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Best Destinations for January

110 regions are right in their sweet-spot window this month — moderate temperatures and a lower chance of rain — with 27 more still offering great conditions.

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Best January destinations by trip type

Best January destinations for 🏖 Beaches & Islands

Best Bahamas Best Bermuda Best Burundi Best Cape Verde Best Cayman Islands Best Hainan (tropical south) Best Cartagena & Caribbean Coast Best Costa Rica

Best January destinations for 🏛 Historical Sites & Ruins

Best Austria Best Bahamas Best Bahrain Best Belize Best Cambodia Best Bogotá Best Cartagena & Caribbean Coast Best Cuba

Best January destinations for 🥾 Hiking & Trekking

Best Andorra Best Patagonia (south) Best Las Lenas Best Banff & Canadian Rockies Best Cape Verde Best Patagonia (south) Best Costa Rica Best Addis Ababa

Best January destinations for 🏙 City Break

Best Patagonia (south) Best Cayman Islands Best Bogotá Best Cartagena & Caribbean Coast Best Dominican Republic Best Cairo Best Addis Ababa Best Hong Kong

Best January destinations for 🎭 Arts & Culture

Best Bahamas Best Bahrain Best Benin Best Burkina Faso Best Bogotá Best Medellin Best Cairo Best Ghana

Best January destinations for 🤿 Diving & Snorkeling

Best Bahrain Best Belize Best Bermuda Best Cayman Islands Best Hainan (tropical south) Best Djibouti Best Hurghada Best Honduras

Best Peak conditions in January

Andorra · Europe & Mediterranean Isles

A relatively dry stretch of the year, mild temperatures.

Antarctic Peninsula

Antarctic Peninsula · Antarctica & Southern Polar Isles

A relatively dry stretch of the year, cold temperatures.

Patagonia (south)

Argentina · South America

One of the driest months of the year, mild temperatures.

Argentina · South America

The driest month of the year, mild temperatures.

Austria · Europe & Mediterranean Isles

A relatively dry stretch of the year, warm temperatures.

Bahamas · Caribbean

One of the driest months of the year, warm temperatures.

Bahrain · Middle East

One of the driest months of the year, warm temperatures.

Bangladesh · Asia

The driest month of the year, warm temperatures.

Belize · Central America

One of the driest months of the year, warm temperatures.

Benin · Africa

The driest month of the year, warm temperatures.

Bermuda · Caribbean

One of the driest months of the year, warm temperatures.

Burkina Faso · Africa

The driest month of the year, warm temperatures.

Burundi · Africa

One of the driest months of the year, mild temperatures.

Cambodia · Asia

The driest month of the year, hot temperatures.

Banff & Canadian Rockies

Canada · North America

A relatively dry stretch of the year, mild temperatures.

Cape Verde · Atlantic Ocean

The driest month of the year, warm temperatures.

Cayman Islands · Caribbean

One of the driest months of the year, warm temperatures.

Atacama Desert (north)

Chile · South America

The driest month of the year, mild temperatures.

Patagonia (south)

Chile · South America

One of the driest months of the year, mild temperatures.

Valle Nevado & Portillo

Chile · South America

The driest month of the year, mild temperatures.

Hainan (tropical south)

One of the driest months of the year, warm temperatures.

Colombia · South America

A relatively dry stretch of the year, mild temperatures.

Cartagena & Caribbean Coast

Colombia · South America

One of the driest months of the year, hot temperatures.

Colombia · South America

A relatively dry stretch of the year, warm temperatures.

Costa Rica · Central America

The driest month of the year, warm temperatures.

Cuba · Caribbean

One of the driest months of the year, warm temperatures.

Djibouti · Africa

One of the driest months of the year, warm temperatures.

Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic · Caribbean

One of the driest months of the year, warm temperatures.

Egypt · Africa

The driest month of the year, mild temperatures.

Egypt · Africa

The driest month of the year, mild temperatures.

El Salvador · Central America

The driest month of the year, warm temperatures.

Eritrea · Africa

One of the driest months of the year, warm temperatures.

Ethiopia · Africa

The driest month of the year, mild temperatures.

Danakil Depression

Ethiopia · Africa

One of the driest months of the year, warm temperatures.

Falkland Islands

Falkland Islands · South America

One of the driest months of the year, mild temperatures.

French Alps (Chamonix, Courchevel)

France · Europe & Mediterranean Isles

A relatively dry stretch of the year, mild temperatures.

Gambia · Africa

The driest month of the year, warm temperatures.

Georgia · Asia

A relatively dry stretch of the year, mild temperatures.

Ghana · Africa

The driest month of the year, warm temperatures.

Guatemala · Central America

One of the driest months of the year, mild temperatures.

Guinea · Africa

The driest month of the year, warm temperatures.

Guinea-Bissau · Africa

The driest month of the year, warm temperatures.

Haiti · Caribbean

One of the driest months of the year, warm temperatures.

Honduras · Central America

The driest month of the year, warm temperatures.

Hong Kong · Asia

One of the driest months of the year, mild temperatures.

The driest month of the year, warm temperatures.

The driest month of the year, warm temperatures.

The driest month of the year, warm temperatures.

Persian Gulf coast

Iran · Middle East

One of the driest months of the year, warm temperatures.

Iraq · Middle East

One of the driest months of the year, warm temperatures.

Dolomites (Cortina d'Ampezzo)

Italy · Europe & Mediterranean Isles

A relatively dry stretch of the year, mild temperatures.

Ivory Coast · Africa

The driest month of the year, warm temperatures.

Jamaica · Caribbean

One of the driest months of the year, warm temperatures.

Hokkaido (north)

A relatively dry stretch of the year, warm temperatures.

Okinawa (south)

A relatively dry stretch of the year, mild temperatures.

Kenya · Africa

One of the driest months of the year, mild temperatures.

Coast (Mombasa)

Kenya · Africa

The driest month of the year, hot temperatures.

Kuwait · Middle East

One of the driest months of the year, warm temperatures.

The driest month of the year, hot temperatures.

Liberia · Africa

The driest month of the year, warm temperatures.

One of the driest months of the year, mild temperatures.

Puerto Vallarta

Mexico · North America

The driest month of the year, warm temperatures.

Mozambique · Africa

The driest month of the year, hot temperatures.

Myanmar · Asia

The driest month of the year, hot temperatures.

New Zealand · Oceania & Pacific Ocean

A relatively dry stretch of the year, mild temperatures.

Nicaragua · Central America

The driest month of the year, hot temperatures.

Nigeria · Africa

The driest month of the year, warm temperatures.

Nigeria · Africa

The driest month of the year, warm temperatures.

Oman · Middle East

One of the driest months of the year, warm temperatures.

Pakistan · Asia

The driest month of the year, warm temperatures.

Panama · Central America

One of the driest months of the year, hot temperatures.

Papua Island Region

Papua Island Region · Oceania & Pacific Ocean

A relatively dry stretch of the year, hot temperatures.

Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea · Oceania & Pacific Ocean

A relatively dry stretch of the year, hot temperatures.

Whole archipelago

Philippines · Asia

One of the driest months of the year, hot temperatures.

Puerto Rico · Caribbean

One of the driest months of the year, warm temperatures.

Qatar · Middle East

One of the driest months of the year, warm temperatures.

Rwanda · Africa

One of the driest months of the year, mild temperatures.

A relatively dry stretch of the year, hot temperatures.

Saudi Arabia · Middle East

One of the driest months of the year, warm temperatures.

Asir highlands (Abha)

Saudi Arabia · Middle East

The driest month of the year, mild temperatures.

Senegal · Africa

The driest month of the year, warm temperatures.

Sierra Leone · Africa

The driest month of the year, warm temperatures.

Slovakia · Europe & Mediterranean Isles

A relatively dry stretch of the year, mild temperatures.

Slovenia · Europe & Mediterranean Isles

A relatively dry stretch of the year, warm temperatures.

Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands · Oceania & Pacific Ocean

A relatively dry stretch of the year, hot temperatures.

Somalia · Africa

One of the driest months of the year, warm temperatures.

Somaliland · Africa

One of the driest months of the year, warm temperatures.

South Sudan · Africa

One of the driest months of the year, mild temperatures.

West/south coast

Sri Lanka · Asia

One of the driest months of the year, hot temperatures.

Sudan · Africa

The driest month of the year, mild temperatures.

Switzerland · Europe & Mediterranean Isles

A relatively dry stretch of the year, mild temperatures.

Syria · Middle East

One of the driest months of the year, warm temperatures.

Tanzania · Africa

The driest month of the year, hot temperatures.

Thailand · Asia

The driest month of the year, hot temperatures.

Chiang Mai & north

Thailand · Asia

The driest month of the year, warm temperatures.

Thailand · Asia

One of the driest months of the year, hot temperatures.

Timor-Leste · Asia

The driest month of the year, hot temperatures.

The driest month of the year, warm temperatures.

Turks and Caicos

Turks and Caicos · Caribbean

One of the driest months of the year, warm temperatures.

Uganda · Africa

One of the driest months of the year, mild temperatures.

United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates · Middle East

One of the driest months of the year, warm temperatures.

United States · North America

A relatively dry stretch of the year, warm temperatures.

Aspen & Colorado Rockies

United States · North America

One of the driest months of the year, mild temperatures.

United States · North America

The driest month of the year, warm temperatures.

Venezuela · South America

One of the driest months of the year, hot temperatures.

Vietnam · Asia

The driest month of the year, hot temperatures.

Ho Chi Minh City

Vietnam · Asia

The driest month of the year, hot temperatures.

Hoi An & Central Vietnam

Vietnam · Asia

The driest month of the year, hot temperatures.

Yemen · Middle East

One of the driest months of the year, warm temperatures.

Zanzibar · Africa

The driest month of the year, hot temperatures.

Great Also good in January

Andaman Islands

Andaman Islands · Indian Ocean

The driest month of the year, hot temperatures.

Argentina · South America

A relatively dry stretch of the year, mild temperatures.

Mendoza / Andes

Argentina · South America

One of the driest months of the year, warm temperatures.

Aruba · Caribbean

The driest month of the year, warm temperatures.

Australia · Oceania & Pacific Ocean

A relatively dry stretch of the year, mild temperatures.

Australia · Oceania & Pacific Ocean

One of the driest months of the year, warm temperatures.

Australia · Oceania & Pacific Ocean

A relatively dry stretch of the year, warm temperatures.

Bonaire, Saba and Sint Eustatius

Bonaire, Saba and Sint Eustatius · Caribbean

The driest month of the year, warm temperatures.

British Indian Ocean Territory

British Indian Ocean Territory · Indian Ocean

One of the driest months of the year, warm temperatures.

Santiago & central

Chile · South America

The driest month of the year, warm temperatures.

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

Cocos (Keeling) Islands · Indian Ocean

One of the driest months of the year, warm temperatures.

Curacao · Caribbean

The driest month of the year, warm temperatures.

Easter Island · Oceania & Pacific Ocean

One of the driest months of the year, mild temperatures.

Guam · Oceania & Pacific Ocean

A relatively dry stretch of the year, warm temperatures.

Kenya · Africa

The driest month of the year, warm temperatures.

Lakshadweep · Indian Ocean

One of the driest months of the year, warm temperatures.

Lesotho · Africa

One of the driest months of the year, mild temperatures.

Malaysia · Asia

A relatively dry stretch of the year, hot temperatures.

Maldives · Indian Ocean

One of the driest months of the year, warm temperatures.

Mexico · North America

One of the driest months of the year, warm temperatures.

New Zealand · Oceania & Pacific Ocean

A relatively dry stretch of the year, mild temperatures.

Norfolk Island · Oceania & Pacific Ocean

A relatively dry stretch of the year, mild temperatures.

Peru · South America

The driest month of the year, mild temperatures.

Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha · Atlantic Ocean

A relatively dry stretch of the year, mild temperatures.

South Africa · Africa

One of the driest months of the year, warm temperatures.

Canary Islands (Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote)

Spain · Atlantic Ocean

The driest month of the year, mild temperatures.

Uruguay · South America

A relatively dry stretch of the year, mild temperatures.