Your holiday weather, at a glance

USA in January: where is it warmest?

In January, Kihei, Maui is the warmest place with 25 °C by day, Anchorage the coolest with −7 °C. 39 of 150 destinations have good holiday weather.

All destinations in January, warmest first

Long-term averages for the month: daytime high, sea, sunshine and rainy days.

Place	Score	Air	Sea	Sun	Rain days
Kihei, Maui	91	25°	25°	7 h	6
Lahaina, Maui	91	25°	25°	8 h	6
Honolulu, Hawaii	86	25°	25°	7 h	8
Lihue, Kauai	77	24°	25°	7 h	11
Kapaa, Kauai	77	24°	24°	7 h	11
Hilo, Hawaii	70	24°	25°	7 h	15
Miami	84	23°	25°	6 h	7
Fort Lauderdale	83	23°	25°	6 h	7
Key Largo, Florida Keys	81	23°	24°	7 h	5
Miami Beach	76	23°	25°	6 h	7
Boca Raton	75	23°	25°	6 h	6
West Palm Beach, Florida	73	23°	25°	6 h	6
Key West	70	23°	23°	7 h	5
Naples, Florida	62	23°	20°	6 h	5
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii	62	23°	25°	7 h	19
Marathon, Florida Keys	74	22°	24°	7 h	6
Marco Island, Florida	62	22°	20°	6 h	5
Fort Myers Beach, Florida	57	22°	20°	6 h	5
Orlando	86	21°	–	6 h	6
Tampa	86	21°	18°	6 h	6
Lanai	74	21°	25°	8 h	4
Sarasota, Florida	43	21°	18°	6 h	6
Daytona Beach, Florida	40	20°	20°	6 h	6
South Padre Island, Texas	30	20°	18°	5 h	9
Phoenix	93	19°	–	7 h	3
Scottsdale, Arizona	93	19°	–	7 h	3
Corpus Christi	81	19°	18°	5 h	6
Santa Monica	31	19°	15°	7 h	5
St. Pete Beach, Florida	31	19°	18°	6 h	6
Palm Springs, California	93	18°	–	7 h	3
Tucson	92	18°	–	7 h	3
Long Beach	90	18°	15°	7 h	5
Los Angeles	89	18°	15°	6 h	5
Jacksonville	81	18°	–	6 h	7
Malibu	30	18°	15°	6 h	5
Laguna Beach, California	30	18°	15°	6 h	5
Santa Barbara	29	18°	14°	7 h	6
Clearwater Beach, Florida	29	18°	18°	6 h	6
St. Augustine	28	18°	18°	6 h	7
San Antonio	77	17°	–	5 h	6
Houston	68	17°	–	5 h	10
San Diego	30	17°	15°	7 h	6
Austin	71	16°	–	5 h	7
New Orleans	65	16°	–	5 h	10
Baton Rouge	64	16°	–	5 h	10
Panama City Beach, Florida	24	16°	18°	6 h	9
Galveston, Texas	19	16°	14°	5 h	9
Savannah	64	15°	–	5 h	8
Mobile	63	15°	16°	5 h	9
San Jose, California	59	15°	–	5 h	9
Destin, Florida	26	15°	18°	5 h	8
Monterey, California	23	15°	13°	6 h	8
El Paso	74	14°	–	7 h	3
Las Vegas	71	14°	–	7 h	3
Fort Worth	62	14°	–	6 h	6
Dallas	61	14°	–	6 h	6
Napa Valley	58	14°	–	4 h	9
Oakland	55	14°	12°	5 h	9
San Francisco	54	14°	12°	5 h	9
Sacramento	52	14°	–	5 h	9
Carmel-by-the-Sea	23	14°	13°	6 h	8
Charleston	22	14°	15°	5 h	8
Hilton Head Island	22	14°	15°	5 h	8
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina	21	13°	15°	5 h	9
Mariposa (Yosemite)	52	12°	–	5 h	9
Sedona, Arizona	52	11°	–	6 h	6
Atlanta	36	11°	–	5 h	10
Charlotte	36	10°	–	5 h	10
Greenville	35	10°	–	5 h	10
Raleigh	35	10°	–	5 h	9
Nags Head, Outer Banks	17	10°	9°	5 h	10
Oklahoma City	44	9°	–	6 h	4
Tulsa	36	9°	–	5 h	6
Memphis	30	9°	–	5 h	10
Cannon Beach, Oregon	0	9°	10°	3 h	19
Albuquerque	43	8°	–	7 h	4
Richmond	25	8°	–	5 h	9
Knoxville	21	8°	–	4 h	11
Nashville	20	8°	–	4 h	11
Virginia Beach	19	8°	8°	5 h	9
Gatlinburg (Smoky Mountains)	18	8°	–	4 h	12
Portland, Oregon	2	8°	–	3 h	18
Page (Lake Powell)	40	7°	–	6 h	4
Asheville, North Carolina	24	7°	–	5 h	10
Ocean City, Maryland	18	7°	7°	5 h	10
Seattle	0	7°	8°	3 h	19
Flagstaff (Grand Canyon)	38	6°	–	6 h	5
Moab, Utah	38	6°	–	6 h	5
Washington, D.C.	25	6°	3°	5 h	9
Denver	37	5°	–	6 h	5
Philadelphia	24	5°	4°	5 h	9
Baltimore	24	5°	3°	5 h	9
Louisville	20	5°	–	4 h	10
Atlantic City	19	5°	6°	5 h	9
Cape May, New Jersey	18	5°	5°	5 h	10
Santa Fe	40	4°	–	6 h	4
Reno	31	4°	–	5 h	7
St. Louis	26	4°	–	4 h	8
Boise	25	4°	–	5 h	9
New York	24	4°	6°	5 h	9
Cincinnati	20	4°	–	4 h	10
Montauk, Long Island	15	4°	6°	4 h	11
Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard	14	4°	5°	4 h	11
Nantucket	11	4°	5°	4 h	12
Bend, Oregon	11	4°	–	3 h	13
Ketchikan, Alaska	0	4°	6°	2 h	21
Kansas City	31	3°	–	5 h	6
South Lake Tahoe	26	3°	–	5 h	9
Providence	21	3°	5°	4 h	10
New Haven	17	3°	4°	5 h	10
Provincetown, Cape Cod	14	3°	6°	4 h	11
Hyannis, Cape Cod	14	3°	4°	4 h	11
Pittsburgh	12	3°	–	3 h	12
Salt Lake City	23	2°	–	5 h	10
Boston	22	2°	5°	5 h	10
Indianapolis	21	2°	–	4 h	9
Columbus	17	2°	–	3 h	11
Salem	16	2°	5°	5 h	10
Leavenworth, Washington	7	2°	–	3 h	15
Sitka	0	2°	6°	1 h	21
Mammoth Lakes, California	32	1°	–	6 h	7
Cleveland	11	1°	–	3 h	13
Spokane	11	1°	–	3 h	13
Omaha	35	0°	–	5 h	5
Albany	20	0°	–	4 h	10
Bar Harbor (Acadia)	20	0°	6°	4 h	11
Detroit	18	0°	–	3 h	10
Portland, Maine	17	0°	6°	4 h	10
Kennebunkport, Maine	17	0°	6°	5 h	10
Rochester	5	0°	–	3 h	16
Des Moines	30	−1°	–	4 h	6
Telluride, Colorado	25	−1°	–	5 h	9
Milwaukee	22	−1°	–	4 h	9
Chicago	21	−1°	–	4 h	9
Aspen, Colorado	20	−1°	–	5 h	11
Buffalo	12	−1°	–	3 h	13
Seward, Alaska	0	−1°	6°	2 h	19
Vail, Colorado	23	−2°	–	5 h	10
Park City, Utah	17	−2°	–	4 h	12
Steamboat Springs, Colorado	17	−2°	–	4 h	12
Whitefish (Glacier National Park)	9	−2°	–	3 h	14
Sun Valley (Ketchum), Idaho	25	−3°	–	5 h	9
Jackson Hole, Wyoming	9	−3°	–	4 h	15
Juneau	0	−3°	–	1 h	20
Breckenridge, Colorado	21	−4°	–	5 h	11
Stowe, Vermont	15	−4°	–	3 h	11
Minneapolis	30	−5°	–	4 h	6
Lake Placid, New York	11	−5°	–	3 h	13
West Yellowstone	10	−5°	–	3 h	14
Anchorage	17	−7°	−1°	2 h	10

USA in January: quick answers

USA in January: where is it warmest?

The warmest places in January are Kihei, Maui (25 °C), Lahaina, Maui (25 °C) and Honolulu, Hawaii (25 °C).

USA in January: where is the sea warmest?

The sea is warmest at Kihei, Maui (25 °C), Lahaina, Maui (25 °C) and Honolulu, Hawaii (25 °C).

USA in January: where is the weather best?

The best holiday weather in January – warm, sunny and dry – is in Phoenix, Scottsdale, Arizona and Palm Springs, California.

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Climate averages 1996–2025, not a forecast. Data: Copernicus ERA5 / ERA5-Land via Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0), NOAA OISST, WMO 1991–2020 (NOAA NCEI), GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sources & licences