🌍 Best-of list

Best cities with a 6-month visa-free stay for Americans and warm winters

5 of the 148 cities we cover make this list, ranked by overall fit for someone moving from the US. 🇲🇽 Querétaro ranks first. Cheapest: Lima at $1,345/mo all-in. Most pleasant year-round: Mexico City, 12 months.

How this list is chosen

A US passport gets 180 days or more visa-free (or no limit).
Warm while it’s winter in the US: the average daily high is 68°F (20°C) or more in each of December, January and February.

Ranked with the City Finder's default weights for cost, climate, safety, internet and visa-free stay. Change the weights in the City Finder →

#1⭐ 73 🇲🇽 Querétaro Mexico 🗓️ 180 days $1,704/mo😎 Sep 81°F

#2⭐ 70 🇵🇪 Lima Peru 🛡️ Low safety🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 183 days $1,345/mo😊 Sep 67°F

#3⭐ 66 🇲🇽 Guadalajara Mexico 🛡️ Low safety🗓️ 180 days $1,637/mo😎 Sep 82°F

#4⭐ 63 🇲🇽 Mexico City Mexico 🛡️ Low safety🗓️ 180 days $1,986/mo😊 Sep 74°F

#5⭐ 59 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen Mexico 🗓️ 180 days $1,923/mo😅 Sep 89°F

#	City	$/mo	Days	⭐ Fit
1	🇲🇽 QuerétaroMexico	$1,704	180	73
2	🇵🇪 LimaPeru	$1,345	183	70
3	🇲🇽 GuadalajaraMexico	$1,637	180	66
4	🇲🇽 Mexico CityMexico	$1,986	180	63
5	🇲🇽 Playa del CarmenMexico	$1,923	180	59

Best cities with a 6-month visa-free stay for Americans and warm winters

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