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Chile
Chile
Chile runs from Atacama desert to Patagonian glaciers, best in spring and autumn for the central regions.
10.015°C · 19mm
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Chile
Santiago
Andean skyline views, wine valleys, and plaza life feel best October through March.
10.022°C · 4mm
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Australia
Adelaide
Adelaide pairs a gridded parkland centre with wine regions and Gulf St Vincent beaches within an hour.
10.022°C · 21mm
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Australia
Gold Coast
Surf beaches run from Surfers Paradise to Burleigh Heads, with rainforest national parks a short drive inland.
10.028°C · 15mm
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South Africa
Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch sits among Cape Winelands estates, with oak-lined streets and Cape Dutch architecture in the center.
10.021°C · 22mm
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Argentina
Bariloche
Chocolate town on glacial lake shores feel finest in June-August for snow, December-March for hiking.
10.014°C · 15mm
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Argentina
Puerto Madryn
Puerto Madryn is the base for Península Valdés's whales, sea lions and elephant seals.
10.020°C · 31mm
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Chile
Pucón
Pucón sits on the shore of Lake Villarrica below a smoking volcano in Chile's Lake District.
10.016°C · 8mm
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South Africa
Franschhoek
Franschhoek's wine estates and French Huguenot history fill a valley ringed by mountains.
10.022°C · 25mm
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Australia
Exmouth
Exmouth opens Ningaloo Reef for whale-shark swims and Cape Range coastal snorkel days. Best window: the drier Southern Hemisphere months.
10.031°C · 21mm
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Chile
La Serena
La Serena pairs a long Pacific beach with colonial churches and a gateway to Elqui Valley observatories. Best window: cooler months from late autumn through early spring.
10.021°C · 1mm
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Chile
Concepción
Concepción is a Biobío university hub with murals, riverside parks, and a launchpad to Araucanía coasts. Best window: November through March in the Southern Hemisphere.
10.019°C · 1mm
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Chile
Valdivia
Valdivia sits where rivers meet the Pacific-riverside markets, German-influenced beer, and nearby coastal forts. Best window: November through March in the Southern Hemisphere.
10.018°C · 7mm
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Chile
Temuco
Temuco is Araucanía’s gateway-Mapuche markets, volcano views, and routes toward Conguillío and coastal towns. Best window: November through March in the Southern Hemisphere.
10.019°C · 7mm
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Chile
Futaleufú
Futaleufú is a Patagonian whitewater capital-turquoise Class IV-V rapids framed by forested Andean valleys. Best window: November through March in the Southern Hemisphere.
10.012°C · 23mm
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Chile
Frutillar
Frutillar lines Lake Llanquihue with a lakeside theatre, German settler heritage, and Osorno volcano views. Best window: November through March in the Southern Hemisphere.
10.017°C · 10mm
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Chile
Osorno
Osorno sits in dairy country below its namesake volcano-gateway toward Puerto Octay and Llanquihue lake towns. Best window: November through March in the Southern Hemisphere.
10.018°C · 8mm
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Chile
Conguillío National Park
Conguillío surrounds Llaima volcano with araucaria forests, black lava fields, and mirror lakes. Best window: November through March in the Southern Hemisphere.
10.018°C · 7mm
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Chile
Puerto Octay
Puerto Octay is a quiet Llanquihue lakeside town with German wooden architecture and volcano backdrop mornings. Best window: November through March in the Southern Hemisphere.
10.017°C · 10mm
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Chile
Villarrica
Villarrica sits on its lake below an active volcano cone-hot springs, water sports, and ski days in season. Best window: November through March in the Southern Hemisphere.
10.019°C · 7mm
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Australia
Geelong
Geelong is Victoria’s waterfront city on Port Phillip Bay-gateway to the Great Ocean Road and Bellarine wine. Best window: November through March in the Southern Hemisphere.
10.020°C · 12mm
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Australia
Launceston
Launceston anchors northern Tasmania-Cataract Gorge walks, Tamar Valley wine, and highland day trips. Best window: November through March in the Southern Hemisphere.
10.017°C · 30mm
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Australia
Busselton
Busselton is famous for its long wooden jetty-Geographe Bay swimming and Margaret River wine access. Best window: October-April in the Southern Hemisphere.
10.024°C · 9mm
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Australia
Carnarvon
Carnarvon is a Gascoyne outback-coast town-banana plantations and a gateway toward Shark Bay. Best window: cooler months from late autumn through early spring.
10.030°C · 24mm
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Ethiopia
Ethiopia
Ethiopia offers highland plateaus, rock-hewn churches and Rift Valley lakes, best from October to March.
9.919°C · 14mm
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Australia
Melbourne
Laneway coffee, coastal baths, and arts precincts peak in November through March warmth.
9.920°C · 33mm
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India
Goa
Goa runs down a humid Arabian Sea coast of palm-backed beaches, Portuguese churches, and river estuaries, with Panaji and the old capital at its center.
9.927°C · 2mm
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Saudi Arabia
Jeddah
Jeddah is Saudi Arabia's Red Sea gateway, its UNESCO Al-Balad quarter of coral houses facing the corniche.
9.924°C · 1mm
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Mexico
Puerto Escondido
Puerto Escondido's Zicatela beach and Mexican Pipeline surf make it Oaxaca's Pacific coast capital.
9.923°C · 2mm
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Nicaragua
San Juan del Sur
San Juan del Sur wraps around a horseshoe bay on Nicaragua's Pacific coast, with surf beaches up the road.
9.928°C · 2mm
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Chile
Puerto Varas
Puerto Varas faces Lake Llanquihue, with the Osorno volcano and German-settler houses in view.
9.916°C · 13mm
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Colombia
Santa Marta
Santa Marta is Colombia's Caribbean base, with a colonial centre and the Sierra Nevada and Tayrona close.
9.927°C · 6mm
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Ethiopia
Bahir Dar
Bahir Dar sits on Lake Tana in Ethiopia, with island monasteries and the Blue Nile Falls close by.
9.920°C · 9mm
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Ethiopia
Gondar
Gondar was Ethiopia's imperial capital, with castle compounds, painted churches and the Simien Mountains beyond.
9.921°C · 2mm
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Australia
Margaret River
Margaret River's surf breaks, caves and wineries crowd into a corner of Western Australia.
9.921°C · 6mm
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Australia
Great Ocean Road
The Great Ocean Road winds past surf beaches, rainforest and the Twelve Apostles' limestone stacks.
9.918°C · 22mm
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Costa Rica
Tamarindo
Tamarindo is Guanacaste's surf-and-sunset beach town with leatherback nesting and estuary wildlife nearby. Best window: the drier months outside peak monsoon.
9.928°C · 4mm
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Chile
Calama
Calama is the dry Atacama logistics town-airport gateway to San Pedro and Chuquicamata’s copper hinterland. Best window: cooler months from late autumn through early spring.
9.917°C · 2mm
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Chile
Pisco Elqui
Pisco Elqui nestles in a clear-sky valley of vineyards, pisco distilleries, and stargazing lodges. Best window: cooler months from late autumn through early spring.
9.918°C · 4mm
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Chile
Elqui Valley
Elqui Valley is Chile’s stargazing corridor-pisco vines, clear nights, and hillside observatories. Best window: cooler months from late autumn through early spring.
9.918°C · 4mm
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Chile
Pumalín Park
Pumalín protects temperate rainforest and fjord edges along the Carretera Austral-boardwalk trails and volcano views. Best window: November through March in the Southern Hemisphere.
9.913°C · 19mm
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Australia
Twelve Apostles
The Twelve Apostles are limestone stacks off the Great Ocean Road-sunset light and Southern Ocean spray. Best window: November through March in the Southern Hemisphere.
9.918°C · 22mm
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South Africa
Cape Town
Cape Town unfolds in layers—mountain, ocean, vineyards, and living history—where the long, sun-rich days from October to March open up the fullest freedom to explore outdoors.
9.821°C · 11mm
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Eritrea
Eritrea
Eritrea spans Red Sea coast, highland capital and desert lowlands, best from October to March.
9.820°C · 19mm
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Mexico
Mexico
Mexico ranges from northern deserts to Caribbean beaches, ruins and colonial cities, best in the dry season.
9.820°C · 31mm
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Oman
Oman
From Nov–Mar, Oman's fjord inlets and desert wadis stay hikeable; forts glow in 24°C winter sun, crowds thin.
9.822°C · 18mm
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Yemen
Yemen
Red Sea and Gulf coasts rising to highland terraces and desert in southern Arabia, mildest in spring and autumn.
9.821°C · 3mm
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Thailand
Chiang Mai
Temple mountains, night markets, and cooler northern air shine January through March.
9.821°C · 20mm
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Colombia
Cartagena
Cartagena de Indias is a walled Caribbean city in Colombia, with colonial squares, fortresses and island beaches.
9.828°C · 14mm
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Costa Rica
San Jose
Gateway to cloud forests and volcano day trips feels best January through March dry months.
9.820°C · 17mm
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Kenya
Nairobi
Safari gateway parks and highland city energy feel best October through March.
9.821°C · 31mm
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India
Jaipur
Jaipur's pink city walls, Amber fort and Hawa Mahal make it Rajasthan's most colourful capital.
9.819°C · 4mm
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Mexico
Guadalajara
Guadalajara pairs a colonial center and Orozco's murals with mariachi bars, Tlaquepaque workshops, and the tequila distilleries to the west.
9.820°C · 8mm
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Mexico
Oaxaca
Oaxaca's highland capital pairs a lively zócalo with Zapotec ruins, textile markets, and a deep mezcal tradition.
9.819°C · 3mm
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Mexico
Teotihuacan
Teotihuacan's Pyramid of the Sun and Avenue of the Dead form the largest pre-Aztec city in central Mexico.
9.815°C · 9mm
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Qatar
Doha
Doha curves around a long Corniche, with the Museum of Islamic Art on its own island and the dhow harbor and Souq Waqif set just behind it.
9.819°C · 5mm
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Kenya
Mombasa
Mombasa's Swahili old town, dhow harbour and Indian Ocean beaches make it Kenya's coastal capital.
9.828°C · 32mm
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Mexico
San Miguel de Allende
San Miguel de Allende's baroque churches and artist studios fill a colonial hill town in Mexico's Bajío.
9.815°C · 4mm
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Thailand
Chiang Rai
Chiang Rai's white temple, golden clock tower and hill villages fill Thailand's far north.
9.821°C · 24mm
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Vietnam
Phu Quoc
Phu Quoc's beaches, fish sauce and national park make it Vietnam's island escape in the Gulf of Thailand.
9.828°C · 22mm
Frequently asked
- Where should I travel in February?
- Top-scoring destinations in February include Chile, Chile; Santiago, Chile; Adelaide, Australia; Gold Coast, Australia; Stellenbosch, South Africa.
- How is the February travel score calculated?
- Each destination is scored 0-10 using ERA5 climate normals for February: temperature comfort, precipitation, humidity, daylight, and days with 6+ hours of sunshine.
- What is the top destination for February?
- Chile, Chile scores 10.0/10 in February.