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Warmest places to go from Munich in August

In August, the warmest well-known place within 15 hours of Munich is Aswan, Egypt, averaging 36.4 °C across day and night and 12.0 h sun a day, about 7h 54m each way by air. Without flying, it is Foggia, Italy, averaging 28.2 °C across day and night, about 13h 42m each way by train, for about 35× less carbon (23.8 kg CO₂e return against 821 kg).

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

The 10 warmest places within 15 hours of Munich

Ranked on warmth in August 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, Egypt36.4 °C · 12.0 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 7h 54m · 821 kg CO₂e return
  2. Luxor, Egypt36.3 °C · 12.0 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 7h 36m · 779 kg CO₂e return
  3. Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt36.0 °C · 12.3 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 30.1 °Cair ≈ 7h 30m · 750 kg CO₂e return
  4. Aqaba, Jordan34.0 °C · 12.5 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 29.0 °Cair ≈ 7h 18m · 723 kg CO₂e return
  5. Sanliurfa, Turkey33.3 °C · 12.9 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 6h 54m · 634 kg CO₂e return
  6. Batman, Turkey32.7 °C · 12.8 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 7h · 664 kg CO₂e return
  7. Diyarbakir, Turkey32.3 °C · 12.9 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 6h 54m · 647 kg CO₂e return
  8. Marrakesh, Morocco31.1 °C · 12.2 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 6h 48m · 621 kg CO₂e return
  9. Ouarzazate, Morocco31.0 °C · 11.8 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 6h 48m · 622 kg CO₂e return
  10. Kairouan, Tunisia30.5 °C · 12.6 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 5h 24m · 350 kg CO₂e return

Without flying

The warmest places the train reaches within 15 hours. Foggia is 28.2 °C for 23.8 kg — about 35× less carbon than flying to Aswan.

  1. Foggia, Italy28.2 °C · 12.7 h sun a day · mostly dryrail ≈ 13h 42m · 23.8 kg CO₂e return
  2. Cassino, Italy27.3 °C · 12.6 h sun a day · mostly dryrail ≈ 13h · 22.4 kg CO₂e return
  3. Terni, Italy27.2 °C · 12.5 h sun a day · 1.7 mm rain a dayrail ≈ 11h · 18.5 kg CO₂e return
  4. Rome, Italy27.1 °C · 12.8 h sun a day · 1.7 mm rain a dayrail ≈ 12h 6m · 20.6 kg CO₂e return
  5. Pula, Croatia27.1 °C · 12.4 h sun a day · 2.4 mm rain a day · sea 26.9 °Crail ≈ 11h 30m · 11.9 kg CO₂e return
  6. Nice, France25.8 °C · 12.5 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 26.7 °Crail ≈ 10h 36m · 17.6 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 Munich in August within 15 hours is Kom Ombo, 36.8 °C, costing 813 kg CO₂e return. The lowest-carbon option is Schwäbisch Gmünd at 4.4 kg — 185× less carbon, for 16.2 degrees less warmth.

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

Schwäbisch GmündKom Ombo
Where they are. Solid lines are rail or ferry, dashed are flights, from Munich. Pick one to compare.
Carbon against warmth, August, departing Munich. Journeys of up to 15 hours each way.13 destinations. Lowest carbon Schwäbisch Gmünd at 4.4 kilograms and 20.6 °C; best for warmth Kom Ombo at 813 kilograms and 36.8 °C. Schwäbisch Gmünd · 4.4 kgZagora · 622 kgKom Ombo · 813 kg

By rail or ferry By air

Carbon against warmth, August, departing Munich. Journeys of up to 15 hours each way.

What the 15-hour limit costs: at this budget Rossano Stazione can only be reached by air — 260 kg CO₂e, in 4h 54m. Allow up to 24 hours and the train does the same journey for 30.5 kg in 16h 54m — 9× less carbon for 12h more travelling.

August from Munich — 13 destinations on the frontier, 6 without flying.
DestinationHowCO₂e returnTempSun/dayRain/dayJourney
Schwäbisch Gmünd, GermanyRail4.4 kg20.6 °C10.5 h2.9 mm3h 42m
Bolzano, ItalyRail5.4 kg24.9 °C12.0 h3.1 mm4h 42m
Trento, ItalyRail6.9 kg25.0 °C11.8 h1.8 mm5h 24m
Padua, ItalyRail9.0 kg25.9 °C11.9 h2.6 mm6h 24m
Pula, CroatiaRail11.9 kg27.1 °C12.4 h2.4 mm11h 30m
Foggia, ItalyRail23.8 kg28.2 °C12.7 h0.3 mm13h 42m
Rossano Stazione, ItalyAir260 kg29.5 °C13.0 h0.4 mm4h 54m
Kairouan, TunisiaAir350 kg30.5 °C12.6 h0.4 mm5h 24m
Metlaoui, TunisiaAir392 kg31.4 °C12.6 h0.1 mm5h 36m
Tozeur, TunisiaAir404 kg33.1 °C12.4 h0.0 mm5h 36m
Recani, MoroccoAir579 kg34.9 °C12.0 h0.1 mm6h 36m
Zagora, MoroccoAir622 kg35.9 °C12.1 h0.0 mm6h 48m
Kom Ombo, EgyptAir813 kg36.8 °C11.9 h0.0 mm7h 48m

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 Zagora (622 kg, 35.9 °C) to Kom Ombo (813 kg, 36.8 °C) buys 0.9 °C more warmth for an extra 191 kg — 212 kg of CO₂e per degree. That single step is the most expensive warmth on the whole curve.

The pick of them

The same month, asked differently

August 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 Munich in August?

Kom Ombo, Egypt, at 36.8 °C. Reaching it emits 813 kg CO₂e return, travelling 7h 48m each way by air (modelled).

Can I get somewhere warm from Munich in August without flying?

Yes. Foggia reaches 28.2 °C and is reachable by rail or ferry in 13h 42m (modelled), emitting 23.8 kg CO₂e return — though Kom Ombo is warmer still, if you fly.

How much carbon does a return trip from Munich to Kom Ombo produce?

813 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.