h sun · 14h 24m by railwarm overallSharm el-Sheikh, EgyptSharm el-SheikhEgypt958 kg CO₂e return29.0 °C · 10.9 h sun · 9h by airwarm, bright and dry

The same month, asked differently

October 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 Leeds in October?

Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, at 29.0 °C. Reaching it emits 958 kg CO₂e return, travelling 9h each way by air (modelled).

Can I get somewhere warm from Leeds in October without flying?

Yes. Perpignan reaches 18.7 °C and is reachable by rail or ferry in 14h 24m (modelled), emitting 51.5 kg CO₂e return — though Sharm el-Sheikh is warmer still, if you fly.

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

958 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.