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Warmest places to go from Southampton in November

In November, the warmest well-known place within 15 hours of Southampton is Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, averaging 24.6 °C across day and night and 10.3 h sun a day, about 8h 42m each way by air. Without flying, it is Toulon, France, averaging 13.4 °C across day and night, about 12h 24m each way by train, for about 23× less carbon (39.6 kg CO₂e return against 920 kg).

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

The 10 warmest places within 15 hours of Southampton

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.

Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt24.6 °C · 10.3 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 27.6 °Cair ≈ 8h 42m · 920 kg CO₂e return
Hurghada, Egypt23.4 °C · 10.3 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 27.0 °Cair ≈ 8h 48m · 926 kg CO₂e return
Aswan, Egypt23.2 °C · 10.8 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 9h 6m · 979 kg CO₂e return
Maspalomas, Spain22.9 °C · 9.5 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 23.1 °Cair ≈ 7h 18m · 713 kg CO₂e return
Aqaba, Jordan22.3 °C · 9.9 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 25.3 °Cair ≈ 8h 36m · 898 kg CO₂e return
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain22.0 °C · 9.3 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 23.1 °Cair ≈ 7h 12m · 703 kg CO₂e return
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain21.6 °C · 9.3 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 23.6 °Cair ≈ 7h 12m · 701 kg CO₂e return
Agadir, Morocco20.9 °C · 9.7 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 19.4 °Cair ≈ 6h 42m · 598 kg CO₂e return
Essaouira, Morocco19.6 °C · 9.7 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 19.1 °Cair ≈ 6h 30m · 569 kg CO₂e return
Marrakesh, Morocco19.2 °C · 9.2 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 6h 24m · 556 kg CO₂e return

Without flying

The warmest places the train reaches within 15 hours. Toulon is 13.4 °C for 39.6 kg — about 23× less carbon than flying to Sharm el-Sheikh.

Toulon, France13.4 °C · 7.7 h sun a day · 1.8 mm rain a day · sea 17.9 °Crail ≈ 12h 24m · 39.6 kg CO₂e return
Perpignan, France13.2 °C · 7.6 h sun a day · 1.4 mm rain a day · sea 17.8 °Crail ≈ 13h 30m · 38.6 kg CO₂e return
Biarritz, France12.9 °C · 6.0 h sun a day · 7.0 mm rain a day · sea 17.0 °Crail ≈ 12h 30m · 35.5 kg CO₂e return
Nice, France12.5 °C · 7.8 h sun a day · 1.5 mm rain a day · sea 18.6 °Crail ≈ 14h 12m · 39.3 kg CO₂e return
Plymouth, United Kingdom10.2 °C · 4.1 h sun a day · 5.2 mm rain a day · sea 14.2 °Crail ≈ 4h 24m · 16.2 kg CO₂e return
Truro, United Kingdom9.9 °C · 4.0 h sun a day · 4.7 mm rain a day · sea 13.9 °Crail ≈ 5h 24m · 21.5 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 Southampton in November within 15 hours is Sharm el-Sheikh, 24.6 °C, costing 920 kg CO₂e return. The lowest-carbon option is Exeter at 12.1 kg — 76× less carbon, for 15.7 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.

Where they are. Solid lines are rail or ferry, dashed are flights, from Southampton. Pick one to compare.

By rail or ferry By air

Carbon against warmth, November, departing Southampton. Journeys of up to 15 hours each way.

What the 15-hour limit costs: at this budget Valencia can only be reached by air — 320 kg CO₂e, in 5h 12m. Allow up to 24 hours and the train does the same journey for 48.4 kg in 19h 18m — 7× less carbon for 14h 6m more travelling.

November from Southampton — 13 destinations on the frontier, 5 without flying.
Destination	How	CO₂e return	Temp	Sun/day	Rain/day	Journey
Exeter, United Kingdom	Rail	12.1 kg	8.9 °C	3.9 h	4.1 mm	3h 42m
Torquay, United Kingdom	Rail	12.6 kg	9.8 °C	4.1 h	4.6 mm	3h 48m
St-Malo, France	Rail	19.1 kg	11.5 °C	4.1 h	4.4 mm	11h 30m
La Teste-de-Buch, France	Rail	31.6 kg	12.6 °C	6.3 h	5.6 mm	11h 54m
Donostia / San Sebastian, Spain	Rail	36.2 kg	13.9 °C	6.1 h	6.3 mm	14h 18m
Sant Feliu de Guíxols, Spain	Air	269 kg	14.7 °C	7.4 h	1.6 mm	4h 54m
Sagunto, Spain	Air	315 kg	16.1 °C	8.4 h	1.7 mm	5h 12m
Valencia, Spain	Air	320 kg	16.5 °C	8.3 h	2.0 mm	5h 12m
Ibiza Town, Spain	Air	340 kg	17.9 °C	8.7 h	1.1 mm	5h 18m
Monastir, Tunisia	Air	489 kg	18.8 °C	9.3 h	0.8 mm	6h 6m
Houmt Souk, Tunisia	Air	538 kg	20.3 °C	9.6 h	0.4 mm	6h 24m
Taroudant, Morocco	Air	592 kg	22.2 °C	9.6 h	0.2 mm	6h 36m
Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt	Air	920 kg	24.6 °C	10.3 h	0.0 mm	8h 42m

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 Donostia / San Sebastian (36.2 kg, 13.9 °C) to Sant Feliu de Guíxols (269 kg, 14.7 °C) buys 0.8 °C more warmth for an extra 233 kg — 291 kg of CO₂e per degree. That single step is the most expensive warmth on the whole curve.

The pick of them

ExeterUnited Kingdom12.1 kg CO₂e return8.9 °C · 3.9 h sun · 3h 42m by railgrey and wet

Donostia / San SebastianSpain36.2 kg CO₂e return13.9 °C · 6.1 h sun · 14h 18m by railmild but wet

Sharm el-SheikhEgypt920 kg CO₂e return24.6 °C · 10.3 h sun · 8h 42m by airwarm, bright and dry

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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Photo credits

Exeter: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Donostia / San Sebastian: Keta, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
Sharm el-Sheikh: Tanya Dedyukhina, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Hurghada: Marc Ryckaert, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Aswan: Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Maspalomas: JUAN RAMON RODRIGUEZ SOSA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Aqaba: Sana Janakat, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria: Bengt Nyman, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Agadir: Marco Riss, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Essaouira: Kayaky, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Marrakesh: Donar Reiskoffer, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Toulon: Rafi88, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Perpignan: Jean Tosti, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Biarritz: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Nice: Moody Dreiza (Moody751 at English Wikipedia), CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
Plymouth: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Truro: Tim Green, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Questions

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

Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, at 24.6 °C. Reaching it emits 920 kg CO₂e return, travelling 8h 42m each way by air (modelled).

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

Yes. Donostia / San Sebastian reaches 13.9 °C and is reachable by rail or ferry in 14h 18m (modelled), emitting 36.2 kg CO₂e return — though Sharm el-Sheikh is warmer still, if you fly.

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

920 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.