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Warmest places to go from Newcastle in February

In February, the warmest well-known place within 15 hours of Newcastle 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 Toulon, France, averaging 10.2 °C across day and night, about 14h each way by train, for about 13× less carbon (62.6 kg CO₂e return against 812 kg).

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

The 10 warmest places within 15 hours of Newcastle

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.

  1. Maspalomas, Spain18.8 °C · 10.4 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 20.4 °Cair ≈ 7h 48m · 812 kg CO₂e return
  2. Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt18.6 °C · 10.0 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 23.0 °Cair ≈ 9h 6m · 975 kg CO₂e return
  3. 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 · 802 kg CO₂e return
  4. Aswan, Egypt17.7 °C · 10.3 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 9h 24m · 1,041 kg CO₂e return
  5. Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain17.6 °C · 10.3 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 20.5 °Cair ≈ 7h 42m · 798 kg CO₂e return
  6. Hurghada, Egypt17.6 °C · 9.9 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 22.5 °Cair ≈ 9h 6m · 982 kg CO₂e return
  7. Agadir, Morocco17.3 °C · 9.1 h sun a day · 2.0 mm rain a day · sea 17.4 °Cair ≈ 7h 12m · 705 kg CO₂e return
  8. Aqaba, Jordan16.4 °C · 9.8 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 22.1 °Cair ≈ 8h 54m · 949 kg CO₂e return
  9. Essaouira, Morocco15.9 °C · 8.8 h sun a day · 2.3 mm rain a day · sea 17.4 °Cair ≈ 7h 6m · 676 kg CO₂e return
  10. Ponta Delgada, Portugal15.1 °C · 7.9 h sun a day · 5.0 mm rain a day · sea 16.9 °Cair ≈ 7h · 663 kg CO₂e return

Without flying

The warmest places the train reaches within 15 hours. Toulon is 10.2 °C for 62.6 kg — about 13× less carbon than flying to Maspalomas.

  1. Toulon, France10.2 °C · 8.0 h sun a day · 2.7 mm rain a day · sea 14.0 °Crail ≈ 14h · 62.6 kg CO₂e return
  2. Marseille, France9.3 °C · 8.3 h sun a day · 2.0 mm rain a day · sea 13.7 °Crail ≈ 13h 12m · 61.6 kg CO₂e return
  3. Biarritz, France9.0 °C · 6.7 h sun a day · 4.1 mm rain a day · sea 13.1 °Crail ≈ 14h 6m · 58.5 kg CO₂e return
  4. Avignon, France8.5 °C · 7.9 h sun a day · 1.7 mm rain a dayrail ≈ 12h 42m · 59.1 kg CO₂e return
  5. Plymouth, United Kingdom8.4 °C · 4.5 h sun a day · 4.7 mm rain a day · sea 10.0 °Crail ≈ 9h 18m · 43.4 kg CO₂e return
  6. Truro, United Kingdom8.2 °C · 4.5 h sun a day · 3.8 mm rain a day · sea 10.1 °Crail ≈ 9h 48m · 46.0 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 Newcastle in February within 15 hours is Maspalomas, 18.8 °C, costing 812 kg CO₂e return. The lowest-carbon option is Preston at 12.2 kg — 67× less carbon, for 12.1 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.

PrestonMaspalomas
Where they are. Solid lines are rail or ferry, dashed are flights, from Newcastle. Pick one to compare.
Carbon against warmth, February, departing Newcastle. Journeys of up to 15 hours each way.12 destinations. Lowest carbon Preston at 12.2 kilograms and 6.7 °C; best for warmth Maspalomas at 812 kilograms and 18.8 °C. Preston · 12.2 kgToulon · 62.6 kgA Coruña · 347 kgMaspalomas · 812 kg

By rail or ferry By air

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

What the 15-hour limit costs: at this budget Alicante can only be reached by air — 466 kg CO₂e, in 6h. Allow up to 24 hours and the train does the same journey for 75.2 kg in 23h 12m — 6× less carbon for 17h 12m more travelling.

February from Newcastle — 12 destinations on the frontier, 4 without flying.
DestinationHowCO₂e returnTempSun/dayRain/dayJourney
Preston, United KingdomRail12.2 kg6.7 °C3.9 h3.4 mm3h 42m
Colwyn Bay, United KingdomRail18.6 kg7.7 °C4.1 h2.9 mm4h 48m
Cherbourg, FranceRail38.9 kg8.5 °C4.6 h3.0 mm13h 24m
Toulon, FranceRail62.6 kg10.2 °C8.0 h2.7 mm14h
A Coruña, SpainAir347 kg10.6 °C7.5 h4.4 mm5h 18m
Vila do Conde, PortugalAir403 kg11.6 °C8.5 h3.9 mm5h 36m
Alicante, SpainAir466 kg13.0 °C8.9 h0.5 mm6h
Almería, SpainAir508 kg14.1 °C9.2 h0.3 mm6h 12m
Melilla, SpainAir551 kg14.9 °C9.3 h1.3 mm6h 24m
Essaouira, MoroccoAir676 kg15.9 °C8.8 h2.3 mm7h 6m
Taroudant, MoroccoAir701 kg17.8 °C8.9 h1.6 mm7h 12m
Maspalomas, SpainAir812 kg18.8 °C10.4 h0.6 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 Toulon (62.6 kg, 10.2 °C) to A Coruña (347 kg, 10.6 °C) buys 0.4 °C more warmth for an extra 284 kg — 711 kg of CO₂e per degree. That single step is the most expensive warmth on the whole curve.

The pick of them

Preston, United KingdomPrestonUnited Kingdom12.2 kg CO₂e return6.7 °C · 3.9 h sun · 3h 42m by railgrey and wetToulon, FranceToulonFrance62.6 kg CO₂e return10.2 °C · 8.0 h sun · 14h by railmild and brightMaspalomas, SpainMaspalomasSpain812 kg CO₂e return18.8 °C · 10.4 h sun · 7h 48m 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 Maspalomas

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Questions

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

Maspalomas, Spain, at 18.8 °C. Reaching it emits 812 kg CO₂e return, travelling 7h 48m each way by air (modelled).

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

Yes. Toulon reaches 10.2 °C and is reachable by rail or ferry in 14h (modelled), emitting 62.6 kg CO₂e return — though Maspalomas is warmer still, if you fly.

How much carbon does a return trip from Newcastle to Maspalomas produce?

812 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.