Best Places to Travel in February

India (Golden Triangle & Rajasthan)

🌡️ 51–77°F  ·  🟢 Non-stop

Warm afternoons and blue skies—the sweet spot for forts and desert cities.

India (Kerala Backwaters)

🌡️ 76–90°F  ·  🟡 1 connection

Sunny, dry perfection across canals, coast and misty tea hills.

Maldives (Asia)

🌡️ 80–87°F  ·  🟡 1 connection

Driest, sunniest month—flat seas and flawless underwater visibility.

Sri Lanka

🌡️ 74–90°F  ·  🟡 1 connection

Dry, bright and warm—the island's best all-round travel month.

Anguilla

🌡️ 75–82°F  ·  🟡 1 connection

Consistently sunny and breezy—one of the best months for the flat coral island's calm, clear water.

Antigua & Barbuda

🌡️ 73–81°F  ·  🟢 Non-stop

Crisp, dry and breezy—prime conditions for beach-hopping across Antigua's 365 white-sand coves.

Aruba

🌡️ 78–88°F  ·  🟢 Non-stop

Peak dry-season sun and full-blown Carnival parades in the streets of Oranjestad.

Barbados

🌡️ 75–83°F  ·  🟢 Non-stop

Driest, breeziest month—festival time on the west coast.

British Virgin Islands (Tortola & Virgin Gorda)

🌡️ 70–82°F  ·  🟡 1 connection

Consistently sunny and breezy with excellent sailing conditions across the BVI's protected channels.

Cuba (Havana)

🌡️ 68–81°F  ·  🟢 Non-stop

Warm sunny days and cool nights at the height of dry season.

Curaçao

🌡️ 78–87°F  ·  🟢 Non-stop

Curaçao Carnival's parades fill Willemstad under bone-dry, breezy skies.

Dominica (Nature Island)

🌡️ 71–84°F  ·  🟡 1 connection

Warm and comparatively dry, with waterfalls still running strong from the wetter months prior.

Dominican Republic (Punta Cana)

🌡️ 74–81°F  ·  🟢 Non-stop

Warm, dry and festive around Dominican Independence Day.

Grand Cayman (Cayman Islands)

🌡️ 73–83°F  ·  🟢 Non-stop

The driest month of the year—brilliant snorkeling visibility and the Cayman Cookout food festival.

Grenada (Spice Island)

🌡️ 73–84°F  ·  🟡 1 connection

Consistently dry and sunny, with Grand Anse Beach at its calmest and clearest.

Guadeloupe

🌡️ 72–84°F  ·  🟡 1 connection

Guadeloupe Carnival's vibrant parades fill Pointe-à-Pitre under clear, dry-season skies.

Jamaica

🌡️ 72–84°F  ·  🟢 Non-stop

Bright, breezy and dry—classic beach-and-cliff-jumping weather.

Martinique

🌡️ 72–84°F  ·  🟡 1 connection

Martinique Carnival's parades color Fort-de-France under clear, dry-season skies.

Puerto Rico (San Juan)

🌡️ 72–83°F  ·  🟢 Non-stop

Peak-season warmth and sunshine, perfect for forts, beaches and bio bays.

St. Kitts & Nevis

🌡️ 73–81°F  ·  🟡 1 connection

Crisp and clear with St. Kitts Carnival's Sugar Mas festivities winding down into the driest stretch of the year.

St. Lucia

🌡️ 74–81°F  ·  🟢 Non-stop

Driest month—brilliant sun and gin-clear water for diving.

St. Maarten / St. Martin

🌡️ 75–83°F  ·  🟢 Non-stop

Crisp and clear as high season peaks, with St. Maarten Carnival's early buildup underway.

St. Vincent & the Grenadines

🌡️ 73–84°F  ·  🟡 1 connection

Clear, dry skies make this a top month for island-hopping by sail between Bequia, Mustique and the Tobago Cays.

The Bahamas (Nassau & Exumas)

🌡️ 65–78°F  ·  🟢 Non-stop

Peak-season sparkle: dry days, calm seas and perfect Exuma boating.

Trinidad & Tobago

🌡️ 71–87°F  ·  🟡 1 connection

Trinidad Carnival, one of the world's largest, takes over Port of Spain in a blur of soca, mas bands and J'ouvert.

Turks & Caicos (Providenciales)

🌡️ 73–81°F  ·  🟢 Non-stop

Peak-season perfection with dry skies and migrating humpbacks offshore.

US Virgin Islands (St. Thomas & St. John)

🌡️ 70–82°F  ·  🟢 Non-stop

Bone-dry and breezy with the season's best snorkeling visibility; hotel rates stay at their winter high.

Belize

🌡️ 73–82°F  ·  🟢 Non-stop

Dry season settles in - sunny, calm seas and superb barrier-reef visibility.

Costa Rica (Pacific Coast)

🌡️ 72–92°F  ·  🟢 Non-stop

Peak dry season: hot, sunny days and reliably calm, swimmable seas.

Guatemala (Antigua & Tikal)

🌡️ 51–77°F  ·  🟢 Non-stop

Dry, bright and mild in the highlands; hot and perfect for Tikal's jungle ruins.

Panama

🌡️ 74–89°F  ·  🟢 Non-stop

Driest, sunniest month - windy Pacific days and exuberant Carnival crowds.

Patagonia (Torres del Paine)

🌡️ 44–61°F  ·  🟡 1 connection

Warmest, busiest month: long light, wildflowers and packed refugios on the circuit.

Kenya (Masai Mara & Amboseli)

🌡️ 58–86°F  ·  🟢 Non-stop

Peak dry-season clarity with big cats on the Mara and elephants beneath Kili.

Rwanda (Volcanoes NP Gorillas)

🌡️ 62–83°F  ·  🟡 1 connection

Warm, drier days and misty volcanoes make for excellent trekking in lush forest.

Serengeti (Ndutu & Mara)

🌡️ 59–82°F  ·  🟡 1 connection

Peak calving under warm, mostly dry skies as the plains teem with life and big cats.

Zanzibar

🌡️ 76–92°F  ·  🟡 1 connection

Peak sun and warmth as Sauti za Busara fills Stone Town with music.

Finnish Lapland (Rovaniemi)

🌡️ 1–19°F  ·  🟡 1 connection

Peak snow depth and bright blue-hour days, postcard Arctic winter.

Swiss Alps (Zermatt)

🌡️ 19–35°F  ·  🟡 1 connection

Prime ski conditions and dazzling sun; families flood the slopes over half-term.

Venice (Italy)

🌡️ 33–47°F  ·  🟢 Non-stop

Chilly but electric as masked Carnevale takes over every campo.

Dubai (Middle East)

🌡️ 61–79°F  ·  🟢 Non-stop

Blue-sky warmth at its finest—the sweet spot of Dubai's season.

Egypt (Cairo & Nile)

🌡️ 52–69°F  ·  🟢 Non-stop

Warm days and cool nights make February ideal for temples and desert.

Banff & Canadian Rockies

🌡️ 8–30°F  ·  🟢 Non-stop

Frosty and festive; SnowDays ice sculptures and skating on frozen Lake Louise.

Kauai (Hawaii)

🌡️ 65–78°F  ·  🟢 Non-stop

Warm winter escape: whales breaching, waterfalls flowing and monster Hanalei swells.

Los Cabos

🌡️ 59–80°F  ·  🟢 Non-stop

Prime whale-watching weather: warm, dry and breezy with peak breaching action.

Maui (Hawaii)

🌡️ 64–81°F  ·  🟢 Non-stop

Peak whale season: cliffs and boats full of humpbacks under bright leeward skies.

Mexico (Riviera Maya & Tulum)

🌡️ 68–84°F  ·  🟢 Non-stop

Warm days, cool nights and calm clear water at the height of the dry season.

Mexico City & Oaxaca

🌡️ 44–74°F  ·  🟢 Non-stop

Bright, mild and bone-dry: some of the clearest sightseeing weather of the year.

Miami & Florida Keys (South Florida)

🌡️ 63–78°F  ·  🟢 Non-stop

Bright, breezy and balmy, prime snowbird season with calm seas for diving.

New Orleans (Gulf South USA)

🌡️ 50–66°F  ·  🟢 Non-stop

Mild days explode into Mardi Gras chaos, the city's wildest, most colorful stretch.

Quebec City & Montreal (Eastern Canada)

🌡️ 4–25°F  ·  🟢 Non-stop

Bitter cold but festival-charged, the height of Carnaval and winter-city energy.

Vail / Aspen

🌡️ 9–33°F  ·  🟢 Non-stop

Coldest, driest champagne powder—prime ski weeks and X Games buzz down valley in Aspen.

Vancouver & Whistler

🌡️ 35–45°F  ·  🟢 Non-stop

Short damp days downtown, prime powder and blue-sky ski weeks up in Whistler.

Melbourne & Great Ocean Road

🌡️ 59–79°F  ·  🟢 Non-stop

Warm and lively; balmy nights, coastal drives and penguins on the pier at dusk.

New Zealand (North Island)

🌡️ 63–75°F  ·  🟢 Non-stop

The warmest, driest month—festive Waitangi Day and glassy seas.

New Zealand (South Island)

🌡️ 48–65°F  ·  🟡 1 connection

Settled, warm and dry—the sweet spot for tramping and stargazing.

Sydney

🌡️ 68–81°F  ·  🟢 Non-stop

Warm and festive; Mardi Gras colour, humid afternoons and endless surf at Bondi.

Tasmania

🌡️ 54–73°F  ·  🟡 1 connection

The driest, warmest month—clear alpine air and swimmable beaches.

Cape Town

🌡️ 60–80°F  ·  🟢 Non-stop

Hot, dry and golden, the driest month with long beach evenings and wine harvest.

Atacama Desert (San Pedro)

🌡️ 53–75°F  ·  🟡 1 connection

Warmest, wettest month: flamingos, green oases and occasional geyser-road closures.

Bolivia (Uyuni Salt Flats)

🌡️ 40–68°F  ·  🟡 1 connection

Best mirror month: glassy reflections double the sky at sunrise and sunset.

Colombia (Cartagena & Bogotá)

🌡️ 76–88°F  ·  🟢 Non-stop

Bone-dry, sunny and breezy: flawless beach and old-town weather.

Iguazú Falls (South America)

🌡️ 71–88°F  ·  🟡 1 connection

Steamy peak flow with Carnival energy spilling into the border towns.

Rio de Janeiro (South America)

🌡️ 74–90°F  ·  🟢 Non-stop

Carnival fever: sequins, blocos and around-the-clock samba at peak summer heat.

Cambodia (Angkor Wat)

🌡️ 72–93°F  ·  🟡 1 connection

Warm days, comfortable nights and bone-dry skies over the temples.

Laos (Luang Prabang)

🌡️ 60–88°F  ·  🟡 1 connection

Warm days, cool nights and the sunniest skies of the year.

Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur & Borneo)

🌡️ 75–92°F  ·  🟡 1 connection

Warm, drier and lantern-lit as Chinese New Year fills the city with color.

Philippines (Palawan & Cebu)

🌡️ 73–88°F  ·  🟢 Non-stop

Bone-dry, breezy and brilliant—flawless beach and diving conditions.

Singapore

🌡️ 76–89°F  ·  🟢 Non-stop

Driest, sunniest month—festive Lunar New Year buzz across Chinatown.

Thailand (Bangkok & Islands)

🌡️ 74–91°F  ·  🟡 1 connection

Warm, dry and buzzing—prime island and temple weather before the heat builds.