Ranked from the records

The Warmest National Parks in Winter

Ranked by average December–February daytime highs at each park's reference station. The winter-sun list runs from the tropics through the desert parks.

# Park Avg. winter high Best months there
1 American Samoa 88°F Aug, Jun, and Dec
2 Virgin Islands 85°F Sep, Oct, and Aug
3 Everglades 80°F Nov, Oct, and Dec
4 Biscayne 77°F Jan, Dec, and Feb
5 Dry Tortugas 75°F Feb, Jan, and Dec
6 Death Valley 69°F Jan, Feb, and Dec
7 Hawaiʻi Volcanoes 68°F May, Sep, and Apr
8 Channel Islands 66°F Jan, Feb, and Dec
9 Saguaro 66°F Nov, Dec, and Oct
10 Joshua Tree 64°F Jan, Feb, and Nov
11 Big Bend 63°F Feb, Jan, and Sep
12 Pinnacles 63°F Jan, Dec, and Nov
13 Haleakalā 61°F Feb, Aug, and Jan
14 Congaree 59°F Jan, Feb, and Dec
15 White Sands 59°F Feb, Jan, and Nov

Visitation figures are 2021–2025 National Park Service averages; temperatures are 1991–2020 NOAA normals at each park's reference station. Each park page states its reference point — parks are big, and one station never tells the whole story.

The other lists

The Least Crowded National Parks in Summer · National Parks at Their Best in Winter · National Parks That Stay Cool in Summer