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Warmest places to go from Oslo in January

In January, the warmest well-known place within 15 hours of Oslo is Maspalomas, Spain, averaging 19.6 °C across day and night and 9.6 h sun a day, about 9h each way by air. Without flying, it is Alkmaar, The Netherlands, averaging 5.4 °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 January.

The 10 warmest places within 15 hours of Oslo

Ranked on warmth in January 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, Spain19.6 °C · 9.6 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 21.2 °Cair ≈ 9h · 958 kg CO₂e return
  2. Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt18.9 °C · 9.9 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 24.1 °Cair ≈ 8h 48m · 932 kg CO₂e return
  3. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain18.8 °C · 9.4 h sun a day · 1.8 mm rain a day · sea 21.2 °Cair ≈ 8h 54m · 949 kg CO₂e return
  4. Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain18.3 °C · 9.5 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 21.3 °Cair ≈ 8h 54m · 947 kg CO₂e return
  5. Hurghada, Egypt18.2 °C · 10.0 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 23.6 °Cair ≈ 8h 54m · 944 kg CO₂e return
  6. Agadir, Morocco17.1 °C · 9.6 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 18.7 °Cair ≈ 8h 18m · 909 kg CO₂e return
  7. Aqaba, Jordan16.8 °C · 9.8 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 23.0 °Cair ≈ 8h 36m · 898 kg CO₂e return
  8. Aswan, Egypt16.8 °C · 10.0 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 9h 18m · 1,015 kg CO₂e return
  9. Essaouira, Morocco16.0 °C · 9.5 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 18.1 °Cair ≈ 8h 12m · 881 kg CO₂e return
  10. Ponta Delgada, Portugal15.2 °C · 7.0 h sun a day · 4.6 mm rain a day · sea 17.4 °Cair ≈ 8h 12m · 893 kg CO₂e return

Without flying

The warmest places the train reaches within 15 hours. Alkmaar is 5.4 °C for 26.2 kg — about 37× less carbon than flying to Maspalomas.

  1. Alkmaar, The Netherlands5.4 °C · 3.8 h sun a day · 3.6 mm rain a day · sea 7.7 °Crail ≈ 14h 48m · 26.2 kg CO₂e return
  2. Leeuwarden, The Netherlands4.6 °C · 3.9 h sun a day · 3.3 mm rain a day · sea 7.1 °Crail ≈ 13h 36m · 23.7 kg CO₂e return
  3. Groningen, The Netherlands4.3 °C · 3.9 h sun a day · 3.0 mm rain a dayrail ≈ 13h 24m · 23.2 kg CO₂e return
  4. Deventer, The Netherlands4.3 °C · 3.4 h sun a day · 3.1 mm rain a dayrail ≈ 15h · 26.5 kg CO₂e return
  5. Emden, Germany4.3 °C · 3.5 h sun a day · 3.3 mm rain a day · sea 6.0 °Crail ≈ 13h · 22.4 kg CO₂e return
  6. Bremerhaven, Germany3.8 °C · 3.0 h sun a day · 3.5 mm rain a day · sea 5.5 °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 January within 15 hours is Maspalomas, 19.6 °C, costing 958 kg CO₂e return. The lowest-carbon option is Karlstad at 4.9 kg — 196× less carbon, for 22.1 degrees less warmth.

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

KarlstadMaspalomas
Where they are. Solid lines are rail or ferry, dashed are flights, from Oslo. Pick one to compare.
Carbon against warmth, January, departing Oslo. Journeys of up to 15 hours each way.19 destinations. Lowest carbon Karlstad at 4.9 kilograms and -2.5 °C; best for warmth Maspalomas at 958 kilograms and 19.6 °C. Karlstad · 4.9 kgDen Helder · 25.2 kgCherbourg · 349 kgMaspalomas · 958 kg

By rail or ferry By air

Carbon against warmth, January, departing Oslo. Journeys of up to 15 hours each way.

What the 15-hour limit costs: at this budget Cherbourg can only be reached by air — 349 kg CO₂e, in 5h 18m. Allow up to 24 hours and the train does the same journey for 40.9 kg in 22h — 9× less carbon for 16h 42m more travelling.

January from Oslo — 19 destinations on the frontier, 7 without flying.
DestinationHowCO₂e returnTempSun/dayRain/dayJourney
Karlstad, SwedenRail4.9 kg-2.5 °C2.3 h2.7 mm4h 24m
Arendal, NorwayRail5.8 kg-0.2 °C2.7 h6.9 mm4h 18m
Gothenburg, SwedenRail7.5 kg0.3 °C2.6 h4.1 mm5h 18m
Frederikshavn, DenmarkRail8.1 kg2.0 °C2.9 h3.6 mm6h
Esbjerg, DenmarkRail15.1 kg3.2 °C3.7 h4.4 mm9h 24m
Wilhelmshaven, GermanyRail21.4 kg4.1 °C3.5 h3.1 mm12h 30m
Den Helder, The NetherlandsRail25.2 kg5.7 °C3.9 h3.2 mm14h 24m
Cherbourg, FranceAir349 kg7.0 °C4.1 h3.8 mm5h 18m
Saint Helier, JerseyAir364 kg7.8 °C4.6 h3.6 mm5h 24m
La Seyne-sur-Mer, FranceAir477 kg10.0 °C7.2 h1.1 mm6h
Bastia, FranceAir482 kg10.3 °C7.1 h2.1 mm6h 6m
Alghero, ItalyAir543 kg11.6 °C7.4 h2.3 mm6h 24m
Santa Eulària des Riu, SpainAir608 kg12.7 °C8.5 h0.6 mm6h 42m
Bizerte, TunisiaAir633 kg13.3 °C7.7 h1.8 mm6h 54m
Melilla, SpainAir732 kg14.6 °C8.6 h0.9 mm7h 24m
Suez, EgyptAir867 kg15.7 °C9.5 h0.1 mm8h 24m
Sidi Ifni, MoroccoAir876 kg17.5 °C9.4 h0.1 mm8h 30m
Safaga, EgyptAir957 kg18.9 °C10.0 h0.0 mm9h
Maspalomas, SpainAir958 kg19.6 °C9.6 h0.2 mm9h

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 Den Helder (25.2 kg, 5.7 °C) to Cherbourg (349 kg, 7.0 °C) buys 1.3 °C more warmth for an extra 323 kg — 249 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-2.5 °C · 2.3 h sun · 4h 24m by railcoolDen HelderThe Netherlands25.2 kg CO₂e return5.7 °C · 3.9 h sun · 14h 24m by railgrey and wetMaspalomas, SpainMaspalomasSpain958 kg CO₂e return19.6 °C · 9.6 h sun · 9h by airwarm, bright and dry

The same month, asked differently

January 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 Maspalomas

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Questions

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

Maspalomas, Spain, at 19.6 °C. Reaching it emits 958 kg CO₂e return, travelling 9h each way by air (modelled).

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

Yes. Den Helder reaches 5.7 °C and is reachable by rail or ferry in 14h 24m (modelled), emitting 25.2 kg CO₂e return — though Maspalomas is warmer still, if you fly.

How much carbon does a return trip from Oslo to Maspalomas produce?

958 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.