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Warmest places to go from Manchester in September

In September, the warmest well-known place within 15 hours of Manchester 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 12m each way by train, for about 20× less carbon (51.7 kg CO₂e return against 1,027 kg).

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

The 10 warmest places within 15 hours of Manchester

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 · 1,027 kg CO₂e return
  2. Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt33.7 °C · 11.5 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 28.7 °Cair ≈ 9h · 963 kg CO₂e return
  3. Luxor, Egypt33.6 °C · 11.6 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 9h 6m · 988 kg CO₂e return
  4. Aqaba, Jordan31.5 °C · 11.4 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 27.8 °Cair ≈ 8h 48m · 939 kg CO₂e return
  5. Sanliurfa, Turkey27.7 °C · 11.4 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 8h 18m · 909 kg CO₂e return
  6. Adana, Turkey27.5 °C · 11.1 h sun a day · 1.5 mm rain a dayair ≈ 8h · 857 kg CO₂e return
  7. Famagusta, Cyprus27.1 °C · 11.4 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 28.6 °Cair ≈ 8h 6m · 873 kg CO₂e return
  8. Kairouan, Tunisia27.0 °C · 10.7 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 6h 24m · 553 kg CO₂e return
  9. Rhodes, Greece27.0 °C · 11.8 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 27.4 °Cair ≈ 7h 30m · 759 kg CO₂e return
  10. Batman, Turkey26.8 °C · 11.6 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 8h 30m · 869 kg CO₂e return

Without flying

The warmest places the train reaches within 15 hours. Toulon is 21.3 °C for 51.7 kg — about 20× 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 12m · 51.7 kg CO₂e return
  2. Perpignan, France21.3 °C · 10.1 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 21.4 °Crail ≈ 14h 18m · 50.7 kg CO₂e return
  3. Nice, France21.2 °C · 10.3 h sun a day · 3.3 mm rain a day · sea 24.2 °Crail ≈ 15h · 51.4 kg CO₂e return
  4. Avignon, France20.1 °C · 10.3 h sun a day · 3.1 mm rain a dayrail ≈ 12h · 48.1 kg CO₂e return
  5. Turin, Italy18.7 °C · 9.6 h sun a day · 3.5 mm rain a dayrail ≈ 15h · 48.2 kg CO₂e return
  6. Karlsruhe, Germany18.1 °C · 9.7 h sun a day · 2.3 mm rain a dayrail ≈ 13h 12m · 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 Manchester in September within 15 hours is Sharm el-Sheikh, 33.7 °C, costing 963 kg CO₂e return. The lowest-carbon option is Peterborough at 13.4 kg — 72× less carbon, for 17.5 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.

PeterboroughSharm el-Sheikh
Where they are. Solid lines are rail or ferry, dashed are flights, from Manchester. Pick one to compare.
Carbon against warmth, September, departing Manchester. Journeys of up to 15 hours each way.18 destinations. Lowest carbon Peterborough at 13.4 kilograms and 16.2 °C; best for warmth Sharm el-Sheikh at 963 kilograms and 33.7 °C. Peterborough · 13.4 kgCannes · 51.5 kgValencia · 393 kgSharm el-Sheikh · 963 kg

By rail or ferry By air

Carbon against warmth, September, departing Manchester. 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 — 445 kg CO₂e, in 5h 54m. Allow up to 24 hours and the train does the same journey for 67.9 kg in 23h 48m — 7× less carbon for 17h 54m more travelling.

September from Manchester — 18 destinations on the frontier, 8 without flying.
DestinationHowCO₂e returnTempSun/dayRain/dayJourney
Peterborough, United KingdomRail13.4 kg16.2 °C8.1 h2.9 mm3h 54m
Cambridge, United KingdomRail17.1 kg16.5 °C8.3 h3.4 mm4h 36m
Dunkirk, FranceRail26.4 kg17.3 °C8.8 h3.0 mm8h 30m
La Rochelle, FranceRail38.7 kg18.7 °C10.0 h3.5 mm13h 6m
Villeneuve-sur-Lot, FranceRail44.4 kg19.1 °C9.9 h4.0 mm13h 36m
Avignon, FranceRail48.1 kg20.1 °C10.3 h3.1 mm12h
Perpignan, FranceRail50.7 kg21.3 °C10.1 h1.1 mm14h 18m
Cannes, FranceRail51.5 kg21.7 °C10.3 h3.3 mm15h
Valencia, SpainAir393 kg22.9 °C10.6 h3.5 mm5h 36m
Alzira, SpainAir402 kg23.3 °C10.1 h2.4 mm5h 36m
Palma del Rio, SpainAir445 kg24.4 °C10.9 h0.9 mm5h 54m
Bizerte, TunisiaAir510 kg25.4 °C10.8 h0.4 mm6h 12m
Kairouan, TunisiaAir553 kg27.0 °C10.7 h0.7 mm6h 24m
Nefta, TunisiaAir584 kg29.6 °C10.2 h0.2 mm6h 36m
Minya, EgyptAir912 kg31.0 °C11.8 h0.0 mm8h 42m
Assiut, EgyptAir937 kg31.6 °C11.7 h0.0 mm8h 48m
Sohag, EgyptAir957 kg32.3 °C11.7 h0.0 mm9h
Sharm el-Sheikh, EgyptAir963 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 Cannes (51.5 kg, 21.7 °C) to Valencia (393 kg, 22.9 °C) buys 1.2 °C more warmth for an extra 342 kg — 285 kg of CO₂e per degree. That single step is the most expensive warmth on the whole curve.

The pick of them

Peterborough, United KingdomPeterboroughUnited Kingdom13.4 kg CO₂e return16.2 °C · 8.1 h sun · 3h 54m by railwarm overallCannes, FranceCannesFrance51.5 kg CO₂e return21.7 °C · 10.3 h sun · 15h by railwarm but wetSharm el-Sheikh, EgyptSharm el-SheikhEgypt963 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 Manchester in September?

Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, at 33.7 °C. Reaching it emits 963 kg CO₂e return, travelling 9h each way by air (modelled).

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

Yes. Cannes reaches 21.7 °C and is reachable by rail or ferry in 15h (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 Manchester to Sharm el-Sheikh produce?

963 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.