Warm, dry weather from late March to mid April. 108 seaside holiday towns and cities in North America were scored around Easter, and 10 rate Good or better. The five below lead, spread across the region.
The shortlist
- 170 · GoodMarco IslandFlorida, United States
Midday around Easter feels like 28°C under mostly clear skies, which rates 70, Good, for sunbathing. Good weather here runs from mid March to May, so there is room either side. See early April on the map.
- 259 · GoodKapaaHawaii, United States
A typical midday around Easter feels like 25°C, and the Sunbathing rating averages 59 over the stretch. The good spell lasts about eight and a half months, from late March to early December. Open it on the map at early April.
- 358 · GoodKey WestFlorida, United States
A typical midday around Easter feels like 26°C, and the Sunbathing rating averages 58 over the stretch. Good weather here runs from April to mid June, so there is room either side. Rain is rare at this time of year. See early April on the map.
- 456 · GoodHonoluluHawaii, United States
Rated 56 (Good) for sunbathing around Easter: midday feels like 25°C, with partly cloudy skies. Open it on the map at early April.
- 555 · GoodKey LargoFlorida, United States
A typical midday around Easter feels like 26°C, and the Sunbathing rating averages 55 over the stretch. Good weather here runs from April to May, so there is room either side. Rain is rare at this time of year. See early April on the map.
How this list is worked out
The data
Every figure comes from a decade of weather-station observations, blended into one typical year and read at midday, local solar time. Scores here are averaged from late March to mid April; a city missing a reading for any part of that stretch is left out rather than scored on part of it.
The rating
Sunbathing: Warm feels-like gates the score — best 26–32 °C. Dry air, light wind and clear skies each lift it; none alone rules it out. A place is also left out when its typical readings contradict its own rating, for example a high score alongside frequent rain.
The spread
To keep one warm corner from filling the list, entries are at least 150 km apart, no more than three sit within 1,000 km of each other, and no more than three come from one country unless the list would otherwise run short.
Only seaside places
Towns and cities within 12 km of the coast, with beaches and plenty of hotels, resorts and holiday lets within 10 km for their size. That keeps out hot inland towns and busy ports that nobody visits for the beach. Places to stay are counted from Overture Maps Places, an open dataset, so a resort missing there is missing here.
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