February is carnival month in many places. Rio de Janeiro and Venice hold the most famous celebrations, and New Orleans has Mardi Gras, all on dates that move with Easter, so check the calendar before you book. Elsewhere in Europe, February is still low season, with some of the year's lowest prices.
The dry season continues in Southeast Asia and Central America, and it is the last comfortable month for the Gulf before the heat builds. In Japan, winter shows its best side in snowy Sapporo.
Top picks for February
What February is good for
Carnival season
Huge parades and street parties. Prices for accommodation rise sharply during carnival week.
Snow and winter festivals
Sapporo's snow festival in early February, and crisp, clear days in the Alps.
Beach-weather escapes
Reliable sunshine on the Caribbean coast and in Southeast Asia.
☀️ Warm-weather picks
Cities with a tropical or desert climate that are in season in February.
- 🇹🇭 Chiang MaiTropical savanna
- 🇴🇲 MuscatHot desert
- 🇵🇦 Panama CityTropical
- 🇱🇰 ColomboTropical monsoon
- 🇲🇽 CancúnTropical
- 🇸🇦 JeddahHot desert
- 🇧🇭 ManamaHot desert
- 🇮🇳 BangaloreTropical savanna
💰 Good value in February
In season and easy on the budget. Estimate the cost of a trip with the budget estimator.
- 🇹🇭 Chiang Mai€ Budget
- 🇱🇰 Colombo€ Budget
- 🇮🇳 Delhi€ Budget
- 🇰🇪 Nairobi€€ Moderate
- 🇲🇽 Oaxaca€€ Moderate
- 🇮🇳 Bangalore€€ Moderate
- 🇹🇼 Taipei€€ Moderate
- 🇱🇦 Luang Prabang€ Budget
🌗 Quieter shoulder-season options
February is just outside these cities' best months: expect fewer visitors and lower prices, with less predictable weather.
- 🇮🇹 RomeBest: March–May, September–November
- 🇯🇵 TokyoBest: March–May, September–November
- 🇯🇵 KyotoBest: March–May (cherry blossoms), October–November (autumn leaves)
- 🇵🇹 LisbonBest: March–May, September–October
- 🇦🇺 SydneyBest: September–November, March–May
- 🇲🇦 MarrakechBest: March–May, September–November
- 🇺🇸 Los AngelesBest: March–May, September–November
- 🇦🇷 Buenos AiresBest: March–May, September–November
All 60 cities in season in February
🏰 Europe 2
🏯 Asia 19
- Bangalore
- Bangkok
- Chiang Mai
- Colombo
- Delhi
- Hanoi
- Ho Chi Minh City
- Hoi An
- Jaipur
- Luang Prabang
- Manila
- Mumbai
- Sapporo
- Siem Reap
- Singapore
- Taipei
- Udaipur
- Varanasi
- Yangon
🗽 Americas 19
- Antigua Guatemala
- Bogotá
- Cancún
- Cartagena
- Guadalajara
- Havana
- Lima
- Medellín
- Miami
- Montevideo
- New Orleans
- Oaxaca
- Panama City
- Quebec City
- Rio de Janeiro
- Salvador
- San José
- San Juan
- Valparaíso
🦁 Africa 9
🕌 Middle East 8
🌊 Oceania 3
How we choose these cities
Every city guide on GuesTheCity lists the months when we think the city is at its best, balancing weather, crowds and prices. A city appears on this page when February is one of those months. Warm-weather picks are filtered by climate, value picks by our budget rating for each city, and shoulder-season options are cities where February falls just before or after their best months.
Weather varies from year to year and festival dates move, so check the forecast and event calendar before you book. To see the full year for any city, use the best time to visit calendar, explore cities by region on the world map, or compare two options with City vs City.