Leicester · February
Where to go from Leicester in February
169 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. 1 of them are at least 4° warmer than Leicester.
Good for February
Something on, mild weather, not too far: our reading of the month, not a ranking of the places.
- Derby 34 min United Kingdom Derby Caribbean Carnival.
- Wakefield 1h 49 United Kingdom Rhubarb.
- York 2h 05 United Kingdom Highs of 8°, and Jorvik Viking Festival.
- Hastings 3h 08 United Kingdom Old Town Carnival Week.
- Bristol 3h 09 United Kingdom Highs of 8°, and St Paul's Carnival.
- Warminster 3h 53 United Kingdom Warminster Carnival.
On in February
- Derby Caribbean Carnival in Derby 34 min
- Rhubarb in Wakefield 1h 49
- Jorvik Viking Festival in York 2h 05
- Old Town Carnival Week in Hastings 3h 08
- St Paul's Carnival in Bristol 3h 09
- Warminster Carnival in Warminster 3h 53
- 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
- Travelling in Rennes 6h 27
- IFFR in Rotterdam 6h 34
- Summer Carnival in Rotterdam 6h 34
- World tennis Tournament in Rotterdam 6h 34
- Festival Anima in Liège 6h 36
- Caen Student Carnival in Caen 7h 03
- Carnaval in Breda 7h 09
- Carnival in Eindhoven 7h 49
Most happen every year in February; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In Leicester, February has 9 h 54 of daylight and averages 0–7°.
- Derby · United Kingdom 34 min — 9 h 53 Derby Caribbean Carnival
- Nottingham · United Kingdom 58 min 2–8° 41 mm 9 h 53
- Stamford · United Kingdom 1h 04 — 9 h 54
- Sheffield · United Kingdom 1h 08 2–8° 67 mm 9 h 50
- Birmingham · United Kingdom 1h 17 2–8° 55 mm 9 h 55
- Peterborough · United Kingdom 1h 18 — 9 h 54
- London · United Kingdom 1h 29 3–9° 45 mm 9 h 59
- Doncaster · United Kingdom 1h 38 · 1 ch — 9 h 50
- Coventry · United Kingdom 1h 40 · 1 ch 2–8° 47 mm 9 h 55
- St Albans · United Kingdom 1h 45 · 2 ch — 9 h 58
- Wakefield · United Kingdom 1h 49 · 1 ch — 9 h 49 Rhubarb
- Milton Keynes · United Kingdom 1h 50 · 1 ch — 9 h 57
- Ely · United Kingdom 1h 54 — 9 h 55
- Stockport · United Kingdom 1h 55 · 1 ch — 9 h 50
- Stevenage · United Kingdom 2h · 1 ch — 9 h 58
- Leeds · United Kingdom 2h 05 · 1 ch 0–6° 45 mm 9 h 48
- York · United Kingdom 2h 05 · 2 ch 1–8° 42 mm 9 h 47 Jorvik Viking Festival
- Runcorn · United Kingdom 2h 05 · 2 ch — 9 h 51
- Manchester · United Kingdom 2h 07 · 1 ch 2–8° 61 mm 9 h 50
- Northampton · United Kingdom 2h 09 · 2 ch — 9 h 56
- Cambridge · United Kingdom 2h 11 — 9 h 56
- Cheltenham · United Kingdom 2h 16 · 1 ch — 9 h 58
- Reading · United Kingdom 2h 17 · 2 ch — 10 h
- Crawley · United Kingdom 2h 21 · 1 ch — 10 h 01
- Chelmsford · United Kingdom 2h 23 · 2 ch 1–8° 39 mm 9 h 58
- Shrewsbury · United Kingdom 2h 24 · 1 ch — 9 h 54
- Liverpool · United Kingdom 2h 25 · 2 ch 3–8° 57 mm 9 h 50
- Warrington · United Kingdom 2h 27 · 2 ch — 9 h 50
- Gloucester · United Kingdom 2h 28 · 1 ch — 9 h 58
- Lincoln · United Kingdom 2h 29 · 1 ch 2–8° 38 mm 9 h 51
- Salford · United Kingdom 2h 31 · 2 ch — 9 h 50
- Worcester · United Kingdom 2h 31 · 3 ch — 9 h 56
- Chester · United Kingdom 2h 34 · 3 ch — 9 h 51
- Farnborough · United Kingdom 2h 34 · 4 ch — 10 h
- Guildford · United Kingdom 2h 34 · 3 ch — 10 h 01
- Altrincham · United Kingdom 2h 35 · 2 ch — 9 h 50
- Canterbury · United Kingdom 2h 36 · 1 ch — 10 h
- Huddersfield · United Kingdom 2h 37 · 2 ch — 9 h 49
- Southend-on-Sea · United Kingdom 2h 37 · 3 ch — 9 h 59
- Wigan · United Kingdom 2h 38 · 2 ch — 9 h 50
Journeys from Leicester'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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