As the Thanksgiving holiday comes to an end, many people are starting to get in the Christmas spirit, which includes cooler weather and snow. To start the holiday season, it has been pretty warm in the Bay Area. Looking for a weekend trip in California that might be a winter wonderland?
Here is a list of the 12 “coziest” towns in the state as listed by MyDatingAdviser.com. One of the key considerations in the study was the typical winter weather in each city; the colder the weather, the better the score.
- Carmel-by-the-Sea
- Rank: #92 of 170 U.S. cities
- Average winter temperature: 52°F
- Winter season: 3 months
- Snowfall: 0.1 inches
- Days below freezing: 1.6
- Mendocino
- Rank: #104 of 170 U.S. cities
- Average winter temperature: 52°F
- Winter season: 2 months
- Snowfall: 0 inches
- Days below freezing: 18.3
- Trinidad
- Rank: #108 of 170 U.S. cities
- Average winter temperature: 47°F
- Winter season: 3 months
- Snowfall: 1.4 inches
- Days below freezing: 28
- Avalon
- Rank: #109 of 170 U.S. cities
- Average winter temperature: 55°F
- Winter season: 4.4 months
- Snowfall: 0 inches
- Days below freezing: 0.1
- Solvang
- Rank: #115 of 170 U.S. cities
- Average winter temperature: 53°F
- Winter season: 3.4 months
- Snowfall: 0 inches
- Days below freezing: 13.4
- Ferndale
- Rank: #117 of 170 U.S. cities
- Average winter temperature: 48°F
- Winter season: 4.2 months
- Snowfall: 1 inch
- Days below freezing: 8.6