Where is it hot in January?
Australia is the warmest destination we hold January averages for, at 30°C (86°F), followed by Zanzibar and Maldives. Everything below is ranked on the mean temperature for the month across 1991–2020, so it is what January is usually like rather than a forecast.
Ranked on the mean temperature for January across 1991–2020. These are climate normals, not a forecast — a given week can run either side of them. Only destinations we hold normals for are ranked.
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Now pick a destination.
FAQs about hot destinations in January
Ranked on 1991–2020 climate averages.
Australia, at 30°C (86°F) on the January average. The next warmest are Zanzibar, Maldives, Bora Bora, Thailand, Kuala Lumpur.
Australia, Zanzibar, Maldives, Bora Bora, Thailand, Kuala Lumpur, Phuket, Krabi all average above 28°C in January. Each links to its own January page for rainfall and sunshine.
Australia, Thailand, Cartagena, Jamaica, Cambodia are all warm and see under 30 mm of rain across January — heat without the monsoon, which is the combination most people are actually after.
No. Every figure is a 1991–2020 climate average — a long-run average of what January is usually like. It is the right basis for choosing where to go months ahead, and the wrong one for packing next week.
