Where is hot in February
Where is hot in February for a half-term week: Tenerife (22 °C), Lanzarote (22 °C), Gran Canaria (21 °C) and Marrakech (21 °C) within 3,500 km; then the Red Sea at 24 °C.
February, averages 1991 to 2020
21 of 62 places match
| Place | High | Sea | Wet days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangkok | 34 °C | inland | 2 |
| Phuket | 33 °C | 29 °C | 3 |
| Goa | 33 °C | 28 °C | 0 |
| Sri Lanka | 32 °C | 28 °C | 5 |
| Maldives | 31 °C | 28 °C | n/a |
| Bali | 31 °C | 29 °C | n/a |
| Seychelles | 31 °C | 29 °C | 11 |
| Jamaica | 30 °C | 27 °C | n/a |
Typical month, not a forecast. "n/a": the station has no usable rain record for that month, so it never counts as a pass. How the figures are made.
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February half-term is one of the busiest weeks of the winter for British families, and the choice of where is hot is almost the same as in January, with small gains. The Canary Islands are still the warmest short-haul option, 22 °C in Tenerife and 22 °C in Lanzarote, though the sea there is close to its low point of the year, 18 °C off Lanzarote. Marrakech warms faster than the islands and reaches 21 °C by day, though it has no beach. On the Spanish mainland, Seville and Malaga touch 18 °C, pleasant for a city break. The Red Sea is a step up, 24 °C by day with a sea of 22 °C, and Dubai 26 °C. The Mediterranean islands are still in winter: 16 °C in Crete. Long haul, February is the driest month of the year in Phuket, with 3 days of rain.
Where is hot in February: the full list
| Place | Country | Daytime high | Night low | Sea | Wet days | From London |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangkok | Thailand | 34 °C | 25 °C | inland | 2 days | 9,560 km |
| Phuket | Thailand | 33 °C | 23 °C | 29 °C | 3 days | 9,930 km |
| Goa | India | 33 °C | 21 °C | 28 °C | 0 days | 7,580 km |
| Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | 32 °C | no usable record | 28 °C | 5 days | 8,740 km |
| Bali | Indonesia | 31 °C | no usable record | 29 °C | no usable record | 12,520 km |
| Maldives | Maldives | 31 °C | no usable record | 28 °C | no usable record | 8,540 km |
| Seychelles | Seychelles | 31 °C | 25 °C | 29 °C | 11 days | 8,180 km |
| Jamaica | Jamaica | 30 °C | 22 °C | 27 °C | no usable record | 7,550 km |
| Mauritius | Mauritius | 30 °C | 24 °C | 28 °C | 17 days | 9,780 km |
| Koh Samui | Thailand | 29 °C | 25 °C | 28 °C | 5 days | 9,900 km |
| Barbados | Barbados | 29 °C | 23 °C | 27 °C | no usable record | 6,760 km |
| Cancun | Mexico | 29 °C | 20 °C | 26 °C | 4 days | 7,940 km |
| Punta Cana | Dominican Republic | 29 °C | 21 °C | 26 °C | no usable record | 6,880 km |
| Cape Town | South Africa | 28 °C | 16 °C | 19 °C | no usable record | 9,680 km |
| Cuba | Cuba | 28 °C | 19 °C | 26 °C | no usable record | 7,470 km |
| Sydney | Australia | 27 °C | 20 °C | 23 °C | 9 days | 17,020 km |
| Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 26 °C | 17 °C | 22 °C | 1 day | 5,500 km |
| Miami | United States | 26 °C | 17 °C | 25 °C | 5 days | 7,110 km |
| Cape Verde | Cape Verde | 25 °C | 19 °C | 22 °C | no usable record | 4,340 km |
| Orlando | United States | 24 °C | 12 °C | inland | 5 days | 6,970 km |
| Hurghada | Egypt | 24 °C | 12 °C | 22 °C | 0 days | 3,930 km |
| Tenerife | Spain | 22 °C | 15 °C | 19 °C | 2 days | 2,940 km |
| Lanzarote | Spain | 22 °C | 14 °C | 18 °C | 3 days | 2,730 km |
| Gran Canaria | Spain | 21 °C | 15 °C | 19 °C | 3 days | 2,920 km |
| Marrakech | Morocco | 21 °C | no usable record | inland | 3 days | 2,290 km |
| Fuerteventura | Spain | 21 °C | 15 °C | 19 °C | 2 days | 2,800 km |
| Los Angeles | United States | 20 °C | 10 °C | 15 °C | 5 days | 8,750 km |
| Madeira | Portugal | 19 °C | 14 °C | 18 °C | no usable record | 2,480 km |
| Seville | Spain | 18 °C | 7 °C | inland | 5 days | 1,630 km |
| Malaga and the Costa del Sol | Spain | 18 °C | 8 °C | 15 °C | 5 days | 1,670 km |
| Benidorm | Spain | 18 °C | 7 °C | 14 °C | 3 days | 1,440 km |
| Larnaca and Ayia Napa | Cyprus | 17 °C | 7 °C | 17 °C | 6 days | 3,270 km |
| Las Vegas | United States | 17 °C | 6 °C | inland | 3 days | 8,400 km |
| Algarve | Portugal | 17 °C | no usable record | 16 °C | no usable record | 1,710 km |
| Tunisia | Tunisia | 17 °C | no usable record | 15 °C | 9 days | 1,840 km |
| Sicily | Italy | 17 °C | 4 °C | 15 °C | 6 days | 1,980 km |
| Lisbon | Portugal | 16 °C | 9 °C | 15 °C | 7 days | 1,570 km |
| Ibiza | Spain | 16 °C | 8 °C | 14 °C | 5 days | 1,400 km |
| Antalya | Turkey | 16 °C | 7 °C | 17 °C | 8 days | 2,930 km |
| Crete | Greece | 16 °C | 9 °C | 16 °C | 8 days | 2,710 km |
| Majorca | Spain | 16 °C | 8 °C | 14 °C | 6 days | 1,350 km |
| Malta | Malta | 16 °C | no usable record | 15 °C | 9 days | 2,100 km |
| Rhodes | Greece | 15 °C | 10 °C | 17 °C | no usable record | 2,810 km |
| Porto | Portugal | 15 °C | 7 °C | 13 °C | 10 days | 1,310 km |
| Sardinia | Italy | 15 °C | 5 °C | 14 °C | 6 days | 1,550 km |
| Costa Brava | Spain | 15 °C | 2 °C | 13 °C | 4 days | 1,090 km |
| Barcelona | Spain | 15 °C | 6 °C | 13 °C | 3 days | 1,140 km |
| Athens | Greece | 14 °C | 7 °C | 15 °C | 5 days | 2,410 km |
| Menorca | Spain | 14 °C | 7 °C | 14 °C | 8 days | 1,340 km |
| Corfu | Greece | 14 °C | 6 °C | 15 °C | 9 days | 2,050 km |
| Naples and the Amalfi Coast | Italy | 14 °C | no usable record | 14 °C | 9 days | 1,630 km |
| Nice and the French Riviera | France | 14 °C | 6 °C | 13 °C | 5 days | 1,040 km |
| Rome | Italy | 13 °C | 3 °C | inland | 8 days | 1,450 km |
| Dubrovnik | Croatia | 13 °C | 7 °C | 14 °C | 9 days | 1,710 km |
| Split | Croatia | 12 °C | 6 °C | 13 °C | 7 days | 1,540 km |
| Venice | Italy | 10 °C | no usable record | 9 °C | 6 days | 1,160 km |
| Lake Garda | Italy | 10 °C | -0 °C | inland | 5 days | 1,050 km |
| Istanbul | Turkey | 9 °C | 3 °C | 8 °C | no usable record | 2,520 km |
| Paris | France | 9 °C | 2 °C | inland | 8 days | 350 km |
| New York | United States | 6 °C | -2 °C | 4 °C | 8 days | 5,540 km |
| Reykjavik | Iceland | 3 °C | -2 °C | 5 °C | 17 days | 1,880 km |
| Lapland | Finland | -7 °C | -17 °C | inland | 9 days | 2,220 km |
February half-term: three short-haul options
For a beach and pool week, the Canaries are the only short-haul choice with a high above 20 °C and little rain, 2 days in Tenerife. For a city and culture break in warm sun, Marrakech gives 21 °C with 3 days of rain. For a mild walking week, Madeira sits at 19 °C with nights of 14 °C, close to the Canaries at night.
Further: the Red Sea, the Gulf and the tropics
Hurghada has no rain to speak of in February and a sea at 22 °C, the coolest of its year but still above the Canaries. Dubai is ideal for sightseeing at 26 °C. Long haul, Bangkok (34 °C), Phuket (33 °C) and Goa (33 °C) are the hottest. Previous month: where is hot in January; next: March.