Best Beach Destinations in January

The best beach holidays in January, ranked by warm, dry and sunny weather.

Best beaches in January

  1. Santiago, Chile — 28.4°C high, 3 rain mm, 13.7h sun
  2. Cartagena, Colombia — 30.3°C high, 9 rain mm, 11.1h sun
  3. Lima, Peru — 24.3°C high, 15 rain mm, 11h sun
  4. Bangkok, Thailand — 31°C high, 15 rain mm, 10.6h sun
  5. Melbourne, Australia — 25.5°C high, 50 rain mm, 11.8h sun
  6. Cairo, Egypt — 19°C high, 4 rain mm, 9.5h sun
  7. Sydney, Australia — 25.7°C high, 68 rain mm, 11.2h sun
  8. Auckland, New Zealand — 22°C high, 68 rain mm, 12.1h sun
  9. Buenos Aires, Argentina — 27.6°C high, 88 rain mm, 12.4h sun
  10. Malé, Maldives — 27.4°C high, 82 rain mm, 11h sun
  11. Mexico City, Mexico — 20.1°C high, 22 rain mm, 10h sun
  12. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil — 30.5°C high, 253 rain mm, 9.8h sun
  13. Marrakech, Morocco — 17.6°C high, 34 rain mm, 9.2h sun
  14. Barcelona, Spain — 12.6°C high, 41 rain mm, 7.8h sun
  15. Vienna, Austria — 3.1°C high, 35 rain mm, 4.8h sun
  16. Prague, Czech Republic — 2.8°C high, 37 rain mm, 4.3h sun
  17. Santorini, Greece — 13.1°C high, 61 rain mm, 8.1h sun
  18. Queenstown, New Zealand — 19.2°C high, 128 rain mm, 11.1h sun
  19. Tokyo, Japan — 8.2°C high, 67 rain mm, 8.2h sun
  20. Rome, Italy — 11.6°C high, 63 rain mm, 6.9h sun

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