Winter Stays

Possible winter (December - March) stays. Look at pros and cons. Look at temperature, humidity and sunny vs rainy days. And of course look at expats and activities including local and regional excursions - museums, architecture, culture, food and wine. Two general approaches: northern hemisphere near the equator or the southern hemisphere where it is summer.

For best locations in Southeast Asia for the winter see my Southeast Asia Winter Weather page. Northern Vietnam and Northern Thailand are the areas of lowest humidity in those countries.

Flight time from Buenos Aires to Cape Town is 9 hours.

NORTHERN HEMISPHERE

COUNTRY	TEMPERATURE				RAIN/HUMIDITY				CULTURE
	DEC	JAN	FEB	MAR	DEC	JAN	FEB	MAR
CENTRAL AMERICA
Belize City	28	27	28	30	7.00in	5.50in	2.75in	2.25in
Panama City	31	31	32	32	4.50in	1.75in	0.50in	0.50in
Guatemala - Antigua	22	22	23	25	0.25in	0.00in	0.00in	0.00in	Good temp & low rain
Nicaragua - Granada	31	32	33	34	0.75in	0.25in	0.00in	0.00in
Mexico City	22	22	24	26	0.25in	0.25in	0.25in	0.50in	Good temp & low rain
EUROPE & MIDDLE EAST
Cyprus - Paphos	17	16	16	18	4.00in	4.00in	3.00in	2.00in
Egypt - Cairo	21	19	21	24	0.25in	0.25in	0.00in	0.00in
Malta	15	13	13	14	3.75in	3.00in	2.75in	1.75in
Oman - Muscat	26	25	25	29	0.50in	1.00in	1.00in	0.50in	Good temp & low rain
Oman - Jebel Akhdar	18	17	18	22	0.25in	0.25in	1.75in	1.25in	Good temp & low rain
ASIA
India - Agra	24	22	26	32	0.25in	0.50in	0.50in	0.50in	Good temp & low rain
Laos - Vientiane	29	29	31	33	70%	70%	68%	66%	Very little rainfall
Malaysia - Kuala Lumpur	31	32	32	33	9.50in	6.50in	6.00in	9.00in
Malaysia - Penang	32	32	33	33	5.50in	3.25in	3.50in	5.25in	Humidity 80%
Malaysia - Ipoh	26	27	27	27	9.50in	5.25in	4.00in	5.00in	Humidity 80%
Philippines - Luzon									Driest area in Philippines
Philippines - Roxas City	28	27	27	28	85%	85%	84%	80%	Dry season but humid
Thailand - Chiang Mai	28	28	31	34	0.50in	0.25in	0.25in	0.50in	Moderate humidity
Thailand - Hua Hin	29	30	31	32	0 days	1 day	0 day	2 days	Good temp & low rain
Vietnam - Hanoi	22	20	21	24	1.0in	1.0in	1.0in	2.0in	Humidity 60–75%
Vietnam - Halong Bay	22	21	20	23	0.75in	0.75in	1.50in	1.50in	Humidity 60–75%
AFRICA
Ethiopia - Addis Ababa	23	24	25	26	53%	52%	51%	53%
Tunisia - Tunis	18	16	17	19	77%	76%	74%	73%

SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE

COUNTRY	TEMPERATURE				RAIN/HUMIDITY				CULTURE
	DEC	JAN	FEB	MAR	DEC	JAN	FEB	MAR
EAST ASIA & OCEANA
Australia - Adelaide	26	28	29	26	1.00in	0.75in	0.25in	1.00in
Australia - Hobart	20	22	22	20	2.25in	1.75in	1.75in	1.75in
Australia - Melbourne	24	26	26	24	2.50in	2.00in	2.00in	2.00in
Australia - Sydney	26	26	26	25	3.25in	5.00in	5.75in	6.00in
New Zealand - Auckland	22	24	24	23	3.75in	2.50in	4.00in	3.50in
New Zealand - Blenheim	21	23	23	21	2.00in	2.00in	1.25in	2.00in	Feb 13, 2027 - Wine Festival
New Zealand - Christchurch	21	22	22	20	1.75in	1.75in	1.50in	2.00in	Good temp & low rain
New Zealand - Queenstown	20	22	22	19	2.75in	3.00in	2.00in	3.25in
AFRICA
Botswana - Kalahari	31	31	31	30	2.50in	3.00in	3.00in	1.75in	Makgadikgadi Pans Park
Botswana - Okavango Delta	32	32	32	31	3.25in	4.00in	4.00in	2.25in
South Africa - Cape Town	24	26	26	25	0.00in	0.00in	0.00in	0.00in	Good temp & low rain
SOUTH AMERICA
Argentina - Buenos Aires	30	29	27	23	4.75in	5.25in	5.00in	4.75in
Argentina - Mendoza	25	26	24	22	1.00in	1.75in	1.50in	1.25in	Good temp & low rain
Bolivia - La Paz	17	16	15	16	3.50in	4.50in	3.75in	2.75in
Chile - Santiago	28	27	29	26	2.75in	3.00in	3.25in	3.50in	Good temp & low rain
Columbia - Cali	24	24	24	24	2.75in	2.00in	2.00in	3.50in	75% humidity
Columbia - Medellín	23	23	23	23	9.50in	5.50in	6.00in	9.75in	70% humidity
Ecuador - Quito	20	19	19	19	4.25in	4.75in	5.50in	6.75in
Ecuador - Galapagos	26	30	29	30	1.00in	3.00in	3.00in	2.75in	Good temp & low rain
Peru - Lima	25	26	27	27	0.00in	0.00in	0.00in	0.00in	Good temp & low rain
Peru - Cusco	24	23	23	23	0.00in	0.75in	1.00in	0.50in	Good temp & low rain
Uruguay - Montevideo	28	27	25	22	2.75in	3.00in	3.25in	3.50in	Good temp & low rain