Nº 1
Abu Dhabi
Ideal in January
- 24° / 18° high / low
- 0.2 h rain/day
- 10.8 h daylight
24° highs with 1 rain days: inside the ideal window (18–29 °C highs, ≤13 rain days, ≤90 mm).
Things to do in Abu Dhabi in January →Where to go in January
132 cities, one measured yardstick: average highs, rain days, rain hours and daylight from multi-year Open-Meteo records. 26 cities sit in the ideal band this month. Ranked by disclosed thresholds the skip list included.
TTDI currently measures 87 cities for January. Under the v1.1 comfort methodology, 14 sit in the ideal band and 19 in good. That puts 33 cities in favorable territory. The mixed band holds another 33, the largest single group. 21 cities fall into difficult. Favorable options concentrate in roughly a third of the measured set, with mixed and difficult accounting for the rest.
Abu Dhabi tops the January rankings with an average high of 24 C and 1 rain day. Dubai matches that 24 C high with 2 rain days. Marrakech comes in cooler at 21 C but still records only 2 rain days. Doha, Cape Town, Phoenix, Los Angeles, and San José complete the featured eight. All three leaders share highs of 21 to 24 C with 1 to 2 rain days across January, while 33 mixed and 21 difficult cities remind you that January tends to be a polarizing month for travel comfort.
Abu Dhabi leads January's rankings with an average high of 24 C and 1 rain day across the month.
Nº 2
Puerto Vallarta
Ideal in January
- 26° / 17° high / low
- 0.1 h rain/day
- 11.0 h daylight
26° highs with 1 rain days: inside the ideal window (18–29 °C highs, ≤13 rain days, ≤90 mm).
Things to do in Puerto Vallarta in January →
Nº 3
Lima
Ideal in January
- 24° / 20° high / low
- 0.1 h rain/day
- 12.8 h daylight
24° highs with 2 rain days: inside the ideal window (18–29 °C highs, ≤13 rain days, ≤90 mm).
Things to do in Lima in January →
Nº 4
Dubai
Ideal in January
- 24° / 16° high / low
- 0.3 h rain/day
- 10.7 h daylight
24° highs with 2 rain days: inside the ideal window (18–29 °C highs, ≤13 rain days, ≤90 mm).
Things to do in Dubai in January →
Nº 5
Udaipur
Ideal in January
- 23° / 10° high / low
- 0.2 h rain/day
- 10.8 h daylight
23° highs with 2 rain days: inside the ideal window (18–29 °C highs, ≤13 rain days, ≤90 mm).
Things to do in Udaipur in January →
Nº 6
Varanasi
Ideal in January
- 21° / 10° high / low
- 0.2 h rain/day
- 10.7 h daylight
21° highs with 2 rain days: inside the ideal window (18–29 °C highs, ≤13 rain days, ≤90 mm).
Things to do in Varanasi in January →
Nº 7
Marrakech
Ideal in January
- 21° / 7° high / low
- 0.4 h rain/day
- 10.3 h daylight
21° highs with 2 rain days: inside the ideal window (18–29 °C highs, ≤13 rain days, ≤90 mm).
Things to do in Marrakech in January →
Nº 8
Jaipur
Ideal in January
- 21° / 9° high / low
- 0.3 h rain/day
- 10.6 h daylight
21° highs with 2 rain days: inside the ideal window (18–29 °C highs, ≤13 rain days, ≤90 mm).
Things to do in Jaipur in January →
Nº 9
Doha
Ideal in January
- 23° / 15° high / low
- 0.4 h rain/day
- 10.7 h daylight
23° highs with 3 rain days: inside the ideal window (18–29 °C highs, ≤13 rain days, ≤90 mm).
Things to do in Doha in January →
Nº 10
Cape Town
Ideal in January
- 26° / 17° high / low
- 0.2 h rain/day
- 14.2 h daylight
26° highs with 3 rain days: inside the ideal window (18–29 °C highs, ≤13 rain days, ≤90 mm).
Things to do in Cape Town in January →
Nº 11
Phoenix
Ideal in January
- 18° / 5° high / low
- 0.6 h rain/day
- 10.2 h daylight
18° highs with 4 rain days: inside the ideal window (18–29 °C highs, ≤13 rain days, ≤90 mm).
Things to do in Phoenix in January →
Nº 12
Guangzhou
Ideal in January
- 20° / 11° high / low
- 0.5 h rain/day
- 10.9 h daylight
20° highs with 5 rain days: inside the ideal window (18–29 °C highs, ≤13 rain days, ≤90 mm).
Things to do in Guangzhou in January →
Nº 13
Los Angeles
Ideal in January
- 19° / 7° high / low
- 1.2 h rain/day
- 10.1 h daylight
19° highs with 5 rain days: inside the ideal window (18–29 °C highs, ≤13 rain days, ≤90 mm).
Things to do in Los Angeles in January →
Nº 14
San José
Ideal in January
- 25° / 16° high / low
- 0.4 h rain/day
- 11.6 h daylight
25° highs with 6 rain days: inside the ideal window (18–29 °C highs, ≤13 rain days, ≤90 mm).
Things to do in San José in January →
Nº 15
Key West
Ideal in January
- 23° / 20° high / low
- 0.5 h rain/day
- 10.8 h daylight
23° highs with 7 rain days: inside the ideal window (18–29 °C highs, ≤13 rain days, ≤90 mm).
Things to do in Key West in January →
Nº 16
Fort Lauderdale
Ideal in January
- 24° / 16° high / low
- 0.9 h rain/day
- 10.7 h daylight
24° highs with 8 rain days: inside the ideal window (18–29 °C highs, ≤13 rain days, ≤90 mm).
Things to do in Fort Lauderdale in January →
Nº 17
Orlando
Ideal in January
- 20° / 10° high / low
- 0.9 h rain/day
- 10.5 h daylight
20° highs with 8 rain days: inside the ideal window (18–29 °C highs, ≤13 rain days, ≤90 mm).
Things to do in Orlando in January →
Nº 18
St. Petersburg
Ideal in January
- 20° / 12° high / low
- 0.8 h rain/day
- 10.6 h daylight
20° highs with 8 rain days: inside the ideal window (18–29 °C highs, ≤13 rain days, ≤90 mm).
Things to do in St. Petersburg in January →
Nº 19
Buenos Aires
Ideal in January
- 29° / 21° high / low
- 1.1 h rain/day
- 14.2 h daylight
29° highs with 8 rain days: inside the ideal window (18–29 °C highs, ≤13 rain days, ≤90 mm).
Things to do in Buenos Aires in January →
Nº 20
Miami
Ideal in January
- 24° / 17° high / low
- 0.9 h rain/day
- 10.7 h daylight
24° highs with 10 rain days: inside the ideal window (18–29 °C highs, ≤13 rain days, ≤90 mm).
Things to do in Miami in January →
Nº 21
Nassau
Ideal in January
- 25° / 21° high / low
- 0.6 h rain/day
- 10.7 h daylight
25° highs with 10 rain days: inside the ideal window (18–29 °C highs, ≤13 rain days, ≤90 mm).
Things to do in Nassau in January →
Nº 22
Honolulu
Ideal in January
- 26° / 20° high / low
- 1.1 h rain/day
- 11.0 h daylight
26° highs with 10 rain days: inside the ideal window (18–29 °C highs, ≤13 rain days, ≤90 mm).
Things to do in Honolulu in January →
Nº 23
St. Thomas
Ideal in January
- 26° / 25° high / low
- 0.3 h rain/day
- 11.1 h daylight
26° highs with 10 rain days: inside the ideal window (18–29 °C highs, ≤13 rain days, ≤90 mm).
Things to do in St. Thomas in January →
Nº 24
Taipei
Ideal in January
- 19° / 13° high / low
- 1.0 h rain/day
- 10.7 h daylight
19° highs with 10 rain days: inside the ideal window (18–29 °C highs, ≤13 rain days, ≤90 mm).
Things to do in Taipei in January →
Nº 25
Bogota
Ideal in January
- 21° / 7° high / low
- 0.7 h rain/day
- 11.9 h daylight
21° highs with 11 rain days: inside the ideal window (18–29 °C highs, ≤13 rain days, ≤90 mm).
Things to do in Bogota in January →
Nº 26
Playa del Carmen
Ideal in January
- 27° / 22° high / low
- 1.2 h rain/day
- 11.0 h daylight
27° highs with 13 rain days: inside the ideal window (18–29 °C highs, ≤13 rain days, ≤90 mm).
Things to do in Playa del Carmen in January →
Nº 27
Mumbai
Good in January
- 30° / 19° high / low
- 0.0 h rain/day
- 11.1 h daylight
30° highs with 0 rain days: comfortable, just outside the ideal window.
Things to do in Mumbai in January →
Nº 28
Santiago
Good in January
- 30° / 15° high / low
- 0.2 h rain/day
- 14.1 h daylight
30° highs with 1 rain days: comfortable, just outside the ideal window.
Things to do in Santiago in January →
Nº 29
Kathmandu
Good in January
- 18° / 5° high / low
- 0.2 h rain/day
- 10.6 h daylight
18° highs with 2 rain days: comfortable, just outside the ideal window.
Things to do in Kathmandu in January →
Nº 30
Goa
Good in January
- 31° / 21° high / low
- 0.2 h rain/day
- 11.3 h daylight
31° highs with 2 rain days: comfortable, just outside the ideal window.
Things to do in Goa in January →
Nº 31
Bangkok
Good in January
- 32° / 22° high / low
- 0.1 h rain/day
- 11.4 h daylight
32° highs with 2 rain days: comfortable, just outside the ideal window.
Things to do in Bangkok in January →
Nº 32
Cartagena
Good in January
- 32° / 24° high / low
- 0.2 h rain/day
- 11.6 h daylight
32° highs with 2 rain days: comfortable, just outside the ideal window.
Things to do in Cartagena in January →
Nº 33
Las Vegas
Good in January
- 14° / 3° high / low
- 0.3 h rain/day
- 9.9 h daylight
14° highs with 3 rain days: comfortable, just outside the ideal window.
Things to do in Las Vegas in January →
Nº 34
Pattaya
Good in January
- 31° / 22° high / low
- 0.3 h rain/day
- 11.4 h daylight
31° highs with 4 rain days: comfortable, just outside the ideal window.
Things to do in Pattaya in January →
Nº 35
Barcelona
Good in January
- 14° / 5° high / low
- 0.4 h rain/day
- 9.5 h daylight
14° highs with 4 rain days: comfortable, just outside the ideal window.
Things to do in Barcelona in January →
Nº 36
San Diego
Good in January
- 17° / 8° high / low
- 1.1 h rain/day
- 10.2 h daylight
17° highs with 6 rain days: comfortable, just outside the ideal window.
Things to do in San Diego in January →
Nº 37
Seville
Good in January
- 16° / 7° high / low
- 1.1 h rain/day
- 9.8 h daylight
16° highs with 6 rain days: comfortable, just outside the ideal window.
Things to do in Seville in January →
Nº 38
Petra
Good in January
- 14° / 7° high / low
- 0.8 h rain/day
- 10.4 h daylight
14° highs with 6 rain days: comfortable, just outside the ideal window.
Things to do in Petra in January →
Nº 39
St. Augustine
Good in January
- 18° / 10° high / low
- 0.9 h rain/day
- 10.4 h daylight
18° highs with 7 rain days: comfortable, just outside the ideal window.
Things to do in St. Augustine in January →
Nº 40
Athens
Good in January
- 13° / 6° high / low
- 1.1 h rain/day
- 9.8 h daylight
13° highs with 7 rain days: comfortable, just outside the ideal window.
Things to do in Athens in January →
Nº 41
Amman
Good in January
- 13° / 6° high / low
- 1.2 h rain/day
- 10.3 h daylight
13° highs with 7 rain days: comfortable, just outside the ideal window.
Things to do in Amman in January →
Nº 42
Santorini
Good in January
- 16° / 12° high / low
- 0.8 h rain/day
- 9.9 h daylight
16° highs with 8 rain days: comfortable, just outside the ideal window.
Things to do in Santorini in January →
Nº 43
Savannah
Good in January
- 16° / 6° high / low
- 1.1 h rain/day
- 10.3 h daylight
16° highs with 8 rain days: comfortable, just outside the ideal window.
Things to do in Savannah in January →
Nº 44
Austin
Good in January
- 16° / 5° high / low
- 1.2 h rain/day
- 10.4 h daylight
16° highs with 8 rain days: comfortable, just outside the ideal window.
Things to do in Austin in January →
Nº 45
Big Island
Good in January
- 15° / 6° high / low
- 1.1 h rain/day
- 11.1 h daylight
15° highs with 8 rain days: comfortable, just outside the ideal window.
Things to do in Big Island in January →
Nº 46
Lisbon
Good in January
- 15° / 9° high / low
- 1.3 h rain/day
- 9.7 h daylight
15° highs with 8 rain days: comfortable, just outside the ideal window.
Things to do in Lisbon in January →
Nº 47
San Francisco
Good in January
- 14° / 8° high / low
- 1.7 h rain/day
- 9.8 h daylight
14° highs with 8 rain days: comfortable, just outside the ideal window.
Things to do in San Francisco in January →
Nº 48
Montego Bay
Good in January
- 28° / 22° high / low
- 0.7 h rain/day
- 11.1 h daylight
28° highs with 10 rain days: comfortable, just outside the ideal window.
Things to do in Montego Bay in January →
Nº 49
Crete
Good in January
- 17° / 10° high / low
- 1.0 h rain/day
- 10.0 h daylight
17° highs with 10 rain days: comfortable, just outside the ideal window.
Things to do in Crete in January →
Nº 50
Mykonos
Good in January
- 15° / 12° high / low
- 0.9 h rain/day
- 9.8 h daylight
15° highs with 10 rain days: comfortable, just outside the ideal window.
Things to do in Mykonos in January →
Nº 51
Charleston
Good in January
- 14° / 6° high / low
- 1.4 h rain/day
- 10.2 h daylight
14° highs with 10 rain days: comfortable, just outside the ideal window.
Things to do in Charleston in January →
Nº 52
Tel Aviv
Good in January
- 18° / 10° high / low
- 2.1 h rain/day
- 10.3 h daylight
18° highs with 11 rain days: comfortable, just outside the ideal window.
Things to do in Tel Aviv in January →
Nº 53
New Orleans
Good in January
- 16° / 8° high / low
- 1.5 h rain/day
- 10.4 h daylight
16° highs with 11 rain days: comfortable, just outside the ideal window.
Things to do in New Orleans in January →
Nº 54
Bodrum
Good in January
- 15° / 10° high / low
- 2.0 h rain/day
- 9.9 h daylight
15° highs with 12 rain days: comfortable, just outside the ideal window.
Things to do in Bodrum in January →
Nº 55
San Juan
Good in January
- 28° / 22° high / low
- 1.0 h rain/day
- 11.1 h daylight
28° highs with 13 rain days: comfortable, just outside the ideal window.
Things to do in San Juan in January →
Nº 56
Aruba
Good in January
- 29° / 25° high / low
- 0.7 h rain/day
- 11.5 h daylight
29° highs with 14 rain days: comfortable, just outside the ideal window.
Things to do in Aruba in January →
Nº 57
Palm Beach
Good in January
- 29° / 25° high / low
- 0.7 h rain/day
- 11.5 h daylight
29° highs with 14 rain days: comfortable, just outside the ideal window.
Things to do in Palm Beach in January →
Nº 58
Medellin
Good in January
- 26° / 16° high / low
- 1.1 h rain/day
- 11.8 h daylight
26° highs with 15 rain days: comfortable, just outside the ideal window.
Things to do in Medellin in January →
Nº 59
Cancun
Good in January
- 27° / 22° high / low
- 1.3 h rain/day
- 11.0 h daylight
27° highs with 15 rain days: comfortable, just outside the ideal window.
Things to do in Cancun in January →
Nº 60
Punta Cana
Good in January
- 27° / 23° high / low
- 1.1 h rain/day
- 11.1 h daylight
27° highs with 16 rain days: comfortable, just outside the ideal window.
Things to do in Punta Cana in January →Measurably difficult in January
Honesty cuts both ways: these cities trip a difficult threshold this month:
- Beijing : 2° highs sit below the 5 °C cold threshold: measurably difficult.
- Seoul : 2° highs sit below the 5 °C cold threshold: measurably difficult.
- Edmonton : -6° highs sit below the 5 °C cold threshold: measurably difficult.
- Toronto : 0° highs sit below the 5 °C cold threshold: measurably difficult.
- Oslo : -1° highs sit below the 5 °C cold threshold: measurably difficult.
- New York : 4° highs sit below the 5 °C cold threshold: measurably difficult.
- Saratoga Springs : 0° highs sit below the 5 °C cold threshold: measurably difficult.
- Chicago : 0° highs sit below the 5 °C cold threshold: measurably difficult.
- Boston : 3° highs sit below the 5 °C cold threshold: measurably difficult.
- Copenhagen : 4° highs sit below the 5 °C cold threshold: measurably difficult.
- Krakow : 3° highs sit below the 5 °C cold threshold: measurably difficult.
- Lidingo : 1° highs sit below the 5 °C cold threshold: measurably difficult.
- Jackson Hole : -2° highs sit below the 5 °C cold threshold: measurably difficult.
- Anchorage : -4° highs sit below the 5 °C cold threshold: measurably difficult.
- Zurich : 5° highs sit below the 5 °C cold threshold: measurably difficult.
- Stockholm : 1° highs sit below the 5 °C cold threshold: measurably difficult.
- Berlin : 5° highs sit below the 5 °C cold threshold: measurably difficult.
- Dubrovnik : 249 mm of rain clears the 200 mm threshold: measurably difficult.
- Riga : 1° highs sit below the 5 °C cold threshold: measurably difficult.
- Sapporo : -3° highs sit below the 5 °C cold threshold: measurably difficult.
- Helsinki : -1° highs sit below the 5 °C cold threshold: measurably difficult.
- Reykjavik : 1° highs sit below the 5 °C cold threshold: measurably difficult.
- Kauai : Rain on 20 days clears the 20-day threshold: measurably difficult.
- Vestmannaeyjar : Rain on 20 days clears the 20-day threshold: measurably difficult.
- Cebu : Rain on 22 days clears the 20-day threshold: measurably difficult.
- Singapore : Rain on 25 days clears the 20-day threshold: measurably difficult.
- Boracay : Rain on 27 days clears the 20-day threshold: measurably difficult.
- Bali : Rain on 27 days clears the 20-day threshold: measurably difficult.
- Cusco : Rain on 27 days clears the 20-day threshold: measurably difficult.
- Ubud : Rain on 28 days clears the 20-day threshold: measurably difficult.
Tracked events in January
- 1 Jan 2027 Birdland Big Band with Special Guest Emma Smith Birdland Jazz Club, New York
- 1 Jan 2027 Drunk Shakespeare: A Drunk Christmas Carol (21+ Event) The Sage, Washington DC
- 1 Jan 2027 Blue Man Group Las Vegas Blue Man Theater at Luxor, Las Vegas
- 1 Jan 2027 Ring In the New Year at Ellen’s Stardust Diner Ellen's Stardust Theater, New York
- 1 Jan 2027 Jim Gaffigan: Everything is Wonderful! Kia Center, Orlando
- 1 Jan 2027 Popovich Comedy Pet Theater V Theater at Planet Hollywood Inside the Miracle Mile Mall, Las Vegas
- 1 Jan 2027 Chris Botti Blue Note Jazz Club, New York
- 1 Jan 2027 Now You See Me Live MGM Grand Theater, Las Vegas
- 1 Jan 2027 Pigeons Playing Ping Pong - NYE 2026 (21+) Citizens House of Blues Boston, Boston
- 1 Jan 2027 Blue Man Group ICON Park, Orlando
From the live events feed we sync daily: listings exist only where measured coverage does.
January, answered from the data
Where is it ideal to travel in January?
26 of the 132 cities we measure sit in the ideal band in January; Abu Dhabi, Puerto Vallarta, Lima lead the ranking.
Which city is coolest in January?
Edmonton, with average highs of -6 °C in our measured record.
Which city is driest in January?
Mumbai, averaging 0 rain days across the month.