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Warmest places to go from Oslo in November

In November, the warmest well-known place within 15 hours of Oslo is Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, averaging 24.6 °C across day and night and 10.3 h sun a day, about 8h 48m each way by air. Without flying, it is Alkmaar, The Netherlands, averaging 8.3 °C across day and night, about 14h 48m each way by train, for about 36× less carbon (26.2 kg CO₂e return against 932 kg).

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

The 10 warmest places within 15 hours of Oslo

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.

  1. Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt24.6 °C · 10.3 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 27.6 °Cair ≈ 8h 48m · 932 kg CO₂e return
  2. Hurghada, Egypt23.4 °C · 10.3 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 27.0 °Cair ≈ 8h 54m · 944 kg CO₂e return
  3. Aswan, Egypt23.2 °C · 10.8 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 9h 18m · 1,015 kg CO₂e return
  4. Maspalomas, Spain22.9 °C · 9.5 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 23.1 °Cair ≈ 9h · 958 kg CO₂e return
  5. Aqaba, Jordan22.3 °C · 9.9 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 25.3 °Cair ≈ 8h 36m · 898 kg CO₂e return
  6. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain22.0 °C · 9.3 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 23.1 °Cair ≈ 8h 54m · 949 kg CO₂e return
  7. Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain21.6 °C · 9.3 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 23.6 °Cair ≈ 8h 54m · 947 kg CO₂e return
  8. Agadir, Morocco20.9 °C · 9.7 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 19.4 °Cair ≈ 8h 18m · 909 kg CO₂e return
  9. Essaouira, Morocco19.6 °C · 9.7 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 19.1 °Cair ≈ 8h 12m · 881 kg CO₂e return
  10. Marrakesh, Morocco19.2 °C · 9.2 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 8h 6m · 864 kg CO₂e return

Without flying

The warmest places the train reaches within 15 hours. Alkmaar is 8.3 °C for 26.2 kg — about 36× less carbon than flying to Sharm el-Sheikh.

  1. Alkmaar, The Netherlands8.3 °C · 3.7 h sun a day · 5.1 mm rain a day · sea 12.1 °Crail ≈ 14h 48m · 26.2 kg CO₂e return
  2. Leeuwarden, The Netherlands7.2 °C · 3.4 h sun a day · 4.1 mm rain a day · sea 11.1 °Crail ≈ 13h 36m · 23.7 kg CO₂e return
  3. Emden, Germany7.2 °C · 3.4 h sun a day · 4.0 mm rain a day · sea 9.2 °Crail ≈ 13h · 22.4 kg CO₂e return
  4. Deventer, The Netherlands7.0 °C · 4.1 h sun a day · 3.3 mm rain a dayrail ≈ 15h · 26.5 kg CO₂e return
  5. Groningen, The Netherlands6.9 °C · 3.5 h sun a day · 3.8 mm rain a dayrail ≈ 13h 24m · 23.2 kg CO₂e return
  6. Bremerhaven, Germany6.5 °C · 3.3 h sun a day · 3.4 mm rain a day · sea 9.9 °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 November within 15 hours is Sharm el-Sheikh, 24.6 °C, costing 932 kg CO₂e return. The lowest-carbon option is Karlstad at 4.9 kg — 190× less carbon, for 22.9 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.

KarlstadSharm el-Sheikh
Where they are. Solid lines are rail or ferry, dashed are flights, from Oslo. Pick one to compare.
Carbon against warmth, November, departing Oslo. Journeys of up to 15 hours each way.20 destinations. Lowest carbon Karlstad at 4.9 kilograms and 1.7 °C; best for warmth Sharm el-Sheikh at 932 kilograms and 24.6 °C. Karlstad · 4.9 kgDen Helder · 25.2 kgBoulogne-sur-Mer · 295 kgSharm el-Sheikh · 932 kg

By rail or ferry By air

Carbon against warmth, November, 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.

November from Oslo — 20 destinations on the frontier, 7 without flying.
DestinationHowCO₂e returnTempSun/dayRain/dayJourney
Karlstad, SwedenRail4.9 kg1.7 °C3.2 h1.4 mm4h 24m
Arendal, NorwayRail5.8 kg3.5 °C3.4 h4.9 mm4h 18m
Gothenburg, SwedenRail7.5 kg3.7 °C3.1 h2.0 mm5h 18m
Frederikshavn, DenmarkRail8.1 kg5.3 °C2.7 h2.2 mm6h
Copenhagen, DenmarkRail14.3 kg6.0 °C3.3 h2.8 mm9h
Cuxhaven, GermanyRail20.2 kg6.9 °C3.3 h4.4 mm11h 54m
Den Helder, The NetherlandsRail25.2 kg8.6 °C3.9 h4.8 mm14h 24m
Boulogne-sur-Mer, FranceAir295 kg9.5 °C3.6 h6.0 mm5h 6m
Cherbourg, FranceAir349 kg10.5 °C3.7 h4.7 mm5h 18m
Saint Helier, JerseyAir364 kg11.7 °C4.2 h5.6 mm5h 24m
Cannes, FranceAir462 kg13.0 °C7.7 h1.5 mm5h 54m
Civitavecchia, ItalyAir499 kg14.7 °C7.9 h1.3 mm6h 6m
Monopoli, ItalyAir542 kg15.1 °C7.7 h2.1 mm6h 24m
Alghero, ItalyAir543 kg16.2 °C8.2 h2.0 mm6h 24m
Santa Eulària des Riu, SpainAir608 kg17.2 °C8.6 h1.2 mm6h 42m
Milazzo, ItalyAir612 kg18.5 °C8.4 h5.4 mm6h 42m
Houmt Souk, TunisiaAir728 kg20.3 °C9.6 h0.4 mm7h 24m
Al Fayyum, EgyptAir871 kg21.2 °C9.8 h0.0 mm8h 30m
Aqaba, JordanAir898 kg22.3 °C9.9 h0.0 mm8h 36m
Sharm el-Sheikh, EgyptAir932 kg24.6 °C10.3 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 Den Helder (25.2 kg, 8.6 °C) to Boulogne-sur-Mer (295 kg, 9.5 °C) buys 0.9 °C more warmth for an extra 269 kg — 299 kg of CO₂e per degree. That single step is the most expensive warmth on the whole curve.

The pick of them

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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Questions

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

Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, at 24.6 °C. Reaching it emits 932 kg CO₂e return, travelling 8h 48m each way by air (modelled).

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

Yes. Den Helder reaches 8.6 °C and is reachable by rail or ferry in 14h 24m (modelled), emitting 25.2 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.