United States in January

January is United States's weakest month (rank 12 of 12): its 173 destinations average 62/100, 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 · 173 destinations · updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

🇺🇸 United States, month by month

62/100 in January

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	Alta	Ski resort	-3°C	108 mm · 13 days	89 tier A	Yes
11	Breckenridge	Ski resort	-6°C	48 mm · 11 days	89 tier A	Yes
12	Lahaina	Beach	27°C	75 mm · 6 days	88 tier A	—
13	Lake Placid	Ski resort	-7°C	62 mm · 9 days	88 tier A	Yes
14	Big Bend National Park	National park	11°C	6 mm · 1 day	87 tier A	—
15	Mammoth Lakes	Ski resort	1°C	123 mm · 8 days	86 tier A	Yes
16	Maui	Island	16°C	81 mm · 14 days	86 tier A	—
17	Sun Valley	Ski resort	-5°C	51 mm · 9 days	86 tier A	Yes
18	Haleakala National Park	National park	13°C	81 mm · 14 days	85 tier A	—
19	Everglades National Park	National park	25°C	38 mm · 5 days	84 tier A	Yes
20	Hawaii Volcanoes National Park	National park	18°C	138 mm · 16 days	84 tier A	Yes
21	Jackson	Ski resort	-8°C	39 mm · 8 days	84 tier A	Yes
22	Key West	Beach	24°C	47 mm · 5 days	84 tier A	—
23	Orlando	City	21°C	57 mm · 5 days	84 tier A	—
24	Tampa	City	21°C	69 mm · 6 days	84 tier A	—
25	Joshua Tree National Park	National park	12°C	19 mm · 3 days	83 tier A	—
26	Fort Lauderdale	Beach	24°C	69 mm · 6 days	82 tier A	—
27	Telluride	Ski resort	-3°C	29 mm · 8 days	82 tier A	Yes
28	Whitefish	Ski resort	-4°C	39 mm · 9 days	82 tier A	Yes
29	Biscayne National Park	National park	25°C	58 mm · 7 days	81 tier A	Yes
30	Miami	Beach	25°C	70 mm · 5 days	81 tier A	—
31	Killington	Ski resort	-12°C	84 mm · 11 days	80 tier A	—
32	Los Angeles	City	19°C	92 mm · 6 days	80 tier A	—
33	Saguaro National Park	National park	10°C	36 mm · 5 days	80 tier A	—
34	St. Augustine	City	17°C	52 mm · 6 days	80 tier A	—
35	Channel Islands National Park	National park	12°C	72 mm · 7 days	79 tier B	—
36	Naples, Florida	Beach	23°C	48 mm · 5 days	79 tier B	—
37	Palm Springs	City	19°C	37 mm · 3 days	79 tier B	—
38	Death Valley National Park	National park	7°C	18 mm · 4 days	78 tier B	—
39	Phoenix	City	17°C	16 mm · 3 days	78 tier B	—
40	Dry Tortugas National Park	National park	23°C	54 mm · 8 days	77 tier B	Yes
41	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	National park	2°C	9 mm · 3 days	77 tier B	—
42	Jacksonville	City	18°C	83 mm · 8 days	77 tier B	—
43	Tucson	City	16°C	33 mm · 4 days	77 tier B	—
44	Carlsbad Caverns National Park	National park	7°C	8 mm · 2 days	76 tier B	—
45	Hilo	City	30°C	182 mm · 13 days	76 tier B	Yes
46	San Antonio	City	16°C	49 mm · 6 days	76 tier B	—
47	White Sands National Park	National park	10°C	15 mm · 2 days	76 tier B	—
48	Congaree National Park	National park	13°C	90 mm · 10 days	75 tier B	—
49	Grand Canyon National Park	National park	10°C	25 mm · 4 days	75 tier B	—
50	Scottsdale	City	16°C	21 mm · 3 days	75 tier B	—
51	Sedona	Trekking hub	8°C	42 mm · 5 days	75 tier B	—
52	Austin	City	15°C	61 mm · 5 days	74 tier B	—
53	Charleston	City	12°C	59 mm · 6 days	74 tier B	—
54	Pinnacles National Park	National park	12°C	95 mm · 8 days	74 tier B	—
55	Sarasota	Beach	22°C	56 mm · 5 days	74 tier B	—
56	Savannah	City	14°C	77 mm · 7 days	73 tier B	—
57	New Orleans	City	15°C	104 mm · 8 days	72 tier B	—
58	Petrified Forest National Park	National park	5°C	17 mm · 4 days	72 tier B	—
59	Las Vegas	City	12°C	14 mm · 3 days	71 tier B	—
60	Taos	Trekking hub	1°C	25 mm · 5 days	71 tier B	—
61	Clearwater	Beach	19°C	71 mm · 6 days	70 tier B	—
62	Dallas	City	11°C	66 mm · 4 days	70 tier B	—
63	Hot Springs National Park	National park	8°C	102 mm · 7 days	70 tier B	—
64	Houston	City	16°C	145 mm · 9 days	70 tier B	—
65	San Diego	Beach	18°C	56 mm · 6 days	70 tier B	—
66	Canyonlands National Park	National park	0°C	15 mm · 3 days	69 tier C	—
67	Laguna Beach	Beach	16°C	59 mm · 5 days	69 tier C	—
68	Mesa Verde National Park	National park	0°C	38 mm · 6 days	69 tier C	—
69	Moab	Trekking hub	2°C	15 mm · 3 days	69 tier C	—
70	Albuquerque	City	7°C	12 mm · 3 days	68 tier C	—
71	San Francisco	City	13°C	123 mm · 10 days	68 tier C	—
72	Wind Cave National Park	National park	0°C	13 mm · 3 days	68 tier C	—
73	Zion National Park	National park	2°C	60 mm · 5 days	68 tier C	—
74	Arches National Park	National park	0°C	14 mm · 4 days	67 tier C	—
75	Capitol Reef National Park	National park	-2°C	12 mm · 3 days	67 tier C	—
76	Mammoth Cave National Park	National park	5°C	127 mm · 10 days	66 tier C	—
77	Sacramento	City	13°C	114 mm · 10 days	66 tier C	—
78	Destin	Beach	16°C	125 mm · 7 days	65 tier C	—
79	Gateway Arch National Park	National park	0°C	65 mm · 6 days	65 tier C	—
80	Santa Barbara	Beach	16°C	108 mm · 5 days	65 tier C	—
81	Great Sand Dunes National Park	National park	-2°C	15 mm · 3 days	64 tier C	—
82	Napa	City	14°C	158 mm · 11 days	64 tier C	—
83	South Lake Tahoe	Trekking hub	1°C	85 mm · 7 days	64 tier C	—
84	Denver	City	4°C	13 mm · 3 days	63 tier C	—
85	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	National park	3°C	180 mm · 12 days	63 tier C	—
86	Hilton Head Island	Beach	13°C	77 mm · 7 days	63 tier C	—
87	Pensacola	Beach	16°C	128 mm · 9 days	63 tier C	—
88	Atlanta	City	9°C	130 mm · 8 days	62 tier C	—
89	Boulder	City	4°C	22 mm · 5 days	62 tier C	—
90	Monterey	Beach	15°C	86 mm · 8 days	62 tier C	—
91	New River Gorge National Park	National park	1°C	103 mm · 14 days	62 tier C	—
92	Raleigh	City	8°C	101 mm · 8 days	62 tier C	—
93	Reno	City	6°C	58 mm · 6 days	62 tier C	—
94	Badlands National Park	National park	-3°C	10 mm · 2 days	61 tier C	—
95	Charlotte	City	8°C	113 mm · 9 days	61 tier C	—
96	Shenandoah National Park	National park	-1°C	83 mm · 9 days	61 tier C	—
97	Asheville	City	6°C	90 mm · 9 days	60 tier C	—
98	Memphis	City	7°C	116 mm · 8 days	60 tier C	—
99	Myrtle Beach	Beach	12°C	82 mm · 8 days	60 tier C	—
100	Bozeman	Trekking hub	-3°C	25 mm · 7 days	59 tier D	—
101	Bryce Canyon National Park	National park	-3°C	35 mm · 4 days	59 tier D	—
102	Richmond	City	6°C	96 mm · 9 days	59 tier D	—
103	Washington	City	5°C	65 mm · 7 days	59 tier D	—
104	Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park	National park	-3°C	35 mm · 8 days	58 tier D	—
105	Baltimore	City	3°C	75 mm · 8 days	57 tier D	—
106	Big Sur	Beach	15°C	148 mm · 10 days	57 tier D	—
107	Half Moon Bay	Beach	14°C	124 mm · 10 days	57 tier D	—
108	Santa Fe	City	2°C	23 mm · 4 days	57 tier D	—
109	Nashville	City	5°C	99 mm · 9 days	56 tier D	—
110	Cuyahoga Valley National Park	National park	-3°C	74 mm · 12 days	55 tier D	—
111	Indiana Dunes National Park	National park	-4°C	60 mm · 9 days	55 tier D	—
112	Redwood National Park	National park	9°C	306 mm · 17 days	55 tier D	—
113	Santa Cruz, California	Beach	16°C	192 mm · 10 days	54 tier D	—
114	Flagstaff	City	1°C	63 mm · 7 days	53 tier D	—
115	Gatlinburg	City	4°C	118 mm · 12 days	53 tier D	—
116	Philadelphia	City	2°C	82 mm · 9 days	53 tier D	—
117	Seattle	City	6°C	101 mm · 13 days	52 tier D	—
118	Boise	City	1°C	38 mm · 9 days	51 tier D	—
119	Kansas City	City	0°C	32 mm · 4 days	51 tier D	—
120	Salt Lake City	City	2°C	38 mm · 9 days	51 tier D	—
121	Virginia Beach	Beach	7°C	91 mm · 8 days	51 tier D	—
122	Louisville	City	3°C	98 mm · 8 days	50 tier D	—
123	New York	City	1°C	88 mm · 9 days	50 tier D	—
124	St. Louis	City	0°C	61 mm · 5 days	50 tier D	—
125	Bend	City	1°C	45 mm · 8 days	49 tier F	—
126	Outer Banks	Beach	7°C	112 mm · 8 days	49 tier F	—
127	Portland	City	6°C	160 mm · 18 days	49 tier F	—
128	Great Basin National Park	National park	-6°C	84 mm · 11 days	48 tier F	—
129	Sequoia National Park	National park	-4°C	163 mm · 9 days	48 tier F	—
130	Theodore Roosevelt National Park	National park	-8°C	10 mm · 3 days	47 tier F	—
131	Cincinnati	City	0°C	69 mm · 8 days	46 tier F	—
132	Lassen Volcanic National Park	National park	-3°C	201 mm · 14 days	46 tier F	—
133	Acadia National Park	National park	-5°C	114 mm · 10 days	45 tier F	—
134	Grand Teton National Park	National park	-8°C	64 mm · 12 days	45 tier F	—
135	Kings Canyon National Park	National park	-5°C	134 mm · 9 days	45 tier F	—
136	Rocky Mountain National Park	National park	-8°C	78 mm · 14 days	45 tier F	—
137	Yellowstone National Park	National park	-9°C	46 mm · 12 days	45 tier F	—
138	Yosemite National Park	National park	-4°C	224 mm · 11 days	45 tier F	—
139	Cleveland	City	-2°C	49 mm · 7 days	43 tier F	—
140	Crater Lake National Park	National park	-3°C	259 mm · 17 days	43 tier F	—
141	Glacier National Park	National park	-7°C	104 mm · 15 days	43 tier F	—
142	Pittsburgh	City	-1°C	88 mm · 12 days	43 tier F	—
143	Columbus	City	-2°C	73 mm · 9 days	42 tier F	—
144	Boston	City	-1°C	95 mm · 9 days	41 tier F	—
145	Indianapolis	City	-2°C	77 mm · 8 days	41 tier F	—
146	Chicago	City	-4°C	44 mm · 6 days	40 tier F	—
147	Detroit	City	-4°C	71 mm · 11 days	39 tier F	—
148	Milwaukee	City	-5°C	41 mm · 6 days	39 tier F	—
149	Newport	Beach	-1°C	84 mm · 7 days	39 tier F	—
150	Olympic National Park	National park	-1°C	527 mm · 20 days	39 tier F	—
151	Isle Royale National Park	National park	-11°C	43 mm · 12 days	38 tier F	—
152	Madison	City	-7°C	48 mm · 7 days	37 tier F	—
153	Burlington	City	-5°C	58 mm · 9 days	36 tier F	—
154	Nantucket	Island	-1°C	91 mm · 8 days	36 tier F	—
155	Traverse City	City	-5°C	29 mm · 6 days	36 tier F	—
156	Voyageurs National Park	National park	-14°C	22 mm · 6 days	36 tier F	—
157	Bar Harbor	City	-4°C	114 mm · 10 days	35 tier F	—
158	Hyannis	Beach	0°C	123 mm · 10 days	35 tier F	—
159	Katmai National Park	National park	-8°C	155 mm · 17 days	35 tier F	—
160	Minneapolis	City	-9°C	21 mm · 5 days	34 tier F	—
161	Mount Rainier National Park	National park	-10°C	237 mm · 19 days	32 tier F	—
162	Anchorage	City	-8°C	45 mm · 6 days	30 tier F	—
163	Denali National Park	National park	-19°C	19 mm · 5 days	30 tier F	—
164	North Cascades National Park	National park	-10°C	251 mm · 19 days	30 tier F	—
165	Gates of the Arctic National Park	National park	-29°C	22 mm · 6 days	29 tier F	—
166	Glacier Bay National Park	National park	-6°C	507 mm · 21 days	29 tier F	—
167	Kobuk Valley National Park	National park	-23°C	44 mm · 8 days	28 tier F	—
168	Mackinac Island	Island	-7°C	44 mm · 10 days	28 tier F	—
169	Wrangell-St Elias National Park	National park	-17°C	113 mm · 15 days	28 tier F	—
170	Fairbanks	City	-22°C	12 mm · 3 days	27 tier F	—
171	Lake Clark National Park	National park	-16°C	156 mm · 15 days	27 tier F	—
172	Juneau	City	-3°C	241 mm · 19 days	26 tier F	—
173	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 50 more places · 20 Dec – 3 Jan
Christmas to New Year ski peak · Big Sky and 9 more places · 20 Dec – 3 Jan (usually)
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

Seasons in force

Peak crowds at 67 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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