Where to go in Europe in February
9 of the 11 destinations in Europe are in season in February: 0 a sweet spot, 3 good, 6 ok.
None of these has February as a sweet spot; the 3 labelled good are the best of the month: Lisbon, Athens and Barcelona. Best avoided at 2 of them.
Ranked for February
| # | Place | Verdict | High | Rain | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisbon Portugal | good | 16° cool | 7d | 16C max, 7 rainy days |
| 2 | Athens Greece | good | 14° cool | 6d | 14C max, 6 rainy days |
| 3 | Barcelona Spain | good | 14° cool | 4d | 14C max, 4 rainy days |
| 4 | Rome Italy | ok | 14° cool | 7d | 14C max, 7 rainy days |
| 5 | Vienna Austria | ok | 8° cool | 5d | 8C max, 5 rainy days |
| 6 | Budapest Hungary | ok | 8° cool | 5d | 8C max, 5 rainy days |
| 7 | Zurich Switzerland | ok | 8° cool | 9d | 8C max, 9 rainy days |
| 8 | London United Kingdom | ok | 10° cool | 10d | 10C max, 10 rainy days |
| 9 | Paris France | ok | 10° cool | 9d | 10C max, 9 rainy days |
Not this February
Other months for Europe
- January 1 sweet
- February
- March 2 sweet
- April 6 sweet
- May 8 sweet
- June 7 sweet
- July 8 sweet
- August 9 sweet
- September 3 sweet
- October 2 sweet
- November 1 sweet
- December 0 sweet
- Every month, side by side
February elsewhere
Every verdict here is the destination's own: ten years of climate readings, the public holidays that crowd it, and what the flight costs. Nothing is said about Europe as a whole that was not first measured at each place in it.