1 week holiday second week in February - where is hot in the med?

[muchlovex]

we'd like to holiday 2nd week in February and would like a fairly hot Mediterranean holiday. Can anyone recommend anywhere nice?x

[Buenchico]

(2-part post):

I can answer your question ("Where is hot in the Med?") in one word: Nowhere.

Mediterranean destinations simply aren't far enough south to guarantee hot weather in February. For example the typical daily maximum temperature in Majorca is only around 15C:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/...lts.shtml?tt=TT004280
You'll find similar temperatures in Sicily:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/...lts.shtml?tt=TT003990
and Sardinia:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/...lts.shtml?tt=TT003970

It's no warmer if head to the north Moroccan (i.e. Mediterranean) coast:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/...lts.shtml?tt=TT003970

[Buenchico]

For warm weather you'll need to go further down into Africa (or off the African coast). On a limited budget there's only one real option, the Canary Islands. You stand a good chance of finding some warmth (rather than heat), with typical maximum daily temperatures of around 22C, but there are often strong winds at that time of year.

For hot (rather than warm) weather, you'll have to go further south still. e.g. The Gambia has typical daily maximum temperatures around 32C:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/...lts.shtml?tt=TT000230

Sorry, ABers can do a lot of things but we can't change the way that the Earth orbits the Sun ;-)

Chris

[jomifl]

Nowhere in the med could be called hot in February. Gambia is the best bet, The canary islands couldn't be called hot at that time, just comfortable, warm top needed in the evening.

[jno]

should be up into the 20s during the day in Egypt by then, but gets chilly quickly once the sun goes down.

[Buenchico]

Further to Jno's post:
The average maximum daily temperature of Egypt's Mediterranean coastal strip in February is only 19C:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/...lts.shtml?tt=TT000160
The BBC website states "the weather in the winter period from November to March may be quite variable with some cloudy days when rain and disturbed weather are brought by depressions moving from west to east in the Mediterranean. For much of the time, however, the winter weather is warm and sunny; but some cold days occur when northerly winds are strong":
http://www.bbc.co.uk/...lts.shtml?tt=TT000180

Chris

[jno]

I wasn't thinking of the delights of Alexandria in the winter but of places further south - Luxor/Aswan on the Nile or (if tombs don't appeal) Sharm or Hurghada on the coast. Not as hot as Gambia, but worth considering and cheapish packages may be available.

[lindapalmara]

We went to SHARMA el sheik in February, lovely the first week and cool the second