Best places to visit in Europe in January
In January, Europe's best-scoring destinations are Courchevel (93), Val d'Isère (93) and Las Palmas (92): 27 of its 229 well-known places are at their seasonal best, mostly in Alps; Eastern Europe averages 29/100.
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 Europe in January
15The places you already know, in the month the climate agrees with them. 27 of Europe's 229 well-known places are in one of their own top-three months.
- 1Courchevel 🇫🇷 Francefreezing, soaked, clean air · best January93
- 2Val d'Isère 🇫🇷 Francefreezing, rainy, clean air · best January93
- 3Las Palmas 🇪🇸 Spainnice, dry · best May92
- 4Livigno 🇮🇹 Italyfreezing, a little rain, clean air · best January92
- 5Davos 🇨🇭 Switzerlandfreezing, rainy, clean air · best January91
- 6Ischgl 🇦🇹 Austriafreezing, rainy, clean air · best January91
- 7Madonna di Campiglio 🇮🇹 Italyfreezing, a little rain, clean air · best January91
- 8Verbier 🇨🇭 Switzerlandfreezing, rainy, clean air · best January91
- 9Courmayeur 🇮🇹 Italyfreezing, rainy, clean air · best January90
- 10Sölden 🇦🇹 Austriafreezing, rainy, clean air · best January90
- 11Zell am See 🇦🇹 Austriafreezing, rainy, clean air · best January90
- 12Zermatt 🇨🇭 Switzerlandfreezing, rainy, clean air · best January90
- 13Tenerife 🇪🇸 Spainnice, dry · best June89
- 14Chamonix 🇫🇷 Francefreezing, soaked, clean air · best January88
- 15Cortina d'Ampezzo 🇮🇹 Italyfreezing, a little rain, clean air · best January88
Under the radar in Europe in January
4Less-visited places whose January weather outscores the classics above — the data's own suggestions.
Every region of Europe in January
22The best-known place in each part of Europe this month, even where the month is only fair.
- Courchevel 🇫🇷 FranceAlps · avg 76/100 over 32 · freezing, soaked, clean air93
- Las Palmas 🇪🇸 SpainAtlantic Islands · avg 81/100 over 6 · nice, dry92
- Soldeu 🇦🇩 AndorraCatalonia, Valencia & the Balearics · avg 73/100 over 11 · freezing, rainy, clean air87
- Borovets 🇧🇬 BulgariaBalkans · avg 58/100 over 7 · freezing, a little rain, clean air86
- Zakopane 🇵🇱 PolandCentral Europe · avg 47/100 over 20 · freezing, a little rain, clean air86
- Åre 🇸🇪 SwedenScandinavia · avg 45/100 over 5 · freezing, a little rain, clean air83
- Gibraltar GibraltarAndalusia & the Algarve · avg 70/100 over 14 · cool, a little rain, clean air80
- Palermo 🇮🇹 ItalyCentral & Southern Italy · avg 65/100 over 19 · cool, a little rain, clean air79
- Lisbon 🇵🇹 PortugalLisbon & Central Portugal · avg 68/100 over 6 · cool, a little rain, clean air75
- Ruka 🇫🇮 FinlandLapland & the Arctic · avg 38/100 over 6 · freezing, a little rain, clean air73
- Marseille 🇫🇷 FranceSouthern France · avg 65/100 over 10 · cool, a little rain, clean air73
- Aviemore 🇬🇧 United KingdomBritish Isles · avg 50/100 over 25 · cold, rainy, clean air72
- Athens 🇬🇷 GreeceGreece & Cyprus · avg 61/100 over 18 · cool, a little rain, clean air72
- Split 🇭🇷 CroatiaAdriatic Coast · avg 52/100 over 7 · cold, a little rain, clean air68
- Madrid 🇪🇸 SpainCentral Spain · avg 68/100 over 1 · cold, a little rain, muggy air68
- Genoa 🇮🇹 ItalyNorthern Italy · avg 60/100 over 10 · cool, rainy, clean air66
- Santander 🇪🇸 SpainGreen Spain & Northern Portugal · avg 58/100 over 5 · cool, rainy, clean air62
- Bordeaux 🇫🇷 FranceWestern Europe · avg 50/100 over 14 · cold, rainy, clean air61
- Geiranger 🇳🇴 NorwayNorwegian Fjords · avg 35/100 over 3 · cold, rainy, clean air50
- Tórshavn Faroe IslandsIceland & the Faroes · avg 31/100 over 4 · cold, rainy, clean air45
- Kaliningrad 🇷🇺 RussiaBaltics · avg 32/100 over 4 · freezing, a little rain, clean air36
- Saint Petersburg 🇷🇺 RussiaEastern Europe · avg 29/100 over 2 · freezing, a little rain, clean air29