Where to go in February
The places at their best in February, ranked by what the weather actually does — not by what a brochure says it does.
1. Dubai
United Arab Emirates
Superlatives, desert dunes, and a very long brunch.
Highs around 25° (77°) · about 3 wet days a month · 347 airlines fly there
2. Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates
Grand mosque, desert dunes, and a Louvre on the water.
Highs around 25° (76°) · about 2 wet days a month · 232 airlines fly there
3. Mexico City
Mexico
High-altitude megacity with world-class museums and markets.
Highs around 25° (76°) · about 3 wet days a month · 237 airlines fly there
4. New Delhi
India
Mughal tombs, imperial avenues, and India's political centre.
Highs around 24° (75°) · about 3 wet days a month · 262 airlines fly there
5. Doha
Qatar
Museums, a rebuilt souq, and desert an hour out.
Highs around 23° (74°) · about 2 wet days a month · 187 airlines fly there
6. Sanya
China
China's tropical island resort coast.
Highs around 25° (77°) · about 4 wet days a month · 109 airlines fly there
7. Muscat
Oman
White low-rise city between mountains and the Gulf of Oman.
Highs around 26° (79°) · about a wet day a month · 104 airlines fly there
8. Lima
Peru
Ceviche, the world's best restaurants, and clifftop Pacific fog.
Highs around 26° (78°) · about 4 wet days a month · 113 airlines fly there
9. Dakar
Senegal
Atlantic peninsula capital of music, markets, and Gorée island.
Highs around 26° (79°) · barely a wet day a month · 67 airlines fly there
10. Orlando
United States
Theme parks, and more theme parks, plus springs nearby.
Highs around 24° (76°) · about 8 wet days a month · 238 airlines fly there
11. Riyadh
Saudi Arabia
Saudi capital of glass towers and desert escarpments.
Highs around 23° (73°) · about 3 wet days a month · 139 airlines fly there
12. Jeddah
Saudi Arabia
Red Sea corniche and a coral-stone old town.
Highs around 28° (82°) · about 2 wet days a month · 181 airlines fly there