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
87 cities, one measured yardstick: average highs, rain days, rain hours and daylight from multi-year Open-Meteo records. 14 cities sit in the ideal band this month. Ranked by disclosed thresholds — the skip list included.
Nº 2
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 3
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 4
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 5
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 6
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 7
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 8
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 9
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 10
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 11
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 12
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 13
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 14
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 15
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 16
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 17
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 18
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 19
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 20
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 21
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 22
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 23
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 24
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 25
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 26
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 27
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 28
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 29
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 30
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 31
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 32
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 33
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 →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.
- 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.
- Vestmannaeyjar — Rain on 20 days clears the 20-day threshold — measurably difficult.
- Singapore — Rain on 25 days clears the 20-day threshold — measurably difficult.
- Bali — Rain on 27 days clears the 20-day threshold — measurably difficult.
January, answered from the data
Where is it ideal to travel in January?
14 of the 87 cities we measure sit in the ideal band in January — Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Marrakech 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.