Luckily, a handful of southern spots do start to warm up as early as February, and resorts cater to the off-season trickle of tourists by opening their doors year-round. Here, we round up the best places where it's hot in Europe in February – or at least warmer than our shores, from Spanish seaside provinces to Mediterranean islands. Palermo might be at the lower end of the February temperatures listed here, with average highs of 15°C – but compared to the UK's frosty, rainy shores, it'll still feel like a balmy escape.