Warmest places to go from Zurich in March
In March, the warmest well-known place within 15 hours of Zurich is Aswan, Egypt, averaging 23.4 °C across day and night and 11.2 h sun a day, about 8h each way by air. Without flying, it is Taranto, Italy, averaging 13.1 °C across day and night, about 14h 24m each way by train, for about 28× less carbon (30.5 kg CO₂e return against 847 kg).
Every city at once, with and without flying: where is hot in March.
The 10 warmest places within 15 hours of Zurich
Ranked on warmth in March 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, Egypt23.4 °C · 11.2 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 8h · 847 kg CO₂e return
Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt22.7 °C · 11.1 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 23.2 °Cair ≈ 7h 36m · 782 kg CO₂e return
Luxor, Egypt22.7 °C · 11.4 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 7h 48m · 806 kg CO₂e return
Maspalomas, Spain21.0 °C · 11.3 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 20.2 °Cair ≈ 7h 30m · 760 kg CO₂e return
Aqaba, Jordan20.8 °C · 10.7 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 22.1 °Cair ≈ 7h 30m · 758 kg CO₂e return
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain18.9 °C · 11.1 h sun a day · 1.4 mm rain a day · sea 20.2 °Cair ≈ 7h 30m · 750 kg CO₂e return- Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain18.5 °C · 11.1 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 20.4 °Cair ≈ 7h 30m · 755 kg CO₂e return
Agadir, Morocco18.3 °C · 10.7 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 17.6 °Cair ≈ 6h 48m · 614 kg CO₂e return
Marrakesh, Morocco18.0 °C · 10.3 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 6h 30m · 564 kg CO₂e return
Tataouine, Tunisia17.6 °C · 10.4 h sun a day · mostly dryair ≈ 5h 42m · 406 kg CO₂e return
Without flying
The warmest places the train reaches within 15 hours. Taranto is 13.1 °C for 30.5 kg — about 28× less carbon than flying to Aswan.
- Taranto, Italy13.1 °C · 10.1 h sun a day · 1.6 mm rain a day · sea 14.5 °Crail ≈ 14h 24m · 30.5 kg CO₂e return
Perpignan, France13.0 °C · 9.4 h sun a day · mostly dry · sea 13.0 °Crail ≈ 11h 54m · 20.2 kg CO₂e return
Lleida, Spain12.9 °C · 10.4 h sun a day · mostly dryrail ≈ 14h 54m · 26.4 kg CO₂e return- Barcelona, Spain12.9 °C · 10.2 h sun a day · 1.2 mm rain a day · sea 14.0 °Crail ≈ 13h 18m · 24.7 kg CO₂e return
- Anzio, Italy12.8 °C · 9.4 h sun a day · 3.0 mm rain a day · sea 14.8 °Crail ≈ 10h 6m · 21.6 kg CO₂e return
- Civitavecchia, Italy12.7 °C · 9.5 h sun a day · 2.7 mm rain a day · sea 14.5 °Crail ≈ 10h 18m · 18.9 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 Zurich in March within 15 hours is Kom Ombo, 23.6 °C, costing 838 kg CO₂e return. The lowest-carbon option is Lugano at 4.5 kg — 186× less carbon, for 14.3 degrees less warmth.
Every destination here is on the efficiency frontier: nowhere else this site covers is both warmer in March and lower in carbon. Anything a better option beats outright has been left out.
By rail or ferry By air
| Destination | How | CO₂e return | Temp | Sun/day | Rain/day | Journey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lugano, Switzerland | Rail | 4.5 kg | 9.3 °C | 7.3 h | 6.7 mm | 3h 30m |
| Milan, Italy | Rail | 6.4 kg | 10.5 °C | 8.0 h | 3.9 mm | 4h 48m |
| Mantua, Italy | Rail | 8.9 kg | 10.9 °C | 8.4 h | 2.1 mm | 6h 24m |
| Genoa, Italy | Rail | 9.8 kg | 11.8 °C | 8.1 h | 5.9 mm | 6h 48m |
| Cannes, France | Rail | 13.0 kg | 12.6 °C | 9.3 h | 5.0 mm | 8h 24m |
| Trani, Italy | Rail | 27.2 kg | 13.6 °C | 9.8 h | 2.8 mm | 13h 24m |
| Rossano Stazione, Italy | Rail | 31.9 kg | 14.2 °C | 10.2 h | 1.1 mm | 14h 18m |
| Valencia, Spain | Air | 285 kg | 15.1 °C | 10.0 h | 0.6 mm | 5h |
| Monastir, Tunisia | Air | 328 kg | 16.4 °C | 10.7 h | 0.3 mm | 5h 12m |
| Kairouan, Tunisia | Air | 329 kg | 16.8 °C | 10.6 h | 0.2 mm | 5h 12m |
| Tozeur, Tunisia | Air | 376 kg | 18.9 °C | 10.7 h | 0.0 mm | 5h 30m |
| Recani, Morocco | Air | 527 kg | 19.7 °C | 10.7 h | 0.0 mm | 6h 18m |
| Taroudant, Morocco | Air | 603 kg | 20.9 °C | 10.5 h | 0.6 mm | 6h 42m |
| Akhmim, Egypt | Air | 773 kg | 21.7 °C | 11.4 h | 0.0 mm | 7h 36m |
| Luxor, Egypt | Air | 806 kg | 22.7 °C | 11.4 h | 0.0 mm | 7h 48m |
| Kom Ombo, Egypt | Air | 838 kg | 23.6 °C | 11.3 h | 0.0 mm | 7h 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 Rossano Stazione (31.9 kg, 14.2 °C) to Valencia (285 kg, 15.1 °C) buys 0.9 °C more warmth for an extra 253 kg — 282 kg of CO₂e per degree. That single step is the most expensive warmth on the whole curve.
The pick of them
LuganoSwitzerland4.5 kg CO₂e returncold but brightRossano StazioneItaly31.9 kg CO₂e returnmild and bright
Kom OmboEgypt838 kg CO₂e returnwarm, bright and dryThe same month, asked differently
March 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
Places to stay in Kom Ombo, Egypt, on a live map. Prices and availability come from Stay22 and its booking partners.
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Other months from Zurich
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Photo credits
- Lugano: Aconcagua, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Kom Ombo: Jerzy Strzelecki, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Aswan: Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Sharm el-Sheikh: Tanya Dedyukhina, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Luxor: Roland Unger, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- Marrakesh: Donar Reiskoffer, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Tataouine: Averater, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Perpignan: Jean Tosti, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
- Lleida: Jorge Franganillo from Barcelona, Spain, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Questions
Where is the warmest place to go from Zurich in March?
Kom Ombo, Egypt, at 23.6 °C. Reaching it emits 838 kg CO₂e return, travelling 7h 54m each way by air (modelled).
Can I get somewhere warm from Zurich in March without flying?
Yes. Rossano Stazione reaches 14.2 °C and is reachable by rail or ferry in 14h 18m (modelled), emitting 31.9 kg CO₂e return — though Kom Ombo is warmer still, if you fly.
How much carbon does a return trip from Zurich to Kom Ombo produce?
838 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.