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Warmest places to go from Nottingham in November

In November, the warmest well-known place within 15 hours of Nottingham is Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, averaging 24.6 °C across day and night and 10.3 h sun a day, about 8h 54m each way by air. Without flying, it is Toulon, France, averaging 13.4 °C across day and night, about 12h 48m each way by train, for about 21× less carbon (44.7 kg CO₂e return against 942 kg).

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

The 10 warmest places within 15 hours of Nottingham

Ranked on warmth in November 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.

Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt24.6 °C · 10.3 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 27.6 °Cair ≈ 8h 54m · 942 kg CO₂e return
Hurghada, Egypt23.4 °C · 10.3 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 27.0 °Cair ≈ 8h 54m · 949 kg CO₂e return
Aswan, Egypt23.2 °C · 10.8 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 9h 12m · 1,005 kg CO₂e return
Maspalomas, Spain22.9 °C · 9.5 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 23.1 °Cair ≈ 7h 36m · 766 kg CO₂e return
Aqaba, Jordan22.3 °C · 9.9 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 25.3 °Cair ≈ 8h 42m · 918 kg CO₂e return
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain22.0 °C · 9.3 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 23.1 °Cair ≈ 7h 30m · 755 kg CO₂e return
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain21.6 °C · 9.3 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 23.6 °Cair ≈ 7h 30m · 752 kg CO₂e return
Agadir, Morocco20.9 °C · 9.7 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 19.4 °Cair ≈ 7h · 653 kg CO₂e return
Essaouira, Morocco19.6 °C · 9.7 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 19.1 °Cair ≈ 6h 48m · 625 kg CO₂e return
Marrakesh, Morocco19.2 °C · 9.2 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 6h 42m · 612 kg CO₂e return

Without flying

The warmest places the train reaches within 15 hours. Toulon is 13.4 °C for 44.7 kg — about 21× less carbon than flying to Sharm el-Sheikh.

Toulon, France13.4 °C · 7.7 h sun a day · 1.8 mm rain a day · sea 17.9 °Crail ≈ 12h 48m · 44.7 kg CO₂e return
Perpignan, France13.2 °C · 7.6 h sun a day · 1.4 mm rain a day · sea 17.8 °Crail ≈ 13h 54m · 43.8 kg CO₂e return
Biarritz, France12.9 °C · 6.0 h sun a day · 7.0 mm rain a day · sea 17.0 °Crail ≈ 12h 54m · 40.6 kg CO₂e return
Nice, France12.5 °C · 7.8 h sun a day · 1.5 mm rain a day · sea 18.6 °Crail ≈ 14h 36m · 44.4 kg CO₂e return
Plymouth, United Kingdom10.2 °C · 4.1 h sun a day · 5.2 mm rain a day · sea 14.2 °Crail ≈ 6h 36m · 28.4 kg CO₂e return
Truro, United Kingdom9.9 °C · 4.0 h sun a day · 4.7 mm rain a day · sea 13.9 °Crail ≈ 7h 18m · 32.4 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 November within 15 hours is Sharm el-Sheikh, 24.6 °C, costing 942 kg CO₂e return. The lowest-carbon option is Harlow at 12.6 kg — 75× less carbon, for 17.3 degrees less warmth.

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

By rail or ferry By air

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

What the 15-hour limit costs: at this budget Sagunto can only be reached by air — 372 kg CO₂e, in 5h 30m. Allow up to 24 hours and the train does the same journey for 52.9 kg in 20h 12m — 7× less carbon for 14h 42m more travelling.

November from Nottingham — 14 destinations on the frontier, 7 without flying.
Destination	How	CO₂e return	Temp	Sun/day	Rain/day	Journey
Harlow, United Kingdom	Rail	12.6 kg	7.3 °C	4.3 h	2.5 mm	3h 42m
Colwyn Bay, United Kingdom	Rail	14.2 kg	8.6 °C	3.6 h	4.1 mm	4h
Le Havre, France	Rail	20.7 kg	9.9 °C	3.8 h	5.2 mm	10h 42m
Cherbourg, France	Rail	21.0 kg	10.5 °C	3.7 h	4.7 mm	12h 18m
St-Malo, France	Rail	24.3 kg	11.5 °C	4.1 h	4.4 mm	11h 54m
Biarritz, France	Rail	40.6 kg	12.9 °C	6.0 h	7.0 mm	12h 54m
Donostia / San Sebastian, Spain	Rail	41.3 kg	13.9 °C	6.1 h	6.3 mm	14h 42m
Viana do Castelo, Portugal	Air	347 kg	15.1 °C	6.2 h	6.1 mm	5h 18m
Sagunto, Spain	Air	372 kg	16.1 °C	8.4 h	1.7 mm	5h 30m
Ibiza Town, Spain	Air	396 kg	17.9 °C	8.7 h	1.1 mm	5h 36m
Monastir, Tunisia	Air	535 kg	18.8 °C	9.3 h	0.8 mm	6h 18m
Houmt Souk, Tunisia	Air	585 kg	20.3 °C	9.6 h	0.4 mm	6h 36m
Taroudant, Morocco	Air	648 kg	22.2 °C	9.6 h	0.2 mm	6h 54m
Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt	Air	942 kg	24.6 °C	10.3 h	0.0 mm	8h 54m

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 Donostia / San Sebastian (41.3 kg, 13.9 °C) to Viana do Castelo (347 kg, 15.1 °C) buys 1.2 °C more warmth for an extra 305 kg — 254 kg of CO₂e per degree. That single step is the most expensive warmth on the whole curve.

The pick of them

HarlowUnited Kingdom12.6 kg CO₂e return7.3 °C · 4.3 h sun · 3h 42m by railcool

Donostia / San SebastianSpain41.3 kg CO₂e return13.9 °C · 6.1 h sun · 14h 42m by railmild but wet

Sharm el-SheikhEgypt942 kg CO₂e return24.6 °C · 10.3 h sun · 8h 54m by airwarm, bright and dry

The same month, asked differently

November 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

Harlow: Steve Cadman from London, U.K., CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Donostia / San Sebastian: Keta, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
Sharm el-Sheikh: Tanya Dedyukhina, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Hurghada: Marc Ryckaert, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Aswan: Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Maspalomas: JUAN RAMON RODRIGUEZ SOSA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Aqaba: Sana Janakat, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria: Bengt Nyman, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Agadir: Marco Riss, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Essaouira: Kayaky, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Marrakesh: Donar Reiskoffer, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Toulon: Rafi88, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Perpignan: Jean Tosti, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Biarritz: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Nice: Moody Dreiza (Moody751 at English Wikipedia), CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
Plymouth: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Truro: Tim Green, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Questions

Where is the warmest place to go from Nottingham in November?

Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, at 24.6 °C. Reaching it emits 942 kg CO₂e return, travelling 8h 54m each way by air (modelled).

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

Yes. Donostia / San Sebastian reaches 13.9 °C and is reachable by rail or ferry in 14h 42m (modelled), emitting 41.3 kg CO₂e return — though Sharm el-Sheikh is warmer still, if you fly.

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

942 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.