Where to go from Istanbul in January
Istanbul averages 9°C in January. These are at least 5° warmer, and in season.
This January, from Istanbul
In January, 33 of the 51 destinations are in season from Istanbul; fares were seen for 8 of them, 1 under ₺20,000, and the cheapest in season is Athens at ₺4,751.
Every destination in season, by fare
Bands are round numbers in TRY, not thresholds we measured; the fares inside them are: the median of what the scanner has seen for January departures from IST, a return fare per adult, not a trip budget.
Under ₺10,000
| # | Place | Verdict | High | vs home | Rain | Flight | Fare | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Athens Greece from IST | ok | 13° cool | +4° | 7d | 1h 35m | ₺4,751 | 13C max, 7 rainy days |
₺20,000 to ₺40,000
| # | Place | Verdict | High | vs home | Rain | Flight | Fare | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colombo Sri Lanka from IST | sweet spotbusy | 30° | +21° | 8d | 8h 36m | ₺23,745 | peak: This period witnesses the highest influx of tourists due to… |
| 2 | The Maldives Maldives from IST | sweet spotbusy | 28° | +19° | 8d | 8h 19m | ₺27,217 | peak: This period generally has the best weather and is popular for… |
| 3 | Phuket Thailand from IST | sweet spotbusy | 30° | +21° | 7d | 10h 19m | ₺25,784 | peak: This period sees pleasant weather, drawing many tourists and… |
| 8 | Tokyo Japan from IST | sweet spotbusy | 9° cool | 0° | 4d | 11h 49m | ₺31,283 | shoulder season |
| 9 | Bangkok Thailand from IST | sweet spotbusy | 32° | +23° | 2d | 10h 05m | ₺24,340 | peak: Cooler weather and lower humidity attract many tourists. |
| 16 | Hong Kong Hong Kong from IST | goodbusy | 19° | +10° | 3d | 10h 41m | ₺34,329 | shoulder season |
| 29 | Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam from IST | okbusy | 32° | +23° | 3d | 10h 56m | ₺34,725 | peak: This period coincides with the dry season, which brings pleasant… |
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| # | Place | Verdict | High | vs home | Rain | Flight | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Doha Qatar from IST | sweet spot | 23° | +14° | 2d | 4h 17m | 23C max, 2 rainy days |
| 5 | Muscat Oman from IST | sweet spot | 25° | +16° | 1d | 5h 02m | 25C max, 1 rainy day |
| 6 | Kathmandu Nepal from IST | sweet spot | 17° cool | +8° | 3d | 7h 23m | 17C max, 3 rainy days |
| 7 | Auckland New Zealand from IST | sweet spot | 23° | +14° | 8d | 21h 44m | 23C max, 8 rainy days |
| 10 | Nairobi Kenya from IST | goodbusy | 27° | +18° | 6d | 6h 47m | holidays: KE: New Year's Day |
| 11 | Marrakech Morocco from IST | sweet spotbusy | 20° | +11° | 4d | 5h 06m | shoulder season |
| 12 | Dubai United Arab Emirates from IST | sweet spotbusy | 24° | +15° | 2d | 4h 37m | peak: The weather is cooler and more pleasant, attracting many tourists. |
| 13 | Cape Town South Africa from IST | goodbusy | 27° | +18° | 1d | 11h 12m | peak: This is summer in the Southern Hemisphere, attracting many… |
| 14 | Melbourne Australia from IST | goodbusy | 27° | +18° | 5d | 18h 46m | peak: Summer season attracts many tourists for festivals and outdoor… |
| 15 | Jaipur India from IST | sweet spotbusy | 21° | +12° | 2d | 6h 29m | peak: This period features pleasant weather, making it ideal for… |
| 17 | Barcelona Spain from IST | sweet spot | 13° cool | +4° | 4d | 3h 37m | 13C max, 4 rainy days |
| 18 | Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates from IST | sweet spotbusy | 24° | +15° | 1d | 4h 37m | peak: Mild weather attracts tourists for outdoor activities. |
| 19 | Goa India from IST | sweet spotbusy | 32° | +23° | 1d | 7h 15m | peak: This period coincides with the Christmas and New Year holidays… |
| 20 | Kochi India from IST | sweet spotbusy | 33° | +24° | 4d | 7h 59m | peak: Holiday season and pleasant weather attract many tourists. |
| 21 | Cairo Egypt from IST | okbusy | 19° | +10° | 1d | 2h 28m | peak: Mild weather attracts tourists during the holiday season. |
| 22 | Lisbon Portugal from IST | ok | 14° cool | +5° | 8d | 4h 50m | 14C max, 8 rainy days |
| 23 | Taipei Taiwan from IST | ok | 18° | +9° | 9d | 11h 10m | 18C max, 9 rainy days |
| 24 | Hanoi Vietnam from IST | ok | 21° | +12° | 8d | 9h 58m | 21C max, 8 rainy days |
| 25 | The Andaman Islands India from IST | sweet spotbusy | 29° | +20° | 6d | 9h 27m | peak: This period enjoys pleasant weather before the onset of the… |
| 26 | Sydney Australia from IST | okbusy | 27° | +18° | 8d | 19h 11m | peak: Summertime in Sydney attracts tourists for its beaches and… |
| 27 | Rome Italy from IST | ok | 13° cool | +4° | 8d | 2h 35m | 13C max, 8 rainy days |
| 30 | Tbilisi Georgia from IST | ok | 7° cool | −2° | 2d | 2h 34m | 7C max, 2 rainy days |
| 31 | San Francisco United States from IST | ok | 15° cool | +6° | 9d | 14h 03m | 15C max, 9 rainy days |
| 32 | Tashkent Uzbekistan from IST | ok | 7° cool | −2° | 6d | 5h 01m | 7C max, 6 rainy days |
| 33 | Baku Azerbaijan from IST | ok | 8° cool | −1° | 4d | 3h 05m | 8C max, 4 rainy days |
Not this January
- Almaty bitter cold: -2C daily max
- Amsterdam 6C max, 11 rainy days
- Bali monsoon: 25 rainy days, 320mm
- Budapest bitter cold: 4C daily max
- Da Nang 24C max, 16 rainy days
- Kuala Lumpur monsoon: 20 rainy days, 268mm
- Leh bitter cold: -3C daily max
- London 8C max, 10 rainy days
- Mauritius monsoon: 24 rainy days, 263mm
- New York bitter cold: 4C daily max
- Paris 7C max, 10 rainy days
- Prague bitter cold: 3C daily max
- Seoul bitter cold: 2C daily max
- Singapore monsoon: 17 rainy days, 253mm
- Srinagar bitter cold: 3C daily max
- Toronto snow (moderate)
- Vienna bitter cold: 4C daily max
- Zurich bitter cold: 4C daily max
Narrow it
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- Heritage in January
Other months from Istanbul
- January
- February 40 in season
- March 43 in season
- April 40 in season
- May 33 in season
- June 28 in season
- July 29 in season
- August 28 in season
- September 28 in season
- October 36 in season
- November 38 in season
- December 34 in season
- Everything from Istanbul
Flight times are estimated from the distance, so treat them as "about" — they assume a direct routing, which not every pair has. Fares are shown in TRY, converted at the European Central Bank's daily rate. A dash means we have not seen a fare on that route yet.
The climate is the destination's own and the same wherever you fly from. What changes with your city is the distance, the fare and the public holidays that crowd a place out, and those can move a month's verdict up or down a rung.
The climate is the destination's own; the label, the order, the crowd flag and the fare are as scored from IST.