Weekly note

Where to go in North America in September

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

September is a sweet spot at 5 of the 10: Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, Toronto and New York. Best avoided at 2 of them.

Ranked for September

#PlaceVerdict High Rain Why
1 Los Angeles United States sweet spot 25° 1d 25C max, 1 rainy day
2 Chicago United States sweet spot 24° 8d 24C max, 8 rainy days
3 Seattle United States good 21° 8d 21C max, 8 rainy days
4 Boston United States sweet spot 23° 8d 23C max, 8 rainy days
5 Vancouver Canada good 19° 10d 19C max, 10 rainy days
6 San Francisco United States goodbusy 24° 1d shoulder season
7 Toronto Canada sweet spotbusy 22° 7d shoulder season
8 New York United States sweet spotbusy 25° 8d shoulder season

Not this September

Other months for North America

September 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.