Where is it snowy in January?

1,496 flyable destinations see real snow in January (5 cm or more in a typical year), ranked by average snowfall — the same guarded NASA POWER model as the snowfall figure on every destination page.

Snowiest in January: Haines (2.4 m), Juneau (1.9 m) and Cordova (1.6 m).

The snowiest places in January

• 1
  Haines

  United Statessmall town

  January: 2.4 m of snow-6° / 21°F nights

• 2
  Juneau

  United Statessmall town

  January: 1.9 m of snow-6° / 21°F nights

• 3
  Cordova

  United Statesseaside town

  January: 1.6 m of snow-4° / 25°F nights

• 4
  Wrangell

  United Statesseaside town

  January: 1.5 m of snow-2° / 28°F nights

• 5
  Gustavus

  United Statesseaside town

  January: 1.5 m of snow-3° / 27°F nights

• 6
  Kulusuk

  Greenlandseaside town

  January: 1.5 m of snow-6° / 21°F nights

• 1
  Haines

  United Statessmall town

  2.4 m snow-1° / 30°F days-6° / 21°F nights

• 2
  Juneau

  United Statessmall town

  1.9 m snow-1° / 30°F days-6° / 21°F nights

• 3
  Cordova

  United Statesseaside town

  1.6 m snow0° / 32°F days-4° / 25°F nights

• 4
  Wrangell

  United Statesseaside town

  1.5 m snow2° / 36°F days-2° / 28°F nights

• 5
  Gustavus

  United Statesseaside town

  1.5 m snow1° / 34°F days-3° / 27°F nights

• 6
  Kulusuk

  Greenlandseaside town

  1.5 m snow-3° / 27°F days-6° / 21°F nights

• 7
  Yakutat

  United Statesseaside town

  1.5 m snow1° / 34°F days-2° / 28°F nights

• 8
  Mo i Rana

  Norwaysmall town

  1.4 m snow-3° / 27°F days-9° / 16°F nights

• 9
  Bella Coola

  Canadasmall town

  1.4 m snow4° / 39°F days-2° / 28°F nights

• 10
  Tatitlek

  United Statesseaside town

  1.3 m snow-1° / 30°F days-5° / 23°F nights

• 11
  Sogndal

  Norwaysmall town

  1.3 m snow-2° / 28°F days-7° / 19°F nights

• 12
  Shonai

  Japanbeach resort

  1.3 m snow3° / 37°F days-1° / 30°F nights

• 13
  Ōdate

  Japansmall town

  1.3 m snow0° / 32°F days-5° / 23°F nights

• 14
  Førde

  Norwaysmall town

  1.3 m snow0° / 32°F days-4° / 25°F nights

• 15
  Neerlerit Inaat

  Greenlandseaside town

  1.2 m snow-11° / 12°F days-16° / 3°F nights

• 16
  Valdez

  United Statessmall town

  1.2 m snow-3° / 27°F days-8° / 18°F nights

• 17
  Muş

  Türkiyealpine / mountain town

  1.2 m snow2° / 36°F days-7° / 19°F nights

• 18
  Höfn

  Icelandseaside town

  1.2 m snow2° / 36°F days-2° / 28°F nights

• 19
  McCall

  United Statesalpine / mountain town

  1.1 m snow-2° / 28°F days-10° / 14°F nights

• 20
  Terrace

  Canadasmall town

  1.1 m snow0° / 32°F days-6° / 21°F nights

• 21
  Toyama

  Japancoastal city break

  1.1 m snow5° / 41°F days0° / 32°F nights

• 22
  Ørsta

  Norwayseaside town

  1.1 m snow1° / 34°F days-4° / 25°F nights

• 23
  Sandane

  Norwaysmall town

  1.1 m snow1° / 34°F days-4° / 25°F nights

• 24
  Hemavan

  Swedensmall town

  1.0 m snow-6° / 21°F days-11° / 12°F nights

• 25
  Molde

  Norwayseaside town

  1.0 m snow1° / 34°F days-3° / 27°F nights

Showing the 300 snowiest of 1,496 destinations with ≥ 5 cm in January.

Major cities with real snow in January

• 1
  Juneau

  United Statessmall town

  1.9 m snow-1° / 30°F days-6° / 21°F nights

• 2
  Shonai

  Japanbeach resort

  1.3 m snow3° / 37°F days-1° / 30°F nights

• 3
  Muş

  Türkiyealpine / mountain town

  1.2 m snow2° / 36°F days-7° / 19°F nights

• 4
  Toyama

  Japancoastal city break

  1.1 m snow5° / 41°F days0° / 32°F nights

• 5
  Molde

  Norwayseaside town

  1.0 m snow1° / 34°F days-3° / 27°F nights

• 6
  Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky

  Russiaregional city

  97 cm snow-5° / 23°F days-10° / 14°F nights

• 7
  St. John's

  Canadaseaside town

  96 cm snow-1° / 30°F days-5° / 23°F nights

• 8
  Aomori

  Japanregional city

  92 cm snow-1° / 30°F days-6° / 21°F nights

• 9
  Sivas

  Türkiyealpine / mountain city

  87 cm snow0° / 32°F days-9° / 16°F nights

• 10
  Niigata

  Japancoastal city break

  86 cm snow4° / 39°F days0° / 32°F nights

See January snowfall painted on the interactive globe →