Weekly note

Spain in February

7 of the 7 destinations in Spain are in season in February: 0 a sweet spot, 5 good, 2 ok.

None of these has February as a sweet spot; the 5 labelled good are the best of the month: Valencia, Málaga, Seville, Mallorca and Tenerife.

Ranked for February

#PlaceVerdict High Rain Fare Why
1 Valencia good 17° cool 3d — 17C max, 3 rainy days
2 Málaga good 18° 4d — 18C max, 4 rainy days
3 Seville good 19° 4d — 19C max, 4 rainy days
4 Mallorca good 16° cool 4d — 16C max, 4 rainy days
5 Tenerife goodbusy 21° 1d — busier than usual
6 Madrid ok 14° cool 4d £134 14C max, 4 rainy days
7 Barcelona ok 15° cool 5d £154 15C max, 5 rainy days

Fares are the typical return from London for February departures, in GBP; a dash means none has been seen yet for February departures.

Other months for Spain

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 Spain as a whole that was not first measured at each place in it.