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Warmest places to go from Oslo in February

In February, the warmest well-known place within 15 hours of Oslo is Maspalomas, Spain, averaging 18.8 °C across day and night and 10.4 h sun a day, about 9h each way by air. Without flying, it is Alkmaar, The Netherlands, averaging 6.8 °C across day and night, about 14h 48m each way by train, for about 37× less carbon (26.2 kg CO₂e return against 958 kg).

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

The 10 warmest places within 15 hours of Oslo

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 ≈ 9h · 958 kg CO₂e return
  2. Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt18.6 °C · 10.0 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 23.0 °Cair ≈ 8h 48m · 932 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 ≈ 8h 54m · 949 kg CO₂e return
  4. Aswan, Egypt17.7 °C · 10.3 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 9h 18m · 1,015 kg CO₂e return
  5. Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain17.6 °C · 10.3 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 20.5 °Cair ≈ 8h 54m · 947 kg CO₂e return
  6. Hurghada, Egypt17.6 °C · 9.9 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 22.5 °Cair ≈ 8h 54m · 944 kg CO₂e return
  7. Agadir, Morocco17.3 °C · 9.1 h sun a day · 2.0 mm rain a day · sea 17.4 °Cair ≈ 8h 18m · 909 kg CO₂e return
  8. Aqaba, Jordan16.4 °C · 9.8 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 22.1 °Cair ≈ 8h 36m · 898 kg CO₂e return
  9. Essaouira, Morocco15.9 °C · 8.8 h sun a day · 2.3 mm rain a day · sea 17.4 °Cair ≈ 8h 12m · 881 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 ≈ 8h 12m · 893 kg CO₂e return

Without flying

The warmest places the train reaches within 15 hours. Alkmaar is 6.8 °C for 26.2 kg — about 37× less carbon than flying to Maspalomas.

  1. Alkmaar, The Netherlands6.8 °C · 4.0 h sun a day · 2.8 mm rain a day · sea 6.6 °Crail ≈ 14h 48m · 26.2 kg CO₂e return
  2. Leeuwarden, The Netherlands6.5 °C · 3.9 h sun a day · 2.8 mm rain a day · sea 6.3 °Crail ≈ 13h 36m · 23.7 kg CO₂e return
  3. Deventer, The Netherlands6.5 °C · 3.7 h sun a day · 2.8 mm rain a dayrail ≈ 15h · 26.5 kg CO₂e return
  4. Groningen, The Netherlands6.3 °C · 4.0 h sun a day · 2.8 mm rain a dayrail ≈ 13h 24m · 23.2 kg CO₂e return
  5. Emden, Germany6.2 °C · 3.9 h sun a day · 3.2 mm rain a day · sea 5.5 °Crail ≈ 13h · 22.4 kg CO₂e return
  6. Bremerhaven, Germany5.6 °C · 3.6 h sun a day · 3.0 mm rain a day · sea 5.4 °Crail ≈ 12h 24m · 21.2 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 Oslo in February within 15 hours is Sharm el-Sheikh, 18.6 °C, costing 932 kg CO₂e return. The lowest-carbon option is Karlstad at 4.9 kg — 190× less carbon, for 18.9 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.

KarlstadSharm el-Sheikh
Where they are. Solid lines are rail or ferry, dashed are flights, from Oslo. Pick one to compare.
Carbon against warmth, February, departing Oslo. Journeys of up to 15 hours each way.21 destinations. Lowest carbon Karlstad at 4.9 kilograms and -0.3 °C; best for warmth Sharm el-Sheikh at 932 kilograms and 18.6 °C. Karlstad · 4.9 kgMelilla · 732 kgSafi · 856 kgSharm el-Sheikh · 932 kg

By rail or ferry By air

Carbon against warmth, February, departing Oslo. Journeys of up to 15 hours each way.
February from Oslo — 21 destinations on the frontier, 7 without flying.
DestinationHowCO₂e returnTempSun/dayRain/dayJourney
Karlstad, SwedenRail4.9 kg-0.3 °C3.9 h2.4 mm4h 24m
Uddevalla, SwedenRail5.5 kg1.4 °C3.4 h2.9 mm4h 42m
Arendal, NorwayRail5.8 kg2.2 °C4.3 h3.7 mm4h 18m
Stavanger, NorwayRail8.9 kg3.9 °C4.0 h6.6 mm5h 54m
Esbjerg, DenmarkRail15.1 kg4.8 °C4.3 h3.6 mm9h 24m
Bremerhaven, GermanyRail21.2 kg5.6 °C3.6 h3.0 mm12h 24m
Groningen, The NetherlandsRail23.2 kg6.3 °C4.0 h2.8 mm13h 24m
Grimsby, United KingdomAir243 kg7.4 °C5.1 h1.9 mm4h 48m
Dublin, IrelandAir318 kg8.1 °C4.3 h1.6 mm5h 12m
Saint Helier, JerseyAir364 kg9.0 °C5.0 h2.5 mm5h 24m
Cannes, FranceAir462 kg10.3 °C8.2 h3.9 mm5h 54m
Bastia, FranceAir482 kg10.6 °C8.1 h2.3 mm6h 6m
Alghero, ItalyAir543 kg11.5 °C8.2 h2.0 mm6h 24m
Santa Eulària des Riu, SpainAir608 kg12.3 °C8.7 h1.1 mm6h 42m
Bizerte, TunisiaAir633 kg13.1 °C8.3 h1.8 mm6h 54m
Almería, SpainAir687 kg14.1 °C9.2 h0.3 mm7h 6m
Melilla, SpainAir732 kg14.9 °C9.3 h1.3 mm7h 24m
Safi, MoroccoAir856 kg15.5 °C8.9 h1.9 mm8h
Sidi Ifni, MoroccoAir876 kg16.9 °C9.1 h1.7 mm8h 30m
Taroudant, MoroccoAir902 kg17.8 °C8.9 h1.6 mm8h 18m
Sharm el-Sheikh, EgyptAir932 kg18.6 °C10.0 h0.0 mm8h 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 Melilla (732 kg, 14.9 °C) to Safi (856 kg, 15.5 °C) buys 0.6 °C more warmth for an extra 124 kg — 207 kg of CO₂e per degree. That single step is the most expensive warmth on the whole curve.

The pick of them

Karlstad, SwedenKarlstadSweden4.9 kg CO₂e return-0.3 °C · 3.9 h sun · 4h 24m by railcoolGroningen, The NetherlandsGroningenThe Netherlands23.2 kg CO₂e return6.3 °C · 4.0 h sun · 13h 24m by railcoolSharm el-Sheikh, EgyptSharm el-SheikhEgypt932 kg CO₂e return18.6 °C · 10.0 h sun · 8h 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 Sharm el-Sheikh

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Questions

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

Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, at 18.6 °C. Reaching it emits 932 kg CO₂e return, travelling 8h 48m each way by air (modelled).

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

Yes. Groningen reaches 6.3 °C and is reachable by rail or ferry in 13h 24m (modelled), emitting 23.2 kg CO₂e return — though Sharm el-Sheikh is warmer still, if you fly.

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

932 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.