Where is it hot in January?
1,393 major destinations ranked by average daytime high for January, from long-term climate normals. Want reliable sunshine, not just heat? See where it's sunniest in January.
Hottest in January: Newman (39°C / 102°F), Alice Springs (37°C) and Port Hedland (36°C). Jump to Europe, Asia, North America, South America, Africa or Oceania.
The world's hottest destinations in January
| # | Destination | Country | Day high | Night low | Rain | Sun score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newman | 🇦🇺 Australia | 39° / 102°F | 25° / 77°F | 108 mm | 24 |
| 2 | Alice Springs | 🇦🇺 Australia | 37° / 99°F | 22° / 72°F | 46 mm | 46 |
| 3 | Port Hedland | 🇦🇺 Australia | 36° / 97°F | 25° / 77°F | 100 mm | 49 |
| 4 | Broadwood | 🇦🇺 Australia | 35° / 95°F | 17° / 63°F | 46 mm | 62 |
| 5 | Asunción | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | 35° / 95°F | 24° / 75°F | 123 mm | 51 |
| 6 | Perth | 🇦🇺 Australia | 34° / 93°F | 17° / 63°F | 22 mm | 75 |
| 7 | Abuja | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 34° / 93°F | 18° / 64°F | 2 mm | 75 |
| 8 | Boa Vista | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 34° / 93°F | 23° / 73°F | 28 mm | 72 |
| 9 | Petrolina | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 34° / 93°F | 22° / 72°F | 85 mm | 64 |
| 10 | N'Djamena | 🇹🇩 Chad | 33° / 91°F | 14° / 57°F | 0 mm | 88 |
| 11 | Niamey | 🇳🇪 Niger | 33° / 91°F | 16° / 61°F | 0 mm | 88 |
| 12 | Ouagadougou | 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | 33° / 91°F | 15° / 59°F | 1 mm | 88 |
| 13 | Bamako | 🇲🇱 Mali | 33° / 91°F | 16° / 61°F | 1 mm | 87 |
| 14 | Mogadishu | 🇸🇴 Somalia | 33° / 91°F | 22° / 72°F | 6 mm | 87 |
| 15 | Valledupar | 🇨🇴 Colombia | 33° / 91°F | 20° / 68°F | 4 mm | 84 |
| 16 | Calicut | 🇮🇳 India | 33° / 91°F | 20° / 68°F | 6 mm | 83 |
| 17 | Mombasa | 🇰🇪 Kenya | 33° / 91°F | 22° / 72°F | 24 mm | 83 |
| 18 | Ho Chi Minh City | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | 33° / 91°F | 21° / 70°F | 11 mm | 82 |
| 19 | Phnom Penh (Boeng Khyang) | 🇰🇭 Cambodia | 33° / 91°F | 21° / 70°F | 16 mm | 82 |
| 20 | Phnom Penh (Pou Senchey) | 🇰🇭 Cambodia | 33° / 91°F | 21° / 70°F | 16 mm | 82 |
| 21 | Mendoza | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 33° / 91°F | 18° / 64°F | 47 mm | 79 |
| 22 | Kumasi | 🇬🇭 Ghana | 33° / 91°F | 20° / 68°F | 18 mm | 78 |
| 23 | Montería | 🇨🇴 Colombia | 33° / 91°F | 21° / 70°F | 18 mm | 78 |
| 24 | Gaborone | 🇧🇼 Botswana | 33° / 91°F | 19° / 66°F | 86 mm | 75 |
| 25 | Broome | 🇦🇺 Australia | 33° / 91°F | 26° / 79°F | 233 mm | 65 |
Europe: hottest in January
| # | Destination | Country | Day high | Night low | Rain | Sun score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alicante | 🇪🇸 Spain | 15° / 59°F | 6° / 43°F | 31 mm | 53 |
| 2 | Lampedusa | 🇮🇹 Italy | 15° / 59°F | 13° / 55°F | 48 mm | 51 |
| 3 | Funchal | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 15° / 59°F | 14° / 57°F | 37 mm | 49 |
| 4 | Jerez de la Frontera | 🇪🇸 Spain | 15° / 59°F | 10° / 50°F | 65 mm | 49 |
| 5 | Lisbon | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 15° / 59°F | 10° / 50°F | 73 mm | 48 |
| 6 | Gibraltar | 🇬🇮 Gibraltar | 15° / 59°F | 12° / 54°F | 74 mm | 47 |
| 7 | Praia da Vitória | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 15° / 59°F | 14° / 57°F | 78 mm | 43 |
| 8 | Almería | 🇪🇸 Spain | 14° / 57°F | 5° / 41°F | 25 mm | 46 |
| 9 | Seville | 🇪🇸 Spain | 14° / 57°F | 3° / 37°F | 50 mm | 45 |
| 10 | Valencia | 🇪🇸 Spain | 14° / 57°F | 4° / 39°F | 30 mm | 45 |
Asia: hottest in January
| # | Destination | Country | Day high | Night low | Rain | Sun score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mogadishu | 🇸🇴 Somalia | 33° / 91°F | 22° / 72°F | 6 mm | 87 |
| 2 | Calicut | 🇮🇳 India | 33° / 91°F | 20° / 68°F | 6 mm | 83 |
| 3 | Ho Chi Minh City | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | 33° / 91°F | 21° / 70°F | 11 mm | 82 |
| 4 | Phnom Penh (Boeng Khyang) | 🇰🇭 Cambodia | 33° / 91°F | 21° / 70°F | 16 mm | 82 |
| 5 | Phnom Penh (Pou Senchey) | 🇰🇭 Cambodia | 33° / 91°F | 21° / 70°F | 16 mm | 82 |
| 6 | Ubon Ratchathani | 🇹🇭 Thailand | 32° / 90°F | 17° / 63°F | 4 mm | 95 |
| 7 | Yangon | 🇲🇲 Myanmar (Burma) | 32° / 90°F | 17° / 63°F | 8 mm | 93 |
| 8 | Kannur | 🇮🇳 India | 32° / 90°F | 21° / 70°F | 4 mm | 93 |
| 9 | Phitsanulok | 🇹🇭 Thailand | 32° / 90°F | 18° / 64°F | 11 mm | 93 |
| 10 | Coimbatore | 🇮🇳 India | 32° / 90°F | 18° / 64°F | 6 mm | 92 |
North America: hottest in January
| # | Destination | Country | Day high | Night low | Rain | Sun score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Salvador (San Luis Talpa) | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | 32° / 90°F | 21° / 70°F | 3 mm | 96 |
| 2 | Huatulco | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 32° / 90°F | 19° / 66°F | 2 mm | 94 |
| 3 | Puerto Escondido | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 32° / 90°F | 19° / 66°F | 3 mm | 94 |
| 4 | Tapachula | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 32° / 90°F | 23° / 73°F | 7 mm | 90 |
| 5 | Acapulco | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 31° / 88°F | 22° / 72°F | 10 mm | 92 |
| 6 | Ixtapa | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 31° / 88°F | 24° / 75°F | 9 mm | 92 |
| 7 | Liberia | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | 31° / 88°F | 22° / 72°F | 4 mm | 91 |
| 8 | Managua | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | 30° / 86°F | 20° / 68°F | 1 mm | 95 |
| 9 | Puerto Vallarta | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 29° / 84°F | 17° / 63°F | 16 mm | 91 |
| 10 | Tuxtla Gutiérrez | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 29° / 84°F | 14° / 57°F | 19 mm | 87 |
South America: hottest in January
| # | Destination | Country | Day high | Night low | Rain | Sun score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asunción | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | 35° / 95°F | 24° / 75°F | 123 mm | 51 |
| 2 | Boa Vista | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 34° / 93°F | 23° / 73°F | 28 mm | 72 |
| 3 | Petrolina | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 34° / 93°F | 22° / 72°F | 85 mm | 64 |
| 4 | Valledupar | 🇨🇴 Colombia | 33° / 91°F | 20° / 68°F | 4 mm | 84 |
| 5 | Mendoza | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 33° / 91°F | 18° / 64°F | 47 mm | 79 |
| 6 | Montería | 🇨🇴 Colombia | 33° / 91°F | 21° / 70°F | 18 mm | 78 |
| 7 | Piura | 🇵🇪 Peru | 32° / 90°F | 20° / 68°F | 12 mm | 92 |
| 8 | Cúcuta | 🇨🇴 Colombia | 32° / 90°F | 20° / 68°F | 38 mm | 84 |
| 9 | Natal | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 32° / 90°F | 22° / 72°F | 85 mm | 79 |
| 10 | Neiva | 🇨🇴 Colombia | 32° / 90°F | 22° / 72°F | 66 mm | 78 |
Africa: hottest in January
| # | Destination | Country | Day high | Night low | Rain | Sun score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abuja | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 34° / 93°F | 18° / 64°F | 2 mm | 75 |
| 2 | N'Djamena | 🇹🇩 Chad | 33° / 91°F | 14° / 57°F | 0 mm | 88 |
| 3 | Niamey | 🇳🇪 Niger | 33° / 91°F | 16° / 61°F | 0 mm | 88 |
| 4 | Ouagadougou | 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | 33° / 91°F | 15° / 59°F | 1 mm | 88 |
| 5 | Bamako | 🇲🇱 Mali | 33° / 91°F | 16° / 61°F | 1 mm | 87 |
| 6 | Mombasa | 🇰🇪 Kenya | 33° / 91°F | 22° / 72°F | 24 mm | 83 |
| 7 | Kumasi | 🇬🇭 Ghana | 33° / 91°F | 20° / 68°F | 18 mm | 78 |
| 8 | Gaborone | 🇧🇼 Botswana | 33° / 91°F | 19° / 66°F | 86 mm | 75 |
| 9 | Douala | 🇨🇲 Cameroon | 32° / 90°F | 23° / 73°F | 30 mm | 82 |
| 10 | Khartoum | 🇸🇩 Sudan | 31° / 88°F | 14° / 57°F | 0 mm | 100 |
Oceania: hottest in January
| # | Destination | Country | Day high | Night low | Rain | Sun score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newman | 🇦🇺 Australia | 39° / 102°F | 25° / 77°F | 108 mm | 24 |
| 2 | Alice Springs | 🇦🇺 Australia | 37° / 99°F | 22° / 72°F | 46 mm | 46 |
| 3 | Port Hedland | 🇦🇺 Australia | 36° / 97°F | 25° / 77°F | 100 mm | 49 |
| 4 | Broadwood | 🇦🇺 Australia | 35° / 95°F | 17° / 63°F | 46 mm | 62 |
| 5 | Perth | 🇦🇺 Australia | 34° / 93°F | 17° / 63°F | 22 mm | 75 |
| 6 | Broome | 🇦🇺 Australia | 33° / 91°F | 26° / 79°F | 233 mm | 65 |
| 7 | Karratha | 🇦🇺 Australia | 32° / 90°F | 28° / 82°F | 82 mm | 85 |
| 8 | Rockhampton | 🇦🇺 Australia | 31° / 88°F | 22° / 72°F | 125 mm | 74 |
| 9 | Townsville | 🇦🇺 Australia | 31° / 88°F | 24° / 75°F | 215 mm | 70 |
| 10 | Adelaide | 🇦🇺 Australia | 30° / 86°F | 16° / 61°F | 15 mm | 93 |