Where to go
Best places to travel
in january.
We ranked every destination in the almanac by climate score for January — temperature comfort, rainfall, and daily sunshine hours. Below: the 20 best places to be, right now.
Start with Cape Town→
Our top pick for January
Runners-up
Also excellent in january
By category
Choose your january
Different priorities. Warmest, driest, sunniest, or a cool escape.
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Warmest
Where it's warmest in january
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Driest
Reliably rain-free
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Sunniest
Longest days of january
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The top 20 destinations for january
№05
Maldives
Maldives
28°· 90mm· 10.9h sun
№06
Sydney
Australia
27°· 99mm· 10.8h sun
№07
Miami
United States
24°· 79mm· 9.0h sun
№08
Cairo
Egypt
20°· 4mm· 9.2h sun
№09
Bangkok
Thailand
31°· 24mm· 10.3h sun
№10
Cancun
Mexico
26°· 75mm· 9.3h sun
№11
Marrakech
Morocco
20°· 28mm· 9.2h sun
№12
Phuket
Thailand
30°· 76mm· 10.4h sun
№13
Phoenix
United States
19°· 31mm· 8.5h sun
№14
Goa
India
34°· 6mm· 10.7h sun
№15
Tucson
United States
18°· 39mm· 8.9h sun
№16
Lake Havasu City
United States
18°· 19mm· 8.8h sun
№17
Kathmandu
Nepal
17°· 24mm· 9.4h sun
№18
Las Vegas
United States
15°· 20mm· 8.5h sun
№19
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
19°· 40mm· 7.8h sun
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Los Angeles
United States
19°· 92mm· 8.3h sun