Where to go in January
In January, 89 of 263 destinations have good or excellent holiday weather. The warmest is Mombasa with 32 °C. The warmest sea is at Langkawi (Kuah), with 29 °C.
Where to go in January: quick answers
Where is the best weather in January?
The best holiday weather in January – warm, sunny and dry – is in Calangute, Goa, Cape Town and Swakopmund.
Where is it hot in January?
The warmest destinations in January are Mombasa (32 °C), Calangute, Goa (31 °C) and Cartagena, Colombia (31 °C).
Where is it warm in Europe in January?
In Europe, the warmest places in January are Maspalomas, Gran Canaria (20 °C), Costa Calma, Fuerteventura (20 °C) and Santa Cruz de La Palma (19 °C).
Where can you swim in January?
The sea is warmest at Langkawi (Kuah) (29 °C), Patong, Phuket (29 °C) and Khao Lak (29 °C). In total, 81 destinations have a sea of 20 °C or more in January.
Where to go, month by month
Climate averages 1996–2025, not a forecast. Data: Copernicus ERA5 / ERA5-Land via Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0), NOAA OISST, WMO 1991–2020 (NOAA NCEI), GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)