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Hope my experiences (  having been to all the places mentioned  during Jan, Feb, March   )help ...Egypt, Gambia, Cape verde ...all ok for January and February  Sunbathing weather.

Morocco, Portugal, Madeira, Tunisia, Cyprus   Not warm enough for sunbathing until the end of March, but nice if want to do some sightseeing.

Marseille  ... Sunbathing from end of April.

The Canaries....remember​ all the islands have different climate and can have lots of wind and rain in January.

lorraine robinson

 Nice bit  of advertising there... not sure why you DEFIANTLY recommend it though  LOL

It's 11 - 15 c  there this week so not even warm enough to go without a coat.

I've visited the Red Sea (Israeli and Egyptian) at this time of year on more than a few occasions. As long as the wind  doesn't get up the weather is great but it ain't that warm when the sun goes down so you need to dress for UK Autumn temps. On some nights it was colder out there at night then it was in London. Despite the sun It can also be cold during the day if you are in an open area on a windy day. But as the piece says there are some great deals around and the drop in tourists means you don't have to up with 1000s of Russians being a real pain everywhere.

Don't know if I'd call the Dead Sea a winter destination, more like a stopover on a day trip from somewhere like Tel Aviv.

You get some good hotel deals in Eilat, Israel at this time of year with El Al flights that won't break the bank. In fact booking El Al is often a much better deal on that route than using EasyJet with a connecting flight.

why not the Red Sea Israel, or Dead Sea Israel, or Tel Aviv Israel,

Just saying as Israel is never listed and the surrounding nations are always included.

for the thumbs downers

you've dipped your toes in the water at that time of year then ?

the canaries or portugal in winter ..... not for me thanks

that atlantic ocean is a bit too cold for me at that time of the year