Where to honeymoon in January
Travelling later or not sure of the month? These winter honeymoon destinations stay good from December to February.
52 rated best · 11 rated good · 11 rated mixed · 9 rated avoid
By kind of trip
January honeymoon shortlists
Beach and island honeymoons in January
- Saint Lucia · 27°C, sea 27°C
- Maldives · 28°C, sea 28°C
- Lakshadweep · 28°C, sea 29°C
- Maui · 26°C, sea 25°C
- Bahamas · 25°C, sea 25°C
- Kauaʻi · 25°C, sea 25°C
Snow and mountain honeymoons in January
- Swiss Alps · 6°C by day
- Lapland · -7°C by day
- Kashmir · 3°C by day
- Queenstown · 21°C by day
- Iceland · 2°C by day
- Banff · -4°C by day
Best-value honeymoons in January
- Meghalaya · about $980 for 7 nights
- Ooty · about $980 for 7 nights
- Kodaikanal · about $980 for 7 nights
- Mount Abu · about $1,015 for 7 nights
- Darjeeling · about $1,015 for 7 nights
- Nainital · about $1,050 for 7 nights
Two people, comfort level, on the ground, before flights. Includes the peak-season uplift where January is peak.
Where to avoid in January
- Scottish Highlands · rainy season
- Dubrovnik & Hvar · rainy season
- Amalfi Coast · cold
- Ladakh · cold
- Santorini · cold
- Smoky Mountains · cold
Every destination
All destinations in January
Best 52
The weather is at its best for a honeymoon.
- Udaipur,
- Saint Lucia,
- Maldives,
- Lakshadweep,
- Maui,
- Cape Town & Winelands,
- Munnar,
- Coorg,
- Margaret River,
- Jaipur,
- Kerala,
- Bahamas,
- Kauaʻi,
- Wayanad,
- Andaman Islands,
- Zanzibar,
- Marrakech,
- Phu Quoc,
- Dubai,
- Costa Rica,
- Mount Abu,
- Meghalaya,
- Mahabaleshwar,
- Goa,
- Egypt,
- Phuket & Krabi,
- Great Ocean Road,
- Tasmania,
- Ooty,
- Tulum,
- Langkawi,
- Swiss Alps,
- Lapland,
- Kashmir,
- Palawan,
- Hong Kong,
- Queenstown,
- Iceland,
- Banff,
- Aspen,
- Maasai Mara,
- Nainital,
- Kodaikanal,
- Darjeeling,
- Sri Lanka,
- Manali,
- Pokhara,
- Cancún,
- Florida Keys,
- Byron Bay,
- Noosa,
- Gold Coast
Good 11
Pleasant, with the odd shower or a little heat.
Mixed 11
Possible, but expect rain, heat or cold for part of the trip.
Avoid 9
Off season: monsoon, storms or real cold.
Weather numbers for all 83 placesDaytime high, rain and sea temperature, ranked
| # | Destination | High | Rain | Sea | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Udaipur · India | 23°C | 7 mm | · | Best |
| 2 | Saint Lucia · Saint Lucia | 27°C | 48 mm | 27°C | Best |
| 3 | Maldives · Maldives | 28°C | 74 mm | 28°C | Best |
| 4 | Lakshadweep · India | 28°C | 45 mm | 29°C | Best |
| 5 | Maui · United States | 26°C | 71 mm | 25°C | Best |
| 6 | Cape Town & Winelands · South Africa | 26°C | 15 mm | 14°C | Best |
| 7 | Munnar · India | 23°C | 59 mm | · | Best |
| 8 | Coorg · India | 27°C | 14 mm | · | Best |
| 9 | Margaret River · Australia | 25°C | 17 mm | 21°C | Best |
| 10 | Jaipur · India | 21°C | 14 mm | · | Best |
| 11 | Kerala · India | 31°C | 40 mm | 29°C | Best |
| 12 | Bahamas · Bahamas | 25°C | 45 mm | 25°C | Best |
| 13 | Kauaʻi · United States | 25°C | 72 mm | 25°C | Best |
| 14 | Wayanad · India | 29°C | 17 mm | · | Best |
| 15 | Andaman Islands · India | 29°C | 56 mm | 29°C | Best |
| 16 | Zanzibar · Tanzania | 31°C | 61 mm | 29°C | Best |
| 17 | Marrakech · Morocco | 20°C | 28 mm | · | Best |
| 18 | Phu Quoc · Vietnam | 29°C | 62 mm | 29°C | Best |
| 19 | Dubai · United Arab Emirates | 24°C | 23 mm | 23°C | Best |
| 20 | Costa Rica · Costa Rica | 32°C | 9 mm | 28°C | Best |
| 21 | Mount Abu · India | 19°C | 6 mm | · | Best |
| 22 | Meghalaya · India | 15°C | 20 mm | · | Best |
| 23 | Mahabaleshwar · India | 24°C | 5 mm | · | Best |
| 24 | Goa · India | 31°C | 7 mm | 28°C | Best |
| 25 | Egypt · Egypt | 22°C | 1 mm | · | Best |
| 26 | Phuket & Krabi · Thailand | 29°C | 51 mm | 29°C | Best |
| 27 | Great Ocean Road · Australia | 23°C | 64 mm | 17°C | Best |
| 28 | Tasmania · Australia | 23°C | 59 mm | 19°C | Best |
| 29 | Ooty · India | 19°C | 48 mm | · | Best |
| 30 | Tulum · Mexico | 27°C | 68 mm | 27°C | Best |
| 31 | Langkawi · Malaysia | 31°C | 79 mm | 29°C | Best |
| 32 | Swiss Alps · Switzerland | 6°C | 161 mm | · | Best |
| 33 | Lapland · Finland | -7°C | 43 mm | · | Best |
| 34 | Kashmir · India | 3°C | 140 mm | · | Best |
| 35 | Palawan · Philippines | 28°C | 90 mm | 28°C | Best |
| 36 | Hong Kong · Hong Kong | 19°C | 40 mm | · | Best |
| 37 | Queenstown · New Zealand | 21°C | 117 mm | · | Best |
| 38 | Iceland · Iceland | 2°C | 152 mm | 3°C | Best |
| 39 | Banff · Canada | -4°C | 20 mm | · | Best |
| 40 | Aspen · United States | 0°C | 53 mm | · | Best |
| 41 | Maasai Mara · Kenya | 28°C | 89 mm | · | Best |
| 42 | Nainital · India | 11°C | 61 mm | · | Best |
| 43 | Kodaikanal · India | 18°C | 98 mm | · | Best |
| 44 | Darjeeling · India | 11°C | 36 mm | · | Best |
| 45 | Sri Lanka · Sri Lanka | 29°C | 123 mm | 28°C | Best |
| 46 | Manali · India | 8°C | 333 mm | · | Best |
| 47 | Pokhara · Nepal | 16°C | 70 mm | · | Best |
| 48 | Cancún · Mexico | 26°C | 75 mm | 27°C | Best |
| 49 | Florida Keys · United States | 23°C | 47 mm | 25°C | Best |
| 50 | Byron Bay · Australia | 27°C | 127 mm | 26°C | Best |
| 51 | Noosa · Australia | 28°C | 138 mm | 26°C | Best |
| 52 | Gold Coast · Australia | 28°C | 117 mm | 26°C | Best |
| 53 | Gangtok & Sikkim · India | 10°C | 80 mm | · | Good |
| 54 | Shimla · India | 10°C | 94 mm | · | Good |
| 55 | Azores · Portugal | 17°C | 125 mm | 18°C | Good |
| 56 | Singapore · Singapore | 29°C | 236 mm | 28°C | Goodrainy season |
| 57 | Mussoorie · India | 9°C | 81 mm | · | Good |
| 58 | Hoi An & Ha Long Bay · Vietnam | 24°C | 168 mm | 24°C | Good |
| 59 | Kuala Lumpur · Malaysia | 30°C | 222 mm | · | Goodrainy season |
| 60 | Bhutan · Bhutan | 11°C | 91 mm | · | Good |
| 61 | Barcelona & Mallorca · Spain | 14°C | 44 mm | 14°C | Goodcold |
| 62 | Paris · France | 7°C | 64 mm | · | Mixedcold |
| 63 | Seychelles · Seychelles | 27°C | 260 mm | 29°C | Mixedrainy season |
| 64 | Koh Samui · Thailand | 25°C | 132 mm | 29°C | Good |
| 65 | Baku · Azerbaijan | 8°C | 28 mm | · | Goodcold |
| 66 | Istanbul · Türkiye | 9°C | 108 mm | · | Mixedcold |
| 67 | Bali · Indonesia | 29°C | 311 mm | 29°C | Mixedrainy season |
| 68 | Cappadocia · Türkiye | 5°C | 57 mm | · | Mixedcold |
| 69 | Georgia · Georgia | 7°C | 22 mm | · | Mixedcold |
| 70 | Sedona · United States | 11°C | 64 mm | · | Mixedcold |
| 71 | Kyoto · Japan | 8°C | 64 mm | · | Mixedcold |
| 72 | Napa Valley · United States | 15°C | 178 mm | · | Mixed |
| 73 | Whitsundays · Australia | 29°C | 318 mm | 29°C | Mixedstorm season |
| 74 | Mauritius · Mauritius | 26°C | 293 mm | 28°C | Avoidstorm season |
| 75 | Bora Bora · French Polynesia | 24°C | 318 mm | 29°C | Avoidrainy season |
| 76 | Fiji · Fiji | 30°C | 341 mm | 30°C | Avoidstorm season |
| 77 | Port Douglas & Daintree · Australia | 30°C | 562 mm | 30°C | Mixedstorm season |
| 78 | Smoky Mountains · United States | 9°C | 141 mm | · | Avoidcold |
| 79 | Santorini · Greece | 13°C | 57 mm | 18°C | Avoidcold |
| 80 | Ladakh · India | -5°C | 32 mm | · | Avoidcold |
| 81 | Amalfi Coast · Italy | 11°C | 151 mm | 17°C | Avoidcold |
| 82 | Dubrovnik & Hvar · Croatia | 11°C | 195 mm | 16°C | Avoidrainy season |
| 83 | Scottish Highlands · United Kingdom | 6°C | 281 mm | · | Avoidrainy season |
Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (ERA5, 2015–2024). Download: CSV · JSON
Plan around them
Festivals in January
- 22 Jan 2027ThaipusamKuala Lumpur
- 26 Jan 2028Lunar New YearHoi An & Ha Long Bay, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Phu Quoc, Hong Kong
- about 28 Jan – 26 Feb 2028RamadanMaldives, Zanzibar, Marrakech, Dubai, Kashmir, Lakshadweep, Kuala Lumpur, Egypt
Quick answers
January honeymoon questions
Where is the best place to honeymoon in January?
Ranked on ten years of January weather plus how romantic each place is, the top picks are Udaipur (India), Saint Lucia and Maldives. 52 of the 83 destinations we track are rated best for January.
Is January a good month for a honeymoon?
63 of 83 destinations have good or better weather in January. It is off season in places like Scottish Highlands (United Kingdom), Dubrovnik & Hvar (Croatia) and Amalfi Coast (Italy), so the destination matters more than the month.
Where is warm for a beach honeymoon in January?
Saint Lucia, Maldives, Lakshadweep (India) and Maui (United States) all have good beach weather in January, with the sea at 27°C, 28°C, 29°C, 25°C respectively.
What is a good-value honeymoon destination in January?
Among places with good January weather, Meghalaya (about US$980), Ooty (about US$980), Kodaikanal (about US$980) cost the least: seven nights for two at comfort level, on the ground, before flights.
Where should we avoid for a honeymoon in January?
Scottish Highlands (United Kingdom), Dubrovnik & Hvar (Croatia), Amalfi Coast (Italy) and Ladakh (India) are in their off season in January. Each place's reason is in the full list below.
Going in January? Let the two of you decide in two minutes.