Where to travel in January? Best destinations by weather
60 destinations ranked by weather score for January — temperature, rain and sunshine from 10 years of climate data.
| # | Destination | Country | Avg temp | Rainy days | Sun/day | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bangkok | Thailand | 26.1°C | 4 | 10.3 h | 10/10 |
| 2 | Siem Reap | Cambodia | 25.9°C | 2 | 10.3 h | 10/10 |
| 3 | Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam | 26.7°C | 4 | 10.4 h | 10/10 |
| 4 | Phnom Penh | Cambodia | 26.8°C | 4 | 10.4 h | 10/10 |
| 5 | Thailand | Thailand | 24.5°C | 3 | 10.3 h | 10/10 |
| 6 | Mumbai | India | 23.3°C | 0 | 10.7 h | 10/10 |
| 7 | Santiago | Chile | 21.8°C | 1 | 13.5 h | 10/10 |
| 8 | Siem Reap | Cambodia | 25.9°C | 2 | 10.3 h | 10/10 |
| 9 | Stellenbosch | South Africa | 22.9°C | 4 | 13.2 h | 10/10 |
| 10 | Cartagena | Colombia | 27.3°C | 3 | 11 h | 9.8/10 |
| 11 | Goa | India | 25.6°C | 1 | 10.7 h | 9.8/10 |
| 12 | Manila | Philippines | 25.2°C | 8 | 9.8 h | 9.5/10 |
| 13 | Mendoza | Argentina | 25.3°C | 6 | 12.7 h | 9.5/10 |
| 14 | Panama City | Panama | 26.4°C | 7 | 10.7 h | 9.3/10 |
| 15 | Mombasa | Kenya | 27.3°C | 5 | 11.4 h | 9.3/10 |
| 16 | Pattaya | Thailand | 26.1°C | 8 | 10.5 h | 9.3/10 |
| 17 | Hobart | Australia | 17.5°C | 8 | 11.6 h | 9.3/10 |
| 18 | Sal | Cape Verde | 21.8°C | 0 | 9.9 h | 9/10 |
| 19 | Gran Canaria | Spain | 17.8°C | 2 | 9.8 h | 9/10 |
| 20 | Abu Dhabi | VAE | 20°C | 2 | 10 h | 9/10 |
| 21 | Cape Town | South Africa | 21.3°C | 3 | 13.3 h | 9/10 |
| 22 | Puerto Vallarta | Mexico | 21.7°C | 1 | 9.8 h | 9/10 |
| 23 | Perth | Australia | 24.2°C | 2 | 12.8 h | 9/10 |
| 24 | Boa Vista | Cape Verde | 21.8°C | 0 | 9.9 h | 9/10 |
| 25 | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 24.5°C | 9 | 11.9 h | 8.8/10 |
| 26 | Lima | Peru | 22.1°C | 4 | 11.1 h | 8.8/10 |
| 27 | Melbourne | Australia | 20.7°C | 7 | 11.3 h | 8.8/10 |
| 28 | Queenstown | New Zealand | 16.1°C | 11 | 11.2 h | 8.8/10 |
| 29 | Aswan | Egypt | 15.8°C | 0 | 9.9 h | 8.8/10 |
| 30 | Kathmandu | Nepal | 10.6°C | 5 | 9.4 h | 8.8/10 |
| 31 | Chiang Mai | Thailand | 21.6°C | 3 | 10.2 h | 8.8/10 |
| 32 | Kerala | India | 27.5°C | 2 | 11 h | 8.8/10 |
| 33 | Luxor | Egypt | 15°C | 0 | 9.8 h | 8.8/10 |
| 34 | Luang Prabang | Laos | 20.4°C | 4 | 9.5 h | 8.8/10 |
| 35 | Sharm el-Sheikh | Egypt | 17.4°C | 1 | 9.8 h | 8.7/10 |
| 36 | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | 26.2°C | 10 | 10.6 h | 8.6/10 |
| 37 | Hurghada | Egypt | 16.8°C | 0 | 9.8 h | 8.6/10 |
| 38 | Colombo | Sri Lanka | 26.2°C | 10 | 10.6 h | 8.6/10 |
| 39 | Krabi | Thailand | 26.2°C | 11 | 10.2 h | 8.6/10 |
| 40 | Curacao | Curaçao | 26.2°C | 12 | 11 h | 8.6/10 |
| 41 | Phuket | Thailand | 26.6°C | 9 | 10.4 h | 8.6/10 |
| 42 | Langkawi | Malaysia | 26.7°C | 10 | 10.1 h | 8.6/10 |
| 43 | Marsa Alam | Egypt | 18.6°C | 0 | 9.9 h | 8.6/10 |
| 44 | Phu Quoc | Vietnam | 25.7°C | 10 | 10.4 h | 8.6/10 |
| 45 | Zanzibar | Tanzania | 28°C | 9 | 11.4 h | 8.6/10 |
| 46 | Sydney | Australia | 22.7°C | 11 | 10.9 h | 8.5/10 |
| 47 | Auckland | New Zealand | 19.9°C | 10 | 11.9 h | 8.5/10 |
| 48 | Dubai | VAE | 19.4°C | 2 | 9.9 h | 8.4/10 |
| 49 | Dahab | Egypt | 17.8°C | 2 | 9.8 h | 8.4/10 |
| 50 | Nairobi | Kenya | 19.8°C | 7 | 11.2 h | 8.3/10 |
| 51 | Doha | Qatar | 17.8°C | 2 | 9.5 h | 8.2/10 |
| 52 | Muscat | Oman | 20.5°C | 3 | 10.1 h | 8.2/10 |
| 53 | Bahamas | Bahamas | 22.8°C | 10 | 9.3 h | 8.1/10 |
| 54 | El Calafate | Argentina | 12.2°C | 9 | 13.7 h | 8.1/10 |
| 55 | Brisbane | Australia | 24.6°C | 14 | 11.6 h | 8/10 |
| 56 | Jaipur | India | 14.3°C | 2 | 9.5 h | 8/10 |
| 57 | Delhi | India | 12.8°C | 4 | 9 h | 8/10 |
| 58 | Tenerife | Spain | 17.5°C | 2 | 9.9 h | 8/10 |
| 59 | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 27.1°C | 14 | 10.8 h | 8/10 |
| 60 | Maun | Botswana | 25.3°C | 13 | 11.2 h | 8/10 |