Where is it rainy in January?

1,393 major destinations ranked by average January rainfall, from long-term climate normals. Checking whether it's monsoon season somewhere — or dodging the rain entirely? The driest places are on this page too. Planning around the season? See the winter sun guide.

Wettest in January: Butuan (572 mm), Kuching (547 mm) and Antananarivo (475 mm). Driest: Khartoum, Niamey, Kano — jump to the dry list.

The world's wettest destinations in January

• #1
  Butuan

  🇵🇭 Philippines · beach resort

  January: 572 mm of rain · 29° / 84°F days

  Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around January, carries about 41% of the annual 3,423 mm.

• #2
  Kuching

  🇲🇾 Malaysia · city break

  January: 547 mm of rain · 28° / 82°F days

  The year's 3,803 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

• #3
  Antananarivo

  🇲🇬 Madagascar · city break

  January: 475 mm of rain · 24° / 75°F days

  Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around January, carries about 52% of the annual 2,383 mm.

• #4
  Tacloban City

  🇵🇭 Philippines · beach resort

  January: 428 mm of rain · 28° / 82°F days

  The year's 3,066 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

• #5
  Darwin

  🇦🇺 Australia · beach resort

  January: 379 mm of rain · 30° / 86°F days

  Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 62% of the year's 1,655 mm falls in the three months around January.

• #6
  Semarang

  🇮🇩 Indonesia · coastal city break

  January: 354 mm of rain · 29° / 84°F days

  Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around January, carries about 47% of the annual 2,056 mm.