Best places to visit in January

January and February are deep winter in the Northern Hemisphere and high summer south of the equator — ideal for warm-weather escapes from the cold. Below are 24 destinations with consistently pleasant January weather, ranked by climate fit (mild daytime highs and few rainy days). We exclude cities currently in their hurricane, typhoon, or peak monsoon season.

Top destinations for January

By region

Africa

• 🇪🇬 Aswan — 23°C, 0 rain days
• 🇪🇹 Lalibela — 22°C, 1 rain days
• 🇪🇬 Luxor — 22°C, 1 rain days
• 🇪🇬 Sharm El Sheikh — 22°C, 2 rain days
• 🇳🇦 Swakopmund — 24°C, 2 rain days
• 🇪🇬 Hurghada — 21°C, 1 rain days
• 🇨🇻 Praia (Cape Verde) — 25°C, 1 rain days
• 🇪🇹 Addis Ababa — 22°C, 7 rain days
• 🇪🇹 Axum — 26°C, 0 rain days

Asia

• 🇮🇳 Jaipur — 22°C, 1 rain days
• 🇵🇰 Karachi — 24°C, 1 rain days
• 🇮🇳 Delhi — 21°C, 2 rain days
• 🇮🇳 Agra — 21°C, 2 rain days

North America

• 🇬🇹 Antigua Guatemala — 23°C, 1 rain days
• 🇲🇽 Mexico City — 22°C, 2 rain days
• 🇲🇽 Loreto — 23°C, 2 rain days

South America

• 🇨🇱 San Pedro de Atacama — 23°C, 3 rain days
• 🇨🇱 Valparaíso — 21°C, 1 rain days
• 🇨🇱 Pucón — 23°C, 7 rain days

Middle East

• 🇶🇦 Doha — 22°C, 4 rain days
• 🇦🇪 Abu Dhabi — 23°C, 4 rain days
• 🇦🇪 Dubai — 24°C, 3 rain days
• 🇸🇦 Riyadh — 21°C, 4 rain days

Central America

• 🇨🇷 San José — 24°C, 1 rain days