Weekly note

Where to go in North America in December

5 of the 10 destinations in North America are in season in December: 0 a sweet spot, 3 good, 2 ok.

None of these has December as a sweet spot; the 3 labelled good are the best of the month: Mexico City, Los Angeles and Miami. Best avoided at 5 of them.

Ranked for December

#PlaceVerdict High Rain Why
1 Mexico City Mexico good 22° 1d 22C max, 1 rainy day
2 Los Angeles United States good 18° 4d 18C max, 4 rainy days
3 Miami United States good 25° 7d 25C max, 7 rainy days
4 San Francisco United States okbusy 14° cool 9d peak: Holiday season brings visitors for events and shopping.
5 New York United States okbusy 6° cool 9d peak: The holiday season attracts many visitors for shopping…

Not this December

Other months for North America

December elsewhere

Every verdict here is the destination's own: ten years of climate readings, the public holidays that crowd it, and what the flight costs. Nothing is said about North America as a whole that was not first measured at each place in it.