Bordeaux in February

Listed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (hot, busy), Nov–Feb (wet, grey).

February is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

• MayGreatInside Bordeaux's best window: May–Jun, Sep–Oct.
• JuneGreatInside Bordeaux's best window: May–Jun, Sep–Oct.
• SeptemberGreatInside Bordeaux's best window: May–Jun, Sep–Oct.
• OctoberGreatInside Bordeaux's best window: May–Jun, Sep–Oct.

• BordeauxHighs around 12 °C (54 °F), lows around 3.6 °C (38 °F), rain on about 11 daysHighs around 54 °F (12 °C), lows around 38 °F (3.6 °C), rain on about 11 days
• Atlantic west, France · Brittany, Normandy coast, Bordeaux, Biarritzrainy

  Rain in any month; mild summers without much heat. The Basque coast is greener and wetter than people expect.

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

• Winter school holidays big impact

  Mid-Feb to mid-Mar (by school zone) · France

  Four staggered weeks fill ski resorts and Alpine trains; book Alps lodging months ahead.

Crowds · France overall

Medium

Prices · France overall

Medium

France overall: School ski holidays fill the Alps for four weeks; Paris quiet and cheap; the Nice Carnival and Menton Lemon Festival run on the Riviera.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Bordeaux, side by side.

• A warm coat, hat and gloves for mornings and evenings
• A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast

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