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Warmest places to go from Nottingham in March

In March, the warmest well-known place within 15 hours of Nottingham is Aswan, Egypt, averaging 23.4 °C across day and night and 11.2 h sun a day, about 9h 12m each way by air. Without flying, it is Perpignan, France, averaging 13.0 °C across day and night, about 13h 54m each way by train, for about 23× less carbon (43.8 kg CO₂e return against 1,005 kg).

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

The 10 warmest places within 15 hours of Nottingham

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 12m · 1,005 kg CO₂e return
  2. Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt22.7 °C · 11.1 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 23.2 °Cair ≈ 8h 54m · 942 kg CO₂e return
  3. Luxor, Egypt22.7 °C · 11.4 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 9h · 966 kg CO₂e return
  4. Maspalomas, Spain21.0 °C · 11.3 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 20.2 °Cair ≈ 7h 36m · 766 kg CO₂e return
  5. Aqaba, Jordan20.8 °C · 10.7 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 22.1 °Cair ≈ 8h 42m · 918 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 30m · 755 kg CO₂e return
  7. Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain18.5 °C · 11.1 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 20.4 °Cair ≈ 7h 30m · 752 kg CO₂e return
  8. Agadir, Morocco18.3 °C · 10.7 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 17.6 °Cair ≈ 7h · 653 kg CO₂e return
  9. Marrakesh, Morocco18.0 °C · 10.3 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 6h 42m · 612 kg CO₂e return
  10. Tataouine, Tunisia17.6 °C · 10.4 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 6h 42m · 607 kg CO₂e return

Without flying

The warmest places the train reaches within 15 hours. Perpignan is 13.0 °C for 43.8 kg — about 23× less carbon than flying to Aswan.

  1. Perpignan, France13.0 °C · 9.4 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 13.0 °Crail ≈ 13h 54m · 43.8 kg CO₂e return
  2. Toulon, France12.3 °C · 9.7 h sun a day · 3.2 mm rain a day · sea 14.1 °Crail ≈ 12h 48m · 44.7 kg CO₂e return
  3. Nice, France12.2 °C · 9.2 h sun a day · 4.3 mm rain a day · sea 14.2 °Crail ≈ 14h 36m · 44.4 kg CO₂e return
  4. Biarritz, France12.2 °C · 8.3 h sun a day · 5.4 mm rain a day · sea 13.3 °Crail ≈ 12h 54m · 40.6 kg CO₂e return
  5. Turin, Italy9.2 °C · 8.1 h sun a day · 3.9 mm rain a dayrail ≈ 14h 36m · 41.2 kg CO₂e return
  6. Karlsruhe, Germany8.5 °C · 7.1 h sun a day · 2.4 mm rain a dayrail ≈ 12h 48m · 33.8 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 Nottingham in March within 15 hours is Kom Ombo, 23.6 °C, costing 997 kg CO₂e return. The lowest-carbon option is Harlow at 12.6 kg — 79× 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 March and lower in carbon. Anything a better option beats outright has been left out.

HarlowKom Ombo
Where they are. Solid lines are rail or ferry, dashed are flights, from Nottingham. Pick one to compare.
Carbon against warmth, March, departing Nottingham. Journeys of up to 15 hours each way.18 destinations. Lowest carbon Harlow at 12.6 kilograms and 7.5 °C; best for warmth Kom Ombo at 997 kilograms and 23.6 °C. Harlow · 12.6 kgPerpignan · 43.8 kgZaragoza · 316 kgKom Ombo · 997 kg

By rail or ferry By air

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

What the 15-hour limit costs: at this budget Alzira can only be reached by air — 386 kg CO₂e, in 5h 30m. Allow up to 24 hours and the train does the same journey for 54.6 kg in 20h 48m — 7× less carbon for 15h 18m more travelling.

March from Nottingham — 18 destinations on the frontier, 7 without flying.
DestinationHowCO₂e returnTempSun/dayRain/dayJourney
Harlow, United KingdomRail12.6 kg7.5 °C5.0 h3.1 mm3h 42m
London, United KingdomRail14.1 kg7.9 °C5.2 h2.9 mm3h 12m
Le Havre, FranceRail20.7 kg8.8 °C6.6 h3.7 mm10h 42m
Saint-Nazaire, FranceRail28.7 kg9.7 °C7.3 h4.5 mm12h 18m
Bordeaux, FranceRail36.0 kg10.8 °C7.3 h4.5 mm11h
Dax, FranceRail39.8 kg11.5 °C8.1 h4.7 mm13h 30m
Perpignan, FranceRail43.8 kg13.0 °C9.4 h1.0 mm13h 54m
Zaragoza, SpainAir316 kg13.5 °C9.5 h1.2 mm5h 12m
Valencia, SpainAir377 kg15.1 °C10.0 h0.6 mm5h 30m
Alzira, SpainAir386 kg15.9 °C10.1 h0.5 mm5h 30m
Almería, SpainAir451 kg16.7 °C10.2 h1.3 mm5h 54m
Metlaoui, TunisiaAir555 kg17.5 °C10.8 h0.2 mm6h 24m
Tozeur, TunisiaAir564 kg18.9 °C10.7 h0.0 mm6h 30m
Recani, MoroccoAir609 kg19.7 °C10.7 h0.0 mm6h 42m
Taroudant, MoroccoAir648 kg20.9 °C10.5 h0.6 mm6h 54m
Akhmim, EgyptAir936 kg21.7 °C11.4 h0.0 mm8h 48m
Luxor, EgyptAir966 kg22.7 °C11.4 h0.0 mm9h
Kom Ombo, EgyptAir997 kg23.6 °C11.3 h0.0 mm9h 12m

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 Perpignan (43.8 kg, 13.0 °C) to Zaragoza (316 kg, 13.5 °C) buys 0.5 °C more warmth for an extra 272 kg — 544 kg of CO₂e per degree. That single step is the most expensive warmth on the whole curve.

The pick of them

Harlow, United KingdomHarlowUnited Kingdom12.6 kg CO₂e return7.5 °C · 5.0 h sun · 3h 42m by railcoolPerpignan, FrancePerpignanFrance43.8 kg CO₂e return13.0 °C · 9.4 h sun · 13h 54m by railmild and brightKom Ombo, EgyptKom OmboEgypt997 kg CO₂e return23.6 °C · 11.3 h sun · 9h 12m 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 Nottingham in March?

Kom Ombo, Egypt, at 23.6 °C. Reaching it emits 997 kg CO₂e return, travelling 9h 12m each way by air (modelled).

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

Yes. Perpignan reaches 13.0 °C and is reachable by rail or ferry in 13h 54m (modelled), emitting 43.8 kg CO₂e return — though Kom Ombo is warmer still, if you fly.

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

997 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.