Best cold-climate destinations in January

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

Best cold-climate destinations in January, ranked

  1. 1El Chaltén 🇦🇷 Argentinacool, soaked, clean air · best February76
  2. 2Torres del Paine 🇨🇱 Chilecold, soaked, clean air · best February69
  3. 3Ilulissat 🇬🇱 Greenlandfreezing, dry, clean air · best July24
  4. 4Grytviken South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islandscold, rainy, clean air · best January65
  5. 5Longyearbyen 🇸🇯 Svalbard and Jan Mayenfreezing, a little rain, clean air · best July33
  6. 6Mount Rainier National Park 🇺🇸 United Statesfreezing, soaked, clean air · best August32
  7. 7North Cascades National Park 🇺🇸 United Statesfreezing, soaked, clean air · best August30
  8. 8Gates of the Arctic National Park 🇺🇸 United Statesfreezing, dry, clean air · best July29
  9. 9Glacier Bay National Park 🇺🇸 United Statesfreezing, soaked, clean air · best July29
  10. 10Wrangell-St Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United Statesfreezing, rainy, clean air · best July28
  11. 11Lake Clark National Park 🇺🇸 United Statesfreezing, soaked, clean air · best July27
  12. 12Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸 United Statesfreezing, soaked, clean air · best July23
  13. 13Nuuk 🇬🇱 Greenlandfreezing, rainy, clean air · best July23