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Warmest places to go from Stockholm in April

In April, the warmest well-known place within 15 hours of Stockholm is Aswan, Egypt, averaging 28.1 °C across day and night and 11.8 h sun a day, about 8h 54m each way by air. Without flying, it is Dessau, Germany, averaging 9.7 °C across day and night, about 13h 6m each way by train, for about 36× less carbon (26.8 kg CO₂e return against 957 kg).

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

The 10 warmest places within 15 hours of Stockholm

Ranked on warmth in April 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. Aswan, Egypt28.1 °C · 11.8 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 8h 54m · 957 kg CO₂e return
  2. Luxor, Egypt27.4 °C · 11.8 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 8h 42m · 914 kg CO₂e return
  3. Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt27.3 °C · 11.9 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 23.2 °Cair ≈ 8h 24m · 868 kg CO₂e return
  4. Aqaba, Jordan25.2 °C · 11.7 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 22.2 °Cair ≈ 8h 12m · 894 kg CO₂e return
  5. Maspalomas, Spain22.1 °C · 11.9 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 20.5 °Cair ≈ 9h 18m · 1,017 kg CO₂e return
  6. Marrakesh, Morocco21.7 °C · 11.5 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 8h 24m · 915 kg CO₂e return
  7. Ouarzazate, Morocco20.8 °C · 12.2 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 8h 24m · 923 kg CO₂e return
  8. Agadir, Morocco20.2 °C · 12.1 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 18.5 °Cair ≈ 8h 36m · 895 kg CO₂e return
  9. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain20.1 °C · 11.6 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 20.5 °Cair ≈ 9h 12m · 1,007 kg CO₂e return
  10. Seville, Spain19.8 °C · 11.8 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 7h 30m · 750 kg CO₂e return

Without flying

The warmest places the train reaches within 15 hours. Dessau is 9.7 °C for 26.8 kg — about 36× less carbon than flying to Aswan.

  1. Dessau, Germany9.7 °C · 8.9 h sun a day · 1.9 mm rain a dayrail ≈ 13h 6m · 26.8 kg CO₂e return
  2. Warsaw, Poland9.7 °C · 8.5 h sun a day · 2.3 mm rain a dayrail ≈ 13h 42m · 23.9 kg CO₂e return
  3. Leipzig, Germany9.5 °C · 8.6 h sun a day · 1.6 mm rain a dayrail ≈ 13h 54m · 28.3 kg CO₂e return
  4. Radom, Poland9.5 °C · 8.7 h sun a day · 1.7 mm rain a dayrail ≈ 15h · 26.6 kg CO₂e return
  5. Erfurt, Germany9.3 °C · 8.6 h sun a day · 2.2 mm rain a dayrail ≈ 14h 42m · 30.4 kg CO₂e return
  6. Berlin, Germany9.3 °C · 8.6 h sun a day · 1.5 mm rain a dayrail ≈ 12h · 23.9 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 Stockholm in April within 15 hours is Kom Ombo, 28.3 °C, costing 947 kg CO₂e return. The lowest-carbon option is Gävle at 4.7 kg — 201× less carbon, for 25.1 degrees less warmth.

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

GävleKom Ombo
Where they are. Solid lines are rail or ferry, dashed are flights, from Stockholm. Pick one to compare.
Carbon against warmth, April, departing Stockholm. Journeys of up to 15 hours each way.22 destinations. Lowest carbon Gävle at 4.7 kilograms and 3.2 °C; best for warmth Kom Ombo at 947 kilograms and 28.3 °C. Gävle · 4.7 kgCottbus · 25.8 kgGyőr · 326 kgKom Ombo · 947 kg

By rail or ferry By air

Carbon against warmth, April, departing Stockholm. Journeys of up to 15 hours each way.

What the 15-hour limit costs: at this budget Győr can only be reached by air — 326 kg CO₂e, in 5h 12m. Allow up to 24 hours and the train does the same journey for 38.2 kg in 20h 36m — 9× less carbon for 15h 24m more travelling.

April from Stockholm — 22 destinations on the frontier, 7 without flying.
DestinationHowCO₂e returnTempSun/dayRain/dayJourney
Gävle, SwedenRail4.7 kg3.2 °C8.7 h1.6 mm3h 48m
Linköping, SwedenRail5.1 kg5.1 °C8.7 h1.6 mm4h
Visby, SwedenRail5.6 kg5.8 °C9.6 h1.1 mm4h 12m
Liepāja, LatviaRail10.6 kg7.1 °C8.5 h1.4 mm10h 30m
Jelgava, LatviaRail13.2 kg7.9 °C8.3 h1.7 mm12h 36m
Grudziądz, PolandRail19.2 kg9.1 °C8.4 h1.5 mm11h 24m
Cottbus, GermanyRail25.8 kg9.8 °C8.5 h1.8 mm13h 18m
Győr, HungaryAir326 kg11.3 °C9.5 h2.1 mm5h 12m
Szolnok, HungaryAir342 kg12.0 °C9.5 h1.6 mm5h 18m
Brčko, Bosnia and HerzegovinaAir405 kg13.1 °C9.7 h1.9 mm5h 36m
Vidin, BulgariaAir437 kg13.6 °C9.7 h1.8 mm5h 48m
Nice, FranceAir474 kg14.4 °C11.3 h1.5 mm6h
Corfu, GreeceAir552 kg15.8 °C11.1 h4.0 mm6h 24m
Mytilene, GreeceAir585 kg16.5 °C10.9 h2.8 mm6h 36m
Bodrum, TurkeyAir646 kg17.8 °C11.4 h1.5 mm6h 54m
Kairouan, TunisiaAir677 kg18.6 °C10.6 h0.8 mm7h 6m
Iskenderun, TurkeyAir715 kg19.4 °C10.9 h1.3 mm7h 18m
Tozeur, TunisiaAir734 kg21.3 °C10.8 h0.6 mm7h 24m
Munuf, EgyptAir843 kg22.5 °C11.5 h0.0 mm8h
Cairo, EgyptAir856 kg23.2 °C11.4 h0.0 mm8h
Luxor, EgyptAir914 kg27.4 °C11.8 h0.0 mm8h 42m
Kom Ombo, EgyptAir947 kg28.3 °C11.8 h0.0 mm8h 54m

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 Cottbus (25.8 kg, 9.8 °C) to Győr (326 kg, 11.3 °C) buys 1.5 °C more warmth for an extra 300 kg — 200 kg of CO₂e per degree. That single step is the most expensive warmth on the whole curve.

The pick of them

Gävle, SwedenGävleSweden4.7 kg CO₂e return3.2 °C · 8.7 h sun · 3h 48m by railcold but brightCottbusGermany25.8 kg CO₂e return9.8 °C · 8.5 h sun · 13h 18m by railcold but brightKom Ombo, EgyptKom OmboEgypt947 kg CO₂e return28.3 °C · 11.8 h sun · 8h 54m by airwarm, bright and dry

The same month, asked differently

April 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 Kom Ombo

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Questions

Where is the warmest place to go from Stockholm in April?

Kom Ombo, Egypt, at 28.3 °C. Reaching it emits 947 kg CO₂e return, travelling 8h 54m each way by air (modelled).

Can I get somewhere warm from Stockholm in April without flying?

Yes. Cottbus reaches 9.8 °C and is reachable by rail or ferry in 13h 18m (modelled), emitting 25.8 kg CO₂e return — though Kom Ombo is warmer still, if you fly.

How much carbon does a return trip from Stockholm to Kom Ombo produce?

947 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.