Where to Go in January

221 destinations ranked by our Visit Score — combining weather quality, crowd levels, and value.

Top Picks for January 29 destinations

Snowy Licancabur volcano in Andes mountains reflecting in Laguna Chaxa with Andean flamingos, Atacama salar, Chile

San Pedro de Atacama

Chile

28°C 2/5
9.2
Santiago cityscape with modern skyscrapers and Andes mountains in background, Santiago de Chile, Chile

Santiago

Chile

30°C 2/5
9.2
Aerial view of Sandwich Harbour with dramatic Atlantic coastline meeting desert dunes, near Walvis Bay, Namibia

Swakopmund & Sossusvlei

Namibia

26°C 2/5
9.2
Capital city panoramic view of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Buenos Aires

Argentina

28°C 2/5
8.8
Spectacular Victoria Harbour with Hong Kong skyline at golden sunset, Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Hong Kong SAR

19°C 3/5
8.8
Beautiful cityscape of Macau downtown with modern skyscrapers and urban skyline, Macao SAR

Macau

Macao SAR

19°C 3/5
8.8
Modern skyscrapers and architecture of Melbourne's central business district skyline, Victoria, Australia

Melbourne

Australia

27°C 2/5
8.8
Angel de la Independencia monument illuminated against evening sky on Paseo de la Reforma, Mexico City, Mexico

Mexico City

Mexico

23°C 2/5
8.8
Stunning sunrise over Ha Long Bay with limestone karsts emerging from emerald waters, Vietnam

Ha Long Bay

Vietnam

21°C 2/5
8.5
Sunset and clouds over downtown Orlando skyline with fountain at Lake Eola Park, Orlando, Florida, United States

Orlando

United States

21°C 3/5
8.5
Famous train street with old houses and railroad tracks in Old Quarter, Hanoi, Vietnam

Hanoi

Vietnam

21°C 2/5
8.4
Iconic Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign illuminated at dusk with dramatic desert sky, Nevada, USA

Las Vegas

United States

15°C 2/5
8.4
Traditional narrow streets with colorful doors and architecture in the historic medina, Marrakech, Morocco

Marrakech

Morocco

21°C 2/5
8.4
Coastal view of Faro in southern Portugal with traditional architecture and Algarve landscape, Faro, Portugal

Faro

Portugal

15°C 2/5
8.3
Vibrant fruit market in the ancient Medina of Fez during a sunny day, Morocco

Fez

Morocco

18°C 2/5
8.3
Panoramic view of Funchal cityscape and Forte De Madeira in the historical center, Madeira Island, Portugal

Funchal

Portugal

17°C 2/5
8.3
Iconic Waikiki Beach with Diamond Head Crater and hotels in Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaii

Honolulu

United States

27°C 2/5
8.3
Iconic Es Vedrà rock island viewed from Cala d'Hort beach at sunset, Ibiza, Balearic Islands, Spain

Ibiza

Spain

16°C 2/5
8.3
Los Angeles California downtown skyline with skyscrapers and urban architecture, United States

Los Angeles

United States

19°C 2/5
8.3
Ancient carved temple facade (The Treasury) in Petra archaeological site, one of the New Seven Wonders of the World, Petra, Jordan

Petra

Jordan

15°C 2/5
8.3
Aerial view of historic Fort St Elmo fortress on waterfront, southernmost capital of Europe, Valletta, Malta

Valletta

Malta

15°C 2/5
8.3
Rolling waves and sunset dining at famous Little Venice waterfront neighborhood, Mykonos, Greece

Mykonos

Greece

15°C 2/5
8.2
Panoramic view of Port de Soller harbor and bay surrounded by Tramuntana mountains, Palma de Mallorca, Spain

Palma de Mallorca

Spain

15°C 2/5
8.1
Seville skyline with Giralda tower and historic cathedral at golden hour, Andalusia, Spain

Seville

Spain

17°C 2/5
8.1
City of Arts and Sciences futuristic white architecture complex with reflective pools, Valencia, Spain

Valencia

Spain

16°C 2/5
8.1
Beautiful street painted in iconic blue color in the historic medina of Chefchaouen, Morocco

Chefchaouen

Morocco

15°C 2/5
8
Majestic Alhambra fortress and palace complex with towers and ramparts, Granada, Spain

Granada

Spain

15°C 2/5
8
Ancient city of Patan with traditional Newari architecture in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal

Kathmandu

Nepal

17°C 2/5
8
Sunny view of the Mediterranean Sea from Nerja beach on the Costa del Sol with clear turquoise water and palm trees, Málaga, Spain

Málaga

Spain

17°C 2/5
8

Great in January 54 destinations

Sydney

Australia

7.9
27°C 13d rain

Cape Town

South Africa

7.8
27°C 2d rain Best month to visit

Córdoba

Spain

7.8
16°C 8d rain

Lisbon

Portugal

7.8
15°C 8d rain

Mumbai

India

7.8
29°C 0d rain Best month to visit

Oaxaca

Mexico

7.8
27°C 1d rain Best month to visit

Palermo

Italy

7.8
16°C 9d rain

San Francisco

United States

7.8
15°C 7d rain

Abu Dhabi

United Arab Emirates

7.7
24°C 2d rain Best month to visit

Doha

Qatar

7.7
22°C 3d rain Best month to visit

Dubai

United Arab Emirates

7.7
25°C 2d rain Best month to visit

Hurghada

Egypt

7.7
21°C 0d rain Best month to visit

Muscat

Oman

7.7
26°C 2d rain Best month to visit

Sharm El Sheikh

Egypt

7.7
24°C 1d rain Best month to visit

Gran Canaria

Spain

7.6
20°C 4d rain Best month to visit

Barcelona

Spain

7.5
14°C 5d rain

Heraklion

Greece

7.5
17°C 11d rain

Marseille

France

7.5
13°C 6d rain

Rhodes

Greece

7.5
16°C 12d rain

Santorini

Greece

7.5
15°C 11d rain

Tel Aviv

Israel

7.5
18°C 12d rain

Addis Ababa

Ethiopia

7.4
23°C 1d rain Best month to visit

Amman

Jordan

7.4
14°C 7d rain

Auckland

New Zealand

7.4
23°C 10d rain Best month to visit

Cairo

Egypt

7.4
21°C 1d rain Best month to visit

Jaipur

India

7.4
20°C 3d rain Best month to visit

Langkawi

Malaysia

7.4
30°C 7d rain Best month to visit

Luxor

Egypt

7.4
23°C 0d rain Best month to visit

Nairobi

Kenya

7.4
26°C 8d rain Best month to visit

Lima

Peru

7.3
26°C 6d rain Best month to visit

Luang Prabang

Laos

7.3
29°C 2d rain Best month to visit

Miami

United States

7.3
24°C 7d rain Best month to visit

Panama City

Panama

7.3
30°C 6d rain Best month to visit

Phuket

Thailand

7.3
29°C 5d rain Best month to visit

Athens

Greece

7.2
14°C 8d rain

Bangkok

Thailand

7.2
32°C 2d rain Best month to visit

Chiang Mai

Thailand

7.2
31°C 1d rain Best month to visit

Goa

India

7.2
32°C 1d rain Best month to visit

Havana

Cuba

7.2
27°C 4d rain Best month to visit

Johannesburg

South Africa

7.2
25°C 16d rain

Nice

France

7.2
14°C 8d rain

Pattaya

Thailand

7.2
32°C 3d rain Best month to visit

Rome

Italy

7.2
13°C 10d rain

Siem Reap

Cambodia

7.2
31°C 1d rain Best month to visit

Tenerife

Spain

7.2
18°C 4d rain Best month to visit

Zadar

Croatia

7.2
11°C 10d rain

Ho Chi Minh City

Vietnam

7.1
31°C 3d rain Best month to visit

Madrid

Spain

7.1
11°C 6d rain

Shanghai

China

7.1
10°C 6d rain

Taipei

Taiwan

7.1
20°C 14d rain

Tokyo

Japan

7.1
10°C 6d rain

Hoi An

Vietnam

7
24°C 18d rain

Montego Bay

Jamaica

7
29°C 10d rain Best month to visit

Queenstown

New Zealand

7
22°C 10d rain Best month to visit

Also Worth Considering 114 destinations

Amalfi Coast
14°C · 6.9/10
Antalya
16°C · 6.9/10
Cinque Terre
12°C · 6.9/10
Corfu
14°C · 6.9/10
Delhi
18°C · 6.9/10
Dubrovnik
12°C · 6.9/10
Hiroshima
11°C · 6.9/10
Istanbul
10°C · 6.9/10
Kyoto
10°C · 6.9/10
Lake Como
10°C · 6.9/10
Mostar
12°C · 6.9/10
Naples
13°C · 6.9/10
Osaka
10°C · 6.9/10
Porto
14°C · 6.9/10
Seychelles
25°C · 6.9/10
Split
12°C · 6.9/10
Thessaloniki
11°C · 6.9/10
Tirana
13°C · 6.9/10
Brisbane
29°C · 6.8/10
Budva
12°C · 6.8/10
Cartagena
31°C · 6.8/10
Kotor
12°C · 6.8/10
Maui
20°C · 6.8/10
Busan
9°C · 6.7/10
Jeju Island
10°C · 6.7/10
Krabi
32°C · 6.7/10
Plovdiv
9°C · 6.7/10
Rio de Janeiro
32°C · 6.7/10
Tbilisi
7°C · 6.7/10
Turin
9°C · 6.7/10
Bucharest
7°C · 6.6/10
Ponta Delgada
16°C · 6.6/10
Arusha & Serengeti
28°C · 6.5/10
Bora Bora
27°C · 6.5/10
Cappadocia
7°C · 6.5/10
Fiji
30°C · 6.5/10
Mauritius
28°C · 6.5/10
Milan
9°C · 6.5/10
San José
24°C · 6.5/10
São Paulo
28°C · 6.5/10
Singapore
29°C · 6.5/10
Skopje
9°C · 6.5/10
Sofia
7°C · 6.5/10
Verona
9°C · 6.5/10
Victoria Falls
29°C · 6.5/10
Washington DC
7°C · 6.5/10
Bordeaux
11°C · 6.4/10
Florence
11°C · 6.4/10
Accra
33°C · 6.3/10
Beijing
3°C · 6.3/10
Belgrade
6°C · 6.3/10
Bologna
9°C · 6.3/10
Bratislava
5°C · 6.3/10
Budapest
5°C · 6.3/10
Lake Bled
5°C · 6.3/10
Ljubljana
7°C · 6.3/10
Venice
8°C · 6.3/10
Vienna
5°C · 6.3/10
Zagreb
7°C · 6.3/10
La Paz
16°C · 6.2/10
Ohrid
8°C · 6.2/10
Bali
30°C · 6.1/10
Bilbao
13°C · 6.1/10
Bogotá
21°C · 6.1/10
Cairns
31°C · 6.1/10
Cusco
18°C · 6.1/10
El Calafate & Patagonia
19°C · 6.1/10
Punta Cana
27°C · 6.1/10
Quito
17°C · 6.1/10
San Juan
28°C · 6.1/10
San Sebastián
13°C · 6.1/10
Cancún
26°C · 6/10
Colombo
32°C · 6/10
Dublin
8°C · 6/10
Interlaken
6°C · 6/10
Lyon
8°C · 6/10
Maldives
28°C · 6/10
Playa del Carmen
27°C · 6/10
Plitvice Lakes
6°C · 6/10
Sarajevo
7°C · 6/10
Seoul
4°C · 6/10
Strasbourg
7°C · 6/10
Zurich
5°C · 6/10
Amsterdam
7°C · 5.9/10
Antwerp
7°C · 5.9/10
Bath
8°C · 5.9/10
Berlin
5°C · 5.9/10
Bruges
7°C · 5.9/10
Brussels
7°C · 5.9/10
Edinburgh
7°C · 5.9/10
Hamburg
5°C · 5.9/10
London
8°C · 5.9/10
Luxembourg City
5°C · 5.9/10
Manchester
7°C · 5.9/10
Paris
8°C · 5.9/10
Rotterdam
7°C · 5.9/10
York
7°C · 5.9/10
Sibiu
5°C · 5.8/10
Brașov
4°C · 5.7/10
Lucerne
6°C · 5.7/10
New York City
4°C · 5.7/10
Penang
32°C · 5.7/10
Cologne
6°C · 5.6/10
Dresden
5°C · 5.6/10
Liverpool
7°C · 5.6/10
Boston
4°C · 5.5/10
Brno
4°C · 5.5/10
Chicago
0°C · 5.5/10
Cluj-Napoca
4°C · 5.5/10
Copenhagen
4°C · 5.5/10
Gdańsk
4°C · 5.5/10
Prague
4°C · 5.5/10
Toronto
0°C · 5.5/10
Wrocław
4°C · 5.5/10
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