Warmest places to go from Oslo in October
In October, the warmest well-known place within 15 hours of Oslo is Aswan, Egypt, averaging 29.1 °C across day and night and 11.0 h sun a day, about 9h 18m each way by air. Without flying, it is Alkmaar, The Netherlands, averaging 13.1 °C across day and night, about 14h 48m each way by train, for about 39× less carbon (26.2 kg CO₂e return against 1,015 kg).
Every city at once, with and without flying: where is hot in October.
The 10 warmest places within 15 hours of Oslo
Ranked on warmth in October 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.
Aswan, Egypt29.1 °C · 11.0 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 9h 18m · 1,015 kg CO₂e return
Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt29.0 °C · 10.9 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 28.3 °Cair ≈ 8h 48m · 932 kg CO₂e return
Luxor, Egypt28.4 °C · 11.0 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 9h · 974 kg CO₂e return
Aqaba, Jordan26.8 °C · 10.6 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 26.3 °Cair ≈ 8h 36m · 898 kg CO₂e return
Maspalomas, Spain24.9 °C · 10.7 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 24.0 °Cair ≈ 9h · 958 kg CO₂e return
Tataouine, Tunisia24.2 °C · 9.7 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 7h 30m · 755 kg CO₂e return
Sfax, Tunisia24.1 °C · 9.5 h sun a day · 1.5 mm rain a day · sea 25.9 °Cair ≈ 7h 12m · 704 kg CO₂e return
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain23.9 °C · 10.4 h sun a day · 1.3 mm rain a day · sea 24.0 °Cair ≈ 8h 54m · 949 kg CO₂e return- Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain23.7 °C · 10.3 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 24.7 °Cair ≈ 8h 54m · 947 kg CO₂e return
Sousse, Tunisia23.5 °C · 9.4 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 25.0 °Cair ≈ 7h 6m · 674 kg CO₂e return
Without flying
The warmest places the train reaches within 15 hours. Alkmaar is 13.1 °C for 26.2 kg — about 39× less carbon than flying to Aswan.
- Alkmaar, The Netherlands13.1 °C · 6.0 h sun a day · 3.5 mm rain a day · sea 15.8 °Crail ≈ 14h 48m · 26.2 kg CO₂e return
Deventer, The Netherlands12.6 °C · 5.8 h sun a day · 4.2 mm rain a dayrail ≈ 15h · 26.5 kg CO₂e return
Enschede, The Netherlands12.5 °C · 5.7 h sun a day · 4.1 mm rain a dayrail ≈ 14h 48m · 26.2 kg CO₂e return- Hamelin, Germany12.4 °C · 5.3 h sun a day · 3.3 mm rain a dayrail ≈ 14h 36m · 25.7 kg CO₂e return
Dessau, Germany12.4 °C · 5.9 h sun a day · 2.7 mm rain a dayrail ≈ 15h · 26.6 kg CO₂e return
Leeuwarden, The Netherlands12.2 °C · 5.4 h sun a day · 3.8 mm rain a day · sea 14.7 °Crail ≈ 13h 36m · 23.7 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 October within 15 hours is Sharm el-Sheikh, 29.0 °C, costing 932 kg CO₂e return. The lowest-carbon option is Karlstad at 4.9 kg — 190× less carbon, for 21.4 degrees less warmth.
Every destination here is on the efficiency frontier: nowhere else this site covers is both warmer in October and lower in carbon. Anything a better option beats outright has been left out.
By rail or ferry By air
What the 15-hour limit costs: at this budget Baden-Baden can only be reached by air — 315 kg CO₂e, in 5h 12m. Allow up to 24 hours and the train does the same journey for 36.9 kg in 20h 6m — 9× less carbon for 14h 54m more travelling.
| Destination | How | CO₂e return | Temp | Sun/day | Rain/day | Journey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karlstad, Sweden | Rail | 4.9 kg | 7.6 °C | 5.5 h | 1.9 mm | 4h 24m |
| Arendal, Norway | Rail | 5.8 kg | 8.7 °C | 5.5 h | 4.4 mm | 4h 18m |
| Frederikshavn, Denmark | Rail | 8.1 kg | 10.2 °C | 5.2 h | 3.1 mm | 6h |
| Copenhagen, Denmark | Rail | 14.3 kg | 11.2 °C | 5.3 h | 2.6 mm | 9h |
| Greifswald, Germany | Rail | 19.7 kg | 11.5 °C | 5.3 h | 2.4 mm | 11h 36m |
| Hanover, Germany | Rail | 24.8 kg | 12.3 °C | 5.5 h | 3.3 mm | 14h 6m |
| Baden-Baden, Germany | Air | 315 kg | 14.3 °C | 6.8 h | 3.2 mm | 5h 12m |
| Saint Helier, Jersey | Air | 364 kg | 15.0 °C | 7.2 h | 3.4 mm | 5h 24m |
| Trieste, Italy | Air | 402 kg | 17.1 °C | 7.2 h | 10.8 mm | 5h 36m |
| Chioggia, Italy | Air | 412 kg | 17.5 °C | 7.0 h | 5.1 mm | 5h 42m |
| Split, Croatia | Air | 469 kg | 18.9 °C | 9.1 h | 5.1 mm | 6h |
| Bastia, France | Air | 482 kg | 19.5 °C | 8.5 h | 2.8 mm | 6h 6m |
| Taranto, Italy | Air | 556 kg | 20.9 °C | 9.4 h | 1.8 mm | 6h 24m |
| Palermo, Italy | Air | 611 kg | 22.3 °C | 9.4 h | 2.7 mm | 6h 42m |
| Bizerte, Tunisia | Air | 633 kg | 23.1 °C | 9.7 h | 1.3 mm | 6h 54m |
| Monastir, Tunisia | Air | 675 kg | 23.8 °C | 9.4 h | 1.0 mm | 7h 6m |
| Gabes, Tunisia | Air | 728 kg | 24.6 °C | 9.7 h | 1.1 mm | 7h 24m |
| Tozeur, Tunisia | Air | 729 kg | 25.4 °C | 10.0 h | 0.3 mm | 7h 24m |
| Aqaba, Jordan | Air | 898 kg | 26.8 °C | 10.6 h | 0.0 mm | 8h 36m |
| Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt | Air | 932 kg | 29.0 °C | 10.9 h | 0.0 mm | 8h 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 Hanover (24.8 kg, 12.3 °C) to Baden-Baden (315 kg, 14.3 °C) buys 2.0 °C more warmth for an extra 290 kg — 145 kg of CO₂e per degree. That single step is the most expensive warmth on the whole curve.
The pick of them
KarlstadSweden4.9 kg CO₂e returncoolHanoverGermany24.8 kg CO₂e returnmild but wetSharm el-SheikhEgypt932 kg CO₂e returnwarm, bright and dryThe same month, asked differently
October 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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Other months from Oslo
October from elsewhere
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Photo credits
- Karlstad: Håkan Svensson (Xauxa) (image 1), Janee (image 2 & 5), I99pema (image 3 & 4), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Sharm el-Sheikh: Tanya Dedyukhina, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Aswan: Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Luxor: Roland Unger, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Aqaba: Sana Janakat, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Maspalomas: JUAN RAMON RODRIGUEZ SOSA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Tataouine: Averater, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Sfax: Csisc, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Las Palmas de Gran Canaria: Bengt Nyman, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Sousse: BishkekRocks 15:01, 29 December 2005 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Deventer: Martie Ressing, User :Ressing, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
- Enschede: Kleuske, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Dessau: Sven Scharr, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Leeuwarden: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Questions
Where is the warmest place to go from Oslo in October?
Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, at 29.0 °C. Reaching it emits 932 kg CO₂e return, travelling 8h 48m each way by air (modelled).
Can I get somewhere warm from Oslo in October without flying?
Yes. Hanover reaches 12.3 °C and is reachable by rail or ferry in 14h 6m (modelled), emitting 24.8 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.