Best cold-climate destinations in December

The best cold-climate destinations to visit in December, ranked by real climate — cold-climate destinations are no month with a genuinely warm average. Tap any place for the full December weather breakdown.

Best cold-climate destinations in December, ranked

  1. 1El Chaltén 🇦🇷 Argentinacold, soaked, clean air · best February73
  2. 2Torres del Paine 🇨🇱 Chilecold, soaked, clean air · best February67
  3. 3Ilulissat 🇬🇱 Greenlandfreezing, dry, clean air · best July27
  4. 4Grytviken South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islandscold, rainy, clean air · best January64
  5. 5Longyearbyen 🇸🇯 Svalbard and Jan Mayenfreezing, a little rain, clean air · best July38
  6. 6Nuuk 🇬🇱 Greenlandfreezing, rainy, clean air · best July28
  7. 7Gates of the Arctic National Park 🇺🇸 United Statesfreezing, dry, clean air · best July27
  8. 8Mount Rainier National Park 🇺🇸 United Statesfreezing, soaked, clean air · best August27
  9. 9Glacier Bay National Park 🇺🇸 United Statesfreezing, soaked, clean air · best July26
  10. 10North Cascades National Park 🇺🇸 United Statesfreezing, soaked, clean air · best August26
  11. 11Lake Clark National Park 🇺🇸 United Statesfreezing, rainy, clean air · best July25
  12. 12Wrangell-St Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United Statesfreezing, rainy, clean air · best July25
  13. 13Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸 United Statesfreezing, soaked, clean air · best July21