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Best time to visit United States

2 destinations in United States, each scored month by month, side by side.

San Francisco
Photo by Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
April, May and June are a sweet spot at both.

The destinations

Month by month

Place JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
New York 4° 6° 10° 16° 21° 26° 29° 28° 24° 19° 12° 6°
San Francisco 15° 15° 16° 17° 19° 21° 21° 23° 23° 22° 17° 15°
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Each cell is that destination's own verdict for the month — sweet spot, ok or avoid — with its typical daily high, from the same ten years of climate readings its page is built from. A dot marks a busy month. The last row counts the sweet spots, and the best months are marked.

Trips through United States

Before you go

Cost of livingexpensive — prices run about 100% of the United States' (World Bank, 2025)
CurrencyUnited states dollar
LanguagesHawaiian, Spanish, Samoan, Chamorro
PlugsType A and B, 120 V
DrivingOn the right
Emergency911
Calling code+1
Travel advice No advice against travel — UK Foreign Office, updated 2026-08-18

Health. Before you travel check that: your destination can provide the healthcare you may need you have appropriate travel insurance for local treatment or unexpected medical evacuation This is particularly important if you have a health condition or are pregnant. Emergency medical number Dial 911 and ask for an ambulance. Contact your insurance or medical assistance company quickly if you’re referred to … More.

Facts from Wikidata (CC0), the UK Foreign Office (Open Government Licence) and the World Bank, refreshed 2026-09-23. The advisory is written for British travellers; entry rules depend on your passport.

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 United States as a whole that was not first measured at each place in it.