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Best places to visit in India in February

416 of 589 curated destinations are in peak season in February, and 45 are ones to stay away from. No listicle lies: every verdict here comes from the place's own season window.

Where India is at its best in February

Each line below is the reason this place works in the winter, written for that place, not a generic blurb.

Also in peak season in February

380 more, all of them in their best window this month.

Where not to go in India in February

These 45 are hard no's this month: a closed gate, a snowed-in pass, cancelled boats, landslide season or heat that makes the trip pointless. The app will never suggest them in February.

Shoulder season in February

Fewer people, cheaper beds, and a real chance the weather does not cooperate. 114 places sit in shoulder season this month.

Festivals in February

  • Agra, Uttar Pradesh: Feb: Taj Mahotsav
  • Ajanta-Ellora, Maharashtra: Feb: Ellora Ajanta International Festival (classical music and dance)
  • Anini (Dibang Valley), Arunachal Pradesh: Feb: Reh, the Idu Mishmi festival (1 Feb)
  • Barsana & Nandgaon, Uttar Pradesh: Feb/Mar: Lathmar Holi at Barsana and Nandgaon (dates shift yearly)
  • Bir, Himachal Pradesh: Feb/Mar: Losar (Tibetan New Year) in the Tibetan colony
  • Chandigarh, Chandigarh: Feb: Chandigarh Rose Festival
  • Chidambaram & Pichavaram, Tamil Nadu: Feb/Mar: Natyanjali dance festival at Mahashivaratri
  • Diu, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu: Feb: Diu Carnival (Portuguese-Goan-style street parade)
  • Dungarpur, Rajasthan: Feb: Baneshwar tribal fair at the Som-Mahi confluence, 65 km out
  • Gokarna, Karnataka: Feb/Mar: Shivaratri car festival at Mahabaleshwar Temple
  • Gupteswar Caves (Koraput), Odisha: Feb/Mar: Maha Shivratri mela at the cave
  • Hampi, Karnataka: Feb/Mar: Hampi Utsav (Vijaya Utsav) cultural festival
  • Jageshwar, Uttarakhand: Feb/Mar: Maha Shivratri Mela at Jageshwar Dham
  • Jaisalmer, Rajasthan: Feb: Jaisalmer Desert Festival
  • Junagadh (Girnar), Gujarat: Feb/Mar: Bhavnath Mahadev fair below Girnar at Shivratri
  • Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh: Feb: Khajuraho Dance Festival, classical dance below the temples.
  • Khonoma, Nagaland: Feb: Sekrenyi (Angami purification, 25 Feb)
  • Kumbakonam (with Darasuram), Tamil Nadu: Feb/Mar: Masi Magam at the Mahamaham tank
  • Mandi, Himachal Pradesh: Feb/Mar: International Mandi Shivratri fair
  • McLeod Ganj, Himachal Pradesh: Feb/Mar: Losar (Tibetan New Year) at the main temple
  • Murudeshwar, Karnataka: Feb/Mar: Maha Shivaratri
  • Omkareshwar, Madhya Pradesh: Feb/Mar: Maha Shivratri mela draws huge pilgrim crowds.
  • Panaji (Fontainhas & Old Goa), Goa: Feb/Mar: Goa Carnival parade
  • Rajim, Chhattisgarh: Feb: Rajim Kumbh Kalp at the Triveni Sangam

Best states to visit in February

Rajasthan (39)Maharashtra (32)Kerala (30)Karnataka (29)Tamil Nadu (29)Madhya Pradesh (27)Uttar Pradesh (26)Gujarat (22)

Common questions

Where should you travel in India in February?

416 of the 589 destinations in this catalogue are in peak season in February, with another 114 in shoulder season. The states with the most places at their best are Rajasthan (39), Maharashtra (32), Kerala (30) and Karnataka (29).

Where should you avoid in India in February?

45 places in this catalogue are marked avoid in February: closed park gates, snowed-in passes, cancelled ferries, landslide roads or plain 45 degree heat. Alchi (Sham Valley), Aryan Valley (Dha & Garkon), Athirappilly Falls, Badrinath & Mana, Bhaderwah and Bharmour (Manimahesh) are among them.

Is February a good time to visit India?

February falls in the winter season. It is one of the strong months: roughly 71 per cent of the catalogue is at its best.