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.

  1. 1El Chaltén, Argentinacold, soaked, clean air73tier B
  2. 2Torres del Paine, Chilecold, soaked, clean air67tier C
  3. 3Ilulissat, Greenlandfreezing, dry, clean air27tier F
  4. 4Grytviken, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islandscold, rainy, clean air64tier C
  5. 5Longyearbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayenfreezing, a little rain, clean air38tier F
  6. 6Nuuk, Greenlandfreezing, rainy, clean air28tier F
  7. 7Gates of the Arctic National Park, United Statesfreezing, dry, clean air27tier F
  8. 8Mount Rainier National Park, United Statesfreezing, soaked, clean air27tier F
  9. 9Glacier Bay National Park, United Statesfreezing, soaked, clean air26tier F
  10. 10North Cascades National Park, United Statesfreezing, soaked, clean air26tier F
  11. 11Lake Clark National Park, United Statesfreezing, rainy, clean air25tier F
  12. 12Wrangell-St Elias National Park, United Statesfreezing, rainy, clean air25tier F
  13. 13Kenai Fjords National Park, United Statesfreezing, soaked, clean air21tier F