Where to go in January
60 destinations ranked for January, grouped by how the weather actually feels that month.
Snow · 12
- 1°Antarctica (via Ushuaia)Antarcticaprime month · Premium→Ultra-luxury · ~$1200/day
- 0°AspenUSAprime month · Premium→Ultra-luxury · ~$500/day
- -6°Banff & Lake LouiseCanadaprime month · Budget→Ultra-luxury · ~$230/day
- -5°TromsøNorwayprime month · Budget→Premium · ~$230/day
- 2°ChamonixFranceprime month · Backpacker→Premium · ~$180/day
- -7°DolomitesItalyprime month · Backpacker→Ultra-luxury · ~$200/day
- -2°GulmargIndiaprime month · Backpacker→Mid-range · ~$60/day
- -3°Hokkaido (Niseko)Japanprime month · Budget→Ultra-luxury · ~$220/day
- -7°Rovaniemi (Lapland)Finlandprime month · Budget→Premium · ~$240/day
- 1°WhistlerCanadaprime month · Budget→Ultra-luxury · ~$260/day
- -1°ZermattSwitzerlandprime month · Mid-range→Ultra-luxury · ~$350/day
- -10°Banff-to-Jasper IcefieldsCanadasnow · -10° · Backpacker→Premium · ~$190/day
Cold · 9
- 4°Swiss Alps (Interlaken & Jungfrau)Switzerlandprime month · Backpacker→Ultra-luxury · ~$280/day
- 11°Patagonia (El Chaltén & Torres del Paine)Argentina / Chileprime month · Backpacker→Ultra-luxury · ~$150/day
- 7°Vancouver Island (Tofino)Canadaprime month · Backpacker→Ultra-luxury · ~$200/day
- 6°AmsterdamNetherlandscold · 6° · Backpacker→Premium · ~$180/day
- 9°BhutanBhutancold · 9° · Mid-range→Ultra-luxury · ~$400/day
- 5°CappadociaTürkiyecold · 5° · Backpacker→Premium · ~$100/day
- 6°EdinburghUKcold · 6° · Backpacker→Premium · ~$170/day
- 9°IstanbulTürkiyecold · 9° · Backpacker→Premium · ~$80/day
- 8°Jeju IslandSouth Koreacold · 8° · Backpacker→Premium · ~$100/day
Mild · 6
- 17°Salar de UyuniBoliviaprime month · Backpacker→Mid-range · ~$70/day
- 13°Amalfi CoastItalymild · 13° · Mid-range→Ultra-luxury · ~$400/day
- 13°BarcelonaSpainmild · 13° · Backpacker→Ultra-luxury · ~$150/day
- 16°Cusco & Machu PicchuPerumild · 16° · Backpacker→Ultra-luxury · ~$100/day
- 14°Ha Giang & SapaVietnammild · 14° · Backpacker→Mid-range · ~$35/day
- 15°IbizaSpainmild · 15° · Budget→Ultra-luxury · ~$250/day
Warm · 19
- 26°Cancún & TulumMexicoprime month · Backpacker→Ultra-luxury · ~$150/day
- 26°Cape TownSouth Africaprime month · Backpacker→Ultra-luxury · ~$120/day
- 24°DubaiUAEprime month · Budget→Ultra-luxury · ~$300/day
- 26°SydneyAustraliaprime month · Backpacker→Ultra-luxury · ~$180/day
- 21°BarilocheArgentinaprime month · Backpacker→Premium · ~$110/day
- 22°Cairo & LuxorEgyptprime month · Backpacker→Ultra-luxury · ~$90/day
- 21°Costa Rica (Guanacaste & Arenal)Costa Ricaprime month · Backpacker→Ultra-luxury · ~$130/day
- 27°Fernando de NoronhaBrazilprime month · Mid-range→Ultra-luxury · ~$300/day
- 27°GalápagosEcuadorprime month · Budget→Ultra-luxury · ~$500/day
- 27°Gold CoastAustraliaprime month · Backpacker→Premium · ~$140/day
- 26°HavanaCubaprime month · Backpacker→Mid-range · ~$70/day
- 23°Hawaii (Maui & Big Island)USAprime month · Budget→Ultra-luxury · ~$350/day
- 26°Isla HolboxMexicoprime month · Backpacker→Premium · ~$100/day
- 25°OaxacaMexicoprime month · Backpacker→Premium · ~$60/day
- 20°QueenstownNew Zealandprime month · Backpacker→Ultra-luxury · ~$200/day
- 21°Rajasthan (Jaipur & Udaipur)Indiaprime month · Backpacker→Ultra-luxury · ~$80/day
- 27°Sri LankaSri Lankaprime month · Backpacker→Ultra-luxury · ~$60/day
- 26°Atacama DesertChilewarm · 26° · Backpacker→Ultra-luxury · ~$200/day
- 20°Hanoi & Ha Long BayVietnamwarm · 20° · Backpacker→Premium · ~$45/day
Hot · 14
- 31°CartagenaColombiaprime month · Backpacker→Premium · ~$90/day
- 31°BangkokThailandprime month · Backpacker→Ultra-luxury · ~$60/day
- 31°KeralaIndiaprime month · Backpacker→Premium · ~$60/day
- 28°Maasai MaraKenyaprime month · Budget→Ultra-luxury · ~$450/day
- 28°MaldivesMaldivesprime month · Budget→Ultra-luxury · ~$600/day
- 29°Phuket & KrabiThailandprime month · Backpacker→Ultra-luxury · ~$70/day
- 31°Rio de JaneiroBrazilprime month · Backpacker→Ultra-luxury · ~$100/day
- 28°Serengeti & NgorongoroTanzaniaprime month · Budget→Ultra-luxury · ~$500/day
- 31°ZanzibarTanzaniaprime month · Backpacker→Ultra-luxury · ~$120/day
- 27°BaliIndonesiahot · 27° · Backpacker→Ultra-luxury · ~$80/day
- 28°Buenos AiresArgentinahot · 28° · Backpacker→Premium · ~$90/day
- 29°FijiFijihot · 29° · Backpacker→Ultra-luxury · ~$200/day
- 30°Great Barrier Reef (Cairns)Australiahot · 30° · Backpacker→Ultra-luxury · ~$160/day
- 31°Kruger & Sabi SandsSouth Africahot · 31° · Budget→Ultra-luxury · ~$450/day
Ranges are typical costs, not quotes. Check the real price before you book.