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The best skies in February

120 places where February is among the best months: long dark nights and clearer skies.

1Bortle94mountainMont Idoukal-n-TaghèsNigerNiger21.90 mag/arcsec² · Best month1Bortle94volcanoEmi KoussiChadChad21.90 mag/arcsec² · Best month1Bortle94mountainMount TahatAlgeriaAlgeria21.89 mag/arcsec² · Best month2Bortle93desertRamlat al-Sab`ataynYemenYemen21.85 mag/arcsec² · Best month2Bortle93desertSayhadSaudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia21.86 mag/arcsec² · Best month1Bortle93desertRub' al KhaliYemenYemen21.90 mag/arcsec² · Best month1Bortle93desertNubian DesertSudanSudan21.90 mag/arcsec² · Best month2Bortle92mountainHoggar MountainsAlgeriaAlgeria21.88 mag/arcsec² · Best month1Bortle92desertGrand Erg OccidentalAlgeriaAlgeria21.90 mag/arcsec² · Best month1Bortle92mountainAïr MountainsNigerNiger21.90 mag/arcsec² · Best month1Bortle91desertTalakNigerNiger21.90 mag/arcsec² · Best month1Bortle91mountainMousa AliDjiboutiDjibouti21.89 mag/arcsec² · Best month1Bortle91mountainNat Ma TaungMyanmarMyanmar21.89 mag/arcsec² · Best month1Bortle91desertAlgerian DesertAlgeriaAlgeria21.90 mag/arcsec² · Best month2Bortle91mountainJabal an Nabi Shu'aybYemenYemen21.85 mag/arcsec² · Best month1Bortle90mountainAdrar des IfoghasAlgeriaAlgeria21.90 mag/arcsec² · Best month1Bortle90desertEl DjoufMauritaniaMauritania21.90 mag/arcsec² · Best month2Bortle90lakeLake TanaEthiopiaEthiopia21.88 mag/arcsec² · Best month1Bortle90desertTanezrouftAlgeriaAlgeria21.90 mag/arcsec² · Best month2Bortle89mountainM'GounMoroccoMorocco21.87 mag/arcsec² · Best month1Bortle89mountainMount LouraGuineaGuinea21.90 mag/arcsec² · Best month2Bortle89volcanoLlaimaChileChile21.88 mag/arcsec² · Best month1Bortle89lakeLake AbbeEthiopiaEthiopia21.89 mag/arcsec² · Best month1Bortle89canyonArak gorgesAlgeriaAlgeria21.89 mag/arcsec² · Best month1Bortle89mountainShimbirisSomaliaSomalia21.90 mag/arcsec² · Best month1Bortle89volcanoLanínArgentinaArgentina21.89 mag/arcsec² · Best month1Bortle88lakeLake ChadChadChad21.89 mag/arcsec² · Best month2Bortle88volcanoArdoukobaDjiboutiDjibouti21.87 mag/arcsec² · Best month2Bortle88islandPerimYemenYemen21.88 mag/arcsec² · Best month1Bortle88mountainTronadorChileChile21.89 mag/arcsec² · Best month1Bortle88mountainNabro VolcanoEritreaEritrea21.89 mag/arcsec² · Best month2Bortle88mountainPico TurquinoCubaCuba21.84 mag/arcsec² · Best month1Bortle88lakeLake DéboMaliMali21.90 mag/arcsec² · Best month1Bortle87mountainOtgontengerMongoliaMongolia21.90 mag/arcsec² · Best month1Bortle87mountainBen AmeraMauritaniaMauritania21.90 mag/arcsec² · Best month2Bortle87mountainCosigüinaNicaraguaNicaragua21.83 mag/arcsec² · Best month2Bortle87lakeLake AssalDjiboutiDjibouti21.86 mag/arcsec² · Best month2Bortle87mountainMount TenakourouMaliMali21.88 mag/arcsec² · Best month2Bortle87volcanoHanish IslandsYemenYemen21.87 mag/arcsec² · Best month2Bortle87desertDanakil DesertEthiopiaEthiopia21.88 mag/arcsec² · Best month3Bortle87desertWahiba SandsOmanOman21.68 mag/arcsec² · Best month1Bortle87lakeLake FitriChadChad21.90 mag/arcsec² · Best month2Bortle87lakeLake BamBurkina FasoBurkina Faso21.87 mag/arcsec² · Best month2Bortle87mountainMont SokbaroBeninBenin21.87 mag/arcsec² · Best month1Bortle87volcanoCentral IslandKenyaKenya21.90 mag/arcsec² · Best month2Bortle87canyonDadès GorgesMoroccoMorocco21.86 mag/arcsec² · Best month2Bortle86lakeLake KompiengaBurkina FasoBurkina Faso21.88 mag/arcsec² · Best month1Bortle86islandSocotraYemenYemen21.90 mag/arcsec² · Best month1Bortle86mountainKinyetiSouth SudanSouth Sudan21.90 mag/arcsec² · Best month1Bortle86volcanoHayli GubbiEthiopiaEthiopia21.89 mag/arcsec² · Best month1Bortle86desertChalbi DesertKenyaKenya21.90 mag/arcsec² · Best month1Bortle86mountainMount BintumaniSierra LeoneSierra Leone21.90 mag/arcsec² · Best month1Bortle86lakeKainji LakeNigeriaNigeria21.89 mag/arcsec² · Best month1Bortle86mountainJongsong PeakChinaChina21.89 mag/arcsec² · Best month2Bortle86islandGonâve IslandHaitiHaiti21.86 mag/arcsec² · Best month1Bortle86mountainMount KilimanjaroTanzaniaTanzania21.89 mag/arcsec² · Best month2Bortle86volcanoErta AleEthiopiaEthiopia21.80 mag/arcsec² · Best month2Bortle85mountainOrosí VolcanoCosta RicaCosta Rica21.85 mag/arcsec² · Best month2Bortle85lakeChott MelrhirAlgeriaAlgeria21.74 mag/arcsec² · Best month1Bortle85mountainBurkhan KhaldunMongoliaMongolia21.90 mag/arcsec² · Best month2Bortle85lakeHeaven LakeChinaChina21.88 mag/arcsec² · Best month1Bortle85volcanoMount ElgonUgandaUganda21.90 mag/arcsec² · Best month2Bortle85mountainMount PulagPhilippinesPhilippines21.84 mag/arcsec² · Best month2Bortle85islandErnst Thälmann IslandCubaCuba21.84 mag/arcsec² · Best month2Bortle85volcanoVolcán MomotomboNicaraguaNicaragua21.70 mag/arcsec² · Best month2Bortle85mountainMount AgouTogoTogo21.76 mag/arcsec² · Best month2Bortle85lakeIndawgyi LakeMyanmarMyanmar21.88 mag/arcsec² · Best month3Bortle84volcanoTecuamburroGuatemalaGuatemala21.67 mag/arcsec² · Best month2Bortle84mountainBolaven PlateauLaosLaos21.87 mag/arcsec² · Best month2Bortle84islandCayman BracCayman IslandsCayman Islands21.83 mag/arcsec² · Best month1Bortle84mountainCerro ParanalChileChile21.89 mag/arcsec² · Best month1Bortle84mountainMount WuteveLiberiaLiberia21.90 mag/arcsec² · Best month1Bortle84islandCat IslandBahamasBahamas21.90 mag/arcsec² · Best month2Bortle84mountainVignemaleSpainSpain21.82 mag/arcsec² · Best month2Bortle84islandBarbudaAntigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda21.83 mag/arcsec² · Best month2Bortle84islandRedondaAntigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda21.82 mag/arcsec² · Best month2Bortle84mountainPeak la SelleHaitiHaiti21.74 mag/arcsec² · Best month2Bortle84mountainMugalzharKazakhstanKazakhstan21.87 mag/arcsec² · Best month1Bortle84lakeLake TurkanaEthiopiaEthiopia21.90 mag/arcsec² · Best month2Bortle84mountainPhnom AuralCambodiaCambodia21.84 mag/arcsec² · Best month2Bortle84islandTortugaHaitiHaiti21.87 mag/arcsec² · Best month2Bortle84International Dark Sky ReservePic du Midi de BigorreFranceFrance21.78 mag/arcsec² · Best month1Bortle84mountainBelukha MountainRussiaRussia21.90 mag/arcsec² · Best month2Bortle84mountainEl Yunque, CubaCubaCuba21.85 mag/arcsec² · Best month3Bortle84Starlight Tourism DestinationAlqueva ReservoirPortugalPortugal21.65 mag/arcsec² · Best month1Bortle84mountainHüiten PeakMongoliaMongolia21.90 mag/arcsec² · Best month2Bortle84volcanoPuyehue-Cordón CaulleChileChile21.88 mag/arcsec² · Best month1Bortle84lakeNorth Aral SeaKazakhstanKazakhstan21.90 mag/arcsec² · Best month1Bortle83lakeHulun LakeChinaChina21.89 mag/arcsec² · Best month2Bortle83lakeLake VoltaGhanaGhana21.79 mag/arcsec² · Best month2Bortle83lakeLake BaringoKenyaKenya21.87 mag/arcsec² · Best month2Bortle83islandNavassa IslandUnited StatesUnited States21.88 mag/arcsec² · Best month2Bortle83volcanoMaderasNicaraguaNicaragua21.84 mag/arcsec² · Best month2Bortle83islandSaona IslandDominican RepublicDominican Republic21.71 mag/arcsec² · Best month1Bortle83islandKavarattiIndiaIndia21.90 mag/arcsec² · Best month2Bortle83volcanoOsornoChileChile21.88 mag/arcsec² · Best month2Bortle83dark-sky preserveCypress Hills Interprovincial ParkCanadaCanada21.88 mag/arcsec² · Best month2Bortle83lakeLake NicaraguaNicaraguaNicaragua21.84 mag/arcsec² · Best month2Bortle83mountainPidurutalagalaSri LankaSri Lanka21.84 mag/arcsec² · Best month2Bortle83mountainDoyle's DelightBelizeBelize21.85 mag/arcsec² · Best month2Bortle83desertRyn DesertKazakhstanKazakhstan21.87 mag/arcsec² · Best month2Bortle83desertLa Guajira DesertVenezuelaVenezuela21.80 mag/arcsec² · Best month1Bortle83islandSan Salvador IslandBahamasBahamas21.89 mag/arcsec² · Best month2Bortle83islandLa Tortuga IslandVenezuelaVenezuela21.69 mag/arcsec² · Best month1Bortle83lakeLake AbayaEthiopiaEthiopia21.89 mag/arcsec² · Best month2Bortle83lakeLake BogoriaKenyaKenya21.86 mag/arcsec² · Best month1Bortle83mountainMount FairweatherUnited StatesUnited States21.90 mag/arcsec² · Best month1Bortle82dark-sky preserveGrasslands National ParkCanadaCanada21.89 mag/arcsec² · Best month1Bortle82islandJohnston AtollUnited StatesUnited States21.90 mag/arcsec² · Best month1Bortle82lakeUvs LakeRussiaRussia21.90 mag/arcsec² · Best month1Bortle82mountainMount RobsonCanadaCanada21.90 mag/arcsec² · Best month1Bortle82lakeLake TengizKazakhstanKazakhstan21.89 mag/arcsec² · Best month3Bortle82desertMonegros DesertSpainSpain21.66 mag/arcsec² · Best month1Bortle82mountainMount WaddingtonCanadaCanada21.89 mag/arcsec² · Best month2Bortle82volcanoCalbucoChileChile21.84 mag/arcsec² · Best month2Bortle82mountainKatahdinUnited StatesUnited States21.86 mag/arcsec² · Best month3Bortle82mountainTorrePortugalPortugal21.38 mag/arcsec² · Best month2Bortle82lakeLake EltonRussiaRussia21.87 mag/arcsec² · Best month2Bortle82volcanoBaekdu MountainNorth KoreaNorth Korea21.85 mag/arcsec² · Best month2Bortle82mountainAdam's PeakSri LankaSri Lanka21.81 mag/arcsec² · Best month

Best months: dark hours × clear sky (NASA, 2001–2020) × the Milky Way. Check the Moon before you go.

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Do you prefer beaches, lakes, mountains, waterfalls, islands, rivers, canyons, caves, dark skies, viewpoints, birdwatching or forests?

Same idea, other landscapes: field atlases built on open data, in seven languages.

beachesCoastyaFind your beach: sea temperature, sun and swimming month by month.Visit lakesLakeyasEvery lake on Earth: water temperature, ice, depth and the shore.Visit mountainsPeakyasEvery summit in 3D: summit weather, the 0 °C line, huts and trails.Visit waterfallsCascadyasEvery waterfall: height, flow month by month and when it roars.Visit islandsIslandyasEvery island from the sea up: size, sea temperature, ferries and 3D.Visit riversRiveryasEvery river from source to sea: the journey, the flow and the basin in numbers.Visit canyonsCanyonyasEvery canyon cut to scale: depth to the floor, rim and floor temperatures, trails and viewpoints.Visit cavesCavernyasEvery cave with its real depth and length: the rock above, the temperature inside all year, and how to visit.Visit
dark skiesDarkskyasWhere the night is still dark: the sky of every place, the Milky Way month by month, the Moon, eclipses and auroras.You are here
viewpointsViewyasEvery viewpoint with its real 360° panorama: the peaks you can name, how far you see and where the sun sets.Coming soonVisit
birdwatchingBirdyasEvery bird sanctuary and wetland with the species recorded month by month: who is resident, who comes for the summer, who only passes through.Coming soonVisit
forestsForestyaEvery forest with its land-cover rings, what grows and lives in it, and the best months to walk it.Coming soonVisit