Munich · February · warmth

Warmest places to go from Munich in February

In February, the warmest well-known place within 15 hours of Munich is Maspalomas, Spain, averaging 18.8 °C across day and night and 10.4 h sun a day, about 7h 48m each way by air. Without flying, it is Anzio, Italy, averaging 10.7 °C across day and night, about 12h 48m each way by train, for about 37× less carbon (22.1 kg CO₂e return against 819 kg).

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

The 10 warmest places within 15 hours of Munich

Ranked on warmth in February 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.

Maspalomas, Spain18.8 °C · 10.4 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 20.4 °Cair ≈ 7h 48m · 819 kg CO₂e return
Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt18.6 °C · 10.0 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 23.0 °Cair ≈ 7h 30m · 750 kg CO₂e return
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain18.0 °C · 10.1 h sun a day · 1.5 mm rain a day · sea 20.3 °Cair ≈ 7h 48m · 809 kg CO₂e return
Aswan, Egypt17.7 °C · 10.3 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 7h 54m · 821 kg CO₂e return
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain17.6 °C · 10.3 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 20.5 °Cair ≈ 7h 48m · 814 kg CO₂e return
Hurghada, Egypt17.6 °C · 9.9 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 22.5 °Cair ≈ 7h 30m · 758 kg CO₂e return
Agadir, Morocco17.3 °C · 9.1 h sun a day · 2.0 mm rain a day · sea 17.4 °Cair ≈ 7h 6m · 671 kg CO₂e return
Aqaba, Jordan16.4 °C · 9.8 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 22.1 °Cair ≈ 7h 18m · 723 kg CO₂e return
Essaouira, Morocco15.9 °C · 8.8 h sun a day · 2.3 mm rain a day · sea 17.4 °Cair ≈ 6h 54m · 649 kg CO₂e return
Ponta Delgada, Portugal15.1 °C · 7.9 h sun a day · 5.0 mm rain a day · sea 16.9 °Cair ≈ 7h 48m · 807 kg CO₂e return

Without flying

The warmest places the train reaches within 15 hours. Anzio is 10.7 °C for 22.1 kg — about 37× less carbon than flying to Maspalomas.

Anzio, Italy10.7 °C · 8.3 h sun a day · 2.6 mm rain a day · sea 15.0 °Crail ≈ 12h 48m · 22.1 kg CO₂e return
Perpignan, France10.4 °C · 7.9 h sun a day · 1.5 mm rain a day · sea 12.8 °Crail ≈ 13h 36m · 26.8 kg CO₂e return
Civitavecchia, Italy10.4 °C · 8.2 h sun a day · 3.0 mm rain a day · sea 14.7 °Crail ≈ 11h 42m · 19.8 kg CO₂e return
Sanremo, Italy10.3 °C · 7.9 h sun a day · 4.0 mm rain a day · sea 14.2 °Crail ≈ 10h 6m · 16.6 kg CO₂e return
Naples, Italy10.2 °C · 8.3 h sun a day · 2.6 mm rain a day · sea 14.9 °Crail ≈ 14h 6m · 24.7 kg CO₂e return
Nice, France9.7 °C · 8.1 h sun a day · 4.0 mm rain a day · sea 14.1 °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 February within 15 hours is Sharm el-Sheikh, 18.6 °C, costing 750 kg CO₂e return. The lowest-carbon option is Schwäbisch Gmünd at 4.4 kg — 170× less carbon, for 13.1 degrees less warmth.

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

Where they are. Solid lines are rail or ferry, dashed are flights, from Munich. Pick one to compare.

By rail or ferry By air

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

What the 15-hour limit costs: at this budget Milazzo can only be reached by air — 287 kg CO₂e, in 5h. Allow up to 24 hours and the train does the same journey for 33.7 kg in 18h 30m — 9× less carbon for 13h 30m more travelling.

February from Munich — 13 destinations on the frontier, 5 without flying.
Destination	How	CO₂e return	Temp	Sun/day	Rain/day	Journey
Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany	Rail	4.4 kg	5.5 °C	5.1 h	2.5 mm	3h 42m
Merano, Italy	Rail	4.9 kg	7.9 °C	8.0 h	1.9 mm	4h 24m
Pula, Croatia	Rail	11.9 kg	8.9 °C	7.4 h	2.5 mm	11h 30m
Chiavari, Italy	Rail	13.5 kg	9.8 °C	6.5 h	5.5 mm	8h 36m
Fondi, Italy	Rail	22.7 kg	11.2 °C	8.5 h	3.6 mm	13h 6m
Alghero, Italy	Air	222 kg	11.5 °C	8.2 h	2.0 mm	4h 42m
Milazzo, Italy	Air	287 kg	12.5 °C	8.4 h	2.2 mm	5h
Bizerte, Tunisia	Air	306 kg	13.1 °C	8.3 h	1.8 mm	5h 6m
San Pawl il-Bahar, Malta	Air	346 kg	13.9 °C	9.0 h	2.4 mm	5h 18m
Houmt Souk, Tunisia	Air	399 kg	14.7 °C	9.1 h	0.9 mm	5h 36m
Essaouira, Morocco	Air	649 kg	15.9 °C	8.8 h	2.3 mm	6h 54m
Taroudant, Morocco	Air	659 kg	17.8 °C	8.9 h	1.6 mm	7h
Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt	Air	750 kg	18.6 °C	10.0 h	0.0 mm	7h 30m

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 Fondi (22.7 kg, 11.2 °C) to Alghero (222 kg, 11.5 °C) buys 0.3 °C more warmth for an extra 199 kg — 663 kg of CO₂e per degree. That single step is the most expensive warmth on the whole curve.

The pick of them

Schwäbisch GmündGermany4.4 kg CO₂e return5.5 °C · 5.1 h sun · 3h 42m by railcool FondiItaly22.7 kg CO₂e return11.2 °C · 8.5 h sun · 13h 6m by railmild and bright

Sharm el-SheikhEgypt750 kg CO₂e return18.6 °C · 10.0 h sun · 7h 30m by airwarm, bright and dry

The same month, asked differently

February 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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Photo credits

Schwäbisch Gmünd: Vexillum, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Sharm el-Sheikh: Tanya Dedyukhina, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Maspalomas: JUAN RAMON RODRIGUEZ SOSA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria: Bengt Nyman, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Aswan: Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Hurghada: Marc Ryckaert, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Agadir: Marco Riss, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Aqaba: Sana Janakat, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Essaouira: Kayaky, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Ponta Delgada: Maximilian Schönherr, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Perpignan: Jean Tosti, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Nice: Moody Dreiza (Moody751 at English Wikipedia), CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons

Questions

Where is the warmest place to go from Munich in February?

Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, at 18.6 °C. Reaching it emits 750 kg CO₂e return, travelling 7h 30m each way by air (modelled).

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

Yes. Fondi reaches 11.2 °C and is reachable by rail or ferry in 13h 6m (modelled), emitting 22.7 kg CO₂e return — though Sharm el-Sheikh is warmer still, if you fly.

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

750 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.