United States in January

January is United States's weakest month (rank 12 of 12): its 171 destinations average 61/100, led by Aspen at 93 — -4°C and 10 rainy days — while Hilo is warmer at 30°C and scores 76.

#12 of 12 months for United States · 171 destinations · updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

Where in United States in January

#	Place	Type	Feels-like high	Rain	Comfort	At its best
1	Aspen	Ski resort	-4°C	50 mm · 10 days	93 tier S	Yes
2	Park City	Ski resort	-4°C	115 mm · 13 days	93 tier S	Yes
3	Vail	Ski resort	-7°C	64 mm · 12 days	93 tier S	Yes
4	Kona	Beach	30°C	68 mm · 13 days	92 tier S	Yes
5	Steamboat Springs	Ski resort	-5°C	67 mm · 13 days	92 tier S	Yes
6	Stowe	Ski resort	-6°C	85 mm · 14 days	91 tier S	Yes
7	Big Sky	Ski resort	-6°C	42 mm · 12 days	90 tier S	Yes
8	Honolulu	Beach	29°C	59 mm · 6 days	90 tier S	—
9	Kauai	Island	23°C	42 mm · 11 days	90 tier S	—
10	Breckenridge	Ski resort	-6°C	48 mm · 11 days	89 tier A	Yes
11	Lahaina	Beach	27°C	75 mm · 6 days	88 tier A	—
12	Lake Placid	Ski resort	-7°C	62 mm · 9 days	88 tier A	Yes
13	Big Bend National Park	National park	11°C	6 mm · 1 day	87 tier A	—
14	Mammoth Lakes	Ski resort	1°C	123 mm · 8 days	86 tier A	Yes
15	Maui	Island	16°C	81 mm · 14 days	86 tier A	—
16	Sun Valley	Ski resort	-5°C	51 mm · 9 days	86 tier A	Yes
17	Haleakala National Park	National park	13°C	81 mm · 14 days	85 tier A	—
18	Everglades National Park	National park	25°C	38 mm · 5 days	84 tier A	Yes
19	Hawaii Volcanoes National Park	National park	18°C	138 mm · 16 days	84 tier A	Yes
20	Jackson	Ski resort	-8°C	39 mm · 8 days	84 tier A	Yes
21	Key West	Beach	24°C	47 mm · 5 days	84 tier A	—
22	Orlando	City	21°C	57 mm · 5 days	84 tier A	—
23	Tampa	City	21°C	69 mm · 6 days	84 tier A	—
24	Joshua Tree National Park	National park	12°C	19 mm · 3 days	83 tier A	—
25	Fort Lauderdale	Beach	24°C	69 mm · 6 days	82 tier A	—
26	Telluride	Ski resort	-3°C	29 mm · 8 days	82 tier A	Yes
27	Whitefish	Ski resort	-4°C	39 mm · 9 days	82 tier A	Yes
28	Biscayne National Park	National park	25°C	58 mm · 7 days	81 tier A	Yes
29	Miami	Beach	25°C	70 mm · 5 days	81 tier A	—
30	Killington	Ski resort	-12°C	84 mm · 11 days	80 tier A	—
31	Los Angeles	City	19°C	92 mm · 6 days	80 tier A	—
32	Saguaro National Park	National park	10°C	36 mm · 5 days	80 tier A	—
33	St. Augustine	City	17°C	52 mm · 6 days	80 tier A	—
34	Channel Islands National Park	National park	12°C	72 mm · 7 days	79 tier B	—
35	Naples, Florida	Beach	23°C	48 mm · 5 days	79 tier B	—
36	Palm Springs	City	19°C	37 mm · 3 days	79 tier B	—
37	Death Valley National Park	National park	7°C	18 mm · 4 days	78 tier B	—
38	Phoenix	City	17°C	16 mm · 3 days	78 tier B	—
39	Dry Tortugas National Park	National park	23°C	54 mm · 8 days	77 tier B	Yes
40	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	National park	2°C	9 mm · 3 days	77 tier B	—
41	Jacksonville	City	18°C	83 mm · 8 days	77 tier B	—
42	Tucson	City	16°C	33 mm · 4 days	77 tier B	—
43	Carlsbad Caverns National Park	National park	7°C	8 mm · 2 days	76 tier B	—
44	Hilo	City	30°C	182 mm · 13 days	76 tier B	Yes
45	San Antonio	City	16°C	49 mm · 6 days	76 tier B	—
46	White Sands National Park	National park	10°C	15 mm · 2 days	76 tier B	—
47	Congaree National Park	National park	13°C	90 mm · 10 days	75 tier B	—
48	Grand Canyon National Park	National park	10°C	25 mm · 4 days	75 tier B	—
49	Scottsdale	City	16°C	21 mm · 3 days	75 tier B	—
50	Sedona	Trekking hub	8°C	42 mm · 5 days	75 tier B	—
51	Austin	City	15°C	61 mm · 5 days	74 tier B	—
52	Charleston	City	12°C	59 mm · 6 days	74 tier B	—
53	Pinnacles National Park	National park	12°C	95 mm · 8 days	74 tier B	—
54	Sarasota	Beach	22°C	56 mm · 5 days	74 tier B	—
55	Savannah	City	14°C	77 mm · 7 days	73 tier B	—
56	New Orleans	City	15°C	104 mm · 8 days	72 tier B	—
57	Petrified Forest National Park	National park	5°C	17 mm · 4 days	72 tier B	—
58	Las Vegas	City	12°C	14 mm · 3 days	71 tier B	—
59	Taos	Trekking hub	1°C	25 mm · 5 days	71 tier B	—
60	Clearwater	Beach	19°C	71 mm · 6 days	70 tier B	—
61	Dallas	City	11°C	66 mm · 4 days	70 tier B	—
62	Hot Springs National Park	National park	8°C	102 mm · 7 days	70 tier B	—
63	Houston	City	16°C	145 mm · 9 days	70 tier B	—
64	San Diego	Beach	18°C	56 mm · 6 days	70 tier B	—
65	Canyonlands National Park	National park	0°C	15 mm · 3 days	69 tier C	—
66	Laguna Beach	Beach	16°C	59 mm · 5 days	69 tier C	—
67	Mesa Verde National Park	National park	0°C	38 mm · 6 days	69 tier C	—
68	Moab	Trekking hub	2°C	15 mm · 3 days	69 tier C	—
69	Albuquerque	City	7°C	12 mm · 3 days	68 tier C	—
70	San Francisco	City	13°C	123 mm · 10 days	68 tier C	—
71	Wind Cave National Park	National park	0°C	13 mm · 3 days	68 tier C	—
72	Zion National Park	National park	2°C	60 mm · 5 days	68 tier C	—
73	Arches National Park	National park	0°C	14 mm · 4 days	67 tier C	—
74	Capitol Reef National Park	National park	-2°C	12 mm · 3 days	67 tier C	—
75	Mammoth Cave National Park	National park	5°C	127 mm · 10 days	66 tier C	—
76	Sacramento	City	13°C	114 mm · 10 days	66 tier C	—
77	Destin	Beach	16°C	125 mm · 7 days	65 tier C	—
78	Gateway Arch National Park	National park	0°C	65 mm · 6 days	65 tier C	—
79	Santa Barbara	Beach	16°C	108 mm · 5 days	65 tier C	—
80	Great Sand Dunes National Park	National park	-2°C	15 mm · 3 days	64 tier C	—
81	Napa	City	14°C	158 mm · 11 days	64 tier C	—
82	South Lake Tahoe	Trekking hub	1°C	85 mm · 7 days	64 tier C	—
83	Denver	City	4°C	13 mm · 3 days	63 tier C	—
84	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	National park	3°C	180 mm · 12 days	63 tier C	—
85	Hilton Head Island	Beach	13°C	77 mm · 7 days	63 tier C	—
86	Pensacola	Beach	16°C	128 mm · 9 days	63 tier C	—
87	Atlanta	City	9°C	130 mm · 8 days	62 tier C	—
88	Boulder	City	4°C	22 mm · 5 days	62 tier C	—
89	Monterey	Beach	15°C	86 mm · 8 days	62 tier C	—
90	New River Gorge National Park	National park	1°C	103 mm · 14 days	62 tier C	—
91	Raleigh	City	8°C	101 mm · 8 days	62 tier C	—
92	Reno	City	6°C	58 mm · 6 days	62 tier C	—
93	Badlands National Park	National park	-3°C	10 mm · 2 days	61 tier C	—
94	Charlotte	City	8°C	113 mm · 9 days	61 tier C	—
95	Shenandoah National Park	National park	-1°C	83 mm · 9 days	61 tier C	—
96	Asheville	City	6°C	90 mm · 9 days	60 tier C	—
97	Memphis	City	7°C	116 mm · 8 days	60 tier C	—
98	Myrtle Beach	Beach	12°C	82 mm · 8 days	60 tier C	—
99	Bozeman	Trekking hub	-3°C	25 mm · 7 days	59 tier D	—
100	Bryce Canyon National Park	National park	-3°C	35 mm · 4 days	59 tier D	—
101	Richmond	City	6°C	96 mm · 9 days	59 tier D	—
102	Washington	City	5°C	65 mm · 7 days	59 tier D	—
103	Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park	National park	-3°C	35 mm · 8 days	58 tier D	—
104	Baltimore	City	3°C	75 mm · 8 days	57 tier D	—
105	Big Sur	Beach	15°C	148 mm · 10 days	57 tier D	—
106	Santa Fe	City	2°C	23 mm · 4 days	57 tier D	—
107	Nashville	City	5°C	99 mm · 9 days	56 tier D	—
108	Cuyahoga Valley National Park	National park	-3°C	74 mm · 12 days	55 tier D	—
109	Indiana Dunes National Park	National park	-4°C	60 mm · 9 days	55 tier D	—
110	Redwood National Park	National park	9°C	306 mm · 17 days	55 tier D	—
111	Santa Cruz, California	Beach	16°C	192 mm · 10 days	54 tier D	—
112	Flagstaff	City	1°C	63 mm · 7 days	53 tier D	—
113	Gatlinburg	City	4°C	118 mm · 12 days	53 tier D	—
114	Philadelphia	City	2°C	82 mm · 9 days	53 tier D	—
115	Seattle	City	6°C	101 mm · 13 days	52 tier D	—
116	Boise	City	1°C	38 mm · 9 days	51 tier D	—
117	Kansas City	City	0°C	32 mm · 4 days	51 tier D	—
118	Salt Lake City	City	2°C	38 mm · 9 days	51 tier D	—
119	Virginia Beach	Beach	7°C	91 mm · 8 days	51 tier D	—
120	Louisville	City	3°C	98 mm · 8 days	50 tier D	—
121	New York	City	1°C	88 mm · 9 days	50 tier D	—
122	St. Louis	City	0°C	61 mm · 5 days	50 tier D	—
123	Bend	City	1°C	45 mm · 8 days	49 tier F	—
124	Outer Banks	Beach	7°C	112 mm · 8 days	49 tier F	—
125	Portland	City	6°C	160 mm · 18 days	49 tier F	—
126	Great Basin National Park	National park	-6°C	84 mm · 11 days	48 tier F	—
127	Sequoia National Park	National park	-4°C	163 mm · 9 days	48 tier F	—
128	Theodore Roosevelt National Park	National park	-8°C	10 mm · 3 days	47 tier F	—
129	Cincinnati	City	0°C	69 mm · 8 days	46 tier F	—
130	Lassen Volcanic National Park	National park	-3°C	201 mm · 14 days	46 tier F	—
131	Acadia National Park	National park	-5°C	114 mm · 10 days	45 tier F	—
132	Grand Teton National Park	National park	-8°C	64 mm · 12 days	45 tier F	—
133	Kings Canyon National Park	National park	-5°C	134 mm · 9 days	45 tier F	—
134	Rocky Mountain National Park	National park	-8°C	78 mm · 14 days	45 tier F	—
135	Yellowstone National Park	National park	-9°C	46 mm · 12 days	45 tier F	—
136	Yosemite National Park	National park	-4°C	224 mm · 11 days	45 tier F	—
137	Cleveland	City	-2°C	49 mm · 7 days	43 tier F	—
138	Crater Lake National Park	National park	-3°C	259 mm · 17 days	43 tier F	—
139	Glacier National Park	National park	-7°C	104 mm · 15 days	43 tier F	—
140	Pittsburgh	City	-1°C	88 mm · 12 days	43 tier F	—
141	Columbus	City	-2°C	73 mm · 9 days	42 tier F	—
142	Boston	City	-1°C	95 mm · 9 days	41 tier F	—
143	Indianapolis	City	-2°C	77 mm · 8 days	41 tier F	—
144	Chicago	City	-4°C	44 mm · 6 days	40 tier F	—
145	Detroit	City	-4°C	71 mm · 11 days	39 tier F	—
146	Milwaukee	City	-5°C	41 mm · 6 days	39 tier F	—
147	Newport	Beach	-1°C	84 mm · 7 days	39 tier F	—
148	Olympic National Park	National park	-1°C	527 mm · 20 days	39 tier F	—
149	Isle Royale National Park	National park	-11°C	43 mm · 12 days	38 tier F	—
150	Madison	City	-7°C	48 mm · 7 days	37 tier F	—
151	Burlington	City	-5°C	58 mm · 9 days	36 tier F	—
152	Nantucket	Island	-1°C	91 mm · 8 days	36 tier F	—
153	Traverse City	City	-5°C	29 mm · 6 days	36 tier F	—
154	Voyageurs National Park	National park	-14°C	22 mm · 6 days	36 tier F	—
155	Bar Harbor	City	-4°C	114 mm · 10 days	35 tier F	—
156	Hyannis	Beach	0°C	123 mm · 10 days	35 tier F	—
157	Katmai National Park	National park	-8°C	155 mm · 17 days	35 tier F	—
158	Minneapolis	City	-9°C	21 mm · 5 days	34 tier F	—
159	Mount Rainier National Park	National park	-10°C	237 mm · 19 days	32 tier F	—
160	Anchorage	City	-8°C	45 mm · 6 days	30 tier F	—
161	Denali National Park	National park	-19°C	19 mm · 5 days	30 tier F	—
162	North Cascades National Park	National park	-10°C	251 mm · 19 days	30 tier F	—
163	Gates of the Arctic National Park	National park	-29°C	22 mm · 6 days	29 tier F	—
164	Glacier Bay National Park	National park	-6°C	507 mm · 21 days	29 tier F	—
165	Kobuk Valley National Park	National park	-23°C	44 mm · 8 days	28 tier F	—
166	Mackinac Island	Island	-7°C	44 mm · 10 days	28 tier F	—
167	Wrangell-St Elias National Park	National park	-17°C	113 mm · 15 days	28 tier F	—
168	Fairbanks	City	-22°C	12 mm · 3 days	27 tier F	—
169	Lake Clark National Park	National park	-16°C	156 mm · 15 days	27 tier F	—
170	Juneau	City	-3°C	241 mm · 19 days	26 tier F	—
171	Kenai Fjords National Park	National park	-10°C	413 mm · 21 days	23 tier F	—

Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 score; each place is judged through the lens that suits it — beaches on beach weather, ski resorts on snow. "At its best" means January is one of that place's own top three months. Feels-like highs fold in humidity, wind and sun.

What's on in United States in January

X Games Aspen · Aspen · 20 Jan – 1 Feb (usually)
Christmas and New Year peak · Aspen and 2 more places · 18 Dec – 4 Jan
Christmas and New Year · Vail and 4 more places · 20 Dec – 3 Jan
Humpback whale season · Honolulu and 5 more places · 15 Nov – 15 May (usually)
Wading bird nesting · Everglades National Park · 1 Dec – 15 Apr (usually)
Elk on the National Elk Refuge · Jackson and 1 more place · 15 Dec – 5 Apr (usually)
Rose Parade · Los Angeles · 1 Jan
Gray whale migration · Los Angeles and 8 more places · 15 Dec – 30 Apr (usually)

Seasons in force

Peak crowds at 37 of United States's 106 well-known places this month.

Better months for United States

April · 78/100 May · 78/100 October · 76/100

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