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Where to go in January

46 destinations ranked by how comfortable January usually is. This month's leader: Cape Town, averaging 25°C (78°F).

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Top picks for January

Cape Town, South Africa

Cape Town

South Africa

10.0 25° / 16°C78° / 61°F · 17 mm rain

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 Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Dubai

United Arab Emirates

10.0 25° / 15°C76° / 58°F · 10 mm rain

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 Mexico City, Mexico

Mexico City

Mexico

10.0 24° / 6°C75° / 42°F · 8 mm rain

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 Miami, United States

Miami

United States

9.5 24° / 16°C75° / 61°F · 59 mm rain

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 Honolulu, United States

Honolulu

United States

8.9 27° / 18°C81° / 65°F · 93 mm rain

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 San José, Costa Rica

San José

Costa Rica

8.9 26° / 15°C78° / 60°F · 89 mm rain

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 Cairo, Egypt

Cairo

Egypt

8.7 20° / 9°C68° / 48°F · 4 mm rain

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 Cancún, Mexico

Cancún

Mexico

8.5 29° / 18°C84° / 64°F · 70 mm rain

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The full ranking

#DestinationScoreHighLowRainDew point
1 Cape Town South Africa 10.0 Excellent 25°C 78°F 16°C 61°F 17 mm 15°C59°F comfortable
2 Dubai United Arab Emirates 10.0 Excellent 25°C 76°F 15°C 58°F 10 mm 12°C54°F comfortable
3 Mexico City Mexico 10.0 Excellent 24°C 75°F 6°C 42°F 8 mm 5°C42°F dry
4 Miami United States 9.5 Excellent 24°C 75°F 16°C 61°F 59 mm 15°C59°F comfortable
5 Honolulu United States 8.9 Excellent 27°C 81°F 18°C 65°F 93 mm 17°C62°F sticky
6 San José Costa Rica 8.9 Excellent 26°C 78°F 15°C 60°F 89 mm 17°C62°F sticky
7 Cairo Egypt 8.7 Excellent 20°C 68°F 9°C 48°F 4 mm 5°C42°F dry
8 Cancún Mexico 8.5 Excellent 29°C 84°F 18°C 64°F 70 mm 19°C66°F muggy
9 Sydney Australia 8.5 Excellent 26°C 79°F 19°C 66°F 114 mm 18°C64°F sticky
10 Buenos Aires Argentina 8.1 Excellent 30°C 86°F 19°C 66°F 106 mm 17°C62°F sticky
11 Hanoi Vietnam 7.7 Good 20°C 67°F 14°C 58°F 18 mm 13°C55°F comfortable
12 Marrakech Morocco 7.4 Good 18°C 64°F 6°C 42°F 28 mm 4°C39°F dry
13 Queenstown New Zealand 7.4 Good 20°C 68°F 8°C 47°F 109 mm 7°C45°F dry
14 Bangkok Thailand 6.4 Fair 32°C 90°F 22°C 72°F 11 mm 20°C69°F muggy
15 Seville Spain 6.2 Fair 16°C 62°F 6°C 43°F 52 mm 7°C45°F dry
16 Las Vegas United States 6.0 Fair 15°C 60°F 3°C 38°F 11 mm -3°C27°F dry
17 New Orleans United States 5.5 Fair 18°C 64°F 6°C 44°F 137 mm 8°C47°F dry
18 Barcelona Spain 5.0 Fair 14°C 57°F 5°C 42°F 40 mm 5°C42°F dry
19 Phuket Thailand 4.8 Poor 33°C 92°F 23°C 74°F 68 mm 22°C72°F oppressive
20 Lisbon Portugal 4.7 Poor 15°C 58°F 8°C 47°F 80 mm 8°C47°F dry
21 Cusco Peru 4.6 Poor 18°C 65°F 6°C 42°F 148 mm 5°C42°F dry
22 Athens Greece 4.2 Poor 13°C 55°F 6°C 44°F 47 mm 5°C42°F dry
23 Santorini Greece 3.9 Poor 14°C 57°F 10°C 49°F 103 mm 7°C45°F dry
24 Rio de Janeiro Brazil 3.8 Poor 32°C 90°F 21°C 70°F 145 mm 22°C72°F oppressive
25 Rome Italy 3.7 Poor 12°C 54°F 4°C 40°F 63 mm 4°C39°F dry
26 Nice France 3.3 Poor 12°C 54°F 5°C 41°F 68 mm 4°C39°F dry
27 San Francisco United States 3.0 Poor 14°C 58°F 7°C 44°F 160 mm 7°C45°F dry
28 Singapore Singapore 3.0 Poor 29°C 85°F 23°C 74°F 261 mm 24°C74°F oppressive
29 Florence Italy 2.9 Poor 11°C 51°F 3°C 37°F 50 mm 2°C35°F dry
30 Tokyo Japan 2.4 Poor 10°C 50°F 1°C 34°F 51 mm -3°C27°F dry
31 Bali Indonesia 2.0 Poor 30°C 87°F 23°C 74°F 297 mm 23°C73°F oppressive
32 Dubrovnik Croatia 1.9 Poor 12°C 53°F 6°C 42°F 128 mm 2°C35°F dry
33 Amalfi Coast Italy 1.3 Poor 10°C 50°F 3°C 38°F 111 mm 4°C39°F dry
34 Kyoto Japan 1.1 Poor 9°C 48°F 1°C 34°F 82 mm 0°C32°F dry
35 Dublin Ireland 1.0 Poor 8°C 47°F 2°C 36°F 57 mm 4°C39°F dry
36 Istanbul Türkiye 1.0 Poor 9°C 49°F 4°C 39°F 93 mm 2°C35°F dry
37 London United Kingdom 0.9 Poor 8°C 47°F 3°C 37°F 62 mm 4°C39°F dry
38 Paris France 0.8 Poor 8°C 46°F 3°C 37°F 52 mm 5°C42°F dry
39 Edinburgh United Kingdom 0.1 Poor 7°C 45°F 2°C 35°F 60 mm 2°C35°F dry
40 Amsterdam Netherlands 0.0 Poor 6°C 44°F 2°C 35°F 74 mm 2°C35°F dry
41 Budapest Hungary 0.0 Poor 4°C 39°F -2°C 29°F 33 mm -3°C27°F dry
42 New York City United States 0.0 Poor 5°C 40°F -3°C 26°F 90 mm -6°C22°F dry
43 Prague Czechia 0.0 Poor 4°C 38°F -1°C 30°F 25 mm -3°C27°F dry
44 Reykjavík Iceland 0.0 Poor 4°C 39°F 0°C 31°F 96 mm 0°C32°F dry
45 Seoul South Korea 0.0 Poor 2°C 36°F -6°C 20°F 17 mm -9°C15°F dry
46 Vienna Austria 0.0 Poor 4°C 39°F -2°C 29°F 32 mm 0°C32°F dry

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