Where to go in January

Where the weather is good in January

Destinations ranked by what January is usually like there, from mild to warm and dry down to cold, on NASA POWER's 2001–2020 averages.

December February

Of the atlas's 2,078 main cities, in January:

Mild to warm and dry408
Mild to warm, humid or showery288
Hot56
Cool245
Wet209
Cold872

Where to go in January

Ranked by what January is like

The 48 best-known places on each continent (by how many Wikipedias write about them), ranked by what the month is like there; every city in the atlas has its own month-by-month page.

Mild to warm and dry
Mild to warm, humid or showery
Hot
Cool
Wet
Cold

Show places in230 places

#	Place	Mean high	Rain	What it is like
1	Hong KongHong Kong · Mild–warm, dry	20°C	36 mm	Mild to warm and dry
2	BogotáColombia · Mild–warm, dry	24°C	44 mm	Mild to warm and dry
3	SantiagoChile · Mild–warm, dry	30°C	8 mm	Mild to warm and dry
4	CairoEgypt · Mild–warm, dry	18°C	8 mm	Mild to warm and dry
5	Mexico CityMexico · Mild–warm, dry	18°C	9 mm	Mild to warm and dry
6	NairobiKenya · Mild–warm, dry	27°C	39 mm	Mild to warm and dry
7	MeccaSaudi Arabia · Mild–warm, dry	28°C	6 mm	Mild to warm and dry
8	MumbaiIndia · Mild–warm, dry	31°C	0 mm	Mild to warm and dry
9	ConcepciónChile · Mild–warm, dry	25°C	16 mm	Mild to warm and dry
10	MacaoMacao · Mild–warm, dry	19°C	40 mm	Mild to warm and dry
11	DhakaBangladesh · Mild–warm, dry	24°C	9 mm	Mild to warm and dry
12	New DelhiIndia · Mild–warm, dry	21°C	16 mm	Mild to warm and dry
13	LimaPeru · Mild–warm, dry	23°C	3 mm	Mild to warm and dry
14	DubaiUnited Arab Emirates · Mild–warm, dry	23°C	17 mm	Mild to warm and dry
15	Cape TownSouth Africa · Mild–warm, dry	22°C	14 mm	Mild to warm and dry
16	MelbourneAustralia · Mild–warm, dry	26°C	45 mm	Mild to warm and dry
17	KarachiPakistan · Mild–warm, dry	24°C	6 mm	Mild to warm and dry
18	KolkataIndia · Mild–warm, dry	24°C	13 mm	Mild to warm and dry
19	DelhiIndia · Mild–warm, dry	21°C	16 mm	Mild to warm and dry
20	MiamiUnited States · Mild–warm, dry	23°C	44 mm	Mild to warm and dry
21	HanoiVietnam · Mild–warm, dry	20°C	32 mm	Mild to warm and dry
22	Addis AbabaEthiopia · Mild–warm, dry	24°C	12 mm	Mild to warm and dry
23	RiyadhSaudi Arabia · Mild–warm, dry	21°C	6 mm	Mild to warm and dry
24	DohaQatar · Mild–warm, dry	22°C	6 mm	Mild to warm and dry
25	Abu DhabiUnited Arab Emirates · Mild–warm, dry	22°C	11 mm	Mild to warm and dry
26	GuadalajaraMexico · Mild–warm, dry	23°C	10 mm	Mild to warm and dry
27	PhoenixUnited States · Mild–warm, dry	18°C	33 mm	Mild to warm and dry
28	DakarSenegal · Mild–warm, dry	24°C	11 mm	Mild to warm and dry
29	PerthAustralia · Mild–warm, dry	26°C	18 mm	Mild to warm and dry
30	AlexandriaEgypt · Mild–warm, dry	18°C	23 mm	Mild to warm and dry
31	VientianeLaos · Mild–warm, dry	28°C	8 mm	Mild to warm and dry
32	GuangzhouChina · Mild–warm, dry	20°C	49 mm	Mild to warm and dry
33	BissauGuinea-Bissau · Mild–warm, dry	29°C	1 mm	Mild to warm and dry
34	ManamaBahrain · Mild–warm, dry	20°C	7 mm	Mild to warm and dry
35	Kuwait CityKuwait · Mild–warm, dry	18°C	12 mm	Mild to warm and dry
36	BengaluruIndia · Mild–warm, dry	29°C	2 mm	Mild to warm and dry
37	AsmaraEritrea · Mild–warm, dry	27°C	4 mm	Mild to warm and dry
38	ConakryGuinea · Mild–warm, dry	30°C	0 mm	Mild to warm and dry
39	MadinahSaudi Arabia · Mild–warm, dry	24°C	4 mm	Mild to warm and dry
40	JeddahSaudi Arabia · Mild–warm, dry	29°C	7 mm	Mild to warm and dry
41	BanjulGambia · Mild–warm, dry	27°C	2 mm	Mild to warm and dry
42	AdelaideAustralia · Mild–warm, dry	30°C	15 mm	Mild to warm and dry
43	MuscatOman · Mild–warm, dry	24°C	18 mm	Mild to warm and dry
44	TegucigalpaHonduras · Mild–warm, dry	28°C	8 mm	Mild to warm and dry
45	PraiaCape Verde · Mild–warm, dry	24°C	22 mm	Mild to warm and dry
46	Nay Pyi TawMyanmar · Mild–warm, dry	31°C	10 mm	Mild to warm and dry
47	NouakchottMauritania · Mild–warm, dry	23°C	2 mm	Mild to warm and dry
48	San SalvadorEl Salvador · Mild–warm, dry	30°C	4 mm	Mild to warm and dry
49	HyderabadIndia · Mild–warm, dry	29°C	7 mm	Mild to warm and dry
50	JaipurIndia · Mild–warm, dry	22°C	5 mm	Mild to warm and dry
51	AhmedabadIndia · Mild–warm, dry	29°C	1 mm	Mild to warm and dry
52	NassauBahamas · Mild–warm, dry	24°C	38 mm	Mild to warm and dry
53	LahorePakistan · Mild–warm, dry	20°C	20 mm	Mild to warm and dry
54	ChittagongBangladesh · Mild–warm, dry	24°C	9 mm	Mild to warm and dry
55	AgraIndia · Mild–warm, dry	23°C	13 mm	Mild to warm and dry
56	ShenzhenChina · Mild–warm, dry	20°C	36 mm	Mild to warm and dry
57	VaranasiIndia · Mild–warm, dry	24°C	12 mm	Mild to warm and dry
58	PuneIndia · Mild–warm, dry	28°C	1 mm	Mild to warm and dry
59	LucknowIndia · Mild–warm, dry	22°C	19 mm	Mild to warm and dry
60	MonterreyMexico · Mild–warm, dry	18°C	17 mm	Mild to warm and dry
61	BhopalIndia · Mild–warm, dry	26°C	11 mm	Mild to warm and dry
62	AntofagastaChile · Mild–warm, dry	23°C	1 mm	Mild to warm and dry
63	ChandigarhIndia · Mild–warm, dry	20°C	35 mm	Mild to warm and dry
64	PatnaIndia · Mild–warm, dry	23°C	11 mm	Mild to warm and dry
65	MéridaVenezuela · Mild–warm, dry	22°C	30 mm	Mild to warm and dry
66	GizaEgypt · Mild–warm, dry	18°C	8 mm	Mild to warm and dry
67	AmritsarIndia · Mild–warm, dry	19°C	24 mm	Mild to warm and dry
68	PrayagrajIndia · Mild–warm, dry	24°C	15 mm	Mild to warm and dry
69	LaayouneMild–warm, dry	22°C	16 mm	Mild to warm and dry
70	SuratIndia · Mild–warm, dry	31°C	1 mm	Mild to warm and dry
71	KanpurIndia · Mild–warm, dry	23°C	17 mm	Mild to warm and dry
72	AgadirMorocco · Mild–warm, dry	20°C	26 mm	Mild to warm and dry
73	LuxorEgypt · Mild–warm, dry	21°C	1 mm	Mild to warm and dry
74	BhubaneswarIndia · Mild–warm, dry	26°C	11 mm	Mild to warm and dry
75	Ðà LạtVietnam · Mild–warm, dry	24°C	33 mm	Mild to warm and dry
76	KaohsiungTaiwan · Mild–warm, dry	23°C	33 mm	Mild to warm and dry
77	NagpurIndia · Mild–warm, dry	29°C	15 mm	Mild to warm and dry
78	IndoreIndia · Mild–warm, dry	28°C	5 mm	Mild to warm and dry
79	AswānEgypt · Mild–warm, dry	23°C	0 mm	Mild to warm and dry
80	GqeberhaSouth Africa · Mild–warm, dry	24°C	38 mm	Mild to warm and dry
81	HargeisaSomalia · Mild–warm, dry	27°C	4 mm	Mild to warm and dry
82	SuezEgypt · Mild–warm, dry	18°C	8 mm	Mild to warm and dry
83	HurghadaEgypt · Mild–warm, dry	21°C	2 mm	Mild to warm and dry
84	Sharm el SheikhEgypt · Mild–warm, dry	21°C	2 mm	Mild to warm and dry
85	JamestownSt Helena · Mild–warm, dry	23°C	2 mm	Mild to warm and dry
86	Dire DawaEthiopia · Mild–warm, dry	26°C	6 mm	Mild to warm and dry
87	AsyutEgypt · Mild–warm, dry	20°C	1 mm	Mild to warm and dry
88	IsmailiaEgypt · Mild–warm, dry	18°C	11 mm	Mild to warm and dry
89	TantaEgypt · Mild–warm, dry	19°C	14 mm	Mild to warm and dry
90	Al FayyumEgypt · Mild–warm, dry	18°C	6 mm	Mild to warm and dry
91	ZagazigEgypt · Mild–warm, dry	19°C	10 mm	Mild to warm and dry
92	Al MansurahEgypt · Mild–warm, dry	19°C	14 mm	Mild to warm and dry
93	KadunaNigeria · Mild–warm, dry	30°C	1 mm	Mild to warm and dry
94	JosNigeria · Mild–warm, dry	31°C	0 mm	Mild to warm and dry
95	ZariaNigeria · Mild–warm, dry	29°C	0 mm	Mild to warm and dry
96	SerekundaGambia · Mild–warm, dry	27°C	2 mm	Mild to warm and dry
97	DamanhurEgypt · Mild–warm, dry	19°C	21 mm	Mild to warm and dry
98	Buenos AiresArgentina · Mild–warm, mixed	28°C	104 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
99	SydneyAustralia · Mild–warm, mixed	26°C	83 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
100	CaracasVenezuela · Mild–warm, mixed	26°C	42 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
101	CanberraAustralia · Mild–warm, mixed	29°C	58 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
102	ManilaPhilippines · Mild–warm, mixed	27°C	148 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
103	MontevideoUruguay · Mild–warm, mixed	26°C	102 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
104	HavanaCuba · Mild–warm, mixed	27°C	30 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
105	AccraGhana · Mild–warm, mixed	30°C	22 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
106	PretoriaSouth Africa · Mild–warm, mixed	31°C	115 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
107	HonoluluUnited States · Mild–warm, mixed	24°C	71 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
108	LagosNigeria · Mild–warm, mixed	29°C	25 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
109	JohannesburgSouth Africa · Mild–warm, mixed	28°C	122 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
110	WellingtonNew Zealand · Mild–warm, mixed	19°C	51 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
111	LuandaAngola · Mild–warm, mixed	29°C	25 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
112	KampalaUganda · Mild–warm, mixed	29°C	65 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
113	QuitoEcuador · Mild–warm, mixed	22°C	139 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
114	BrisbaneAustralia · Mild–warm, mixed	29°C	140 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
115	YaoundéCameroon · Mild–warm, mixed	29°C	14 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
116	KigaliRwanda · Mild–warm, mixed	26°C	96 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
117	LoméTogo · Mild–warm, mixed	30°C	15 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
118	MonroviaLiberia · Mild–warm, mixed	31°C	11 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
119	ChennaiIndia · Mild–warm, mixed	28°C	16 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
120	ParamariboSuriname · Mild–warm, mixed	28°C	142 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
121	AucklandNew Zealand · Mild–warm, mixed	23°C	58 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
122	Porto-NovoBenin · Mild–warm, mixed	30°C	20 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
123	KingstonJamaica · Mild–warm, mixed	27°C	33 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
124	Panama CityPanama · Mild–warm, mixed	29°C	20 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
125	MalaboEquatorial Guinea · Mild–warm, mixed	28°C	30 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
126	FreetownSierra Leone · Mild–warm, mixed	29°C	1 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
127	Guatemala CityGuatemala · Mild–warm, mixed	26°C	5 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
128	The MaldivesMaldives · Mild–warm, mixed	28°C	53 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
129	Santo DomingoDominican Republic · Mild–warm, mixed	29°C	24 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
130	SucreBolivia · Mild–warm, mixed	22°C	117 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
131	MedellínColombia · Mild–warm, mixed	21°C	134 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
132	San JoséCosta Rica · Mild–warm, mixed	27°C	38 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
133	BelmopanBelize · Mild–warm, mixed	27°C	101 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
134	BridgetownBarbados · Mild–warm, mixed	27°C	34 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
135	Port of SpainTrinidad and Tobago · Mild–warm, mixed	28°C	100 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
136	SalvadorBrazil · Mild–warm, mixed	30°C	83 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
137	St John'sAntigua and Barbuda · Mild–warm, mixed	26°C	41 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
138	HobartAustralia · Mild–warm, mixed	21°C	56 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
139	OrlandoUnited States · Mild–warm, mixed	21°C	60 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
140	CastriesSt Lucia · Mild–warm, mixed	27°C	68 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
141	RecifeBrazil · Mild–warm, mixed	30°C	85 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
142	Saint George'sGrenada · Mild–warm, mixed	27°C	61 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
143	ChristchurchNew Zealand · Mild–warm, mixed	24°C	67 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
144	TampaUnited States · Mild–warm, mixed	20°C	65 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
145	Porto AlegreBrazil · Mild–warm, mixed	29°C	120 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
146	FortalezaBrazil · Mild–warm, mixed	29°C	128 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
147	RoseauDominica · Mild–warm, mixed	26°C	61 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
148	BasseterreSt Kitts and Nevis · Mild–warm, mixed	26°C	28 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
149	KingstownSt Vincent and the Grenadines · Mild–warm, mixed	27°C	27 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
150	CartagenaColombia · Mild–warm, mixed	29°C	2 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
151	San JuanPuerto Rico · Mild–warm, mixed	27°C	51 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
152	NoumeaNew Caledonia · Mild–warm, mixed	27°C	109 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
153	NewcastleAustralia · Mild–warm, mixed	27°C	83 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
154	HagåtñaGuam · Mild–warm, mixed	28°C	82 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
155	SaipanNorthern Mariana Islands · Mild–warm, mixed	28°C	65 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
156	Logan CityAustralia · Mild–warm, mixed	29°C	140 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
157	Central CoastAustralia · Mild–warm, mixed	28°C	91 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
158	AsunciónParaguay · Hot	34°C	126 mm	Hot
159	ManaguaNicaragua · Hot	32°C	1 mm	Hot
160	RomeItaly · Cool	11°C	73 mm	Cool
161	Vatican CityVatican City · Cool	11°C	73 mm	Cool
162	MonacoMonaco · Cool	12°C	55 mm	Cool
163	AthensGreece · Cool	12°C	66 mm	Cool
164	Los AngelesUnited States · Cool	17°C	73 mm	Cool
165	LisbonPortugal · Cool	15°C	65 mm	Cool
166	BarcelonaSpain · Cool	12°C	34 mm	Cool
167	GibraltarGibraltar · Cool	16°C	74 mm	Cool
168	NaplesItaly · Cool	11°C	88 mm	Cool
169	VallettaMalta · Cool	15°C	74 mm	Cool
170	SevilleSpain · Cool	14°C	48 mm	Cool
171	MelillaSpain · Cool	16°C	55 mm	Cool
172	PalermoItaly · Cool	13°C	97 mm	Cool
173	NiceFrance · Cool	12°C	55 mm	Cool
174	ValenciaSpain · Cool	13°C	30 mm	Cool
175	PisaItaly · Cool	10°C	59 mm	Cool
176	ZaragozaSpain · Cool	11°C	26 mm	Cool
177	GranadaSpain · Cool	12°C	40 mm	Cool
178	BilbaoSpain · Cool	12°C	126 mm	Cool
179	MálagaSpain · Cool	15°C	56 mm	Cool
180	BariItaly · Cool	12°C	62 mm	Cool
181	MontpellierFrance · Cool	10°C	52 mm	Cool
182	CórdobaSpain · Cool	13°C	46 mm	Cool
183	CataniaItaly · Cool	12°C	67 mm	Cool
184	PortoPortugal · Cool	13°C	138 mm	Cool
185	DunedinNew Zealand · Cool	16°C	69 mm	Cool
186	QueenstownNew Zealand · Cool	16°C	121 mm	Cool
187	Port MoresbyPapua New Guinea · Wet	29°C	231 mm	Wet
188	Santiago de CompostelaSpain · Wet	11°C	160 mm	Wet
189	ApiaSamoa · Wet	28°C	258 mm	Wet
190	SuvaFiji · Wet	28°C	273 mm	Wet
191	DarwinAustralia · Wet	30°C	379 mm	Wet
192	Port VilaVanuatu · Wet	28°C	197 mm	Wet
193	HoniaraSolomon Islands · Wet	28°C	263 mm	Wet
194	Nuku‘alofaTonga · Wet	27°C	197 mm	Wet
195	MajuroMarshall Islands · Wet	28°C	161 mm	Wet
196	FunafutiTuvalu · Wet	29°C	325 mm	Wet
197	PalikirMicronesia · Wet	29°C	205 mm	Wet
198	YarenNauru · Wet	29°C	194 mm	Wet
199	PapeeteFrench Polynesia · Wet	28°C	190 mm	Wet
200	TarawaKiribati · Wet	28°C	212 mm	Wet
201	Pago PagoAmerican Samoa · Wet	29°C	267 mm	Wet
202	Gold CoastAustralia · Wet	29°C	153 mm	Wet
203	NgerulmudPalau · Wet	29°C	216 mm	Wet
204	CairnsAustralia · Wet	28°C	352 mm	Wet
205	AvaruaCook Islands · Wet	27°C	195 mm	Wet
206	Mata-UtuWallis and Futuna · Wet	29°C	305 mm	Wet
207	Sunshine CoastAustralia · Wet	27°C	162 mm	Wet
208	ParisFrance · Cold	6°C	54 mm	Cold
209	LondonUnited Kingdom · Cold	7°C	65 mm	Cold
210	MoscowRussia · Cold	-7°C	48 mm	Cold
211	BerlinGermany · Cold	2°C	54 mm	Cold
212	MadridSpain · Cold	9°C	38 mm	Cold
213	ViennaAustria · Cold	2°C	42 mm	Cold
214	HelsinkiFinland · Cold	-1°C	56 mm	Cold
215	WarsawPoland · Cold	-1°C	45 mm	Cold
216	AmsterdamNetherlands · Cold	5°C	75 mm	Cold
217	TiranaAlbania · Cold	6°C	93 mm	Cold
218	StockholmSweden · Cold	-1°C	47 mm	Cold
219	Saint PetersburgRussia · Cold	-7°C	49 mm	Cold
220	PragueCzechia · Cold	1°C	42 mm	Cold
221	BudapestHungary · Cold	2°C	39 mm	Cold
222	CopenhagenDenmark · Cold	3°C	61 mm	Cold
223	OsloNorway · Cold	-3°C	78 mm	Cold
224	MunichGermany · Cold	2°C	78 mm	Cold
225	BrusselsBelgium · Cold	5°C	69 mm	Cold
226	DublinIreland · Cold	8°C	86 mm	Cold
227	BucharestRomania · Cold	2°C	44 mm	Cold
228	MinskBelarus · Cold	-5°C	53 mm	Cold
229	HamburgGermany · Cold	3°C	70 mm	Cold
230	BelgradeSerbia · Cold	3°C	48 mm	Cold

How these sentences are worded

Each sentence is written from the figures by fixed rules, and says no more than they do. Mild to warm: a mean daily high from 18°C up to 32°C. Hot: 32°C or more. Cool: 10°C up to 18°C. Cold: under 10°C. Dry: under 50 mm of rain in the month; wet: 150 mm or more. Humid: a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more. A month is described as good for going when it is mild to warm and not wet.

Mean daily highs, modelled for an area about 50 km across: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. A cell's swatch says what the month is like (key above).

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