Calling all snowbirds: Houston has landed among the top 10 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 Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land ranked No. 6 for the second year<\/a> in a row, which is a two-spot improvement over its former No. 8 rank in 2023<\/a>.<\/p>\n According to the report’s findings, the Houston metro has the No. 1 lowest “travel costs and hassles” for the winter season out of all U.S. cities.<\/p>\n This is how the report broke down Houston’s rank across the remaining five key dimensions:<\/p>\n No. 6 \u2013 AttractionsNo. 7 \u2013 Warm-weather activitiesNo. 9 \u2013 Local costsNo. 23 \u2013 WeatherNo. 33 \u2013 Safety<\/p>\n In all, Texas metros dominated the top 10. Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown ranked as the No. 3 best warm-weather destination this year, Dallas-Fort Worth ranked 4th, and San Antonio-New Braunfels ranked 9th on the list.<\/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