Seasonal Report · Winter 2026

Best Winter Sun
December to February

21 of 59 destinations deliver reliable weather from December to February. Goa leads with an average high of 32°C.

Ranked by average weather score across December, January, and February (1–10, 10 = best conditions). How scores are calculated →

#1
Goa

Goa

India

Excellent
10.0
Avg high: 32°CSunshine: 9.5h/dayBest month: Jan
10.0/ 10
#2
Miami

Miami

USA

Excellent
9.7
Avg high: 25°CSunshine: 7.4h/dayBest month: Jan
9.7/ 10
#3
Palawan

Palawan

Philippines

Excellent
9.7
Avg high: 29°CSunshine: 8.4h/dayBest month: Jan
9.7/ 10
#4
Bangkok

Bangkok

Thailand

Excellent
9.3
Avg high: 32°CSunshine: 8.9h/dayBest month: Jan
9.3/ 10
#5
Phuket

Phuket

Thailand

Excellent
9.3
Avg high: 32°CSunshine: 8.5h/dayBest month: Feb
9.3/ 10
#6
Chiang Mai

Chiang Mai

Thailand

Excellent
9.3
Avg high: 29°CSunshine: 8.7h/dayBest month: Jan
9.3/ 10
#7
Maldives

Maldives

Maldives

Excellent
9.0
Avg high: 30°CSunshine: 8.7h/dayBest month: Feb
9.0/ 10
#8
Cape Town

Cape Town

South Africa

Excellent
9.0
Avg high: 26°CSunshine: 10.8h/dayBest month: Jan
9.0/ 10
#9
Dubai

Dubai

United Arab Emirates

Excellent
9.0
Avg high: 25°CSunshine: 9.9h/dayBest month: Jan
9.0/ 10
#10
Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

Excellent
9.0
Avg high: 31°CSunshine: 8.3h/dayBest month: Feb
9.0/ 10
#11
Costa Rica

Costa Rica

Costa Rica

Excellent
9.0
Avg high: 25°CSunshine: 7.6h/dayBest month: Feb
9.0/ 10
#12
Cancun

Cancun

Mexico

Excellent
9.0
Avg high: 28°CSunshine: 8.0h/dayBest month: Jan
9.0/ 10
#13
Krabi

Krabi

Thailand

Excellent
9.0
Avg high: 32°CSunshine: 8.5h/dayBest month: Jan
9.0/ 10
#14
Mexico City

Mexico City

Mexico

Excellent
8.7
Avg high: 22°CSunshine: 7.7h/dayBest month: Jan
8.7/ 10
#15
Tulum

Tulum

Mexico

Excellent
8.7
Avg high: 28°CSunshine: 9.2h/dayBest month: Jan
8.7/ 10
#16
Queenstown

Queenstown

New Zealand

Excellent
8.7
Avg high: 22°CSunshine: 8.1h/dayBest month: Jan
8.7/ 10
#17
Cartagena

Cartagena

Colombia

Excellent
8.7
Avg high: 31°CSunshine: 8.2h/dayBest month: Jan
8.7/ 10
#18
Siem Reap

Siem Reap

Cambodia

Excellent
8.7
Avg high: 29°CSunshine: 9.2h/dayBest month: Jan
8.7/ 10
#19
Zanzibar

Zanzibar

Tanzania

Excellent
8.0
Avg high: 32°CSunshine: 8.4h/dayBest month: Feb
8.0/ 10
#20
Medellín

Medellín

Colombia

Excellent
7.7
Avg high: 28°CSunshine: 6.0h/dayBest month: Jan
7.7/ 10
#21
Sydney

Sydney

Australia

Good
7.3
Avg high: 26°CSunshine: 7.5h/dayBest month: Dec
7.3/ 10
#22
Marrakech

Marrakech

Morocco

Good
6.7
Avg high: 18°CSunshine: 7.5h/dayBest month: Jan
6.7/ 10
#23
Hoi An

Hoi An

Vietnam

Good
6.3
Avg high: 25°CSunshine: 6.4h/dayBest month: Feb
6.3/ 10
#24
Seville

Seville

Spain

Good
6.0
Avg high: 16°CSunshine: 5.3h/dayBest month: Jan
6.0/ 10
#25
Singapore

Singapore

Singapore

Mixed
5.3
Avg high: 30°CSunshine: 6.2h/dayBest month: Feb
5.3/ 10
#26
Hanoi

Hanoi

Vietnam

Mixed
5.3
Avg high: 19°CSunshine: 2.8h/dayBest month: Dec
5.3/ 10
#27
Osaka

Osaka

Japan

Mixed
5.3
Avg high: 10°CSunshine: 5.5h/dayBest month: Dec
5.3/ 10
#28
Lisbon

Lisbon

Portugal

Mixed
5.0
Avg high: 14°CSunshine: 7.9h/dayBest month: Jan
5.0/ 10
#29
Barcelona

Barcelona

Spain

Mixed
5.0
Avg high: 14°CSunshine: 7.3h/dayBest month: Jan
5.0/ 10
#30
Kyoto

Kyoto

Japan

Mixed
5.0
Avg high: 10°CSunshine: 5.2h/dayBest month: Jan
5.0/ 10
#31
Madrid

Madrid

Spain

Mixed
5.0
Avg high: 10°CSunshine: 5.4h/dayBest month: Jan
5.0/ 10
#32
Tokyo

Tokyo

Japan

Mixed
4.3
Avg high: 11°CSunshine: 6.3h/dayBest month: Dec
4.3/ 10
#33
Santorini

Santorini

Greece

Mixed
4.0
Avg high: 14°CSunshine: 5.3h/dayBest month: Jan
4.0/ 10
#34
Rome

Rome

Italy

Mixed
4.0
Avg high: 12°CSunshine: 4.5h/dayBest month: Jan
4.0/ 10
#35
Florence

Florence

Italy

Mixed
4.0
Avg high: 10°CSunshine: 3.9h/dayBest month: Jan
4.0/ 10
#36
Porto

Porto

Portugal

Mixed
4.0
Avg high: 14°CSunshine: 4.0h/dayBest month: Jan
4.0/ 10
#37
Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires

Argentina

Mixed
4.0
Avg high: 29°CSunshine: 9.0h/dayBest month: Jan
4.0/ 10
#38
Athens

Athens

Greece

Mixed
4.0
Avg high: 14°CSunshine: 4.5h/dayBest month: Jan
4.0/ 10
#39
Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro

Brazil

Mixed
3.7
Avg high: 30°CSunshine: 5.5h/dayBest month: Feb
3.7/ 10
#40
Prague

Prague

Czech Republic

Mixed
3.7
Avg high: 3°CSunshine: 2.3h/dayBest month: Feb
3.7/ 10
#41
New York

New York

USA

Mixed
3.3
Avg high: 4°CSunshine: 5.4h/dayBest month: Dec
3.3/ 10
#42
Amalfi Coast

Amalfi Coast

Italy

Mixed
3.3
Avg high: 13°CSunshine: 4.2h/dayBest month: Feb
3.3/ 10
#43
Tbilisi

Tbilisi

Georgia

Mixed
3.3
Avg high: 7°CSunshine: 3.4h/dayBest month: Feb
3.3/ 10
#44
Bali

Bali

Indonesia

Mixed
3.0
Avg high: 30°CSunshine: 5.3h/dayBest month: Jan
3.0/ 10
#45
Paris

Paris

France

Mixed
3.0
Avg high: 7°CSunshine: 2.4h/dayBest month: Jan
3.0/ 10
#46
Amsterdam

Amsterdam

Netherlands

Mixed
3.0
Avg high: 6°CSunshine: 2.1h/dayBest month: Jan
3.0/ 10
#47
Istanbul

Istanbul

Turkey

Mixed
3.0
Avg high: 9°CSunshine: 3.2h/dayBest month: Jan
3.0/ 10
#48
Vienna

Vienna

Austria

Mixed
3.0
Avg high: 4°CSunshine: 2.3h/dayBest month: Jan
3.0/ 10
#49
Seoul

Seoul

South Korea

Mixed
3.0
Avg high: 3°CSunshine: 6.5h/dayBest month: Jan
3.0/ 10
#50
Fiji

Fiji

Fiji

Mixed
3.0
Avg high: 31°CSunshine: 5.5h/dayBest month: Dec
3.0/ 10
#51
London

London

United Kingdom

Mixed
3.0
Avg high: 8°CSunshine: 2.0h/dayBest month: Jan
3.0/ 10
#52
Iceland

Iceland

Iceland

Mixed
3.0
Avg high: 2°CSunshine: 4.3h/dayBest month: Jan
3.0/ 10
#53
Edinburgh

Edinburgh

Scotland

Mixed
3.0
Avg high: 7°CSunshine: 2.2h/dayBest month: Jan
3.0/ 10
#54
Budapest

Budapest

Hungary

Mixed
3.0
Avg high: 5°CSunshine: 2.4h/dayBest month: Jan
3.0/ 10
#55
Kraków

Kraków

Poland

Mixed
3.0
Avg high: 3°CSunshine: 2.0h/dayBest month: Dec
3.0/ 10
#56
Cusco

Cusco

Peru

Mixed
3.0
Avg high: 19°CSunshine: 4.5h/dayBest month: Dec
3.0/ 10
#57
Dubrovnik

Dubrovnik

Croatia

Mixed
2.7
Avg high: 11°CSunshine: 4.0h/dayBest month: Jan
2.7/ 10
#58
Copenhagen

Copenhagen

Denmark

Mixed
2.3
Avg high: 4°CSunshine: 2.1h/dayBest month: Dec
2.3/ 10
#59
Mykonos

Mykonos

Greece

Mixed
2.0
Avg high: 13°CSunshine: 4.6h/dayBest month: Jan
2.0/ 10

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Weather score 1–10 (10 = best conditions). Averaged across December, January, and February. Methodology →