Derby · February
Where to go from Derby in February
163 places you can reach by train, coach or ferry within eight hours, leaving on a weekday morning, and what February is like in each: the warmth and the rain on average, the daylight, and what's on.
Good for February
Something on, mild weather, not too far: our reading of the month, not a ranking of the places.
- Leicester 1h 05 United Kingdom Highs of 7°, and Caribbean Carnival.
- Bristol 2h 35 United Kingdom Highs of 8°, and St Paul's Carnival.
- Wakefield 1h 23 United Kingdom Rhubarb.
- York 1h 53 United Kingdom Highs of 8°, and Jorvik Viking Festival.
- Warminster 3h 43 United Kingdom Warminster Carnival.
- Hastings 4h 08 United Kingdom Old Town Carnival Week.
On in February
- Caribbean Carnival in Leicester 1h 05
- Rhubarb in Wakefield 1h 23
- Jorvik Viking Festival in York 1h 53
- St Paul's Carnival in Bristol 2h 35
- Warminster Carnival in Warminster 3h 43
- Old Town Carnival Week in Hastings 4h 08
- Glasgow Film Festival in Glasgow 5h 17
- Carnival in Kraainem 5h 36
- Festival van Vlaanderen Kortrijk in Kortrijk 5h 47
- Aalst Carnival in Aalst 5h 52
- Festival Anima in Ghent 6h 02
- Festival Anima in Charleroi 6h 04
- IFFR in Rotterdam 6h 34
- Summer Carnival in Rotterdam 6h 34
- World tennis Tournament in Rotterdam 6h 34
- Festival Anima in Liège 6h 36
- Carnaval in Breda 7h 09
- Travelling in Rennes 7h 27
- Carnival in Eindhoven 7h 49
- Caen Student Carnival in Caen 7h 58
Most happen every year in February; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In Derby, February has 9 h 53 of daylight.
- Nottingham · United Kingdom 35 min 2–8° 41 mm 9 h 53
- Sheffield · United Kingdom 47 min 2–8° 67 mm 9 h 50
- Birmingham · United Kingdom 57 min 2–8° 55 mm 9 h 55
- Leicester · United Kingdom 1h 05 0–7° 49 mm 9 h 54 Caribbean Carnival
- Wakefield · United Kingdom 1h 23 · 1 ch — 9 h 49 Rhubarb
- Coventry · United Kingdom 1h 25 · 1 ch 2–8° 47 mm 9 h 55
- Doncaster · United Kingdom 1h 25 · 1 ch — 9 h 50
- Leeds · United Kingdom 1h 40 · 1 ch 0–6° 45 mm 9 h 48
- Peterborough · United Kingdom 1h 45 · 1 ch — 9 h 54
- Lincoln · United Kingdom 1h 46 2–8° 38 mm 9 h 51
- Milton Keynes · United Kingdom 1h 50 · 1 ch — 9 h 57
- Cheltenham · United Kingdom 1h 52 — 9 h 58
- Stockport · United Kingdom 1h 52 · 1 ch — 9 h 50
- York · United Kingdom 1h 53 · 2 ch 1–8° 42 mm 9 h 47 Jorvik Viking Festival
- Huddersfield · United Kingdom 1h 55 · 2 ch — 9 h 49
- Stamford · United Kingdom 1h 58 · 1 ch — 9 h 54
- Manchester · United Kingdom 2h 01 · 1 ch 2–8° 61 mm 9 h 50
- Runcorn · United Kingdom 2h 05 · 1 ch — 9 h 51
- Stevenage · United Kingdom 2h 07 · 2 ch — 9 h 58
- Northampton · United Kingdom 2h 09 · 1 ch — 9 h 56
- Salford · United Kingdom 2h 10 · 2 ch — 9 h 50
- London · United Kingdom 2h 11 3–9° 45 mm 9 h 59
- Stratford-upon-Avon · United Kingdom 2h 11 · 2 ch — 9 h 56
- Gloucester · United Kingdom 2h 13 · 1 ch — 9 h 58
- Oxford · United Kingdom 2h 19 · 1 ch — 9 h 58
- Kingston upon Hull · United Kingdom 2h 20 · 1 ch — 9 h 48
- Ely · United Kingdom 2h 21 · 1 ch — 9 h 55
- Bolton · United Kingdom 2h 23 · 2 ch — 9 h 49
- Shrewsbury · United Kingdom 2h 24 · 1 ch — 9 h 54
- Liverpool · United Kingdom 2h 25 · 1 ch 3–8° 57 mm 9 h 50
- Warrington · United Kingdom 2h 27 · 1 ch — 9 h 50
- Worcester · United Kingdom 2h 31 · 2 ch — 9 h 56
- Chester · United Kingdom 2h 34 · 2 ch — 9 h 51
- Bristol · United Kingdom 2h 35 2–8° 58 mm 10 h St Paul's Carnival
- Altrincham · United Kingdom 2h 35 · 2 ch — 9 h 50
- Wigan · United Kingdom 2h 38 · 1 ch — 9 h 50
- St Albans · United Kingdom 2h 43 · 1 ch — 9 h 58
- Cambridge · United Kingdom 2h 47 · 2 ch — 9 h 56
- Reading · United Kingdom 2h 47 · 1 ch — 10 h
- Swindon · United Kingdom 2h 49 · 1 ch — 9 h 59
Journeys from Derby's stations on a Tuesday from 08:00, waiting for the train included, from published timetables as of 19 October 2026. Temperatures and rain are long-term averages from each city's Wikivoyage article (CC BY-SA); daylight is worked out for the middle of the month.
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