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Warmest places to go from Liverpool in July

In July, the warmest well-known place within 15 hours of Liverpool is Aswan, Egypt, averaging 36.0 °C across day and night and 12.2 h sun a day, about 9h 24m each way by air. Without flying, it is Toulon, France, averaging 26.2 °C across day and night, about 13h 18m each way by train, for about 19× less carbon (53.6 kg CO₂e return against 1,035 kg).

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

The 10 warmest places within 15 hours of Liverpool

Ranked on warmth in July 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, Egypt36.0 °C · 12.2 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 9h 24m · 1,035 kg CO₂e return
  2. Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt35.9 °C · 13.0 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 29.5 °Cair ≈ 9h · 972 kg CO₂e return
  3. Luxor, Egypt35.8 °C · 12.4 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 9h 12m · 997 kg CO₂e return
  4. Aqaba, Jordan34.8 °C · 13.1 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 28.2 °Cair ≈ 8h 54m · 948 kg CO₂e return
  5. Kairouan, Tunisia32.8 °C · 12.9 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 6h 30m · 558 kg CO₂e return
  6. Sanliurfa, Turkey32.8 °C · 13.4 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 8h 24m · 921 kg CO₂e return
  7. Batman, Turkey32.2 °C · 13.3 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 8h 30m · 880 kg CO₂e return
  8. Marmaris, Turkey31.9 °C · 13.9 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 7h 30m · 761 kg CO₂e return
  9. Tataouine, Tunisia31.8 °C · 12.9 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 6h 54m · 633 kg CO₂e return
  10. Ouarzazate, Morocco31.6 °C · 12.0 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 6h 54m · 634 kg CO₂e return

Without flying

The warmest places the train reaches within 15 hours. Toulon is 26.2 °C for 53.6 kg — about 19× less carbon than flying to Aswan.

  1. Toulon, France26.2 °C · 14.0 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 23.4 °Crail ≈ 13h 18m · 53.6 kg CO₂e return
  2. Perpignan, France25.7 °C · 13.1 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 22.7 °Crail ≈ 14h 24m · 52.7 kg CO₂e return
  3. Montpellier, France25.4 °C · 13.4 h sun a day · mostly dryrail ≈ 12h 48m · 50.4 kg CO₂e return
  4. Avignon, France25.4 °C · 13.7 h sun a day · mostly dryrail ≈ 12h 6m · 50.1 kg CO₂e return
  5. Geneva, Switzerland21.6 °C · 13.0 h sun a day · 3.2 mm rain a dayrail ≈ 12h 30m · 45.1 kg CO₂e return
  6. Karlsruhe, Germany21.0 °C · 12.0 h sun a day · 2.3 mm rain a dayrail ≈ 13h 18m · 42.7 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 Liverpool in July within 15 hours is Nefta, 36.0 °C, costing 587 kg CO₂e return. The lowest-carbon option is Lincoln at 13.1 kg — 45× less carbon, for 19.5 degrees less warmth.

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

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Where they are. Solid lines are rail or ferry, dashed are flights, from Liverpool. Pick one to compare.
Carbon against warmth, July, departing Liverpool. Journeys of up to 15 hours each way.19 destinations. Lowest carbon Lincoln at 13.1 kilograms and 16.5 °C; best for warmth Nefta at 587 kilograms and 36.0 °C. Lincoln · 13.1 kgAvignon · 50.1 kgZaragoza · 331 kgNefta · 587 kg

By rail or ferry By air

Carbon against warmth, July, departing Liverpool. Journeys of up to 15 hours each way.

What the 15-hour limit costs: at this budget Andujar can only be reached by air — 430 kg CO₂e, in 5h 48m. Allow up to 24 hours and the train does the same journey for 68.1 kg in 23h 48m — 6× less carbon for 18h more travelling.

July from Liverpool — 19 destinations on the frontier, 11 without flying.
DestinationHowCO₂e returnTempSun/dayRain/dayJourney
Lincoln, United KingdomRail13.1 kg16.5 °C10.2 h3.6 mm3h 54m
Peterborough, United KingdomRail16.5 kg17.0 °C10.5 h2.9 mm4h 30m
Dunkirk, FranceRail28.4 kg17.9 °C11.2 h2.7 mm8h 36m
Amiens, FranceRail30.3 kg18.7 °C10.8 h2.4 mm9h 6m
Paris, FranceRail33.2 kg20.0 °C11.2 h2.6 mm8h
Mainz, GermanyRail41.2 kg20.7 °C11.6 h3.9 mm12h 54m
Chalon-sur-Saône, FranceRail41.9 kg21.2 °C12.4 h2.9 mm12h 30m
Lyon, FranceRail44.8 kg22.5 °C13.0 h3.1 mm11h 12m
Romans-sur-Isère, FranceRail47.0 kg23.5 °C13.7 h1.6 mm13h
Orange, FranceRail49.5 kg25.3 °C13.7 h0.9 mm13h
Avignon, FranceRail50.1 kg25.4 °C13.7 h1.0 mm12h 6m
Zaragoza, SpainAir331 kg27.1 °C13.7 h0.2 mm5h 18m
Madrid, SpainAir364 kg28.1 °C14.0 h0.0 mm5h 24m
Aranjuez, SpainAir374 kg28.9 °C14.0 h0.0 mm5h 30m
Andujar, SpainAir430 kg30.9 °C13.6 h0.0 mm5h 48m
Kairouan, TunisiaAir558 kg32.8 °C12.9 h0.0 mm6h 30m
Ar Rudayyif, TunisiaAir576 kg33.3 °C12.9 h0.0 mm6h 36m
Metlaoui, TunisiaAir580 kg34.3 °C12.9 h0.0 mm6h 36m
Nefta, TunisiaAir587 kg36.0 °C12.9 h0.0 mm6h 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 Avignon (50.1 kg, 25.4 °C) to Zaragoza (331 kg, 27.1 °C) buys 1.7 °C more warmth for an extra 281 kg — 165 kg of CO₂e per degree. That single step is the most expensive warmth on the whole curve.

The pick of them

Lincoln, United KingdomLincolnUnited Kingdom13.1 kg CO₂e return16.5 °C · 10.2 h sun · 3h 54m by railwarm but wetAvignon, FranceAvignonFrance50.1 kg CO₂e return25.4 °C · 13.7 h sun · 12h 6m by railwarm, bright and dryNefta, TunisiaNeftaTunisia587 kg CO₂e return36.0 °C · 12.9 h sun · 6h 36m by airwarm, bright and dry

The same month, asked differently

July 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 Nefta

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Questions

Where is the warmest place to go from Liverpool in July?

Nefta, Tunisia, at 36.0 °C. Reaching it emits 587 kg CO₂e return, travelling 6h 36m each way by air (modelled).

Can I get somewhere warm from Liverpool in July without flying?

Yes. Avignon reaches 25.4 °C and is reachable by rail or ferry in 12h 6m (modelled), emitting 50.1 kg CO₂e return — though Nefta is warmer still, if you fly.

How much carbon does a return trip from Liverpool to Nefta produce?

587 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.