Best places to visit in North America in January
In January, North America's best-scoring destinations are Antigua Guatemala (94), Puerto Escondido (94) and Aspen (93): 38 of its 176 well-known places are at their seasonal best, mostly in Greater Antilles; Alaska & the Far North averages 29/100.
Each place is scored at its seasonal best — beaches on beach weather, cities on walking weather, ski towns in snow season. Tap any place for the full January breakdown.
Classics at their best in North America in January
15The places you already know, in the month the climate agrees with them. 38 of North America's 176 well-known places are in one of their own top-three months.
- 1Antigua Guatemala 🇬🇹 Guatemalawarm, dry · best January94
- 2Puerto Escondido 🇲🇽 Mexicohot, dry, clean air · best December94
- 3Aspen 🇺🇸 United Statesfreezing, a little rain, clean air · best January93
- 4Los Cabos 🇲🇽 Mexicowarm, dry, clean air · best March93
- 5Negril 🇯🇲 Jamaicahot, dry, clean air · best February93
- 6Park City 🇺🇸 United Statesfreezing, rainy, clean air · best January93
- 7San Miguel de Allende 🇲🇽 Mexiconice, dry, clean air · best November93
- 8Vail 🇺🇸 United Statesfreezing, a little rain, clean air · best January93
- 9Guanajuato 🇲🇽 Mexiconice, dry, clean air · best November92
- 10Mexico City 🇲🇽 Mexiconice, dry · best November92
- 11Morelia 🇲🇽 Mexicowarm, dry, clean air · best January92
- 12Nosara 🇨🇷 Costa Ricasweltering, dry, clean air · best February92
- 13Punta Cana 🇩🇴 Dominican Republichot, a little rain, clean air · best January92
- 14Zihuatanejo 🇲🇽 Mexicosweltering, dry, clean air · best April92
- 15Huatulco 🇲🇽 Mexicosweltering, dry, clean air · best February91
Under the radar in North America in January
7Less-visited places whose January weather outscores the classics above — the data's own suggestions.
- 16Guatemala City 🇬🇹 Guatemalanice, dry, clean air · best January97
- 17El Tunco 🇸🇻 El Salvadorsweltering, dry, clean air · best January95
- 18Panajachel 🇬🇹 Guatemalawarm, dry · best January95
- 19La Paz, Baja California 🇲🇽 Mexicowarm, dry, clean air · best January93
- 20Querétaro 🇲🇽 Mexiconice, dry, clean air · best January93
- 21Rincón 🇵🇷 Puerto Ricohot, dry, clean air · best January93
- 22Tamarindo 🇨🇷 Costa Ricasweltering, dry, clean air · best January93
Every region of North America in January
20The best-known place in each part of North America this month, even where the month is only fair.
- Puerto Escondido 🇲🇽 MexicoMexican Pacific Coast · avg 91/100 over 5 · hot, dry, clean air94
- Antigua Guatemala 🇬🇹 GuatemalaNorthern Central America · avg 85/100 over 4 · warm, dry94
- Los Cabos 🇲🇽 MexicoBaja & Northern Mexico · avg 93/100 over 1 · warm, dry, clean air93
- San Miguel de Allende 🇲🇽 MexicoCentral Mexico · avg 92/100 over 5 · nice, dry, clean air93
- Negril 🇯🇲 JamaicaGreater Antilles · avg 88/100 over 9 · hot, dry, clean air93
- Aspen 🇺🇸 United StatesRockies · avg 67/100 over 20 · freezing, a little rain, clean air93
- Nosara 🇨🇷 Costa RicaCosta Rica & Panama · avg 80/100 over 7 · sweltering, dry, clean air92
- Stowe 🇺🇸 United StatesGreat Lakes & Midwest · avg 49/100 over 21 · freezing, rainy, clean air91
- Honolulu 🇺🇸 United StatesHawaii · avg 86/100 over 5 · hot, a little rain, clean air90
- Castries 🇱🇨 Saint LuciaLesser Antilles · avg 89/100 over 6 · hot, a little rain, clean air90
- Playa del Carmen 🇲🇽 MexicoYucatán & Belize · avg 86/100 over 9 · hot, a little rain, clean air89
- Providenciales Turks and Caicos IslandsBahamas & Bermuda · avg 79/100 over 3 · hot, a little rain, clean air88
- Kralendijk BonaireSouthern Caribbean · avg 88/100 over 2 · hot, a little rain, clean air88
- Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United StatesFlorida · avg 77/100 over 12 · warm, a little rain, clean air84
- Whistler 🇨🇦 CanadaPacific Northwest · avg 53/100 over 7 · freezing, soaked, clean air84
- Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United StatesDesert Southwest · avg 70/100 over 13 · cool, dry, clean air83
- Mont-Tremblant 🇨🇦 CanadaNortheast & Atlantic Canada · avg 44/100 over 14 · freezing, rainy, clean air83
- Los Angeles 🇺🇸 United StatesCalifornia · avg 64/100 over 14 · nice, rainy80
- San Antonio 🇺🇸 United StatesUS South · avg 65/100 over 16 · nice, a little rain, clean air76
- Anchorage 🇺🇸 United StatesAlaska & the Far North · avg 29/100 over 3 · freezing, a little rain, clean air30