Where to go in January

Compare January weather for 74 destinations, ordered by the site's outdoor comfort score. Costa Rica, India, Kenya are among the highest-scoring options for the representative cities in our dataset.

This is a starting point for a trip, not a list of guaranteed best destinations. A colder month can be excellent for skiing, and the rainiest season can differ between coasts of the same country. Open a country guide for regional seasons and activities.

Explore January on the interactive world map · How these scores are calculated

January weather comparison

High and low temperatures are in Celsius; precipitation is the monthly total in millimetres. These are approximate, curated planning values. The dataset does not yet document a verified station and reference period for every city.

January weather for each guide's reference city
Destination / city	Daytime high	Nighttime low	Precipitation	Comfort score
Costa RicaSan Jose	26°C	15°C	6 mm	100/100
IndiaDelhi	20°C	7°C	20 mm	100/100
KenyaNairobi	25°C	12°C	40 mm	100/100
MexicoMexico City	22°C	6°C	10 mm	100/100
South AfricaCape Town	26°C	16°C	15 mm	100/100
United Arab EmiratesDubai	24°C	14°C	18 mm	100/100
VietnamHanoi	20°C	14°C	20 mm	100/100
EgyptCairo	19°C	9°C	5 mm	96/100
NepalKathmandu	19°C	3°C	15 mm	94/100
ChileSantiago	30°C	12°C	0 mm	93/100
Dominican RepublicSanto Domingo	29°C	20°C	60 mm	93/100
PhilippinesManila	30°C	22°C	20 mm	93/100
CubaHavana	26°C	18°C	65 mm	92/100
MoroccoMarrakech	18°C	6°C	33 mm	92/100
ColombiaCartagena	31°C	24°C	1 mm	90/100
Sri LankaColombo	31°C	23°C	60 mm	89/100
New ZealandAuckland	23°C	16°C	75 mm	88/100
TanzaniaDar es Salaam	31°C	24°C	70 mm	88/100
CambodiaSiem Reap	32°C	20°C	2 mm	87/100
ThailandBangkok	32°C	22°C	15 mm	87/100
MaldivesMale	30°C	25°C	75 mm	86/100
TaiwanTaipei	19°C	14°C	85 mm	83/100
AustraliaSydney	26°C	19°C	100 mm	78/100
GuamHagatna	30°C	24°C	105 mm	75/100
BrazilRio de Janeiro	30°C	23°C	115 mm	71/100
GreeceAthens	13°C	6°C	56 mm	70/100
ArgentinaBuenos Aires	30°C	20°C	120 mm	69/100
PortugalLisbon	15°C	8°C	110 mm	69/100
IsraelTel Aviv	18°C	10°C	125 mm	66/100
JordanAmman	12°C	4°C	65 mm	65/100
ItalyRome	12°C	3°C	80 mm	62/100
PeruCusco	20°C	7°C	145 mm	60/100
CroatiaSplit	10°C	5°C	75 mm	56/100
SpainMadrid	10°C	2°C	33 mm	55/100
JapanTokyo	10°C	2°C	52 mm	54/100
MalaysiaKuala Lumpur	32°C	23°C	170 mm	52/100
Papua New GuineaPort Moresby	32°C	24°C	180 mm	51/100
Marshall IslandsMajuro	30°C	25°C	200 mm	50/100
IrelandDublin	8°C	3°C	63 mm	47/100
New CaledoniaNoumea	30°C	23°C	120 mm	47/100
TurkeyIstanbul	9°C	3°C	105 mm	47/100
United KingdomLondon	8°C	3°C	55 mm	47/100
KiribatiTarawa	31°C	26°C	230 mm	45/100
FranceParis	7°C	3°C	51 mm	44/100
SingaporeSingapore	30°C	23°C	240 mm	44/100
French PolynesiaPapeete	31°C	23°C	260 mm	40/100
NauruYaren	30°C	25°C	280 mm	38/100
PalauKoror	31°C	24°C	280 mm	37/100
NetherlandsAmsterdam	6°C	1°C	68 mm	34/100
TongaNukualofa	29°C	23°C	175 mm	32/100
MicronesiaPohnpei	30°C	23°C	330 mm	31/100
IndonesiaBali	31°C	24°C	345 mm	28/100
Cook IslandsRarotonga	29°C	23°C	225 mm	25/100
NiueAlofi	29°C	23°C	260 mm	20/100
AustriaVienna	3°C	-2°C	37 mm	18/100
GermanyBerlin	3°C	-2°C	42 mm	18/100
ChinaBeijing	2°C	-9°C	3 mm	17/100
CzechiaPrague	2°C	-4°C	24 mm	17/100
DenmarkCopenhagen	3°C	-2°C	49 mm	17/100
FinlandHelsinki	-2°C	-8°C	52 mm	17/100
HungaryBudapest	2°C	-3°C	35 mm	17/100
NorwayOslo	-1°C	-6°C	49 mm	17/100
PolandWarsaw	0°C	-5°C	33 mm	17/100
South KoreaSeoul	2°C	-6°C	20 mm	17/100
SwedenStockholm	-1°C	-5°C	39 mm	17/100
CanadaToronto	-1°C	-7°C	55 mm	16/100
SwitzerlandZurich	3°C	-3°C	60 mm	16/100
United StatesNew York	4°C	-3°C	90 mm	16/100
VanuatuPort Vila	29°C	23°C	290 mm	16/100
IcelandReykjavik	3°C	-2°C	76 mm	15/100
Solomon IslandsHoniara	30°C	24°C	290 mm	15/100
FijiSuva	31°C	23°C	315 mm	10/100
SamoaApia	30°C	24°C	490 mm	0/100
TuvaluFunafuti	31°C	26°C	400 mm	0/100

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