Where to go

Where to go in February

No region passes every outdoor check in February, so the useful question is which come closest. Devon has the warmest highs (9.7°C on average) and Cambridge the lowest rainfall (36 mm). Numbers are Met Office 1991-2020 averages, not a forecast.

Haytor Rocks, a granite tor on the eastern edge of Dartmoor, under a cloudy sky
Devon: warmest highs in FebruaryPhoto: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0
King's College Chapel seen across the lawns of the Backs
Cambridge: least rain in FebruaryPhoto: Sandra Humphrey, CC BY-SA 2.0
Durdle Door limestone arch and its curving beach on the Dorset coast
The Jurassic Coast: most sunshine in FebruaryPhoto: Saffron Blaze, CC BY-SA 3.0

Best for February: regions that pass every outdoor check

A region is listed when, in February, average highs reach 10°C, there are fewer than 12 days with 1 mm of rain, rainfall is under 80 mm and daylight lasts at least 9 hours. These are the same thresholds we use for packing advice on When to go.

No region passes all four checks in February. The closest are listed next, with the check each one trips.

Closest to passing

Fewer than 2 of the three weather checks (cold, rain days, rainfall) tripped.

Cambridge (outdoor-leaning): highs average 8.3°C.

highs 8.3°C, 36 mm of rain on 8.7 days, 9 h 46 of daylight

Stratford & Warwickshire (mixed): highs average 8.4°C.

highs 8.4°C, 40 mm of rain on 9.5 days, 9 h 46 of daylight

Newcastle and Gateshead (mixed): highs average 7.9°C.

highs 7.9°C, 41 mm of rain on 9.3 days, 9 h 31 of daylight

Leeds (mixed): highs average 8.1°C.

highs 8.1°C, 42 mm of rain on 9.1 days, 9 h 38 of daylight

York (outdoor-leaning): highs average 8.1°C.

highs 8.1°C, 42 mm of rain on 9.1 days, 9 h 37 of daylight

Norfolk and the Broads (mixed): highs average 8.1°C.

highs 8.1°C, 45 mm of rain on 11.0 days, 9 h 43 of daylight

Windsor (outdoor-leaning): highs average 9.0°C.

highs 9.0°C, 45 mm of rain on 9.5 days, 9 h 50 of daylight

Oxford (mixed): highs average 8.6°C.

highs 8.6°C, 47 mm of rain on 9.4 days, 9 h 48 of daylight

St Andrews and Fife (outdoor-leaning): highs average 7.7°C.

highs 7.7°C, 47 mm of rain on 9.5 days, 9 h 23 of daylight

Canterbury & Kent (mixed): highs average 8.4°C.

highs 8.4°C, 50 mm of rain on 9.5 days, 9 h 51 of daylight

Nottingham (city-leaning): highs average 7.7°C.

highs 7.7°C, 50 mm of rain on 10.9 days, 9 h 42 of daylight

Edinburgh (mixed): highs average 8.0°C.

highs 8.0°C, 53 mm of rain on 9.8 days, 9 h 25 of daylight

Birmingham (city-leaning): highs average 7.7°C.

highs 7.7°C, 55 mm of rain on 10.6 days, 9 h 45 of daylight

Bath (outdoor-leaning): highs average 8.5°C.

highs 8.5°C, 57 mm of rain on 10.8 days, 9 h 50 of daylight

Brighton & Hove (mixed): highs average 8.4°C.

highs 8.4°C, 57 mm of rain on 10.3 days, 9 h 53 of daylight

Liverpool (outdoor-leaning): highs average 7.9°C.

highs 7.9°C, 57 mm of rain on 11.5 days, 9 h 40 of daylight

Salisbury & Stonehenge (city-leaning): highs average 8.1°C.

highs 8.1°C, 57 mm of rain on 10.5 days, 9 h 51 of daylight

Bristol (mixed): highs average 8.5°C.

highs 8.5°C, 58 mm of rain on 10.4 days, 9 h 50 of daylight

The Cotswolds (mixed): highs average 8.0°C.

highs 8.0°C, 58 mm of rain on 10.6 days, 9 h 48 of daylight

The Jurassic Coast (outdoor-leaning): highs average 8.9°C.

highs 8.9°C, 60 mm of rain on 10.8 days, 9 h 54 of daylight

Anglesey: highs average 8.4°C.

highs 8.4°C, 62 mm of rain on 11.6 days, 9 h 41 of daylight

Portsmouth and Southampton (city-leaning): highs average 9.1°C.

highs 9.1°C, 64 mm of rain on 10.1 days, 9 h 53 of daylight

Sheffield (outdoor-leaning): highs average 7.7°C.

highs 7.7°C, 67 mm of rain on 11.5 days, 9 h 40 of daylight

Devon (outdoor-leaning): highs average 9.7°C.

highs 9.7°C, 73 mm of rain on 11.2 days, 9 h 54 of daylight

Think twice about, in February

Outdoor-leaning and mixed regions (more than 30% of the sights we tag are outdoors) that trip 2 or more of the three weather checks this month. “Think twice” means plan around the weather, not “do not go”.

Plan around the weather

Cardiff (mixed, 36% of tagged sights outdoors): highs average 9.2°C; 12.0 days with 1 mm or more of rain; 93 mm of rain.

Rainy-day ideas in Cardiff All February figures

Cornwall (outdoor-leaning, 73% of tagged sights outdoors): highs average 9.2°C; 13.6 days with 1 mm or more of rain; 95 mm of rain.

Rainy-day ideas in Cornwall All February figures

Glasgow (mixed, 45% of tagged sights outdoors): highs average 7.8°C; 14.7 days with 1 mm or more of rain; 115 mm of rain.

Rainy-day ideas in Glasgow All February figures

Islay and Jura (character unknown, 67% of tagged sights outdoors): highs average 8.0°C; 17.1 days with 1 mm or more of rain; 110 mm of rain.

Rainy-day ideas in Islay and Jura All February figures

Isle of Arran (character unknown, 50% of tagged sights outdoors): highs average 7.8°C; 16.9 days with 1 mm or more of rain; 127 mm of rain.

Rainy-day ideas in Isle of Arran All February figures

Isle of Bute (character unknown, 83% of tagged sights outdoors): highs average 7.8°C; 16.9 days with 1 mm or more of rain; 127 mm of rain.

Rainy-day ideas in Isle of Bute All February figures

Mull and Iona (character unknown, 33% of tagged sights outdoors): highs average 7.8°C; 17.4 days with 1 mm or more of rain; 156 mm of rain.

Rainy-day ideas in Mull and Iona All February figures

Stirling and the Trossachs (outdoor-leaning, 64% of tagged sights outdoors): highs average 8.1°C; 13.6 days with 1 mm or more of rain; 97 mm of rain.

Rainy-day ideas in Stirling and the Trossachs All February figures

The Lake District (mixed, 41% of tagged sights outdoors): highs average 7.8°C; 14.3 days with 1 mm or more of rain; 135 mm of rain.

Rainy-day ideas in the Lake District All February figures

The Outer Hebrides (outdoor-leaning, 73% of tagged sights outdoors): highs average 7.5°C; 18.3 days with 1 mm or more of rain; 112 mm of rain.

Rainy-day ideas in the Outer Hebrides All February figures

The Peak District (outdoor-leaning, 74% of tagged sights outdoors): highs average 5.9°C; 15.0 days with 1 mm or more of rain; 116 mm of rain.

Rainy-day ideas in the Peak District All February figures

Wales (mixed, 38% of tagged sights outdoors): highs average 9.2°C; 12.0 days with 1 mm or more of rain; 93 mm of rain.

Rainy-day ideas in Wales All February figures

Manchester (outdoor-leaning, 51% of tagged sights outdoors): highs average 7.9°C; 12.2 days with 1 mm or more of rain.

Rainy-day ideas in Manchester All February figures

North Coast 500 (outdoor-leaning, 60% of tagged sights outdoors): highs average 6.7°C; 13.7 days with 1 mm or more of rain.

Rainy-day ideas in North Coast 500 All February figures

Northern Ireland (outdoor-leaning, 50% of tagged sights outdoors): highs average 8.8°C; 12.7 days with 1 mm or more of rain.

Rainy-day ideas in Northern Ireland All February figures

The Scottish Highlands (mixed, 39% of tagged sights outdoors): highs average 7.6°C; 12.3 days with 1 mm or more of rain.

Rainy-day ideas in the Scottish Highlands All February figures

City-led places with plenty indoors when the weather turns

These trip the weather checks in February, but most of the sights we tag are indoors, so the day depends less on the forecast.

Orkney: highs average 6.8°C; 17.6 days with 1 mm or more of rain; 96 mm of rain. 71% of 14 tagged sights are indoors.

February in numbers

  • Warmest highs: Devon 9.7°C, Cardiff 9.2°C, Cornwall 9.2°C. Coolest: The Peak District (5.9°C).
  • Lowest rainfall: Cambridge 36 mm, Stratford & Warwickshire 40 mm, Newcastle and Gateshead 41 mm.
  • Most sunshine hours: The Jurassic Coast 96 h, St Andrews and Fife 90 h, Devon 87 h.
  • Longest days (calculated from latitude): Cornwall 9 h 56, The Jurassic Coast 9 h 54, Devon 9 h 54.
February averages by region. Rain days count days with 1 mm or more.
RegionHigh °CLow °CRain mmRain daysSun hoursDaylight
Anglesey8.43.66211.6859 h 41
Bath8.52.25710.8689 h 50
Birmingham7.71.65510.6769 h 45
Brighton & Hove8.42.25710.3n/a9 h 53
Bristol8.52.45810.4789 h 50
Cambridge8.31.8368.7789 h 46
Canterbury & Kent8.42.2509.5819 h 51
Cardiff9.22.59312.0769 h 50
Cornwall9.24.69513.6859 h 56
Devon9.73.87311.2879 h 54
Edinburgh8.01.7539.8829 h 25
Glasgow7.82.211514.7679 h 26
Islay and Jura8.02.611017.1n/a9 h 26
Isle of Arran7.82.612716.9689 h 27
Isle of Bute7.82.612716.9689 h 26
Leeds8.11.2429.1869 h 38
Liverpool7.92.75711.5n/a9 h 40
Manchester7.91.46012.2769 h 39
Mull and Iona7.82.615617.4639 h 22
Newcastle and Gateshead7.92.6419.3869 h 31
Norfolk and the Broads8.11.74511.0809 h 43
North Coast 5006.71.46313.7739 h 10
Northern Ireland8.82.17012.7659 h 33
Nottingham7.71.75010.9789 h 42
Orkney6.82.19617.6649 h 04
Oxford8.62.3479.4829 h 48
Portsmouth and Southampton9.13.06410.1839 h 53
Salisbury & Stonehenge8.11.65710.5799 h 51
Sheffield7.72.26711.5779 h 40
St Andrews and Fife7.71.0479.5909 h 23
Stirling and the Trossachs8.11.99713.6679 h 24
Stratford & Warwickshire8.41.5409.5799 h 46
The Cotswolds8.01.35810.6769 h 48
The Jurassic Coast8.94.16010.8969 h 54
The Lake District7.81.813514.3n/a9 h 34
The Outer Hebrides7.52.411218.3619 h 13
The Peak District5.90.711615.0689 h 41
The Scottish Highlands7.61.46112.3749 h 17
Wales9.22.59312.0769 h 46
Windsor9.02.6459.5799 h 50
York8.11.2429.1869 h 37

Met Office 1991-2020 averages, one station per region (see sources). Daylight is calculated for the 15th at the region’s latitude.

Dated events in February

Only events with dates confirmed on the organizer’s page, up to 4 per place. Always check the organizer before you travel.

Bath

  • Bath BachfestFeb 25, 2027 – Feb 27, 2027 · Guildhall, Bath Abbey and St Mary's Bathwick · source: Bath Bachfest (official site)

Bristol

  • Slapstick FestivalFeb 10, 2027 – Feb 14, 2027 · Five venues across Bristol · source: Slapstick Festival (official site)

London

3 more in London

Bank holidays (public holidays) in February

England and Wales

No bank holidays in February for the next two years.

Scotland

No bank holidays in February for the next two years.

Northern Ireland

No bank holidays in February for the next two years.

From GOV.UK, next two years from this build. Many people travel on bank holiday weekends; we hold no sourced figure for how that changes crowds or prices, so check transport and rooms early.

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Editorial note. We do not rank destinations or claim a month is “best” overall. We state no crowd or price levels because no source we fetched gives them. London has no Met Office station in our data yet.

Sources

  1. Met Office: Valley, 1991-2020 averages
  2. Met Office: Bute: Rothesay, 1991-2020 averages
  3. Met Office: Bath, Beechen Cliff School, 1991-2020 averages
  4. Met Office: Winterbourne, University Of Birmingham, 1991-2020 averages
  5. Met Office: Shoreham Airport, 1991-2020 averages
  6. Met Office: Filton, 1991-2020 averages
  7. Met Office: Cambridge, NIAB, 1991-2020 averages
  8. Met Office: Cardiff, Bute Park, 1991-2020 averages
  9. Met Office: Camborne, 1991-2020 averages
  10. Met Office: Cirencester, 1991-2020 averages
  11. Met Office: Teignmouth, 1991-2020 averages
  12. Met Office: Edinburgh, Royal Botanic Garden No 2, 1991-2020 averages
  13. Met Office: Paisley, 1991-2020 averages
  14. Met Office: Inverness, 1991-2020 averages
  15. Met Office: Islay: Port Ellen, 1991-2020 averages
  16. Met Office: Weymouth, Wyke Regis, 1991-2020 averages
  17. Met Office: Faversham, 1991-2020 averages
  18. Met Office: Keswick, 1991-2020 averages
  19. Met Office: Church Fenton, 1991-2020 averages
  20. Met Office: Crosby, 1991-2020 averages
  21. Met Office: Woodford, 1991-2020 averages
  22. Met Office: Dunstaffnage, 1991-2020 averages
  23. Met Office: Tynemouth, 1991-2020 averages
  24. Met Office: Coltishall, 1991-2020 averages
  25. Met Office: Wick Airport, 1991-2020 averages
  26. Met Office: Belfast Newforge, 1991-2020 averages
  27. Met Office: Nottingham, Watnall, 1991-2020 averages
  28. Met Office: Kirkwall, 1991-2020 averages
  29. Met Office: Stornoway Airport, 1991-2020 averages
  30. Met Office: Oxford, 1991-2020 averages
  31. Met Office: Buxton, 1991-2020 averages
  32. Met Office: Southampton, Mayflower Park, 1991-2020 averages
  33. Met Office: Boscombe Down, 1991-2020 averages
  34. Met Office: Sheffield, 1991-2020 averages
  35. Met Office: Leuchars, 1991-2020 averages
  36. Met Office: Stirling S Wks, 1991-2020 averages
  37. Met Office: Wellesbourne, 1991-2020 averages
  38. Met Office: Heathrow, 1991-2020 averages
  39. Met Office: Church Fenton, 1991-2020 averages
  40. GOV.UK: UK bank holidays
  41. Event dates: the organiser pages linked in the events list, checked 2026-11-01.

Station notes: some stations sit near, not in, the town (for example Church Fenton for York, Woodford for Manchester). Daylight is calculated, not a Met Office figure.