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Warmest places to go from Newcastle in March

In March, the warmest well-known place within 15 hours of Newcastle is Aswan, Egypt, averaging 23.4 °C across day and night and 11.2 h sun a day, about 9h 24m each way by air. Without flying, it is Toulon, France, averaging 12.3 °C across day and night, about 14h each way by train, for about 17× less carbon (62.6 kg CO₂e return against 1,041 kg).

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

The 10 warmest places within 15 hours of Newcastle

Ranked on warmth in March 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, Egypt23.4 °C · 11.2 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 9h 24m · 1,041 kg CO₂e return
  2. Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt22.7 °C · 11.1 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 23.2 °Cair ≈ 9h 6m · 975 kg CO₂e return
  3. Luxor, Egypt22.7 °C · 11.4 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 9h 12m · 1,002 kg CO₂e return
  4. Maspalomas, Spain21.0 °C · 11.3 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 20.2 °Cair ≈ 7h 48m · 812 kg CO₂e return
  5. Aqaba, Jordan20.8 °C · 10.7 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 22.1 °Cair ≈ 8h 54m · 949 kg CO₂e return
  6. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain18.9 °C · 11.1 h sun a day · 1.4 mm rain a day · sea 20.2 °Cair ≈ 7h 48m · 802 kg CO₂e return
  7. Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain18.5 °C · 11.1 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 20.4 °Cair ≈ 7h 42m · 798 kg CO₂e return
  8. Agadir, Morocco18.3 °C · 10.7 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 17.6 °Cair ≈ 7h 12m · 705 kg CO₂e return
  9. Marrakesh, Morocco18.0 °C · 10.3 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 7h · 665 kg CO₂e return
  10. Tataouine, Tunisia17.6 °C · 10.4 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 7h · 661 kg CO₂e return

Without flying

The warmest places the train reaches within 15 hours. Toulon is 12.3 °C for 62.6 kg — about 17× less carbon than flying to Aswan.

  1. Toulon, France12.3 °C · 9.7 h sun a day · 3.2 mm rain a day · sea 14.1 °Crail ≈ 14h · 62.6 kg CO₂e return
  2. Biarritz, France12.2 °C · 8.3 h sun a day · 5.4 mm rain a day · sea 13.3 °Crail ≈ 14h 6m · 58.5 kg CO₂e return
  3. Béziers, France11.9 °C · 9.3 h sun a day · 1.7 mm rain a dayrail ≈ 14h 54m · 59.8 kg CO₂e return
  4. Avignon, France11.2 °C · 9.2 h sun a day · 4.1 mm rain a dayrail ≈ 12h 42m · 59.1 kg CO₂e return
  5. Karlsruhe, Germany8.5 °C · 7.1 h sun a day · 2.4 mm rain a dayrail ≈ 13h 54m · 51.7 kg CO₂e return
  6. Truro, United Kingdom8.3 °C · 5.7 h sun a day · 5.9 mm rain a day · sea 10.2 °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 March within 15 hours is Kom Ombo, 23.6 °C, costing 1,033 kg CO₂e return. The lowest-carbon option is Preston at 12.2 kg — 85× less carbon, for 16.6 degrees less warmth.

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

PrestonKom Ombo
Where they are. Solid lines are rail or ferry, dashed are flights, from Newcastle. Pick one to compare.
Carbon against warmth, March, departing Newcastle. Journeys of up to 15 hours each way.18 destinations. Lowest carbon Preston at 12.2 kilograms and 7.0 °C; best for warmth Kom Ombo at 1,033 kilograms and 23.6 °C. Preston · 12.2 kgTaroudant · 701 kgAkhmim · 972 kgKom Ombo · 1,033 kg

By rail or ferry By air

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

What the 15-hour limit costs: at this budget Alzira can only be reached by air — 443 kg CO₂e, in 5h 48m. Allow up to 24 hours and the train does the same journey for 72.5 kg in 22h — 6× less carbon for 16h 12m more travelling.

March from Newcastle — 18 destinations on the frontier, 7 without flying.
DestinationHowCO₂e returnTempSun/dayRain/dayJourney
Preston, United KingdomRail12.2 kg7.0 °C5.6 h4.4 mm3h 42m
Great Yarmouth, United KingdomRail27.5 kg7.8 °C5.6 h2.1 mm6h 24m
Le Havre, FranceRail38.6 kg8.8 °C6.6 h3.7 mm11h 54m
La Rochelle, FranceRail49.7 kg10.2 °C7.4 h4.3 mm13h 54m
Bordeaux, FranceRail53.9 kg10.8 °C7.3 h4.5 mm12h 12m
Dax, FranceRail57.7 kg11.5 °C8.1 h4.7 mm14h 36m
Bayonne, FranceRail58.4 kg12.4 °C8.3 h5.4 mm14h 6m
Zaragoza, SpainAir373 kg13.5 °C9.5 h1.2 mm5h 30m
Valencia, SpainAir434 kg15.1 °C10.0 h0.6 mm5h 48m
Alzira, SpainAir443 kg15.9 °C10.1 h0.5 mm5h 48m
Almería, SpainAir508 kg16.7 °C10.2 h1.3 mm6h 12m
Metlaoui, TunisiaAir610 kg17.5 °C10.8 h0.2 mm6h 42m
Tozeur, TunisiaAir619 kg18.9 °C10.7 h0.0 mm6h 48m
Recani, MoroccoAir665 kg19.7 °C10.7 h0.0 mm7h
Taroudant, MoroccoAir701 kg20.9 °C10.5 h0.6 mm7h 12m
Akhmim, EgyptAir972 kg21.7 °C11.4 h0.0 mm9h
Luxor, EgyptAir1,002 kg22.7 °C11.4 h0.0 mm9h 12m
Kom Ombo, EgyptAir1,033 kg23.6 °C11.3 h0.0 mm9h 24m

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 Taroudant (701 kg, 20.9 °C) to Akhmim (972 kg, 21.7 °C) buys 0.8 °C more warmth for an extra 272 kg — 339 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 return7.0 °C · 5.6 h sun · 3h 42m by railcoolBayonne, FranceBayonneFrance58.4 kg CO₂e return12.4 °C · 8.3 h sun · 14h 6m by railmild and brightKom Ombo, EgyptKom OmboEgypt1,033 kg CO₂e return23.6 °C · 11.3 h sun · 9h 24m by airwarm, bright and dry

The same month, asked differently

March 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 Newcastle in March?

Kom Ombo, Egypt, at 23.6 °C. Reaching it emits 1,033 kg CO₂e return, travelling 9h 24m each way by air (modelled).

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

Yes. Bayonne reaches 12.4 °C and is reachable by rail or ferry in 14h 6m (modelled), emitting 58.4 kg CO₂e return — though Kom Ombo is warmer still, if you fly.

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

1,033 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.