This is the data-first answer to "January, but where?" — every destination within a 12-hour flight of Manchester, ranked by our sun score from 2015–2024 climate records. Balancing sunshine, flight time and price, Agadir (Morocco) leads this January: a 95/100 sun score, about 4 hours from Manchester.
Sun score v2: 40% effective sunshine hours, 30% thermal comfort (21–31°C), 20% dry days, 10% calm winds. Climate averages 2015–2024.
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Agadir — Morocco✈ ~4 h from Manchester · 21°C highs · 4% rain odds · budget prices
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Marrakech — Morocco✈ ~3.5 h from Manchester · 20°C highs · 10% rain odds · budget prices
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Sharm el-Sheikh — Egypt✈ ~5.5 h from Manchester · 22°C highs · 2% rain odds · budget prices
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Hurghada — Egypt✈ ~5.5 h from Manchester · 21°C highs · 1% rain odds · budget prices
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Aswan — Egypt✈ ~6 h from Manchester · 23°C highs · 0% rain odds · budget prices
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Luxor — Egypt✈ ~6 h from Manchester · 22°C highs · 1% rain odds · budget prices
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Cairo — Egypt✈ ~5 h from Manchester · 20°C highs · 4% rain odds · budget prices
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Alicante — Spain✈ ~2.5 h from Manchester · 17°C highs · 9% rain odds · budget prices
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Dakhla — Morocco✈ ~5 h from Manchester · 20°C highs · 1% rain odds · budget prices
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Dakar — Senegal✈ ~6 h from Manchester · 24°C highs · 1% rain odds · budget prices
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Valencia — Spain✈ ~2.5 h from Manchester · 16°C highs · 11% rain odds · budget prices
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Casablanca — Morocco✈ ~3.5 h from Manchester · 18°C highs · 18% rain odds · budget prices
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Malaga — Spain✈ ~3 h from Manchester · 17°C highs · 20% rain odds · budget prices
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Banjul — Gambia✈ ~6.5 h from Manchester · 31°C highs · 0% rain odds · budget prices
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Faro — Portugal✈ ~3 h from Manchester · 16°C highs · 19% rain odds · budget prices
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