Best places to visit in Asia in January

In January, Asia's best-scoring destinations are Doha (94), Goa (94) and Nizwa (94): 71 of its 175 well-known places are at their seasonal best, mostly in South India; Siberia & Mongolia averages 35/100.

Each place is scored at its seasonal best — beaches on beach weather, cities on walking weather, ski towns in snow season. Tap any place for the full January breakdown.

Classics at their best in Asia in January

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The places you already know, in the month the climate agrees with them. 71 of Asia's 175 well-known places are in one of their own top-three months.

  1. 1Doha 🇶🇦 Qatarnice, dry · best January94
  2. 2Goa 🇮🇳 Indiasweltering, dry · best January94
  3. 3Nizwa 🇴🇲 Omanwarm, dry · best January94
  4. 4Abu Dhabi 🇦🇪 United Arab Emiratesnice, dry · best January93
  5. 5Dubai 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirateswarm, dry · best January93
  6. 6Jeddah 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabiawarm, dry, poor air quality · best January93
  7. 7Muscat 🇴🇲 Omanwarm, dry · best January93
  8. 8Niseko 🇯🇵 Japanfreezing, a little rain, clean air · best January93
  9. 9Jodhpur 🇮🇳 Indiawarm, dry, poor air quality · best January92
  10. 10Kolkata 🇮🇳 Indiawarm, dry, poor air quality · best January92
  11. 11Udaipur 🇮🇳 Indianice, dry, poor air quality · best January92
  12. 12Uludağ 🇹🇷 Turkeyfreezing, rainy, clean air · best January92
  13. 13Varkala 🇮🇳 Indiasweltering, dry · best February92
  14. 14Phu Quoc 🇻🇳 Vietnamsweltering, a little rain · best January91
  15. 15Ranthambore 🇮🇳 Indianice, dry, poor air quality · best January91

Under the radar in Asia in January

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Less-visited places whose January weather outscores the classics above — the data's own suggestions.

  1. 16Salalah 🇴🇲 Omanwarm, dry · best January96
  2. 17Gokarna 🇮🇳 Indiasweltering, dry · best January95
  3. 18Sur 🇴🇲 Omanwarm, dry · best November95
  4. 19Kalaw 🇲🇲 Myanmarnice, dry · best January94
  5. 20Medina 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabianice, dry · best January94
  6. 21Dhaka 🇧🇩 Bangladeshwarm, dry, poor air quality · best January93
  7. 22Karachi 🇵🇰 Pakistanwarm, dry, poor air quality · best January93
  8. 23Kep 🇰🇭 Cambodiahot, dry · best January93
  9. 24Ngapali 🇲🇲 Myanmarhot, dry · best February93
  10. 25Sylhet 🇧🇩 Bangladeshwarm, dry, poor air quality · best January93

Every region of Asia in January

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The best-known place in each part of Asia this month, even where the month is only fair.