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Warmest places to go from Munich in July

In July, the warmest well-known place within 15 hours of Munich is Aswan, Egypt, averaging 36.0 °C across day and night and 12.2 h sun a day, about 7h 54m each way by air. Without flying, it is Foggia, Italy, averaging 29.7 °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 July.

The 10 warmest places within 15 hours of Munich

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.

Aswan, Egypt36.0 °C · 12.2 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 7h 54m · 821 kg CO₂e return
Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt35.9 °C · 13.0 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 29.5 °Cair ≈ 7h 30m · 750 kg CO₂e return
Luxor, Egypt35.8 °C · 12.4 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 7h 36m · 779 kg CO₂e return
Aqaba, Jordan34.8 °C · 13.1 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 28.2 °Cair ≈ 7h 18m · 723 kg CO₂e return
Kairouan, Tunisia32.8 °C · 12.9 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 5h 24m · 350 kg CO₂e return
Sanliurfa, Turkey32.8 °C · 13.4 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 6h 54m · 634 kg CO₂e return
Batman, Turkey32.2 °C · 13.3 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 7h · 664 kg CO₂e return
Marmaris, Turkey31.9 °C · 13.9 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 6h · 465 kg CO₂e return
Tataouine, Tunisia31.8 °C · 12.9 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 5h 48m · 426 kg CO₂e return
Ouarzazate, Morocco31.6 °C · 12.0 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 6h 48m · 622 kg CO₂e return

Without flying

The warmest places the train reaches within 15 hours. Foggia is 29.7 °C for 23.8 kg — about 35× less carbon than flying to Aswan.

Foggia, Italy29.7 °C · 13.8 h sun a day · mostly dryrail ≈ 13h 42m · 23.8 kg CO₂e return
Terni, Italy28.3 °C · 13.8 h sun a day · mostly dryrail ≈ 11h · 18.5 kg CO₂e return
Cassino, Italy28.3 °C · 13.8 h sun a day · mostly dryrail ≈ 13h · 22.4 kg CO₂e return
Rome, Italy28.0 °C · 13.9 h sun a day · mostly dryrail ≈ 12h 6m · 20.6 kg CO₂e return
Pula, Croatia27.0 °C · 13.7 h sun a day · 1.6 mm rain a day · sea 26.0 °Crail ≈ 11h 30m · 11.9 kg CO₂e return
Cannes, France26.4 °C · 14.3 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 25.5 °Crail ≈ 11h · 18.3 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 July within 15 hours is Zagora, 36.6 °C, costing 622 kg CO₂e return. The lowest-carbon option is Bregenz at 4.5 kg — 138× less carbon, for 16.1 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.

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, July, 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.

July from Munich — 14 destinations on the frontier, 8 without flying.
Destination	How	CO₂e return	Temp	Sun/day	Rain/day	Journey
Bregenz, Austria	Rail	4.5 kg	20.5 °C	11.5 h	7.5 mm	4h 12m
Bolzano, Italy	Rail	5.4 kg	24.1 °C	13.3 h	4.4 mm	4h 42m
Trento, Italy	Rail	6.9 kg	24.5 °C	13.4 h	2.1 mm	5h 24m
Pordenone, Italy	Rail	7.6 kg	25.4 °C	13.1 h	2.4 mm	5h 42m
Chioggia, Italy	Rail	9.7 kg	26.4 °C	13.5 h	2.0 mm	6h 48m
Poggibonsi, Italy	Rail	15.3 kg	27.3 °C	14.0 h	0.4 mm	9h 30m
Terni, Italy	Rail	18.5 kg	28.3 °C	13.8 h	0.6 mm	11h
Foggia, Italy	Rail	23.8 kg	29.7 °C	13.8 h	0.4 mm	13h 42m
Rossano Stazione, Italy	Air	260 kg	31.2 °C	13.9 h	0.4 mm	4h 54m
Kairouan, Tunisia	Air	350 kg	32.8 °C	12.9 h	0.0 mm	5h 24m
Gafsa, Tunisia	Air	388 kg	33.3 °C	12.9 h	0.0 mm	5h 36m
Metlaoui, Tunisia	Air	392 kg	34.3 °C	12.9 h	0.0 mm	5h 36m
Tozeur, Tunisia	Air	404 kg	35.6 °C	13.0 h	0.0 mm	5h 36m
Zagora, Morocco	Air	622 kg	36.6 °C	12.1 h	0.0 mm	6h 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 Tozeur (404 kg, 35.6 °C) to Zagora (622 kg, 36.6 °C) buys 1.0 °C more warmth for an extra 218 kg — 218 kg of CO₂e per degree. That single step is the most expensive warmth on the whole curve.

The pick of them

BregenzAustria4.5 kg CO₂e return20.5 °C · 11.5 h sun · 4h 12m by railwarm but wet

FoggiaItaly23.8 kg CO₂e return29.7 °C · 13.8 h sun · 13h 42m by railwarm, bright and dry

ZagoraMorocco622 kg CO₂e return36.6 °C · 12.1 h sun · 6h 48m 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 Zagora

Places to stay in Zagora, Morocco, on a live map. Prices and availability come from Stay22 and its booking partners.

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Photo credits

Foggia: Orledio, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Zagora: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Aswan: Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Sharm el-Sheikh: Tanya Dedyukhina, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Luxor: Roland Unger, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Aqaba: Sana Janakat, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Kairouan: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Sanliurfa: Damien Halleux Radermecker, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Batman: Ferhat 72 at Turkish Wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Marmaris: Mstyslav Chernov, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Tataouine: Averater, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Ouarzazate: Bjørn Christian Tørrissen, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Rome: Bert Kaufmann from Roermond, Netherlands, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Pula: Orlovic, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Cannes: Jenny Andersson / News Oresund, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Questions

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

Zagora, Morocco, at 36.6 °C. Reaching it emits 622 kg CO₂e return, travelling 6h 48m each way by air (modelled).

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

Yes. Foggia reaches 29.7 °C and is reachable by rail or ferry in 13h 42m (modelled), emitting 23.8 kg CO₂e return — though Zagora is warmer still, if you fly.

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

622 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.