Calling all snowbirds: Austin has landed among the top three best warm-weather winter destinations in America for 2025.<\/p>\n
WalletHub’s collection<\/a> of the “Best Winter Holiday Destinations” is an annual ranking of the largest 69 U.S. metros to determine the ultimate “warm” and “cold” weather destinations for the upcoming winter season. Every metro was analyzed using 37 relevant metrics across six key dimensions, such as travel costs and hassles, local costs, attractions, weather, activities, and safety.<\/p>\n Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, Nevada, retained its position as the No. 1 best warm-weather winter destination for the fourth consecutive year. San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, California, claimed No. 2 for the third year in a row.<\/p>\n Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown ranked as the No. 3 best warm-weather destination this year, moving up one spot from its 2024 ranking<\/a> and flip-flopping with Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, which ranked fourth this year. Austin previously claimed the coveted No. 1 spot in 2021<\/a>, slipped into No. 2 in 2022<\/a>, and last ranked in third place in 2023<\/a>.<\/p>\n This is how the report broke down Austin\u2019s rank across the six key dimensions:<\/p>\n No. 2 \u2013 Travel costs and hasslesNo. 6 \u2013 WeatherNo. 9 \u2013 AttractionsNo. 10 \u2013 Local costsNo. 13 \u2013 Warm-weather activitiesNo. 19 \u2013 Safety<\/p>\n In all, Texas metros dominated the top 10. After Austin and Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land ranked 6th on the list, and San Antonio-New Braunfels rounded out the top 10 by landing in the No. 9 spot.<\/p>\n Other Texas metros that landed on the list include: McAllen-Edinburg-Mission (No. 24), Killeen-Temple (No. 29), Beaumont-Port Arthur (No. 31), Brownsville-Harlingen (No. 35), and Corpus Christi (No. 36).<\/p>\n