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Warmest places to go from Stockholm in August

In August, the warmest well-known place within 15 hours of Stockholm is Aswan, Egypt, averaging 36.4 °C across day and night and 12.0 h sun a day, about 8h 54m each way by air. Without flying, it is Warsaw, Poland, averaging 21.0 °C across day and night, about 13h 42m each way by train, for about 40× less carbon (23.9 kg CO₂e return against 957 kg).

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

The 10 warmest places within 15 hours of Stockholm

Ranked on warmth in August 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, Egypt36.4 °C · 12.0 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 8h 54m · 957 kg CO₂e return
  2. Luxor, Egypt36.3 °C · 12.0 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 8h 42m · 914 kg CO₂e return
  3. Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt36.0 °C · 12.3 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 30.1 °Cair ≈ 8h 24m · 868 kg CO₂e return
  4. Aqaba, Jordan34.0 °C · 12.5 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 29.0 °Cair ≈ 8h 12m · 894 kg CO₂e return
  5. Sanliurfa, Turkey33.3 °C · 12.9 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 7h 18m · 723 kg CO₂e return
  6. Batman, Turkey32.7 °C · 12.8 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 7h 24m · 728 kg CO₂e return
  7. Diyarbakir, Turkey32.3 °C · 12.9 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 7h 18m · 718 kg CO₂e return
  8. Marrakesh, Morocco31.1 °C · 12.2 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 8h 24m · 915 kg CO₂e return
  9. Ouarzazate, Morocco31.0 °C · 11.8 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 8h 24m · 923 kg CO₂e return
  10. Kairouan, Tunisia30.5 °C · 12.6 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 7h 6m · 677 kg CO₂e return

Without flying

The warmest places the train reaches within 15 hours. Warsaw is 21.0 °C for 23.9 kg — about 40× less carbon than flying to Aswan.

  1. Warsaw, Poland21.0 °C · 10.3 h sun a day · 2.9 mm rain a dayrail ≈ 13h 42m · 23.9 kg CO₂e return
  2. Bialystok, Poland20.9 °C · 11.5 h sun a day · 1.6 mm rain a dayrail ≈ 12h 54m · 22.3 kg CO₂e return
  3. Leipzig, Germany20.7 °C · 10.6 h sun a day · 2.2 mm rain a dayrail ≈ 13h 54m · 28.3 kg CO₂e return
  4. Dessau, Germany20.7 °C · 10.7 h sun a day · 2.1 mm rain a dayrail ≈ 13h 6m · 26.8 kg CO₂e return
  5. Torun, Poland20.7 °C · 10.5 h sun a day · 1.6 mm rain a dayrail ≈ 12h 12m · 20.7 kg CO₂e return
  6. Poznan, Poland20.6 °C · 10.5 h sun a day · 2.7 mm rain a dayrail ≈ 13h 12m · 22.8 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 August within 15 hours is Kom Ombo, 36.8 °C, costing 947 kg CO₂e return. The lowest-carbon option is Linköping at 5.1 kg — 186× less carbon, for 20.1 degrees less warmth.

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

LinköpingKom Ombo
Where they are. Solid lines are rail or ferry, dashed are flights, from Stockholm. Pick one to compare.
Carbon against warmth, August, departing Stockholm. Journeys of up to 15 hours each way.21 destinations. Lowest carbon Linköping at 5.1 kilograms and 16.7 °C; best for warmth Kom Ombo at 947 kilograms and 36.8 °C. Linköping · 5.1 kgWarsaw · 23.9 kgBrno · 284 kgKom Ombo · 947 kg

By rail or ferry By air

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

What the 15-hour limit costs: at this budget Trnava can only be reached by air — 306 kg CO₂e, in 5h 6m. Allow up to 24 hours and the train does the same journey for 35.9 kg in 19h 30m — 9× less carbon for 14h 24m more travelling.

August from Stockholm — 21 destinations on the frontier, 6 without flying.
DestinationHowCO₂e returnTempSun/dayRain/dayJourney
Linköping, SwedenRail5.1 kg16.7 °C9.7 h2.9 mm4h
Visby, SwedenRail5.6 kg17.6 °C10.8 h2.1 mm4h 12m
Ventspils, LatviaRail8.7 kg18.4 °C11.4 h3.7 mm9h
Klaipėda, LithuaniaRail13.1 kg19.2 °C11.5 h3.4 mm12h 30m
Grudziądz, PolandRail19.2 kg20.2 °C10.8 h1.6 mm11h 24m
Warsaw, PolandRail23.9 kg21.0 °C10.3 h2.9 mm13h 42m
Brno, CzechiaAir284 kg21.8 °C10.7 h2.8 mm5h
Trnava, SlovakiaAir306 kg23.1 °C11.4 h1.3 mm5h 6m
Budapest, HungaryAir331 kg24.0 °C12.0 h2.2 mm5h 18m
Debrecen, HungaryAir335 kg24.2 °C12.2 h1.3 mm5h 18m
Szolnok, HungaryAir342 kg25.2 °C12.3 h0.9 mm5h 18m
Chioggia, ItalyAir407 kg26.2 °C12.0 h2.7 mm5h 42m
Split, CroatiaAir443 kg27.3 °C12.8 h3.2 mm5h 54m
Taranto, ItalyAir528 kg28.5 °C12.9 h0.9 mm6h 18m
Chios, GreeceAir604 kg29.8 °C13.0 h0.2 mm6h 42m
OEdemis, TurkeyAir616 kg31.4 °C13.0 h0.0 mm6h 48m
Nazilli, TurkeyAir627 kg32.0 °C12.9 h0.1 mm6h 48m
Akcakale, TurkeyAir737 kg34.0 °C12.9 h0.0 mm7h 24m
Cizre, TurkeyAir752 kg34.8 °C12.7 h0.0 mm7h 30m
Luxor, EgyptAir914 kg36.3 °C12.0 h0.0 mm8h 42m
Kom Ombo, EgyptAir947 kg36.8 °C11.9 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 Warsaw (23.9 kg, 21.0 °C) to Brno (284 kg, 21.8 °C) buys 0.8 °C more warmth for an extra 261 kg — 326 kg of CO₂e per degree. That single step is the most expensive warmth on the whole curve.

The pick of them

Linköping, SwedenLinköpingSweden5.1 kg CO₂e return16.7 °C · 9.7 h sun · 4h by railwarm overallWarsaw, PolandWarsawPoland23.9 kg CO₂e return21.0 °C · 10.3 h sun · 13h 42m by railwarm overallKom Ombo, EgyptKom OmboEgypt947 kg CO₂e return36.8 °C · 11.9 h sun · 8h 54m by airwarm, bright and dry

The same month, asked differently

August 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 August?

Kom Ombo, Egypt, at 36.8 °C. Reaching it emits 947 kg CO₂e return, travelling 8h 54m each way by air (modelled).

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

Yes. Warsaw reaches 21.0 °C and is reachable by rail or ferry in 13h 42m (modelled), emitting 23.9 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.