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Where to go in January

The world’s best-suited destinations in January, ranked by climate normals — warmth, sunshine and dry days.

World ranking in January

Minimum population: 150,000
#CountryAverage highAverage lowRainfallGo score
1DubaiAE United Arab Emirates24°13°11 mm100
2MumbaiIN India31°18°1 mm100
3LuxorEG Egypt22°7°0 mm100
4AswānEG Egypt24°9°0 mm100
5Cape TownZA South Africa25°16°16 mm97
6Abu DhabiAE United Arab Emirates23°14°8 mm100
7MuscatOM Oman25°15°19 mm100
8PerthAU Australia31°18°13 mm100
9DohaQA Qatar21°13°12 mm98
10ValparaísoCL Chile23°13°1 mm100
11ConcepciónCL Chile24°11°17 mm100
12JaipurIN India22°8°6 mm99
13ManilaPH Philippines30°21°20 mm95
14Mexico CityMX Mexico23°5°7 mm94
15Puerto VallartaMX Mexico29°14°24 mm97
16AdelaideAU Australia27°15°24 mm93
17Los AngelesUS United States21°8°85 mm91
18MiamiUS United States24°16°64 mm91
19SalalahOM Oman28°18°3 mm100
20JeddahSA Saudi Arabia28°19°11 mm96
21KingstonJM Jamaica29°21°52 mm90
22Buenos AiresAR Argentina30°19°113 mm87
23LimaPE Peru26°19°3 mm91
24HavanaCU Cuba27°18°69 mm91
25Nha TrangVN Vietnam27°21°35 mm88
26MedinaSA Saudi Arabia24°11°7 mm99
27VientianeLA Laos29°16°5 mm86
28Baguio CityPH Philippines24°14°7 mm95
29ArequipaPE Peru22°9°23 mm89
30MontevideoUY Uruguay28°18°84 mm86
31Hat YaiTH Thailand31°23°56 mm90
32Panama CityPA Panama30°23°53 mm86
33Santa MartaCO Colombia32°22°4 mm91
34JinghongCN China24°10°15 mm95
35San SalvadorSV El Salvador29°16°6 mm85
36Mar del PlataAR Argentina27°15°95 mm86
37JosNG Nigeria28°13°1 mm95
38NassauBS Bahamas26°17°45 mm81
39ChristchurchNZ New Zealand23°12°59 mm84
40AgadirMA Morocco19°8°40 mm83
41Qui NhonVN Vietnam26°20°43 mm91
42Santo DomingoDO Dominican Republic30°19°66 mm79
43Port ElizabethZA South Africa26°17°38 mm87
44LagosNG Nigeria32°23°18 mm84
45Santa AnaSV El Salvador29°16°4 mm84
46San JoséCR Costa Rica26°15°51 mm80
47AucklandNZ New Zealand24°16°95 mm80
48Chon BuriTH Thailand32°21°13 mm92
49CamagüeyCU Cuba28°17°33 mm86
50MarrakeshMA Morocco17°6°33 mm74

The go score (0–100) rewards daytime highs of 22–27 °C, mild nights, sunshine and few rainy days.