Where to Paraglide in February: The Places That Fly Most

In February, the paragliding places in Europe that flew most often over the last three years were Vallee du louron, Occitanie, France (98% of days), Dupnitsa, Kyustendil, Bulgaria (95% of days) and Árnissa, Central Macedonia, Greece (95% of days). Further away, each continent's leader was Rainbow Valley - South Bullard in the United States, Iquique in Chile, Virār in India, Mokopane in South Africa and Manilla in Australia. Each figure is the share of February days, from 2023-09 to 2026-08, when at least one launch of the place had a two-hour window a typical EN-B pilot would fly: wind 5–25 km/h from a direction the launch faces (or a calm day with good thermals), gusts under 39 km/h, no rain or storm, and cloud off the launch.

Where to paraglide in Europe in February

#	Place	Where	Flyable days	Launches	Good for
1	Vallee du louron	🇫🇷 Occitanie	98% (about 27 of 28 days)	15	Thermals, Soaring, Cross-country, Hike & fly
2	Dupnitsa	🇧🇬 Kyustendil	95% (about 27 of 28 days)	7	Thermals, Soaring, Cross-country, Hike & fly, Winch launch, Flatland
3	Árnissa	🇬🇷 Central Macedonia	95% (about 27 of 28 days)	7	Thermals, Soaring, Cross-country, Hike & fly, Flatland
4	Knjazevac	🇷🇸 Central Serbia	95% (about 27 of 28 days)	4	Thermals, Soaring, Cross-country, Hike & fly, Flatland
5	Organya	🇪🇸 Catalonia	95% (about 27 of 28 days)	3	Thermals, Soaring

What February is like at the top two:

• Vallee du louron: afternoons around 6 °C, rain on 8% of days, typical wind 5 km/h, thermals topping out near 1,150 m, 8.6 h of sun.
• Dupnitsa: afternoons around 3 °C, rain on 19% of days, storms on 1%, typical wind 10 km/h, thermals topping out near 700 m, 7.6 h of sun.

Where to paraglide in North America in February

#	Place	Where	Flyable days	Launches	Good for
1	Rainbow Valley - South Bullard	🇺🇸 Arizona	100% (about 28 of 28 days)	4	Thermals, Soaring, Cross-country, Winch launch, Flatland
2	Valle de Bravo	🇲🇽 México	100% (about 28 of 28 days)	3	Thermals, Soaring, Cross-country, Hike & fly
3	Azua	🇩🇴 Azua Province	100% (about 28 of 28 days)	2	Thermals, Soaring, Hike & fly
4	Malinalco	🇲🇽 México	99% (about 28 of 28 days)	2	Thermals, Soaring, Cross-country, Flatland
5	Jiguaní	🇨🇺 Granma Province	98% (about 27 of 28 days)	8	Thermals, Soaring, Cross-country, Hike & fly, Flatland

What February is like at the top two:

• Rainbow Valley - South Bullard: afternoons around 22 °C, rain on 0% of days, typical wind 6 km/h, thermals topping out near 1,850 m, 9.1 h of sun.
• Valle de Bravo: afternoons around 21 °C, rain on 2% of days, typical wind 11 km/h, thermals topping out near 1,900 m, 11 h of sun.

Where to paraglide in South America in February

#	Place	Where	Flyable days	Launches	Good for
1	Iquique	🇨🇱 Tarapacá	100% (about 28 of 28 days)	4	Thermals, Soaring
2	Caçapava do Sul	🇧🇷 Rio Grande do Sul	100% (about 28 of 28 days)	3	Thermals, Soaring, Hike & fly, Flatland
3	Santiago	🇨🇱 Santiago Metropolitan	100% (about 28 of 28 days)	3	Thermals, Soaring, Cross-country
4	Upata	🇻🇪 Bolívar	100% (about 28 of 28 days)	2	Thermals, Soaring, Cross-country, Winch launch, Flatland
5	Vila Valério	🇧🇷 Espírito Santo	100% (about 28 of 28 days)	2	Thermals, Soaring, Cross-country, Flatland

What February is like at the top two:

• Iquique: afternoons around 24 °C, rain on 0% of days, typical wind 11 km/h, thermals topping out near 900 m, 12 h of sun.
• Caçapava do Sul: afternoons around 29 °C, rain on 14% of days, storms on 4%, typical wind 10 km/h, thermals topping out near 1,550 m, 11.2 h of sun.

Where to paraglide in Asia in February

#	Place	Where	Flyable days	Launches	Good for
1	Virār	🇮🇳 Maharashtra	100% (about 28 of 28 days)	6	Thermals, Soaring, Cross-country, Hike & fly, Winch launch, Flatland
2	Khadkale	🇮🇳 Maharashtra	100% (about 28 of 28 days)	5	Thermals, Soaring, Cross-country, Hike & fly, Flatland
3	Trimbak	🇮🇳 Maharashtra	100% (about 28 of 28 days)	3	Thermals, Soaring, Cross-country, Hike & fly, Flatland
4	Ahilyanagar	🇮🇳 Maharashtra	99% (about 28 of 28 days)	3	Thermals, Soaring, Cross-country, Hike & fly
5	Mui Ne	🇻🇳 Lam Dong	99% (about 28 of 28 days)	3	Soaring, Hike & fly

What February is like at the top two:

• Virār: afternoons around 34 °C, rain on 0% of days, typical wind 11 km/h, thermals topping out near 2,350 m, 11 h of sun.
• Khadkale: afternoons around 29 °C, rain on 0% of days, typical wind 9 km/h, thermals topping out near 2,350 m, 11 h of sun.

Where to paraglide in Africa in February

#	Place	Where	Flyable days	Launches	Good for
1	Mokopane	🇿🇦 Limpopo	100% (about 28 of 28 days)	5	Thermals, Soaring, Cross-country, Hike & fly, Winch launch, Flatland
2	Oudtshoorn	🇿🇦 Western Cape	100% (about 28 of 28 days)	2	not recorded
3	Citrusdal	🇿🇦 Western Cape	99% (about 28 of 28 days)	5	Thermals, Soaring, Cross-country, Flatland
4	Bujumbura	🇧🇮 Bujumbura Mairie	99% (about 28 of 28 days)	2	Thermals, Soaring, Cross-country, Hike & fly
5	Butajīra	🇪🇹 Central Ethiopia Regional State	99% (about 28 of 28 days)	2	Thermals, Cross-country, Flatland

What February is like at the top two:

• Mokopane: afternoons around 25 °C, rain on 8% of days, storms on 1%, typical wind 9 km/h, thermals topping out near 1,750 m, 10.9 h of sun.
• Oudtshoorn: afternoons around 31 °C, rain on 2% of days, storms on 4%, typical wind 11 km/h, thermals topping out near 2,050 m, 11.5 h of sun.

Where to paraglide in Oceania in February

#	Place	Where	Flyable days	Launches	Good for
1	Manilla	🇦🇺 New South Wales	99% (about 28 of 28 days)	3	Thermals, Soaring, Cross-country, Hike & fly, Flatland
2	Tamborine Mountain	🇦🇺 Queensland	96% (about 27 of 28 days)	3	Thermals, Soaring, Cross-country, Hike & fly, Flatland
3	York	🇦🇺 Western Australia	95% (about 27 of 28 days)	3	Thermals, Soaring, Flatland
4	Helidon	🇦🇺 Queensland	94% (about 26 of 28 days)	2	Thermals, Soaring
5	Queenstown	🇳🇿 Otago	92% (about 26 of 28 days)	4	Thermals, Soaring, Cross-country, Hike & fly

What February is like at the top two:

• Manilla: afternoons around 27 °C, rain on 5% of days, typical wind 9 km/h, thermals topping out near 2,100 m, 11.4 h of sun.
• Tamborine Mountain: afternoons around 25 °C, rain on 7% of days, storms on 1%, typical wind 13 km/h, thermals topping out near 1,300 m, 10.7 h of sun.

How this is measured

Every launch in the OutDare map is judged hour by hour against the weather model's history at that spot: wind at the ground and at launch height, gusts, rain and thunderstorms, low cloud and the thermal ceiling. Places group the launches you would choose between on a trip, and a place flies on a day when any of its launches does. Only places with at least 2 launches are listed, and tow-only flatland fields are left out. Your own limits change the answer: the trip planner re-ranks every place for your wind range, and each place opens on the OutDare map for your exact dates.

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