Where to go

Best places to visit in January

The destinations we cover, ranked by how calm they typically are in January.

Calmest destinations in January

Dubrovnik

Santorini

Copenhagen

Granada

New York

Amsterdam

Athens

Budapest

Also worth it in January

#	Destination	Crowd	Typical high
9	Istanbul Turkey	38	9°C
10	Seville Spain	38	16°C
11	Porto Portugal	38	14°C
12	Cusco Peru	38	19°C
13	Rome Italy	40	12°C
14	Lisbon Portugal	40	15°C
15	Prague Czechia	40	2°C
16	Florence Italy	40	10°C
17	Edinburgh United Kingdom	40	7°C
18	Dublin Ireland	40	8°C
19	Brussels Belgium	40	6°C
20	Kyoto Japan	40	9°C
21	San Francisco United States	40	14°C
22	Venice Italy	42	7°C
23	Madrid Spain	42	10°C
24	Vienna Austria	42	4°C

Busiest in January

Not off-limits — just go early and book ahead.

Cape Town

Rio de Janeiro

Sydney

Dubai

United Arab Emirates

Frequently asked questions

Where should I travel in January?

In January, the calmest destinations we track are Dubrovnik, Santorini, Copenhagen. All three combine low crowd levels with weather that still works.

Which destinations are least crowded in January?

Dubrovnik is the least crowded destination in January on our scale, at about 18/100.