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Warmest places to go from Sheffield in January

In January, the warmest well-known place within 15 hours of Sheffield is Maspalomas, Spain, averaging 19.6 °C across day and night and 9.6 h sun a day, about 7h 36m each way by air. Without flying, it is Toulon, France, averaging 9.9 °C across day and night, about 13h 6m each way by train, for about 16× less carbon (48.9 kg CO₂e return against 774 kg).

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

The 10 warmest places within 15 hours of Sheffield

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 ≈ 7h 36m · 774 kg CO₂e return
  2. Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt18.9 °C · 9.9 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 24.1 °Cair ≈ 8h 54m · 952 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 ≈ 7h 30m · 763 kg CO₂e return
  4. Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain18.3 °C · 9.5 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 21.3 °Cair ≈ 7h 30m · 760 kg CO₂e return
  5. Hurghada, Egypt18.2 °C · 10.0 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 23.6 °Cair ≈ 9h · 959 kg CO₂e return
  6. Agadir, Morocco17.1 °C · 9.6 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 18.7 °Cair ≈ 7h · 663 kg CO₂e return
  7. Aqaba, Jordan16.8 °C · 9.8 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 23.0 °Cair ≈ 8h 48m · 927 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 ≈ 6h 54m · 634 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 ≈ 6h 54m · 639 kg CO₂e return

Without flying

The warmest places the train reaches within 15 hours. Toulon is 9.9 °C for 48.9 kg — about 16× less carbon than flying to Maspalomas.

  1. Toulon, France9.9 °C · 7.2 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 14.4 °Crail ≈ 13h 6m · 48.9 kg CO₂e return
  2. Nice, France8.9 °C · 7.1 h sun a day · 1.8 mm rain a day · sea 14.7 °Crail ≈ 14h 54m · 48.6 kg CO₂e return
  3. Perpignan, France8.7 °C · 6.8 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 13.0 °Crail ≈ 14h 12m · 48.0 kg CO₂e return
  4. Biarritz, France8.4 °C · 5.6 h sun a day · 4.7 mm rain a day · sea 13.8 °Crail ≈ 13h 12m · 44.8 kg CO₂e return
  5. Truro, United Kingdom6.5 °C · 4.0 h sun a day · 4.1 mm rain a day · sea 10.8 °Crail ≈ 7h 36m · 34.2 kg CO₂e return
  6. Plymouth, United Kingdom6.5 °C · 4.2 h sun a day · 4.8 mm rain a day · sea 10.9 °Crail ≈ 7h · 30.7 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 Sheffield in January within 15 hours is Maspalomas, 19.6 °C, costing 774 kg CO₂e return. The lowest-carbon option is Colwyn Bay at 12.1 kg — 64× less carbon, for 13.4 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.

Colwyn BayMaspalomas
Where they are. Solid lines are rail or ferry, dashed are flights, from Sheffield. Pick one to compare.
Carbon against warmth, January, departing Sheffield. Journeys of up to 15 hours each way.13 destinations. Lowest carbon Colwyn Bay at 12.1 kilograms and 6.2 °C; best for warmth Maspalomas at 774 kilograms and 19.6 °C. Colwyn Bay · 12.1 kgLa Seyne-sur-Mer · 48.9 kgSanta Uxia de Ribeira · 334 kgMaspalomas · 774 kg

By rail or ferry By air

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

What the 15-hour limit costs: at this budget Gandia can only be reached by air — 404 kg CO₂e, in 5h 36m. Allow up to 24 hours and the train does the same journey for 59.4 kg in 21h 18m — 7× less carbon for 15h 42m more travelling.

January from Sheffield — 13 destinations on the frontier, 5 without flying.
DestinationHowCO₂e returnTempSun/dayRain/dayJourney
Colwyn Bay, United KingdomRail12.1 kg6.2 °C3.7 h4.8 mm3h 42m
Cherbourg, FranceRail25.2 kg7.0 °C4.1 h3.8 mm12h 36m
Bayonne, FranceRail44.7 kg8.6 °C5.6 h4.7 mm13h 12m
Cannes, FranceRail48.8 kg9.4 °C7.1 h1.7 mm14h 54m
La Seyne-sur-Mer, FranceRail48.9 kg10.0 °C7.2 h1.1 mm13h 6m
Santa Uxia de Ribeira, SpainAir334 kg11.5 °C5.5 h6.3 mm5h 18m
Gandia, SpainAir404 kg13.0 °C7.8 h1.0 mm5h 36m
Ibiza Town, SpainAir409 kg13.3 °C8.6 h0.6 mm5h 42m
Melilla, SpainAir507 kg14.6 °C8.6 h0.9 mm6h 12m
Essaouira, MoroccoAir634 kg16.0 °C9.5 h0.3 mm6h 54m
Taroudant, MoroccoAir658 kg17.7 °C9.5 h0.0 mm7h
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, SpainAir763 kg18.8 °C9.4 h1.8 mm7h 30m
Maspalomas, SpainAir774 kg19.6 °C9.6 h0.2 mm7h 36m

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 La Seyne-sur-Mer (48.9 kg, 10.0 °C) to Santa Uxia de Ribeira (334 kg, 11.5 °C) buys 1.5 °C more warmth for an extra 285 kg — 190 kg of CO₂e per degree. That single step is the most expensive warmth on the whole curve.

The pick of them

Colwyn Bay, United KingdomColwyn BayUnited Kingdom12.1 kg CO₂e return6.2 °C · 3.7 h sun · 3h 42m by railgrey and wetLa Seyne-sur-Mer, FranceLa Seyne-sur-MerFrance48.9 kg CO₂e return10.0 °C · 7.2 h sun · 13h 6m by railmild and brightMaspalomas, SpainMaspalomasSpain774 kg CO₂e return19.6 °C · 9.6 h sun · 7h 36m 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 Sheffield in January?

Maspalomas, Spain, at 19.6 °C. Reaching it emits 774 kg CO₂e return, travelling 7h 36m each way by air (modelled).

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

Yes. La Seyne-sur-Mer reaches 10.0 °C and is reachable by rail or ferry in 13h 6m (modelled), emitting 48.9 kg CO₂e return — though Maspalomas is warmer still, if you fly.

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

774 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.