Climate study · 10 years of data · 2026

Where to Go in January

The 25 best weather destinations for January 2026, ranked by climate score based on 10 years of data.

9.5#1 Score
25destinations
28°CTop 10 avg
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SAFETY
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≤ 🟢 Normal
≤ 🟡 High vigilance
≤ 🟠 Avoid if possible
BUDGET
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≤ 💚 Budget
≤ 💛 Affordable
≤ 🟡 Moderate
≤ 🟠 Expensive
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🌤️ Balanced
🌤️ BalancedComfort 22-28°C · values sunshine
❄️ Prefer coolComfort 15-20°C · heat penalized
🔥 Prefer warmComfort 27-32°C · cold penalized
💧 Humidity sensitiveHumidity penalized · warm nights
January 2026 ranking

Top 25 destinations in January

Top 10 average score: 9.2/10 · Average temperature: 28°C

🌡️ Weather score: temperature, sunshine and rainy days based on 10 years of ERA5 data.

#DestinationScoreTemp.RainSun/day
🥇AdelaideAustralia9.5/1016°C–28°C14%13.8h
🥈SantiagoChile9.5/1016°C–30°C2%13.8h
🥉PerthAustralia9.3/1019°C–30°C5%13.1h
4DakarSenegal9.1/1020°C–27°C1%10.7h
5JeddahSaudi Arabia9.1/1020°C–28°C9%10.8h
6MandalayMyanmar9.1/1017°C–28°C6%10.6h
7MysoreIndia9.1/1017°C–29°C6%11.1h
8NouakchottMauritania9.1/1016°C–28°C0%9.7h
9VientianeLaos9.1/1018°C–28°C7%10.8h
10BarilocheArgentina9.0/1010°C–24°C11%14.0h
11KhartoumSudan9.0/1016°C–30°C0%10.7h
12Cape TownSouth Africa9.0/1017°C–25°C10%13.1h
13MumbaiIndia9.0/1019°C–30°C2%10.8h
14OaxacaMexico9.0/1011°C–26°C2%10.9h
15Chiang MaiThailand8.9/1017°C–28°C13%10.3h
16ConakryGuinea8.9/1024°C–30°C0%10.4h
17MogadishuSomalia8.9/1024°C–31°C4%11.7h
18SalCape Verde8.9/1020°C–25°C0%10.8h
19SalalahOman8.9/1018°C–26°C4%11.0h
20San SalvadorEl Salvador8.9/1019°C–30°C6%11.2h
21Cabo San LucasMexico8.8/1016°C–25°C1%10.7h
22DjiboutiDjibouti8.8/1022°C–27°C15%10.7h
23HampiIndia8.8/1019°C–31°C2%10.8h
24Puerto VallartaMexico8.8/1018°C–26°C4%10.3h
25SocotraYemen8.8/1015°C–25°C5%11.0h
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