Where to go
Where to go in February
Every place in the atlas, ranked by its February climate: comfortable temperatures, few wet days and clear skies score highest. Algeria has the month's top-scoring destination.
iTop ten
The best of February
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Concepción
Biobio, Chile
24°high in Feb13°low14°sea
iiThe full table
February, ranked
| # | Place | Country | High | Low | Rain | Sea | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valparaíso Valparaiso | Chile | 19° | 15° | 0 days | 17° | 100 |
| 2 | Ta'if Mecca Region | Saudi Arabia | 21° | 10° | 0 days | – | 100 |
| 3 | Saada Şa‘dah | Yemen | 23° | 10° | 0 days | – | 100 |
| 4 | Pichilemu O'Higgins Region | Chile | 23° | 14° | 0 days | 16° | 100 |
| 5 | Sanaa Amanat Alasimah | Yemen | 22° | 10° | 0 days | – | 99 |
| 6 | Concepción Biobio | Chile | 24° | 13° | 0 days | 14° | 99 |
| 7 | Antofagasta Antofagasta | Chile | 23° | 17° | 1 day | 20° | 99 |
| 8 | Arar Northern Borders Region | Saudi Arabia | 19° | 6° | 1 day | – | 99 |
| 9 | Khamis Mushait 'Asir Region | Saudi Arabia | 21° | 11° | 1 day | – | 99 |
| 10 | Riyadh Riyadh Region | Saudi Arabia | 22° | 9° | 1 day | – | 98 |
| 11 | Aden Aden | Yemen | 25° | 24° | 0 days | 26° | 98 |
| 12 | Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi | United Arab Emirates | 24° | 16° | 1 day | 21° | 98 |
| 13 | Iquique Tarapacá | Chile | 25° | 20° | 0 days | 22° | 98 |
| 14 | Ibb Ibb Governorate | Yemen | 23° | 11° | 1 day | – | 98 |
| 15 | Doha Baladiyat ad Dawhah | Qatar | 22° | 15° | 1 day | 19° | 97 |
| 16 | Praia Praia | Cape Verde | 24° | 20° | 1 day | 23° | 97 |
| 17 | Kuwait City Al Asimah | Kuwait | 19° | 11° | 1 day | 16° | 97 |
| 18 | Jaipur Rajasthan | India | 25° | 11° | 2 days | – | 96 |
| 19 | Muscat Muscat | Oman | 25° | 18° | 1 day | 24° | 96 |
| 20 | Manama Manama | Bahrain | 18° | 17° | 2 days | 18° | 96 |
| 21 | La Serena Coquimbo Region | Chile | 24° | 17° | 2 days | 18° | 96 |
| 22 | Sharjah Sharjah | United Arab Emirates | 24° | 16° | 2 days | 22° | 96 |
| 23 | Dammam Eastern Province | Saudi Arabia | 20° | 14° | 2 days | 19° | 96 |
| 24 | Medina Medina Region | Saudi Arabia | 26° | 11° | 0 days | – | 95 |
iiiBeach
Beach weather in February
Beach scores add sea temperature and favour hot, settled days.
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1Jeddah
Saudi Arabia
26°high
26°sea
100beach score
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2Mukalla
Yemen
26°high
26°sea
100beach score
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4Aden
Yemen
25°high
26°sea
99beach score
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7Salalah
Oman
26°high
25°sea
99beach score
Beaches to swim at in February
At the towns with the best beach weather this month, with the sea temperature and the EU water quality on each beach's page.
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Nagoa Beach
Beach
Nagoa Beach
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Festivals in February
The best-known festivals held this month, with their town.
- Berlin International Film FestivalFilm festivalBerlin, Germany
- Sanremo Music FestivalMusic festivalSanremo, Italy
- Feria del Sol (Mérida)Carnival · Feb–MarMérida, Venezuela
- Carnival of VeniceCarnival · Feb–MarVenice, Italy
- Carnival of Santa Cruz de TenerifeCarnival · Feb–MarSanta Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
- Rio CarnivalCarnival · Feb–MarRio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Carnival of BaselCarnival · Feb–MarBasel, Switzerland
- Cologne CarnivalCarnival · Feb–MarCologne, Germany
- Nice CarnivalCarnival · Feb–MarNice, France
- Mardi Gras in New OrleansCarnival · Feb–MarNew Orleans, United States
- Sapporo Snow FestivalSapporo, Japan
- Rijeka CarnivalCarnival · Feb–MarRijeka, Croatia
Only the month is given: the exact dates change from year to year.
ivBy country