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Where to go in North America in winter

Winter is December to February north of the equator and in South Asia; June to August south of the equator. These are the places in North America where at least two of those three months are a sweet spot or good, ranked on ten years of climate readings, public holidays and fares.

Winter in the north: December to February

8 of the 25 places are a sweet spot or good in at least two of December, January and February; 6 of them in each of the three.

  1. Mexico City Mexico December: goodJanuary: sweet spotFebruary: sweet spot 3 of 3 good or better · highs 22–25°C
  2. Los Angeles United States December: goodJanuary: goodFebruary: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 19–20°C
  3. San Diego United States December: goodJanuary: goodFebruary: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 18°C
  4. Maui United States December: sweet spotJanuary: sweet spotFebruary: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 25–26°C
  5. Scottsdale United States December: goodJanuary: goodFebruary: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 19–21°C
  6. Oahu United States December: goodJanuary: goodFebruary: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 25–26°C
  7. Austin United States December: okJanuary: goodFebruary: good 2 of 3 good or better · highs 16–19°C
  8. Miami United States December: okJanuary: goodFebruary: sweet spot 2 of 3 good or better · highs 24–25°C

Fewer than two good months

Winter in the south: June to August

20 of the 25 places are a sweet spot or good in at least two of June, July and August; 15 of them in each of the three.

  1. Los Angeles United States June: sweet spotJuly: goodAugust: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 27–31°C
  2. The Grand Canyon United States June: sweet spotJuly: sweet spotAugust: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 28–29°C
  3. Oahu United States June: sweet spotJuly: goodAugust: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 28–30°C
  4. Yosemite United States June: sweet spotJuly: sweet spotAugust: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 26–31°C
  5. San Diego United States June: sweet spotJuly: goodAugust: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 22–26°C
  6. Seattle United States June: sweet spotJuly: sweet spotAugust: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 21–25°C
  7. Yellowstone United States June: goodJuly: sweet spotAugust: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 17–24°C
  8. New York United States June: sweet spotJuly: sweet spotAugust: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 27–30°C
  9. San Francisco United States June: sweet spotJuly: sweet spotAugust: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 18–20°C
  10. Vancouver Canada June: goodJuly: sweet spotAugust: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 19–23°C
  11. Boston United States June: sweet spotJuly: sweet spotAugust: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 25–28°C
  12. Toronto Canada June: sweet spotJuly: sweet spotAugust: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 24–27°C
  13. Maui United States June: sweet spotJuly: sweet spotAugust: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 29–30°C
  14. Washington DC United States June: sweet spotJuly: sweet spotAugust: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 29–31°C
  15. Key West United States June: sweet spotJuly: sweet spotAugust: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 29–30°C
  16. Chicago United States June: sweet spotJuly: goodAugust: ok 2 of 3 good or better · highs 26–27°C
  17. Anchorage United States June: sweet spotJuly: goodAugust: ok 2 of 3 good or better · highs 18–20°C
  18. Asheville United States June: sweet spotJuly: sweet spotAugust: ok 2 of 3 good or better · highs 27–29°C
  19. Miami United States June: goodJuly: goodAugust: ok 2 of 3 good or better · highs 30–31°C
  20. New Orleans United States June: sweet spotJuly: goodAugust: ok 2 of 3 good or better · highs 31–32°C

Fewer than two good months

North America, season by season

Winter elsewhere

Labelled and ranked by the score from Bengaluru, as every month page is, until you choose your own city: then your own city's score decides, and the places are split into your own country, short hops within 1,500 km, and further away. A month counts when it is a sweet spot or good; two such months put a place on the list, and more months, then a higher average score, put it higher. The climate is each place's own, from ten years of readings. How we rank