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Where to go in January

64 countries are at their best in January, including Belize, Cameroon, Colombia and Egypt, and 21 more are a good bet. Temperatures are averages for each country's capital or main city.

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At their best in January

Africa

  • Benin
    31° / 24°C15 mm rain~£75/dayFCDO: some areas
  • Cameroon
    29° / 19°C20 mm rain~£85/dayFCDO: some areas
  • Cape Verde
    25° / 20°C2 mm rain~£100/day
  • Chad
    33° / 14°C0 mm rain~£220/dayFCDO: some areas
  • Djibouti
    29° / 23°C10 mm rain~£150/dayFCDO: some areas
  • Egypt
    19° / 9°C5 mm rain~£75/dayFCDO: some areas
  • Equatorial Guinea
    30° / 21°C30 mm rain~£200/day
  • Eritrea
    23° / 7°C3 mm rain~£90/dayFCDO: some areas
  • Ethiopia
    23° / 8°C14 mm rain~£80/dayFCDO: some areas
  • Gambia
    31° / 15°C0 mm rain~£75/day
  • Ghana
    31° / 23°C15 mm rain~£80/dayFCDO: some areas
  • Guinea
    32° / 22°C3 mm rain~£80/day
  • Guinea-Bissau
    31° / 18°C0 mm rain~£80/day
  • Ivory Coast
    31° / 23°C30 mm rain~£100/dayFCDO: some areas
  • Kenya
    25° / 12°C55 mm rain~£150/dayFCDO: some areas
  • Liberia
    30° / 23°C30 mm rain~£110/day
  • Mauritania
    29° / 14°C1 mm rain~£75/dayFCDO: some areas
  • Nigeria
    32° / 23°C25 mm rain~£110/dayFCDO: some areas
  • Senegal
    26° / 18°C1 mm rain~£85/day
  • Sierra Leone
    30° / 23°C8 mm rain~£90/day
  • Togo
    31° / 23°C10 mm rain~£70/dayFCDO: some areas
  • Uganda
    28° / 17°C60 mm rain~£110/day

Asia

  • Bahrain
    20° / 14°C15 mm rain~£130/day
  • Bangladesh
    25° / 13°C8 mm rain~£60/dayFCDO: some areas
  • Cambodia
    31° / 22°C10 mm rain~£60/dayFCDO: some areas
  • India
    20° / 8°C19 mm rain~£65/dayFCDO: some areas
  • Kuwait
    19° / 8°C30 mm rain~£150/day
  • Laos
    28° / 16°C5 mm rain~£60/dayFCDO: some areas
  • Maldives
    30° / 26°C114 mm rain~£200/day
  • Myanmar
    33° / 17°C5 mm rain~£70/dayFCDO: some areas
  • Oman
    25° / 17°C10 mm rain~£120/day
  • Philippines
    30° / 24°C18 mm rain~£80/dayFCDO: some areas
  • Qatar
    22° / 14°C13 mm rain~£140/day
  • Saudi Arabia
    20° / 9°C15 mm rain~£140/dayFCDO: some areas
  • Sri Lanka
    31° / 22°C58 mm rain~£70/day
  • Thailand
    33° / 23°C24 mm rain~£75/dayFCDO: some areas
  • United Arab Emirates
    24° / 14°C19 mm rain~£170/day

Europe

North America

South America

  • Colombia
    20° / 6°C40 mm rain~£80/dayFCDO: some areas
  • Uruguay
    28° / 17°C90 mm rain~£100/day
  • Venezuela
    26° / 16°C20 mm rain~£90/dayFCDO: some areas

Oceania

Also good in January

Africa

  • Algeria
    17° / 6°C95 mm rain~£80/dayFCDO: some areas
  • Gabon
    30° / 23°C250 mm rain~£200/day
  • Rwanda
    27° / 16°C75 mm rain~£120/dayFCDO: some areas
  • Sao Tome and Principe
    30° / 22°C80 mm rain~£110/day
  • South Africa
    26° / 16°C15 mm rain~£90/day
  • Tanzania
    28° / 13°C65 mm rain~£160/dayFCDO: some areas

Asia

  • Japan
    10° / 1°C60 mm rain~£130/day
  • Malaysia
    32° / 23°C170 mm rain~£75/dayFCDO: some areas
  • Singapore
    30° / 24°C220 mm rain~£150/day
  • Taiwan
    19° / 13°C85 mm rain~£100/day
  • Vietnam
    19° / 14°C19 mm rain~£70/day

Europe

North America

  • Canada
    -1° / -7°C62 mm rain~£170/day
  • Dominica
    29° / 22°C110 mm rain~£150/day
  • Honduras
    26° / 15°C5 mm rain~£90/day

South America

  • Argentina
    30° / 20°C121 mm rain~£115/day
  • Brazil
    30° / 23°C140 mm rain~£95/dayFCDO: some areas
  • Chile
    31° / 13°C1 mm rain~£105/day
  • Ecuador
    19° / 10°C90 mm rain~£70/dayFCDO: some areas

Countries where the UK Foreign Office advises against all or all-but-essential travel to the whole country, or to most of it, are left out. “FCDO: some areas” means the FCDO advises against travel to parts of that country — check the advice before you plan.

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