Warm areas in January

In January, 18 of the 39 areas we cover average 24°C or more by day. The warmest are Kenya coast (Diani) at 34°C, Costa Rica Pacific coast (Tamarindo) at 34°C and Ho Chi Minh City at 33°C. The coolest of all 39 areas is Reykjavík at 3°C. The warmest area, Kenya coast (Diani) at 34°C, has its highest January score for beach: 83 out of 100 (Good).

Among the 18 warm areas, sunshine runs from 3 h to 10 h a day. Of the warm areas, 6 share their exact daytime high with another; they are listed alphabetically.

  1. 1Kenya coast (Diani)34°C
    Warm: 24°C or more
    beach 83/100
    19 mm rain
    9 h sun
    sea 28°C
    Medium confidence
  2. 2Costa Rica Pacific coast (Tamarindo)34°C
    Warm: 24°C or more
    beach 92/100
    0 mm rain
    10 h sun
    sea 28°C
    Medium confidence
  3. 3Ho Chi Minh City33°C
    Warm: 24°C or more
    city break 86/100
    10 mm rain
    8 h sun
    Medium confidence
  4. 4Bangkok33°C
    Warm: 24°C or more
    city break 92/100
    5 mm rain
    8 h sun
    Medium confidence
  5. 5Zanzibar32°C
    Warm: 24°C or more
    beach 81/100
    38 mm rain
    9 h sun
    sea 28°C
    Medium confidence
  6. 6Mauritius (Grand Baie)31°C
    Warm: 24°C or more
    beach about 57/100 (an estimate)
    194 mm rain
    9 h sun
    sea 28°C
    Low confidence
  7. 7Phuket31°C
    Warm: 24°C or more
    beach about 82/100 (an estimate)
    42 mm rain
    8 h sun
    sea 29°C
    Low confidence
  8. 8Sri Lanka south-west (Galle)31°C
    Warm: 24°C or more
    beach 66/100
    86 mm rain
    8 h sun
    sea 28°C
    Medium confidence
  9. 9El Nido (Palawan)30°C
    Warm: 24°C or more
    beach 77/100
    36 mm rain
    7 h sun
    sea 28°C
    Medium confidence
  10. 10Nosy Be30°C
    Warm: 24°C or more
    beach 17/100
    543 mm rain
    5 h sun
    sea 29°C
    Medium confidence
  11. 11Bali30°C
    Warm: 24°C or more
    beach 32/100
    328 mm rain
    6 h sun
    sea 29°C
    Medium confidence
  12. 12Maldives29°C
    Warm: 24°C or more
    beach about 81/100 (an estimate)
    73 mm rain
    9 h sun
    sea 28°C
    Low confidence
  13. 13Cancún28°C
    Warm: 24°C or more
    beach 76/100
    78 mm rain
    6 h sun
    sea 27°C
    Medium confidence
  14. 14Hawaii (Honolulu)27°C
    Warm: 24°C or more
    beach 87/100
    4 rainy days
    9 h sun
    sea 25°C
    High confidence
  15. 15San José26°C
    Warm: 24°C or more
    city break about 89/100 (an estimate)
    11 mm rain
    7 h sun
    Low confidence
  16. 16Dubai26°C
    Warm: 24°C or more
    city break 90/100
    3 rainy days
    9 h sun
    sea 22°C
    High confidence
  17. 17Hoi An26°C
    Warm: 24°C or more
    beach 48/100
    129 mm rain
    3 h sun
    sea 24°C
    Medium confidence
  18. 18Miami26°C
    Warm: 24°C or more
    beach 83/100
    52 mm rain
    7 h sun
    sea 25°C
    Medium confidence
  19. 19Sal24°C
    city break about 80/100 (an estimate)
    3 rainy days
    8 h sun
    sea 23°C
    Low confidence
  20. 20Orlando22°C
    city break 91/100
    4 rainy days
    7 h sun
    High confidence
  21. 21Tenerife22°C
    city break 92/100
    4 rainy days
    8 h sun
    sea 20°C
    High confidence
  22. 22Gran Canaria22°C
    city break 94/100
    2 rainy days
    8 h sun
    sea 19°C
    Medium confidence
  23. 23Fuerteventura21°C
    city break 92/100
    1 rainy day
    7 h sun
    sea 19°C
    Medium confidence
  24. 24Hanoi21°C
    city break 64/100
    2 rainy days
    2 h sun
    High confidence
  25. 25Lanzarote21°C
    city break 91/100
    2 rainy days
    7 h sun
    sea 19°C
    Medium confidence
  26. 26Marrakech19°C
    hiking 93/100
    3 rainy days
    8 h sun
    High confidence
  27. 27Larnaca17°C
    city break 87/100
    6 rainy days
    7 h sun
    sea 18°C
    High confidence
  28. 28Algarve (Faro)17°C
    hiking 92/100
    5 rainy days
    7 h sun
    sea 17°C
    High confidence
  29. 29Málaga17°C
    hiking 91/100
    5 rainy days
    7 h sun
    sea 15°C
    High confidence
  30. 30Malta17°C
    city break 80/100
    7 rainy days
    7 h sun
    sea 16°C
    Medium confidence
  31. 31Crete16°C
    hiking 57/100
    12 rainy days
    6 h sun
    sea 17°C
    Medium confidence
  32. 32Santorini16°C
    hiking about 70/100 (an estimate)
    10 rainy days
    6 h sun
    sea 17°C
    Low confidence
  33. 33Lisbon16°C
    city break 76/100
    6 rainy days
    6 h sun
    High confidence
  34. 34Majorca16°C
    hiking 90/100
    5 rainy days
    7 h sun
    sea 15°C
    High confidence
  35. 35Barcelona14°C
    city break 67/100
    4 rainy days
    6 h sun
    sea 14°C
    High confidence
  36. 36Athens13°C
    city break 60/100
    7 rainy days
    5 h sun
    sea 16°C
    Medium confidence
  37. 37Rome13°C
    city break 53/100
    9 rainy days
    5 h sun
    High confidence
  38. 38Tokyo10°C
    hiking 79/100
    4 rainy days
    7 h sun
    High confidence
  39. 39Reykjavík3°C
    hiking 17/100
    17 rainy days
    1 h sun
    High confidence

Of the 18 warm areas, 4 have low confidence, so their figures are estimates: Mauritius (Grand Baie), Phuket, Maldives and San José. Scores are estimates from modelled climate averages (2004–2023), not forecasts. Daytime highs come from ERA5-Land, rainy days are estimated from ERA5-Land (a few areas use CHIRPS satellite rainfall), tropical areas show monthly rain in millimetres from CHIRPS, and sunshine and sea temperature come from ERA5. See How we score.