US Beach Warm In January
Dec 16th, 2009, 11:48 AM
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US Beach Warm In January
Looking for a quality hotel on a nice beach in South Florida or California. I want to get to the beach from my hotel room without crossing highways or walking very far. When I get to the beach, I would like temps in the eighties and be able to relax, read, and enjoy. Water temp not important. Anyone know of such a place?
Dec 16th, 2009, 01:58 PM
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In addition to South Beach, Naples, Marco Island, Key West and Islamorada in Florida all suggest themselves (I have had 80's in January in each of them) but they also can have chilly winds and brief spells in the 30's. Caribbean, maybe Barbados, is best.
Dec 16th, 2009, 03:03 PM
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Miami is the closest you'll get to what you're asking for, and good news: this winter will be warmer than usual in Florida. Everyone is right, a cold front moving through could ruin it, but if I were you I would bet on South Beach. Good luck!
Dec 16th, 2009, 04:14 PM
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If there was a warm place in the US in January I hope I would have found it by now! South Beach/So. Florida can be very chilly in January, but it's the wind that can make it feel worse. You can take you chances, but don't be disappointed if it's a lot cooler than you expected.
Dec 16th, 2009, 06:49 PM
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I see tourists suntanning in bikinis every year in Dec & Jan on Orange County CA beaches , but that is when we have mid to high 70s temps. It feels warmer lying on the sand than just walking, so they are not too crazy, and some college girls work on tans while studying for Finals on the beach in Dec., and beach bums sit and bake (tan) too. Sometimes we luck out and get a day or two of sunny, low 80s. It seems it is often beautiful at Christmas (I like to go down to the beach and watch the surfers try out their new boards). But..it could also be gray and/or rainy. Water temp on Southern Calif will be very cold. If you want warm breezes, reliable 80s keep on going to Hawaii!
Dec 16th, 2009, 06:57 PM
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I lived in Long Beach for a period right out of college. (UMass) I remember going to the beach in December, BUT...I was a transplant from MA, and it was as warm then in Long Beach as it ever got in the Berkshires in July, so I was OK. Even I, though, thought the water was pretty da*ned cold!!
Dec 17th, 2009, 07:34 AM
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cd, our local paper and news channels have been saying for months that because we are in an El Nino pattern, we enjoyed a mild hurricane season, but will have a wetter-than-average winter with high chance of tornadoes and flooding. However, with that comes a decreased chance of freezing temps, and they predict slightly higher-than-average daily temps, too. I am not a meteorologist, but that''s what I've been hearing. (Sorry, I could not find a simple synopsis of that on the Internet...)
Dec 17th, 2009, 10:07 AM
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I just came back from staying in a friend's condo in Marco Island. There's a Hilton Hotel right on the beach that has very nice facilities, good restaurant(s), beautiful spa/pool area. I know less about the weather than posters above, but have been to Marco in January and in the past it was at least in the 70s at that time of year. No guarantees.
Dec 17th, 2009, 10:23 AM
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For Christmas/New Years I have been to both Clearwater Beach, near Tampa, and Green Turtle Cay, Abacos, Bahamas. Clearwater's water temperature was about 62 F and Green Turtle's was about 65 F. That's too cold for me.
