Winter sun — where's warm, month by month

When the north is at its coldest, somewhere is at its best. Each month below ranks the warm, dry destinations in our climate dataset — beaches, mild coasts and city breaks — measured against the same cold-winter benchmark: New York, Chicago, Boston, Toronto, London, Paris, Berlin and Amsterdam.

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Warm all winter

These beach destinations pass every test — 24–35°C, dry, no storm season — in all five months from November to March. If your dates aren't fixed, start here.

What counts as winter sun?

• Beach & island escapes (24–35°C) — proper beach weather, usually long-haul.
• Mild winter sun by the sea (19–23°C) — T-shirt days, a layer at night, often a shorter flight.
• Warm city breaks (20–29°C) — comfortable sightseeing weather.

Every pick must also be dry (rain judged in millimetres, not rain days) and outside peak hurricane, cyclone and monsoon season. Escaping summer heat instead? See Coolcation. Want the water temperature first? See Sea temperatures.