AT THEIR BEST IN FEBRUARY

 

 

            February is much like January, only more so.  It also usually brings excellent weather to western India and the Malabar Coast.  These areas, along with much of Southeast Asia, are still enjoying the benefits of the dry Northeast Monsoon. 

 

          The weather is also still excellent in those portions of the southern hemisphere that have a Mediterranean-type climate or a tropical desert climate:  for instance, much of western South America, the tip of South Africa, and southern Australia. 

 

          Finally, those islands and coasts within the wet-and-dry tropics that are having their dry seasons at this time of year are also at or near their best.  This includes most of the true Caribbean Islands, and the windward shores of the Hawaiian Islands.  Some of these places will have just a touch nicer weather in January or March, and may be featured in those months. 

 

          As a rule of thumb, you can usually assume that if a place is at its best in a particular month, then the months on either side of the featured month will have pretty good weather too. 

 

 

ACAPULCO, MEXICO

ANGEL FALLS, VENEZUELA

ASMARA, ERITREA

BARBADOS, WEST INDIES

BOMBAY (MUMBAI), INDIA

BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA

CALICUT (KOZHIKODE), INDIA

CANCUN RESORT AREA, MEXICO

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA

CUERNAVACA, MEXICO

CURACAO, NETHERLANDS ANTILLES

DOMINICA, WEST INDIES

EASTER ISLAND (RAPA NUI), CHILE

EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK (COAST), FLORIDA

GRENADA, WEST INDIES

GUADELUPE ISLAND, WEST INDIES

GUATEMALA CITY, GUATEMALA

HO CHI MINH CITY (SAIGON), VIETNAM

IXTAPA/ZIHUATANEJO, MEXICO

KAILUA-KONA COAST OF THE BIG ISLAND, HAWAII

KINGSTON, JAMAICA

LIHUE COAST OF KAUAI, HAWAII

MALDIVE ISLANDS, INDIAN OCEAN

MANZANILLO, MEXICO

MERIDA (YUCATAN), MEXICO

OAXACA, MEXICO

MOST OF NEW ZEALAND

PACIFIC COAST OF COSTA RICA

PHUKET ISLAND, THAILAND

PLAYA DEL CARMEN, MEXICO

PUNTA CANA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

ST. THOMAS, VIRGIN ISLANDS

SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA

SANTIAGO, CHILE

SINGAPORE

ST. MAARTEN/MARTIN, WEST INDIES

TIKAL NATIONAL PARK, GUATEMALA

TIMBUKTU, MALI

TRIVANDRUM BEACHES, INDIA

VIRGIN ISLANDS, WEST INDIES

 

 

Copyright 2007 by Patrick J. Tyson     www.climates.com

Last edited in January of 2010