Warmest places to go from Vienna in January
In January, the warmest well-known place within 15 hours of Vienna is Maspalomas, Spain, averaging 19.6 °C across day and night and 9.6 h sun a day, about 8h 18m each way by air. Without flying, it is Brindisi, Italy, averaging 11.1 °C across day and night, about 14h 18m each way by train, for about 36× less carbon (25.1 kg CO₂e return against 896 kg).
Every city at once, with and without flying: where is hot in January.
The 10 warmest places within 15 hours of Vienna
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.
Maspalomas, Spain19.6 °C · 9.6 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 21.2 °Cair ≈ 8h 18m · 896 kg CO₂e return
Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt18.9 °C · 9.9 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 24.1 °Cair ≈ 7h 6m · 688 kg CO₂e return
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain18.8 °C · 9.4 h sun a day · 1.8 mm rain a day · sea 21.2 °Cair ≈ 8h 12m · 886 kg CO₂e return- Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain18.3 °C · 9.5 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 21.3 °Cair ≈ 8h 12m · 893 kg CO₂e return
Hurghada, Egypt18.2 °C · 10.0 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 23.6 °Cair ≈ 7h 12m · 698 kg CO₂e return
Agadir, Morocco17.1 °C · 9.6 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 18.7 °Cair ≈ 7h 24m · 744 kg CO₂e return
Aqaba, Jordan16.8 °C · 9.8 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 23.0 °Cair ≈ 7h · 658 kg CO₂e return
Aswan, Egypt16.8 °C · 10.0 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 7h 36m · 767 kg CO₂e return
Essaouira, Morocco16.0 °C · 9.5 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 18.1 °Cair ≈ 7h 18m · 724 kg CO₂e return
Ponta Delgada, Portugal15.2 °C · 7.0 h sun a day · 4.6 mm rain a day · sea 17.4 °Cair ≈ 8h 12m · 896 kg CO₂e return
Without flying
The warmest places the train reaches within 15 hours. Brindisi is 11.1 °C for 25.1 kg — about 36× less carbon than flying to Maspalomas.
- Brindisi, Italy11.1 °C · 7.4 h sun a day · 1.5 mm rain a day · sea 15.0 °Crail ≈ 14h 18m · 25.1 kg CO₂e return
- Taranto, Italy10.9 °C · 7.6 h sun a day · 2.0 mm rain a day · sea 15.4 °Crail ≈ 14h 24m · 25.5 kg CO₂e return
- Anzio, Italy10.6 °C · 7.1 h sun a day · 2.8 mm rain a day · sea 16.0 °Crail ≈ 13h 36m · 23.8 kg CO₂e return
- Civitavecchia, Italy10.1 °C · 7.1 h sun a day · 2.6 mm rain a day · sea 15.5 °Crail ≈ 13h 6m · 22.7 kg CO₂e return
Nice, France8.9 °C · 7.1 h sun a day · 1.8 mm rain a day · sea 14.7 °Crail ≈ 14h 18m · 25.5 kg CO₂e return- Šibenik, Croatia7.9 °C · 6.5 h sun a day · 4.0 mm rain a day · sea 15.3 °Crail ≈ 13h 42m · 14.7 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 Vienna in January within 15 hours is Safaga, 18.9 °C, costing 712 kg CO₂e return. The lowest-carbon option is Prostějov at 4.4 kg — 162× less carbon, for 17.6 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.
By rail or ferry By air
What the 15-hour limit costs: at this budget Milazzo can only be reached by air — 280 kg CO₂e, in 5h. Allow up to 24 hours and the train does the same journey for 32.9 kg in 18h 6m — 9× less carbon for 13h 6m more travelling.
| Destination | How | CO₂e return | Temp | Sun/day | Rain/day | Journey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prostějov, Czechia | Rail | 4.4 kg | 1.3 °C | 4.0 h | 1.9 mm | 4h 12m |
| Zalaegerszeg, Hungary | Rail | 4.6 kg | 2.5 °C | 4.6 h | 2.3 mm | 4h 12m |
| Siófok, Hungary | Rail | 5.7 kg | 3.3 °C | 4.9 h | 2.5 mm | 4h 42m |
| Gorizia, Italy | Rail | 9.6 kg | 5.1 °C | 5.1 h | 4.6 mm | 6h 42m |
| Trieste, Italy | Rail | 10.2 kg | 6.4 °C | 5.2 h | 5.0 mm | 7h |
| Zadar, Croatia | Rail | 13.7 kg | 7.8 °C | 6.5 h | 4.2 mm | 12h 48m |
| Pescara, Italy | Rail | 19.5 kg | 8.6 °C | 6.0 h | 2.8 mm | 11h 30m |
| Piombino, Italy | Rail | 21.9 kg | 10.0 °C | 7.1 h | 2.1 mm | 12h 42m |
| Fondi, Italy | Rail | 23.5 kg | 10.8 °C | 6.9 h | 4.5 mm | 13h 30m |
| Corfu, Greece | Air | 250 kg | 11.9 °C | 7.1 h | 7.1 mm | 4h 48m |
| Milazzo, Italy | Air | 280 kg | 12.9 °C | 7.7 h | 4.1 mm | 5h |
| San Pawl il-Bahar, Malta | Air | 345 kg | 14.4 °C | 8.8 h | 1.1 mm | 5h 18m |
| Rosetta, Egypt | Air | 557 kg | 15.6 °C | 9.3 h | 1.6 mm | 6h 30m |
| El-Tor, Egypt | Air | 672 kg | 17.2 °C | 9.9 h | 0.0 mm | 7h 6m |
| Safaga, Egypt | Air | 712 kg | 18.9 °C | 10.0 h | 0.0 mm | 7h 18m |
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 Fondi (23.5 kg, 10.8 °C) to Corfu (250 kg, 11.9 °C) buys 1.1 °C more warmth for an extra 227 kg — 206 kg of CO₂e per degree. That single step is the most expensive warmth on the whole curve.
The pick of them
ProstějovCzechia4.4 kg CO₂e returncoolFondiItaly23.5 kg CO₂e returnmild but wet
SafagaEgypt712 kg CO₂e returnwarm, bright and dryThe 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 Safaga
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Other months from Vienna
January from elsewhere
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Photo credits
- Prostějov: Palickap, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Safaga: User:MatthiasKabel, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Maspalomas: JUAN RAMON RODRIGUEZ SOSA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Sharm el-Sheikh: Tanya Dedyukhina, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Las Palmas de Gran Canaria: Bengt Nyman, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Hurghada: Marc Ryckaert, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Agadir: Marco Riss, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Aqaba: Sana Janakat, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Aswan: Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Essaouira: Kayaky, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Ponta Delgada: Maximilian Schönherr, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Nice: Moody Dreiza (Moody751 at English Wikipedia), CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
Questions
Where is the warmest place to go from Vienna in January?
Safaga, Egypt, at 18.9 °C. Reaching it emits 712 kg CO₂e return, travelling 7h 18m each way by air (modelled).
Can I get somewhere warm from Vienna in January without flying?
Yes. Fondi reaches 10.8 °C and is reachable by rail or ferry in 13h 30m (modelled), emitting 23.5 kg CO₂e return — though Safaga is warmer still, if you fly.
How much carbon does a return trip from Vienna to Safaga produce?
712 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.