SeasonMapWhat season is it in February? The world, region by region
In February, 7 of 27 regions are in a dry season, 2 in a wet one and 18 in between; the northern hemisphere is in winter (16 regions), the southern in summer (3) and 8 regions are tropical, with no cool season. The region with most places at their best is Central America, 91% of its 34.
Each row averages the region's own places from monthly climate normals: the afternoon feels-like high, the month's rain and its share of the year, and the hazard and condition seasons on somewhere in it. Wet means the month carries well over its share of the year's rain; dry, well under.
Every region has its own year. “In season” and “off-season” below compare a region against its own twelve months, never against another region's — a hemisphere in its winter isn't “worse” than one in summer, it's just further from its own best months right now.
In season in February (7 regions)
well over a third of the region's places are at one of their own best three months right now.
Central AmericaNorth America
91% of 34 places at their bestFebruary in Central America is tropical and dry: 31 °C afternoons and 42 mm of rain, 2% of the year's total; dry season and wind season are on in parts of the region — 91% of its 34 places are at their best.
- Season
- Tropical
- Rain
- Dry season
- Afternoons
- 31 °C
- Rainfall
- 42 mm (2% of the year)
Best-known this month: 🇨🇷 Nosara, 🇬🇹 Antigua Guatemala, 🇨🇷 Jacó, 🇧🇿 Caye Caulker
CaribbeanNorth America
85% of 47 places at their bestFebruary in the Caribbean is tropical and dry: 30 °C afternoons and 33 mm of rain, 4% of the year's total; dry season and winter-sun season are on in parts of the region — 85% of its 47 places are at their best.
- Season
- Tropical
- Rain
- Dry season
- Afternoons
- 30 °C
- Rainfall
- 33 mm (4% of the year)
Best-known this month: 🇯🇲 Negril, 🇨🇺 Varadero, 🇱🇨 Castries, 🇯🇲 Montego Bay
Southeast AsiaAsia
78% of 102 places at their bestFebruary in Southeast Asia is tropical and dry: 33 °C afternoons and 101 mm of rain, 4% of the year's total; smoke season and algae & red tide are on in parts of the region, dry season and monsoon in others — 78% of its 102 places are at their best.
- Season
- Tropical
- Rain
- Dry season
- Afternoons
- 33 °C
- Rainfall
- 101 mm (4% of the year)
Best-known this month: 🇹🇭 Khao Lak, 🇹🇭 Ko Phi Phi, 🇹🇭 Krabi, 🇹🇭 Ko Lipe
South AsiaAsia
71% of 76 places at their bestFebruary in South Asia is winter and dry: 23 °C afternoons and 50 mm of rain, 3% of the year's total; extreme cold and winter smog are on in parts of the region, dry season and ski season in others — 71% of its 76 places are at their best.
- Season
- Winter
- Rain
- Dry season
- Afternoons
- 23 °C
- Rainfall
- 50 mm (3% of the year)
⚠ Extreme cold⚠ Winter smog⚠ Avalanche season⚠ Smoke seasonDry seasonSki seasonOff-season shutdownHarvestBest-known this month: 🇮🇳 Pondicherry, 🇮🇳 Varkala, 🇮🇳 Agra, 🇮🇳 Alleppey
OceaniaOceania
46% of 48 places at their bestFebruary in Oceania is summer and between wet and dry: 26 °C afternoons and 127 mm of rain, 10% of the year's total; cyclone season and smoke season are on in parts of the region, trail season and harvest in others — 46% of its 48 places are at their best.
- Season
- Summer
- Rain
- Between wet and dry
- Afternoons
- 26 °C
- Rainfall
- 127 mm (10% of the year)
Best-known this month: 🇦🇺 Hobart, 🇳🇿 Christchurch, 🇦🇺 Margaret River, 🇦🇺 Melbourne
Central AfricaAfrica
43% of 9 places at their bestFebruary in Central Africa is tropical and between wet and dry: 37 °C afternoons and 77 mm of rain, 6% of the year's total; dust season is on in parts of the region, dry season and monsoon in others — 43% of its 9 places are at their best.
- Season
- Tropical
- Rain
- Between wet and dry
- Afternoons
- 37 °C
- Rainfall
- 77 mm (6% of the year)
Middle EastAsia
41% of 46 places at their bestFebruary in the Middle East is winter and between wet and dry: 19 °C afternoons and 31 mm of rain, 15% of the year's total; flood season and extreme cold are on in parts of the region, winter-sun season and ski season in others — 41% of its 46 places are at their best.
- Season
- Winter
- Rain
- Between wet and dry
- Afternoons
- 19 °C
- Rainfall
- 31 mm (15% of the year)
⚠ Flood season⚠ Extreme cold⚠ Winter smogWinter-sun seasonSki seasonOff-season shutdownSummer season opensBest-known this month: 🇸🇦 AlUla, 🇸🇦 Jeddah, 🇦🇪 Abu Dhabi, 🇯🇴 Aqaba
Shoulder season in February (10 regions)
a mixed bag — some of the region's places are near their best, most aren't.
South AmericaSouth America
27% of 121 places at their bestFebruary in South America is summer and between wet and dry: 28 °C afternoons and 144 mm of rain, 11% of the year's total; flood season and extreme heat are on in parts of the region, monsoon and trail season in others — 27% of its 121 places are at their best.
- Season
- Summer
- Rain
- Between wet and dry
- Afternoons
- 28 °C
- Rainfall
- 144 mm (11% of the year)
⚠ Flood season⚠ Extreme heat⚠ Smoke season⚠ Storm seasonMonsoonTrail seasonSea warm enoughWind seasonBest-known this month: 🇨🇱 San Pedro de Atacama, 🇦🇷 El Calafate, 🇨🇴 Cartagena, 🇨🇱 La Serena
North AmericaNorth America
27% of 225 places at their bestFebruary in North America is winter and between wet and dry: 8 °C afternoons and 69 mm of rain, 8% of the year's total; extreme cold and algae & red tide are on in parts of the region, ski season and off-season shutdown in others — 27% of its 225 places are at their best.
- Season
- Winter
- Rain
- Between wet and dry
- Afternoons
- 8 °C
- Rainfall
- 69 mm (8% of the year)
⚠ Extreme cold⚠ Algae & red tide⚠ Avalanche season⚠ Flood seasonSki seasonOff-season shutdownIce seasonWind seasonBest-known this month: 🇲🇽 Huatulco, 🇺🇸 Big Sky, 🇲🇽 San Miguel de Allende, 🇲🇽 Zihuatanejo
East AfricaAfrica
27% of 32 places at their bestFebruary in East Africa is tropical and between wet and dry: 31 °C afternoons and 82 mm of rain, 6% of the year's total; monsoon and dry season are on in parts of the region — 27% of its 32 places are at their best.
- Season
- Tropical
- Rain
- Between wet and dry
- Afternoons
- 31 °C
- Rainfall
- 82 mm (6% of the year)
Best-known this month: 🇰🇪 Lamu, 🇰🇪 Mombasa, 🇰🇪 Nairobi, 🇹🇿 Zanzibar
West AfricaAfrica
24% of 24 places at their bestFebruary in West Africa is tropical and dry: 33 °C afternoons and 16 mm of rain, 1% of the year's total; dust season is on in parts of the region, dry season and wind season in others — 24% of its 24 places are at their best.
- Season
- Tropical
- Rain
- Dry season
- Afternoons
- 33 °C
- Rainfall
- 16 mm (1% of the year)
East AsiaAsia
23% of 82 places at their bestFebruary in East Asia is winter and dry: 8 °C afternoons and 64 mm of rain, 4% of the year's total; winter smog and extreme cold are on in parts of the region, ski season and fog season in others — 23% of its 82 places are at their best.
- Season
- Winter
- Rain
- Dry season
- Afternoons
- 8 °C
- Rainfall
- 64 mm (4% of the year)
Best-known this month: 🇯🇵 Furano, 🇯🇵 Niseko, 🇯🇵 Nozawa Onsen, 🇹🇼 Sun Moon Lake
Central EuropeEurope
23% of 70 places at their bestFebruary in Central Europe is winter and between wet and dry: 3 °C afternoons and 66 mm of rain, 6% of the year's total; winter smog and avalanche season are on in parts of the region, ski season and wind season in others — 23% of its 70 places are at their best.
- Season
- Winter
- Rain
- Between wet and dry
- Afternoons
- 3 °C
- Rainfall
- 66 mm (6% of the year)
Best-known this month: 🇨🇭 St. Moritz, 🇨🇭 Verbier, 🇨🇭 Zermatt, 🇨🇭 Davos
Southern AfricaAfrica
23% of 35 places at their bestFebruary in Southern Africa is summer and wet: 31 °C afternoons and 110 mm of rain, 16% of the year's total; cyclone season and storm season are on in parts of the region, monsoon and wind season in others — 23% of its 35 places are at their best.
- Season
- Summer
- Rain
- Wet season
- Afternoons
- 31 °C
- Rainfall
- 110 mm (16% of the year)
⚠ Cyclone season⚠ Storm season⚠ Extreme heat⚠ Flood seasonMonsoonWind seasonHarvestOff-season shutdownBest-known this month: 🇳🇦 Swakopmund, 🇿🇦 Cape Town, 🇿🇦 Port Elizabeth, 🇿🇦 Knysna
North AfricaAfrica
18% of 35 places at their bestFebruary in North Africa is winter and dry: 18 °C afternoons and 22 mm of rain, 14% of the year's total; flood season is on in parts of the region, surf season and off-season shutdown in others — 18% of its 35 places are at their best.
- Season
- Winter
- Rain
- Dry season
- Afternoons
- 18 °C
- Rainfall
- 22 mm (14% of the year)
Best-known this month: 🇲🇦 Merzouga, 🇪🇬 Sharm El Sheikh, 🇪🇬 Luxor, 🇪🇬 Cairo
PacificOceania
18% of 33 places at their bestFebruary in the Pacific is tropical and between wet and dry: 33 °C afternoons and 282 mm of rain, 12% of the year's total; cyclone season and flood season are on in parts of the region, monsoon and dry season in others — 18% of its 33 places are at their best.
- Season
- Tropical
- Rain
- Between wet and dry
- Afternoons
- 33 °C
- Rainfall
- 282 mm (12% of the year)
Best-known this month: 🇲🇵 Saipan, Rarotonga, Avarua, Aitutaki
CaucasusAsia
18% of 11 places at their bestFebruary in the Caucasus is winter and between wet and dry: 2 °C afternoons and 59 mm of rain, 6% of the year's total; avalanche season is on in parts of the region, ski season and off-season shutdown in others — 18% of its 11 places are at their best.
- Season
- Winter
- Rain
- Between wet and dry
- Afternoons
- 2 °C
- Rainfall
- 59 mm (6% of the year)
Best-known this month: 🇬🇪 Gudauri, 🇬🇪 Tbilisi, 🇦🇿 Baku, 🇬🇪 Kazbegi
Off-season in February (10 regions)
few of the region's places are near their own best right now — that's a fact about the calendar, not a verdict on the place.
Eastern EuropeEurope
14% of 38 places at their bestFebruary in Eastern Europe is winter and between wet and dry: -3 °C afternoons and 38 mm of rain, 5% of the year's total; extreme cold and winter smog are on in parts of the region, ski season and ice season in others — 14% of its 38 places are at their best.
- Season
- Winter
- Rain
- Between wet and dry
- Afternoons
- -3 °C
- Rainfall
- 38 mm (5% of the year)
Best-known this month: 🇷🇺 Elbrus, 🇷🇺 Krasnaya Polyana, 🇧🇬 Borovets, 🇷🇴 Brașov
Western EuropeEurope
8% of 38 places at their bestFebruary in Western Europe is winter and between wet and dry: 7 °C afternoons and 64 mm of rain, 7% of the year's total; storm season is on in parts of the region, wind season and off-season shutdown in others — 8% of its 38 places are at their best.
- Season
- Winter
- Rain
- Between wet and dry
- Afternoons
- 7 °C
- Rainfall
- 64 mm (7% of the year)
Best-known this month: 🇫🇷 Courchevel, 🇫🇷 Val d'Isère, 🇫🇷 Chamonix, 🇫🇷 Marseille
Southern EuropeEurope
7% of 108 places at their bestFebruary in Southern Europe is winter and between wet and dry: 12 °C afternoons and 62 mm of rain, 9% of the year's total; dust season and extreme cold are on in parts of the region, off-season shutdown and ski season in others — 7% of its 108 places are at their best.
- Season
- Winter
- Rain
- Between wet and dry
- Afternoons
- 12 °C
- Rainfall
- 62 mm (9% of the year)
⚠ Dust season⚠ Extreme cold⚠ Winter smog⚠ Avalanche seasonOff-season shutdownSki seasonHarvestSurf seasonBest-known this month: 🇪🇸 Las Palmas, 🇪🇸 Tenerife, 🇪🇸 Seville, 🇮🇹 Madonna di Campiglio
Northern EuropeEurope
7% of 75 places at their bestFebruary in Northern Europe is winter and between wet and dry: 1 °C afternoons and 85 mm of rain, 8% of the year's total; storm season and flood season are on in parts of the region, ski season and off-season shutdown in others — 7% of its 75 places are at their best.
- Season
- Winter
- Rain
- Between wet and dry
- Afternoons
- 1 °C
- Rainfall
- 85 mm (8% of the year)
Best-known this month: 🇸🇪 Åre, 🇫🇮 Ruka, 🇫🇮 Levi, 🇬🇧 Aviemore
Indian OceanAfrica
6% of 18 places at their bestFebruary in the Indian Ocean is tropical and wet: 35 °C afternoons and 177 mm of rain, 16% of the year's total; cyclone season is on in parts of the region, monsoon and wind season in others — 6% of its 18 places are at their best.
- Season
- Tropical
- Rain
- Wet season
- Afternoons
- 35 °C
- Rainfall
- 177 mm (16% of the year)
Best-known this month: 🇲🇻 Malé, 🇸🇨 Praslin, 🇲🇺 Grand Baie, 🇲🇺 Port Louis
Western AsiaAsia
4% of 26 places at their bestFebruary in Western Asia is winter and between wet and dry: 10 °C afternoons and 68 mm of rain, 9% of the year's total; extreme cold and winter smog are on in parts of the region, off-season shutdown and ski season in others — 4% of its 26 places are at their best.
- Season
- Winter
- Rain
- Between wet and dry
- Afternoons
- 10 °C
- Rainfall
- 68 mm (9% of the year)
Best-known this month: 🇹🇷 Uludağ, 🇹🇷 Göreme, 🇹🇷 Pamukkale, 🇹🇷 Selçuk
Southeast EuropeEurope
0% of 25 places at their bestFebruary in Southeast Europe is winter and between wet and dry: 10 °C afternoons and 97 mm of rain, 8% of the year's total; winter smog is on in parts of the region, off-season shutdown and wind season in others — 0% of its 25 places are at their best.
- Season
- Winter
- Rain
- Between wet and dry
- Afternoons
- 10 °C
- Rainfall
- 97 mm (8% of the year)
Best-known this month: 🇭🇷 Split, 🇷🇸 Belgrade, 🇭🇷 Plitvice Lakes, 🇭🇷 Zagreb
Central AsiaAsia
0% of 16 places at their bestFebruary in Central Asia is winter and between wet and dry: 4 °C afternoons and 45 mm of rain, 11% of the year's total; extreme cold and winter smog are on in parts of the region, off-season shutdown and ski season in others — 0% of its 16 places are at their best.
- Season
- Winter
- Rain
- Between wet and dry
- Afternoons
- 4 °C
- Rainfall
- 45 mm (11% of the year)
Best-known this month: 🇺🇿 Bukhara, 🇰🇿 Almaty
MediterraneanEurope
0% of 5 places at their bestFebruary in the Mediterranean is winter and between wet and dry: 16 °C afternoons and 37 mm of rain, 12% of the year's total; winter-sun season and off-season shutdown are on in parts of the region — 0% of its 5 places are at their best.
- Season
- Winter
- Rain
- Between wet and dry
- Afternoons
- 16 °C
- Rainfall
- 37 mm (12% of the year)
Best-known this month: 🇲🇹 Valletta, 🇨🇾 Limassol, 🇨🇾 Paphos
ArcticNorth America
0% of 3 places at their bestFebruary in the Arctic is winter and between wet and dry: -13 °C afternoons and 40 mm of rain, 6% of the year's total; ski season and ice season are on in parts of the region — 0% of its 3 places are at their best.
- Season
- Winter
- Rain
- Between wet and dry
- Afternoons
- -13 °C
- Rainfall
- 40 mm (6% of the year)
Best-known this month: 🇬🇱 Ilulissat
The two hemispheres in February
Northern hemisphere
Winter in 16 regions (South Asia, Middle East, North America, East Asia, Central Europe, North Africa, Caucasus, Eastern Europe, Western Europe, Southern Europe, Northern Europe, Western Asia, Southeast Europe, Central Asia, Mediterranean, Arctic). Tropical, with no cool season: Central America, Caribbean, Southeast Asia, Central Africa, West Africa. Driest: North Africa at 22 mm; wettest: Southeast Europe at 97 mm. Most places at their best: Central America, 91%.
Southern hemisphere
Summer in 3 regions (Oceania, South America, Southern Africa). Tropical, with no cool season: East Africa, Pacific, Indian Ocean. Driest: Southern Africa at 110 mm; wettest: South America at 144 mm. Most places at their best: Oceania, 46%.