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Best beach destinations in February
Countries our desk rates good or better for February, and marks as beach months: warm enough water, and a coast that is open rather than shut for the season.
65 countries rated good or better
Chapter 01
Best beach destinations in February
Egypt95
about €55 / $59 a day · eSIM from €4.90 / $5.30
Maldives95
about €130 / $140 a day · eSIM from €8.80 / $9.60
Oman95
about €110 / $119 a day · eSIM from €4.00 / $4.40
Qatar95
about €150 / $162 a day · eSIM from €4.00 / $4.40
Thailand95
about €45 / $49 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.90
United Arab Emirates95
about €165 / $178 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.90
94New Zealandabout €135 / $146 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9093Antigua and BarbudaThe statistically driest month; sea calm on leeward coasts.about €150 / $162 a day · eSIM from €6.60 / $7.2093Gambiaabout €50 / $54 a day · eSIM from €8.40 / $9.1093Guamabout €150 / $162 a day · eSIM from €7.00 / $7.6093Northern Mariana Islandsabout €140 / $151 a day93Palauabout €190 / $205 a day93Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunhaabout €130 / $140 a day93Senegalabout €60 / $65 a day · eSIM from €5.30 / $5.8093Sierra Leoneabout €60 / $65 a day · eSIM from €7.50 / $8.1092BarbadosThe driest month - perfect beach weather and top diving visibility.about €140 / $151 a day · eSIM from €7.00 / $7.6092Costa RicaDriest month; best trail conditions countrywide.about €110 / $119 a day · eSIM from €6.60 / $7.2092Dominican RepublicWhale season peak; carnival Sundays countrywide. Best all-round month.about €85 / $92 a day · eSIM from €5.30 / $5.8092GrenadaDriest month; Grenada Sailing Week. Best all-round window.about €120 / $130 a day · eSIM from €7.00 / $7.6092Guinea-Bissauabout €70 / $76 a day · eSIM from €8.40 / $9.1092TanzaniaPeak calving, dry, and excellent for the northern circuit.about €150 / $162 a day · eSIM from €4.00 / $4.4090AnguillaPeak season; the restaurants book out.about €180 / $194 a day · eSIM from €6.20 / $6.7090ArubaCarnival, and the driest air of the year.about €105 / $113 a day · eSIM from €7.00 / $7.6090BelizeDriest, clearest reef visibility of the year.about €90 / $97 a day · eSIM from €7.90 / $8.6090Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and SabaCarnival on Bonaire; excellent conditions.about €130 / $140 a day · eSIM from €6.60 / $7.2090British Virgin IslandsThe most reliable month on the water.about €165 / $178 a day · eSIM from €7.50 / $8.1090Cayman IslandsDriest month of the year.about €175 / $189 a day · eSIM from €8.40 / $9.1090ColombiaDry and clear; Barranquilla Carnival; crowds thin after mid-Jan.about €55 / $59 a day · eSIM from €4.00 / $4.4090Côte d'Ivoireabout €70 / $76 a day · eSIM from €7.90 / $8.6090CuraçaoCarnival and the driest air of the year.about €90 / $97 a day · eSIM from €7.00 / $7.6090Djiboutiabout €140 / $151 a day90Equatorial Guineaabout €170 / $184 a day90Eritreaabout €90 / $97 a day90GuadeloupeCarnival, and the driest air of the year.about €100 / $108 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9090JamaicaDriest, most reliable month of the year.about €110 / $119 a day · eSIM from €7.00 / $7.6090MartiniqueCarnival month; dry and busy.about €105 / $113 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9090Norfolk Islandabout €130 / $140 a day90PanamaDry and breezy; Carnival (dates vary) is the national blowout.about €80 / $86 a day · eSIM from €7.00 / $7.6090PhilippinesDry and clear with the calmest seas of the year.about €45 / $49 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9090Puerto RicoThe most reliable weather of the year.about €95 / $103 a day90Saint BarthélemyThe most reliable weather of the year.about €260 / $281 a day · eSIM from €7.50 / $8.1090Saint Kitts and NevisDriest, most reliable month.about €145 / $157 a day · eSIM from €7.00 / $7.6090Saint LuciaDriest, most reliable month.about €150 / $162 a day · eSIM from €7.00 / $7.6090Saint MartinCarnival on both halves of the island.about €130 / $140 a day · eSIM from €5.30 / $5.8090Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesDriest, clearest month in the Grenadines.about €125 / $135 a day · eSIM from €7.00 / $7.6090São Tomé and Príncipeabout €95 / $103 a day90Sint MaartenThe driest month of the year.about €120 / $130 a day · eSIM from €7.00 / $7.6090Sri LankaDriest month in the southwest and the best all-round conditions.about €45 / $49 a day · eSIM from €4.00 / $4.4090Turks and Caicos IslandsPeak season and the best whale month.about €190 / $205 a day · eSIM from €7.00 / $7.6090United States Virgin IslandsThe driest month.about €170 / $184 a day · eSIM from €4.00 / $4.4088BahamasSettled, clear, dry - prime diving visibility.about €160 / $173 a day · eSIM from €6.20 / $6.7088NicaraguaDry and clear; Granada’s international poetry festival.about €45 / $49 a day · eSIM from €10.10 / $11.0088UruguayFull summer; candombe Carnival parades in Montevideo.about €100 / $108 a day · eSIM from €6.20 / $6.7086El SalvadorDriest, most reliable month.about €55 / $59 a day · eSIM from €4.90 / $5.3085MexicoPrime month - dry, warm, post-holiday prices.about €75 / $81 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9080HondurasIslands drying, visibility climbing; Copán at its best.about €50 / $54 a day · eSIM from €4.00 / $4.4075BrazilCarnival month - the greatest show on Earth, at the year's highest prices.about €70 / $76 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9075South AfricaHot and dry in the Cape, humid in the lowveld.about €90 / $97 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9070Cocos (Keeling) Islandsabout €145 / $157 a day70EcuadorBest Galápagos snorkelling water; Carnival soaks the mainland in every sense.about €55 / $59 a day · eSIM from €4.40 / $4.8070MalaysiaDriest stretch on the west coast; Chinese New Year fills flights and hotels.about €48 / $52 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9070VietnamSouth at its driest; northern mist persists but Sa Pa can be crisply clear.about €40 / $43 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9068Christmas Islandabout €150 / $162 a day68Seychellesabout €160 / $173 a day · eSIM from €7.00 / $7.6064Gabonabout €160 / $173 a day · eSIM from €5.30 / $5.80
Chapter 02
Why these and not others
The tag is editorial: our desk writes it on a month it has written up, never derived from the score. A country scored from climate normals alone carries no tags, so it is not here - and nothing rated below good is, however well it would fit otherwise. A country under an active travel advisory is left out of the recommendation; the advisory itself is on its guide.
Chapter 03