Where is it sunny in January?
1,393 major destinations ranked by Sunshine Score — daytime warmth, dryness and sunshine for January, from long-term climate normals.
Top of the world in January: Marsa Alam (100/100), Luxor (100) and Sohag (100). Jump to Europe, Asia, North America, South America, Africa or Oceania.
The world's sunniest places in January
| # | Destination | Country | Score | Day high | Rain | Sun h/yr |
|---|
| 1 | Marsa Alam |
🇪🇬 Egypt |
100 |
21° / 70°F |
1 mm |
3,958 |
| 2 | Luxor |
🇪🇬 Egypt |
100 |
21° / 70°F |
1 mm |
3,811 |
| 3 | Sohag |
🇪🇬 Egypt |
100 |
20° / 68°F |
1 mm |
3,767 |
| 4 | Khartoum |
🇸🇩 Sudan |
100 |
31° / 88°F |
0 mm |
3,737 |
| 5 | Tamanrasset |
🇩🇿 Algeria |
100 |
20° / 68°F |
2 mm |
3,686 |
| 6 | Calama |
🇨🇱 Chile |
99 |
22° / 72°F |
8 mm |
3,926 |
| 7 | Medina |
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia |
99 |
24° / 75°F |
4 mm |
3,592 |
| 8 | Nouakchott |
🇲🇷 Mauritania |
99 |
27° / 81°F |
2 mm |
3,333 |
| 9 | Mexicali |
🇲🇽 Mexico |
98 |
20° / 68°F |
11 mm |
3,679 |
| 10 | Abu Dhabi |
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates |
98 |
21° / 70°F |
11 mm |
3,460 |
| 11 | Doha |
🇶🇦 Qatar |
98 |
20° / 68°F |
9 mm |
3,416 |
| 12 | Port Sudan |
🇸🇩 Sudan |
98 |
25° / 77°F |
6 mm |
3,382 |
| 13 | Jeddah |
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia |
98 |
27° / 81°F |
7 mm |
3,373 |
| 14 | Taif |
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia |
98 |
22° / 72°F |
3 mm |
3,197 |
| 15 | Kano |
🇳🇬 Nigeria |
98 |
29° / 84°F |
0 mm |
3,114 |
| 16 | Dubai |
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates |
97 |
22° / 72°F |
17 mm |
3,509 |
| 17 | Djibouti |
🇩🇯 Djibouti |
97 |
28° / 82°F |
6 mm |
3,279 |
| 18 | Riyadh |
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia |
97 |
20° / 68°F |
6 mm |
3,225 |
| 19 | Aden |
🇾🇪 Yemen |
97 |
28° / 82°F |
3 mm |
3,154 |
| 20 | Antofagasta |
🇨🇱 Chile |
97 |
22° / 72°F |
1 mm |
3,077 |
| 21 | Ahmedabad |
🇮🇳 India |
97 |
28° / 82°F |
1 mm |
3,066 |
| 22 | Bisha |
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia |
97 |
25° / 77°F |
1 mm |
3,066 |
| 23 | Copiapo |
🇨🇱 Chile |
97 |
25° / 77°F |
3 mm |
3,066 |
| 24 | Najran |
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia |
97 |
25° / 77°F |
1 mm |
3,022 |
| 25 | Muscat/Seeb |
🇴🇲 Oman |
96 |
24° / 75°F |
18 mm |
3,460 |
Europe: sunniest in January
| # | Destination | Country | Score | Day high | Rain | Sun h/yr |
|---|
| 1 | Alicante |
🇪🇸 Spain |
53 |
15° / 59°F |
31 mm |
2,851 |
| 2 | Lampedusa |
🇮🇹 Italy |
51 |
15° / 59°F |
48 mm |
3,022 |
| 3 | Jerez de la Frontera |
🇪🇸 Spain |
49 |
15° / 59°F |
65 mm |
2,847 |
| 4 | Funchal |
🇵🇹 Portugal |
49 |
15° / 59°F |
37 mm |
2,146 |
| 5 | Lisbon |
🇵🇹 Portugal |
48 |
15° / 59°F |
73 mm |
2,806 |
| 6 | Gibraltar |
🇬🇮 Gibraltar |
47 |
15° / 59°F |
74 mm |
2,672 |
| 7 | Almería |
🇪🇸 Spain |
46 |
14° / 57°F |
25 mm |
2,994 |
| 8 | Seville |
🇪🇸 Spain |
45 |
14° / 57°F |
50 mm |
3,279 |
| 9 | Valencia |
🇪🇸 Spain |
45 |
14° / 57°F |
30 mm |
2,696 |
| 10 | Faro |
🇵🇹 Portugal |
44 |
14° / 57°F |
50 mm |
3,044 |
Asia: sunniest in January
| # | Destination | Country | Score | Day high | Rain | Sun h/yr |
|---|
| 1 | Tamanrasset |
🇩🇿 Algeria |
100 |
20° / 68°F |
2 mm |
3,686 |
| 2 | Medina |
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia |
99 |
24° / 75°F |
4 mm |
3,592 |
| 3 | Abu Dhabi |
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates |
98 |
21° / 70°F |
11 mm |
3,460 |
| 4 | Doha |
🇶🇦 Qatar |
98 |
20° / 68°F |
9 mm |
3,416 |
| 5 | Port Sudan |
🇸🇩 Sudan |
98 |
25° / 77°F |
6 mm |
3,382 |
| 6 | Jeddah |
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia |
98 |
27° / 81°F |
7 mm |
3,373 |
| 7 | Taif |
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia |
98 |
22° / 72°F |
3 mm |
3,197 |
| 8 | Dubai |
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates |
97 |
22° / 72°F |
17 mm |
3,509 |
| 9 | Riyadh |
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia |
97 |
20° / 68°F |
6 mm |
3,225 |
| 10 | Aden |
🇾🇪 Yemen |
97 |
28° / 82°F |
3 mm |
3,154 |
North America: sunniest in January
| # | Destination | Country | Score | Day high | Rain | Sun h/yr |
|---|
| 1 | Mexicali |
🇲🇽 Mexico |
98 |
20° / 68°F |
11 mm |
3,679 |
| 2 | La Paz |
🇲🇽 Mexico |
96 |
24° / 75°F |
8 mm |
3,148 |
| 3 | San Salvador (San Luis Talpa) |
🇸🇻 El Salvador |
96 |
32° / 90°F |
3 mm |
2,957 |
| 4 | Hermosillo |
🇲🇽 Mexico |
95 |
23° / 73°F |
16 mm |
3,110 |
| 5 | Managua |
🇳🇮 Nicaragua |
95 |
30° / 86°F |
1 mm |
2,760 |
| 6 | Huatulco |
🇲🇽 Mexico |
94 |
32° / 90°F |
2 mm |
2,584 |
| 7 | Puerto Escondido |
🇲🇽 Mexico |
94 |
32° / 90°F |
3 mm |
2,584 |
| 8 | Key West |
🇺🇸 United States |
93 |
22° / 72°F |
33 mm |
3,285 |
| 9 | Sint Maarten |
🇸🇽 Sint Maarten |
93 |
26° / 79°F |
20 mm |
2,978 |
| 10 | Ciudad Obregón |
🇲🇽 Mexico |
93 |
23° / 73°F |
13 mm |
2,847 |
South America: sunniest in January
| # | Destination | Country | Score | Day high | Rain | Sun h/yr |
|---|
| 1 | Calama |
🇨🇱 Chile |
99 |
22° / 72°F |
8 mm |
3,926 |
| 2 | Antofagasta |
🇨🇱 Chile |
97 |
22° / 72°F |
1 mm |
3,077 |
| 3 | Copiapo |
🇨🇱 Chile |
97 |
25° / 77°F |
3 mm |
3,066 |
| 4 | La Serena-Coquimbo |
🇨🇱 Chile |
96 |
23° / 73°F |
1 mm |
2,978 |
| 5 | Iquique |
🇨🇱 Chile |
96 |
24° / 75°F |
1 mm |
2,847 |
| 6 | Arequipa |
🇵🇪 Peru |
94 |
20° / 68°F |
27 mm |
3,333 |
| 7 | Santiago |
🇨🇱 Chile |
94 |
28° / 82°F |
8 mm |
2,808 |
| 8 | Arica |
🇨🇱 Chile |
94 |
22° / 72°F |
4 mm |
2,716 |
| 9 | Barranquilla |
🇨🇴 Colombia |
94 |
30° / 86°F |
2 mm |
2,561 |
| 10 | Tacna |
🇵🇪 Peru |
93 |
24° / 75°F |
11 mm |
2,716 |
Africa: sunniest in January
| # | Destination | Country | Score | Day high | Rain | Sun h/yr |
|---|
| 1 | Marsa Alam |
🇪🇬 Egypt |
100 |
21° / 70°F |
1 mm |
3,958 |
| 2 | Luxor |
🇪🇬 Egypt |
100 |
21° / 70°F |
1 mm |
3,811 |
| 3 | Sohag |
🇪🇬 Egypt |
100 |
20° / 68°F |
1 mm |
3,767 |
| 4 | Khartoum |
🇸🇩 Sudan |
100 |
31° / 88°F |
0 mm |
3,737 |
| 5 | Nouakchott |
🇲🇷 Mauritania |
99 |
27° / 81°F |
2 mm |
3,333 |
| 6 | Kano |
🇳🇬 Nigeria |
98 |
29° / 84°F |
0 mm |
3,114 |
| 7 | Djibouti |
🇩🇯 Djibouti |
97 |
28° / 82°F |
6 mm |
3,279 |
| 8 | Dakar |
🇸🇳 Senegal |
96 |
30° / 86°F |
5 mm |
3,078 |
| 9 | Dakhla |
🇪🇭 Western Sahara |
96 |
25° / 77°F |
2 mm |
2,935 |
| 10 | Cape Town |
🇿🇦 South Africa |
94 |
27° / 81°F |
20 mm |
3,094 |
Oceania: sunniest in January
| # | Destination | Country | Score | Day high | Rain | Sun h/yr |
|---|
| 1 | Adelaide |
🇦🇺 Australia |
93 |
30° / 86°F |
15 mm |
2,765 |
| 2 | Karratha |
🇦🇺 Australia |
85 |
32° / 90°F |
82 mm |
3,635 |
| 3 | Kahului |
🇺🇸 United States |
85 |
24° / 75°F |
61 mm |
2,891 |
| 4 | Canberra |
🇦🇺 Australia |
85 |
29° / 84°F |
58 mm |
2,814 |
| 5 | Launceston (Western Junction) |
🇦🇺 Australia |
85 |
25° / 77°F |
51 mm |
2,589 |
| 6 | Melbourne |
🇦🇺 Australia |
85 |
30° / 86°F |
44 mm |
2,363 |
| 7 | Hobart (Cambridge) |
🇦🇺 Australia |
83 |
21° / 70°F |
56 mm |
2,393 |
| 8 | Lihue, Kauai |
🇺🇸 United States |
81 |
23° / 73°F |
68 mm |
2,540 |
| 9 | Blenheim |
🇳🇿 New Zealand |
81 |
23° / 73°F |
55 mm |
2,190 |
| 10 | Napier |
🇳🇿 New Zealand |
80 |
24° / 75°F |
62 mm |
2,102 |
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