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Phek in February

The Chakhesang highlands.

Quick answer. Late winter, dry. The Angami festival season anchors the month. For Phek specifically, February is a comfortable month with the usual hill-state caveats.

Chakhesang hill landscape, representative of Phek
February in Phek

The essentials

People
Chakhesang, Pochury
Route
Kohima-Phek-Pfutsero highlands
Month
February, Nagaland
This month
Late winter, dry.

Why February here

Phek district: Chakhesang and Pochury villages, terraced hills and the road to Pfutsero and Zhavame.

Phek is the large southern district of Chakhesang and Pochury country: steep terraced hills, the Pfutsero-Zhavame-Kapamodzü highlands, and villages that hold some of Nagaland’s strongest living traditions.

What to do

Terrace country

Some of the state’s most sculpted farmland.

Elsewhere in Nagaland in February

The wider Nagaland calendar this month: Sekrenyi (Angami; 2026 edition was February 25; announced annually). Dates shift with harvests and moons; we confirm them when you plan.

Pair it with

Phek in February, planned properly

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