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Warmest places to go from Vienna in October

In October, the warmest well-known place within 15 hours of Vienna is Aswan, Egypt, averaging 29.1 °C across day and night and 11.0 h sun a day, about 7h 36m each way by air. Without flying, it is Taranto, Italy, averaging 20.9 °C across day and night, about 14h 24m each way by train, for about 30× less carbon (25.5 kg CO₂e return against 767 kg).

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

The 10 warmest places within 15 hours of Vienna

Ranked on warmth in October 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.

Aswan, Egypt29.1 °C · 11.0 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 7h 36m · 767 kg CO₂e return
Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt29.0 °C · 10.9 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 28.3 °Cair ≈ 7h 6m · 688 kg CO₂e return
Luxor, Egypt28.4 °C · 11.0 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 7h 18m · 724 kg CO₂e return
Aqaba, Jordan26.8 °C · 10.6 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 26.3 °Cair ≈ 7h · 658 kg CO₂e return
Maspalomas, Spain24.9 °C · 10.7 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 24.0 °Cair ≈ 8h 18m · 896 kg CO₂e return
Tataouine, Tunisia24.2 °C · 9.7 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 5h 54m · 445 kg CO₂e return
Sfax, Tunisia24.1 °C · 9.5 h sun a day · 1.5 mm rain a day · sea 25.9 °Cair ≈ 5h 36m · 394 kg CO₂e return
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain23.9 °C · 10.4 h sun a day · 1.3 mm rain a day · sea 24.0 °Cair ≈ 8h 12m · 886 kg CO₂e return
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain23.7 °C · 10.3 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 24.7 °Cair ≈ 8h 12m · 893 kg CO₂e return
Sousse, Tunisia23.5 °C · 9.4 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 25.0 °Cair ≈ 5h 24m · 366 kg CO₂e return

Without flying

The warmest places the train reaches within 15 hours. Taranto is 20.9 °C for 25.5 kg — about 30× less carbon than flying to Aswan.

Taranto, Italy20.9 °C · 9.4 h sun a day · 1.8 mm rain a day · sea 23.5 °Crail ≈ 14h 24m · 25.5 kg CO₂e return
Brindisi, Italy20.2 °C · 9.4 h sun a day · 1.6 mm rain a day · sea 22.2 °Crail ≈ 14h 18m · 25.1 kg CO₂e return
Foggia, Italy20.1 °C · 8.8 h sun a day · 1.5 mm rain a dayrail ≈ 12h 48m · 22.2 kg CO₂e return
Anzio, Italy20.1 °C · 8.5 h sun a day · 4.2 mm rain a day · sea 23.2 °Crail ≈ 13h 36m · 23.8 kg CO₂e return
Šibenik, Croatia18.7 °C · 9.1 h sun a day · 4.0 mm rain a day · sea 22.2 °Crail ≈ 13h 42m · 14.7 kg CO₂e return
Nice, France18.3 °C · 8.1 h sun a day · 6.0 mm rain a day · sea 21.5 °Crail ≈ 14h 18m · 25.5 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 Vienna in October within 15 hours is Sharm el-Sheikh, 29.0 °C, costing 688 kg CO₂e return. The lowest-carbon option is Prostějov at 4.4 kg — 156× less carbon, for 17.4 degrees less warmth.

Every destination here is on the efficiency frontier: nowhere else this site covers is both warmer in October 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 Vienna. Pick one to compare.

By rail or ferry By air

Carbon against warmth, October, departing Vienna. Journeys of up to 15 hours each way.

What the 15-hour limit costs: at this budget Rossano Stazione can only be reached by air — 241 kg CO₂e, in 4h 48m. Allow up to 24 hours and the train does the same journey for 28.3 kg in 15h 48m — 9× less carbon for 11h more travelling.

October from Vienna — 16 destinations on the frontier, 10 without flying.
Destination	How	CO₂e return	Temp	Sun/day	Rain/day	Journey
Prostějov, Czechia	Rail	4.4 kg	11.6 °C	6.7 h	2.1 mm	4h 12m
Ajka, Hungary	Rail	4.5 kg	13.1 °C	7.7 h	2.3 mm	4h 12m
Zalaegerszeg, Hungary	Rail	4.6 kg	14.0 °C	7.4 h	2.9 mm	4h 12m
Siófok, Hungary	Rail	5.7 kg	14.9 °C	7.9 h	2.2 mm	4h 42m
Gorizia, Italy	Rail	9.6 kg	16.2 °C	6.6 h	10.9 mm	6h 42m
Trieste, Italy	Rail	10.2 kg	17.1 °C	7.2 h	10.8 mm	7h
Pula, Croatia	Rail	12.4 kg	18.3 °C	8.2 h	7.7 mm	11h 30m
Pescara, Italy	Rail	19.5 kg	19.4 °C	8.7 h	1.2 mm	11h 30m
Foggia, Italy	Rail	22.2 kg	20.1 °C	8.8 h	1.5 mm	12h 48m
Trani, Italy	Rail	22.7 kg	20.9 °C	9.2 h	1.2 mm	13h 6m
Rossano Stazione, Italy	Air	241 kg	21.8 °C	9.5 h	1.4 mm	4h 48m
Monastir, Tunisia	Air	366 kg	23.8 °C	9.4 h	1.0 mm	5h 24m
Sfax, Tunisia	Air	394 kg	24.1 °C	9.5 h	1.5 mm	5h 36m
Tozeur, Tunisia	Air	435 kg	25.4 °C	10.0 h	0.3 mm	5h 48m
Aqaba, Jordan	Air	658 kg	26.8 °C	10.6 h	0.0 mm	7h
Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt	Air	688 kg	29.0 °C	10.9 h	0.0 mm	7h 6m

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 Trani (22.7 kg, 20.9 °C) to Rossano Stazione (241 kg, 21.8 °C) buys 0.9 °C more warmth for an extra 218 kg — 242 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 return11.6 °C · 6.7 h sun · 4h 12m by railmild TraniItaly22.7 kg CO₂e return20.9 °C · 9.2 h sun · 13h 6m by railwarm overall

Sharm el-SheikhEgypt688 kg CO₂e return29.0 °C · 10.9 h sun · 7h 6m by airwarm, bright and dry

The same month, asked differently

October 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

Prostějov: Palickap, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Sharm el-Sheikh: Tanya Dedyukhina, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Aswan: Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Luxor: Roland Unger, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Aqaba: Sana Janakat, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Maspalomas: JUAN RAMON RODRIGUEZ SOSA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Tataouine: Averater, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Sfax: Csisc, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria: Bengt Nyman, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Sousse: BishkekRocks 15:01, 29 December 2005 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Foggia: Orledio, 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 October?

Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, at 29.0 °C. Reaching it emits 688 kg CO₂e return, travelling 7h 6m each way by air (modelled).

Can I get somewhere warm from Vienna in October without flying?

Yes. Trani reaches 20.9 °C and is reachable by rail or ferry in 13h 6m (modelled), emitting 22.7 kg CO₂e return — though Sharm el-Sheikh is warmer still, if you fly.

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

688 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.