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Warmest places to go from Newcastle in October

In October, the warmest well-known place within 15 hours of Newcastle is Aswan, Egypt, averaging 29.1 °C across day and night and 11.0 h sun a day, about 9h 24m each way by air. Without flying, it is Toulon, France, averaging 18.6 °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 October.

The 10 warmest places within 15 hours of Newcastle

Ranked on warmth in October 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, Egypt29.1 °C · 11.0 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 9h 24m · 1,041 kg CO₂e return
Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt29.0 °C · 10.9 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 28.3 °Cair ≈ 9h 6m · 975 kg CO₂e return
Luxor, Egypt28.4 °C · 11.0 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 9h 12m · 1,002 kg CO₂e return
Aqaba, Jordan26.8 °C · 10.6 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 26.3 °Cair ≈ 8h 54m · 949 kg CO₂e return
Maspalomas, Spain24.9 °C · 10.7 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 24.0 °Cair ≈ 7h 48m · 812 kg CO₂e return
Tataouine, Tunisia24.2 °C · 9.7 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 7h · 661 kg CO₂e return
Sfax, Tunisia24.1 °C · 9.5 h sun a day · 1.5 mm rain a day · sea 25.9 °Cair ≈ 6h 48m · 615 kg CO₂e return
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain23.9 °C · 10.4 h sun a day · 1.3 mm rain a day · sea 24.0 °Cair ≈ 7h 48m · 802 kg CO₂e return
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain23.7 °C · 10.3 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 24.7 °Cair ≈ 7h 42m · 798 kg CO₂e return
Sousse, Tunisia23.5 °C · 9.4 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 25.0 °Cair ≈ 6h 36m · 585 kg CO₂e return

Without flying

The warmest places the train reaches within 15 hours. Toulon is 18.6 °C for 62.6 kg — about 17× less carbon than flying to Aswan.

Toulon, France18.6 °C · 8.4 h sun a day · 4.4 mm rain a day · sea 20.9 °Crail ≈ 14h · 62.6 kg CO₂e return
Marseille, France18.2 °C · 9.0 h sun a day · 2.2 mm rain a day · sea 20.5 °Crail ≈ 13h 12m · 61.6 kg CO₂e return
Biarritz, France17.6 °C · 7.3 h sun a day · 4.7 mm rain a day · sea 20.0 °Crail ≈ 14h 6m · 58.5 kg CO₂e return
Avignon, France17.4 °C · 7.9 h sun a day · 5.3 mm rain a dayrail ≈ 12h 42m · 59.1 kg CO₂e return
Geneva, Switzerland13.8 °C · 7.9 h sun a day · 5.2 mm rain a dayrail ≈ 13h 12m · 54.0 kg CO₂e return
Karlsruhe, Germany13.4 °C · 6.5 h sun a day · 3.2 mm rain a dayrail ≈ 13h 54m · 51.7 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 October within 15 hours is Sharm el-Sheikh, 29.0 °C, costing 975 kg CO₂e return. The lowest-carbon option is Preston at 12.2 kg — 80× less carbon, for 17.5 degrees less warmth.

Every destination here is on the efficiency frontier: nowhere else this site covers is both warmer in October 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 Newcastle. Pick one to compare.

By rail or ferry By air

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

October from Newcastle — 18 destinations on the frontier, 9 without flying.
Destination	How	CO₂e return	Temp	Sun/day	Rain/day	Journey
Preston, United Kingdom	Rail	12.2 kg	11.5 °C	5.3 h	4.0 mm	3h 42m
Colwyn Bay, United Kingdom	Rail	18.6 kg	12.3 °C	5.8 h	4.7 mm	4h 48m
Margate, United Kingdom	Rail	35.9 kg	13.6 °C	7.0 h	3.1 mm	6h 48m
Cherbourg, France	Rail	38.9 kg	14.1 °C	6.9 h	3.6 mm	13h 24m
St-Malo, France	Rail	42.2 kg	15.0 °C	7.1 h	3.0 mm	13h
Bordeaux, France	Rail	53.9 kg	16.1 °C	7.2 h	4.5 mm	12h 12m
La Teste-de-Buch, France	Rail	54.7 kg	16.9 °C	7.5 h	5.8 mm	13h 30m
Arles, France	Rail	59.7 kg	18.1 °C	8.1 h	4.2 mm	13h 48m
Toulon, France	Rail	62.6 kg	18.6 °C	8.4 h	4.4 mm	14h
Bastia, France	Air	398 kg	19.5 °C	8.5 h	2.8 mm	5h 36m
Castellon, Spain	Air	420 kg	20.2 °C	8.8 h	2.3 mm	5h 42m
Ibiza Town, Spain	Air	453 kg	22.0 °C	9.8 h	0.7 mm	5h 54m
Kairouan, Tunisia	Air	585 kg	23.7 °C	9.2 h	0.9 mm	6h 36m
Sfax, Tunisia	Air	615 kg	24.1 °C	9.5 h	1.5 mm	6h 48m
Tozeur, Tunisia	Air	619 kg	25.4 °C	10.0 h	0.3 mm	6h 48m
Aqaba, Jordan	Air	949 kg	26.8 °C	10.6 h	0.0 mm	8h 54m
Sohag, Egypt	Air	972 kg	27.0 °C	10.9 h	0.0 mm	9h
Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt	Air	975 kg	29.0 °C	10.9 h	0.0 mm	9h 6m

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, 18.6 °C) to Bastia (398 kg, 19.5 °C) buys 0.9 °C more warmth for an extra 335 kg — 373 kg of CO₂e per degree. That single step is the most expensive warmth on the whole curve.

The pick of them

PrestonUnited Kingdom12.2 kg CO₂e return11.5 °C · 5.3 h sun · 3h 42m by railmild but wet

ToulonFrance62.6 kg CO₂e return18.6 °C · 8.4 h sun · 14h by railwarm but wet

Sharm el-SheikhEgypt975 kg CO₂e return29.0 °C · 10.9 h sun · 9h 6m by airwarm, bright and dry

The same month, asked differently

October 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

Preston: Karl1587, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Toulon: Rafi88, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Sharm el-Sheikh: Tanya Dedyukhina, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Aswan: Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0, 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
Maspalomas: JUAN RAMON RODRIGUEZ SOSA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Tataouine: Averater, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Sfax: Csisc, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria: Bengt Nyman, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Sousse: BishkekRocks 15:01, 29 December 2005 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Marseille: kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Biarritz: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Avignon: Jean-Marc Rosier (de/from http://www.cjrosier.com + http://www.gordes-immobilier.com), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Questions

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

Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, at 29.0 °C. Reaching it emits 975 kg CO₂e return, travelling 9h 6m each way by air (modelled).

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

Yes. Toulon reaches 18.6 °C and is reachable by rail or ferry in 14h (modelled), emitting 62.6 kg CO₂e return — though Sharm el-Sheikh is warmer still, if you fly.

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

975 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.