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Warmest places to go from Leeds in September

In September, the warmest well-known place within 15 hours of Leeds is Aswan, Egypt, averaging 34.1 °C across day and night and 11.5 h sun a day, about 9h 18m each way by air. Without flying, it is Toulon, France, averaging 21.3 °C across day and night, about 13h 18m each way by train, for about 19× less carbon (52.5 kg CO₂e return against 1,023 kg).

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

The 10 warmest places within 15 hours of Leeds

Ranked on warmth in September 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, Egypt34.1 °C · 11.5 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 9h 18m · 1,023 kg CO₂e return
  2. Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt33.7 °C · 11.5 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 28.7 °Cair ≈ 9h · 958 kg CO₂e return
  3. Luxor, Egypt33.6 °C · 11.6 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 9h 6m · 984 kg CO₂e return
  4. Aqaba, Jordan31.5 °C · 11.4 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 27.8 °Cair ≈ 8h 48m · 933 kg CO₂e return
  5. Sanliurfa, Turkey27.7 °C · 11.4 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 8h 18m · 900 kg CO₂e return
  6. Adana, Turkey27.5 °C · 11.1 h sun a day · 1.5 mm rain a dayair ≈ 8h · 849 kg CO₂e return
  7. Famagusta, Cyprus27.1 °C · 11.4 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 28.6 °Cair ≈ 8h 6m · 866 kg CO₂e return
  8. Kairouan, Tunisia27.0 °C · 10.7 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 6h 24m · 555 kg CO₂e return
  9. Rhodes, Greece27.0 °C · 11.8 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 27.4 °Cair ≈ 7h 30m · 753 kg CO₂e return
  10. Batman, Turkey26.8 °C · 11.6 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 8h 24m · 924 kg CO₂e return

Without flying

The warmest places the train reaches within 15 hours. Toulon is 21.3 °C for 52.5 kg — about 19× less carbon than flying to Aswan.

  1. Toulon, France21.3 °C · 10.6 h sun a day · 2.1 mm rain a day · sea 23.3 °Crail ≈ 13h 18m · 52.5 kg CO₂e return
  2. Perpignan, France21.3 °C · 10.1 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 21.4 °Crail ≈ 14h 24m · 51.5 kg CO₂e return
  3. Marseille, France20.6 °C · 10.7 h sun a day · 2.2 mm rain a day · sea 22.9 °Crail ≈ 12h 30m · 51.4 kg CO₂e return
  4. Avignon, France20.1 °C · 10.3 h sun a day · 3.1 mm rain a dayrail ≈ 12h 6m · 48.9 kg CO₂e return
  5. Karlsruhe, Germany18.1 °C · 9.7 h sun a day · 2.3 mm rain a dayrail ≈ 13h 18m · 41.5 kg CO₂e return
  6. Frankfurt am Main, Germany17.6 °C · 9.7 h sun a day · 2.0 mm rain a dayrail ≈ 11h 48m · 40.7 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 September within 15 hours is Sharm el-Sheikh, 33.7 °C, costing 958 kg CO₂e return. The lowest-carbon option is Carlisle at 12.2 kg — 79× less carbon, for 20.0 degrees less warmth.

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

CarlisleSharm el-Sheikh
Where they are. Solid lines are rail or ferry, dashed are flights, from Leeds. Pick one to compare.
Carbon against warmth, September, departing Leeds. Journeys of up to 15 hours each way.19 destinations. Lowest carbon Carlisle at 12.2 kilograms and 13.7 °C; best for warmth Sharm el-Sheikh at 958 kilograms and 33.7 °C. Carlisle · 12.2 kgPerpignan · 51.5 kgCannes · 327 kgSharm el-Sheikh · 958 kg

By rail or ferry By air

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

What the 15-hour limit costs: at this budget Palma del Rio can only be reached by air — 456 kg CO₂e, in 5h 54m. Allow up to 24 hours and the train does the same journey for 68.7 kg in 23h 54m — 7× less carbon for 18h more travelling.

September from Leeds — 19 destinations on the frontier, 8 without flying.
DestinationHowCO₂e returnTempSun/dayRain/dayJourney
Carlisle, United KingdomRail12.2 kg13.7 °C7.1 h3.7 mm3h 42m
Coventry, United KingdomRail12.4 kg15.1 °C7.4 h3.6 mm3h 42m
Peterborough, United KingdomRail13.0 kg16.2 °C8.1 h2.9 mm3h 48m
Dunkirk, FranceRail27.2 kg17.3 °C8.8 h3.0 mm8h 36m
La Rochelle, FranceRail39.5 kg18.7 °C10.0 h3.5 mm13h 12m
Villeneuve-sur-Lot, FranceRail45.2 kg19.1 °C9.9 h4.0 mm13h 42m
Avignon, FranceRail48.9 kg20.1 °C10.3 h3.1 mm12h 6m
Perpignan, FranceRail51.5 kg21.3 °C10.1 h1.1 mm14h 24m
Cannes, FranceAir327 kg21.7 °C10.3 h3.3 mm5h 12m
Bastia, FranceAir371 kg22.5 °C10.6 h1.9 mm5h 30m
Alzira, SpainAir410 kg23.3 °C10.1 h2.4 mm5h 42m
Palma del Rio, SpainAir456 kg24.4 °C10.9 h0.9 mm5h 54m
Bizerte, TunisiaAir512 kg25.4 °C10.8 h0.4 mm6h 12m
Kairouan, TunisiaAir555 kg27.0 °C10.7 h0.7 mm6h 24m
Nefta, TunisiaAir588 kg29.6 °C10.2 h0.2 mm6h 36m
Minya, EgyptAir908 kg31.0 °C11.8 h0.0 mm8h 42m
Assiut, EgyptAir933 kg31.6 °C11.7 h0.0 mm8h 48m
Sohag, EgyptAir953 kg32.3 °C11.7 h0.0 mm8h 54m
Sharm el-Sheikh, EgyptAir958 kg33.7 °C11.5 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, 21.3 °C) to Cannes (327 kg, 21.7 °C) buys 0.4 °C more warmth for an extra 275 kg — 688 kg of CO₂e per degree. That single step is the most expensive warmth on the whole curve.

The pick of them

Carlisle, United KingdomCarlisleUnited Kingdom12.2 kg CO₂e return13.7 °C · 7.1 h sun · 3h 42m by railmild and brightPerpignan, FrancePerpignanFrance51.5 kg CO₂e return21.3 °C · 10.1 h sun · 14h 24m by railwarm, bright and drySharm el-Sheikh, EgyptSharm el-SheikhEgypt958 kg CO₂e return33.7 °C · 11.5 h sun · 9h by airwarm, bright and dry

The same month, asked differently

September 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 September?

Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, at 33.7 °C. Reaching it emits 958 kg CO₂e return, travelling 9h each way by air (modelled).

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

Yes. Perpignan reaches 21.3 °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.