Best Men’s Gloves For Winter: Top Choice & Complete Guide 2024

Are you sick of having cold hands? We looked into a lot of different winter gloves before picking these 9 to buy and test next to each other. For testing, we went to wild places and did things like study on glaciers and ice baths. This is where you’ll actually use these gloves the most. Every pair went through a lot of controlled tests for handling, temperature, and water protection. When it gets cold, these winter gloves will keep you and your hands busy. They come in a variety of styles, from tough work gloves and warm liner gloves to classics that will keep you warm and make snowballs.

Do you need any other cold gear to stay warm? We skied in the warmest gloves for women and pushed through powder to test the best gloves for guys. This winter, we can help you find the best down jackets for men and the best down jackets for women. We can also help you find the best winter boots for men and the best winter boots for women.

Best Men’s Winter Gloves

Carhartt Waterproof Insulated

Material: Polyester | Touchscreen Compatible: No

The Carhartt Waterproof Insulated gloves are a standard winter item that will keep your hands warm and mobile. We tried them around the house and while collecting data on a remote mountain in the Yukon. We wore them for long amounts of time in temperatures as low as -20° F without any problems. That makes them simple to use when you need to shovel the driveway or path or take the dog for a walk. In the winter, these gloves will keep your hands warm and safe from freezing because they block out wind and almost all water. They stay in place well with the flexible cuff, but the small plastic buckle isn’t as strong as we’d like it to be.

The stretchy material and roomy fit of these winter gloves let your fingers move in almost all directions. However, the thick insulation and slippery material make it hard to do small jobs. While the waterproof layer protects most of the glove, it does not cover the fleece sleeve. During our tests to see how waterproof they were, the layer pulled the wetness into the glove when the outside got wet. Inside, sweat also builds up, and it took more than 24 hours to dry out. The cloth looks strong, but it won’t last as long as leather work gloves. Like many women, we wish they came in sizes small enough to fit thin fingers and hands. When it comes to places where you can get inside if the shells get wet, these warm and soft gloves are the best.

Best Women’s Winter Gloves

Carhartt Quilts Insulated

Material: Polyester insulation and shell | Touchscreen Compatible: No

Nearly as warm and as waterproof as the men’s Carhartt glove, the

If you have small hands, the Carhartt Quilts Insulated is a good option. During submersion, they fully stopped the wind and water for almost two minutes (water got in through the top seam of the pinkie finger at the very end). Because they are padded with fluffy polyester insulation and lined with soft fleece, they keep our hands warm and cozy. They are easy to put on because the thick strips on the hands have tabs that stick out. A cinch at the wrist keeps them in place. This glove fits well for our female tester, who usually wears a small to medium size. The finger length is almost too short, though.

We like the cozy fleece lining, but if the glove gets wet, it can pull water into it. You can’t keep your hands as warm, and it took the gloves almost two days to dry. They can only be washed by hand when it’s time. The gloves are flexible, but the thick padding and slippery material make some jobs hard to do. For detailed work, these gloves aren’t our top choice. Their stitches are also coming loose after only a few months of use. For smaller hands, the Carhartt Quilts Insulated gloves are the best choice if you want to stay warm and dry while doing things like pulling sleds, going for cold walks, or shoveling snow.

Best Unisex Winter Work Glove

Mechanix Wear Coldwork Original

Material: Rubber, fleece, softshell | Touchscreen Compatible: Yes

You can use the Mechanix Wear Coldwork Original gloves to walk your dog, shovel snow, build tracking posts for glaciers in Maine, or fix a hot water drill in Alaska. They keep our hands safe the best out of all the gloves we have without limiting their use. Also, they let air flow easily, and hands that are dry are warm hands. In the teens and twenties, one tester found these warm enough to work on small engines. When it got cold, another head tester often wore them with the Smartwool Liner and stayed warm. The fact that they can be washed in a machine is great because they’re sturdy, dark, and (our pair) always seem to be dirty. Luckily, their dirty middle finger and thumb that worked with touchscreens still worked.

The Mechanix gloves aren’t the warmest in the test because they don’t have a lot of padding. Since we wear them when we’re on the go and flexibility is key, they stay pretty comfortable in cooler weather when we’re doing a lot of moving. The back of these gloves can handle a little light rain and snow, but they get wet fast and take a long time to dry (at least a day). The soles of our lead female reviewer’s fingers are a bit long in the size small Mechanix. She usually wears a size small or medium. They still did a great job for her, though. We really think the Mechanix are great work gloves for colder weather, as long as they fit you well.

Best Women’s Winter Work Glove

Wells Lamont Hydrahyde Leather Hybrid

Material: Leather, spandex, neoprene | Touchscreen Compatible: No

While the Wells Lamont Hydrahyde Leather Hybrid gloves aren’t warm enough for deep winter in the north, they are good for light winters and summer seasons because they are thick. They work best on days when you’re working so hard that you’re keeping yourself warm. The leather palm keeps your hands safe, and the cotton stops sweat from building up. The neoprene strips on the back of your hand and around your wrist are soft, warm, and waterproof. These gloves are some of the most flexible in the test. They fit our lead female tester well. They also keep a light mist away, but in our submerging test, they soaked through right away.

It’s too tight to wear covers under these gloves without discomfort, which is a shame because it would help them keep their hands warmer. If you’re a woman who wears a small or extra-small, these might fit better than the Mechanix, which is our favorite winter work glove. If you need a little more warmth and security than your usual work glove, the Hydrahydes are a great choice.

A Stylish Glove for Around Town

Outdoor Research Flurry Sensor

Material: Wool, polyester, nylon | Touchscreen Compatible: Yes

These gloves from Outdoor Research are made of a wool-blend and are a medium weight. They keep your hands warm when you’re on the go. They’re something we wear around town when we need to use our hands a lot, both inside and outside. They fit well without being too tight, so we don’t have to take them off very often to get things done. Putting on the second glove is just as easy as putting on the first because of the loop. The soft fleece inside always feels warm. The touchscreen pads on the pointing finger and thumb make it easy to use our phones without our fingers getting too cold.

The thick touch screens on the men’s version worked well, but our female tester had trouble getting them to work with her phone screen because they were so stiff. In our tests, they weren’t much warmer than the liner gloves, and because they have more seams and structure, they aren’t quite as comfy. But they feel stronger than the covers, so we think they will last longer. These gloves keep our hands warm and make us feel like cool adults.

Best Liner Glove

Achiou Touch Screen Thermal

Material: Acrylic and polyester | Touchscreen Compatible: Yes