Where to go from London in January
London averages 8°C in January. These are at least 5° warmer, and in season.
This January, from London
In January, 35 of the 51 destinations are in season from London; fares were seen for 11 of them, 6 under £600, and the cheapest in season is Athens at £127.
Every destination in season, by fare
Bands are round numbers in GBP, not thresholds we measured; the fares inside them are: the median of what the scanner has seen for January departures from LON, a return fare per adult, not a trip budget.
Under £300
| # | Place | Verdict | High | vs home | Rain | Flight | Fare | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Athens Greece from LON | ok | 13° cool | +5° | 7d | 3h 51m | £127 | 13C max, 7 rainy days |
| 30 | Rome Italy from LON | ok | 13° cool | +5° | 8d | 2h 40m | £129 | 13C max, 8 rainy days |
£300 to £600
| # | Place | Verdict | High | vs home | Rain | Flight | Fare | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hong Kong Hong Kong from LON | goodbusy | 19° | +11° | 3d | 12h 38m | £452 | shoulder season |
| 3 | Hanoi Vietnam from LON | goodbusy | 21° | +13° | 8d | 12h 09m | £410 | holidays: GB: New Year's Day |
| 4 | Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam from LON | sweet spotbusy | 32° | +24° | 3d | 13h 21m | £491 | peak: This period coincides with the dry season, which brings pleasant… |
| 14 | Bangkok Thailand from LON | goodbusy | 32° | +24° | 2d | 12h 34m | £419 | peak: Cooler weather and lower humidity attract many tourists. |
£600 to £1,200
| # | Place | Verdict | High | vs home | Rain | Flight | Fare | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Colombo Sri Lanka from LON | okbusy | 30° | +22° | 8d | 11h 31m | £727 | peak: This period witnesses the highest influx of tourists due to… |
| 26 | Da Nang Vietnam from LON | okbusy | 24° | +16° | 16d | 12h 54m | £707 | holidays: GB: New Year's Day |
| 29 | Phuket Thailand from LON | okbusy | 30° | +22° | 7d | 12h 58m | £639 | peak: This period sees pleasant weather, drawing many tourists and… |
| 32 | Tokyo Japan from LON | okbusy | 9° cool | +1° | 4d | 12h 34m | £628 | shoulder season |
| 34 | The Maldives Maldives from LON | okbusy | 28° | +20° | 8d | 11h 18m | £626 | peak: This period generally has the best weather and is popular for… |
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| # | Place | Verdict | High | vs home | Rain | Flight | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Auckland New Zealand | sweet spot | 23° | +15° | 8d | 23h 18m | 23C max, 8 rainy days |
| 5 | Nairobi Kenya from LON | goodbusy | 27° | +19° | 6d | 9h 15m | holidays: GB: New Year's Day; KE: New Year's Day |
| 6 | Doha Qatar from LON | goodbusy | 23° | +15° | 2d | 7h 17m | holidays: GB: New Year's Day |
| 7 | Cape Town South Africa from LON | goodbusy | 27° | +19° | 1d | 12h 43m | peak: This is summer in the Southern Hemisphere, attracting many… |
| 8 | Melbourne Australia | goodbusy | 27° | +19° | 5d | 21h 30m | peak: Summer season attracts many tourists for festivals and outdoor… |
| 9 | Muscat Oman from LON | goodbusy | 25° | +17° | 1d | 8h 00m | holidays: GB: New Year's Day |
| 10 | Kathmandu Nepal from LON | good | 17° cool | +9° | 3d | 9h 52m | 17C max, 3 rainy days |
| 11 | Marrakech Morocco from LON | goodbusy | 20° | +12° | 4d | 3h 44m | shoulder season |
| 12 | Dubai United Arab Emirates from LON | goodbusy | 24° | +16° | 2d | 7h 36m | peak: The weather is cooler and more pleasant, attracting many tourists. |
| 13 | Jaipur India from LON | goodbusy | 21° | +13° | 2d | 9h 10m | peak: This period features pleasant weather, making it ideal for… |
| 16 | Sydney Australia | okbusy | 27° | +19° | 8d | 21h 39m | peak: Summertime in Sydney attracts tourists for its beaches and… |
| 17 | Barcelona Spain from LON | ok | 13° cool | +5° | 4d | 2h 19m | 13C max, 4 rainy days |
| 18 | Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates from LON | okbusy | 24° | +16° | 1d | 7h 37m | peak: Mild weather attracts tourists for outdoor activities. |
| 19 | Goa India from LON | okbusy | 32° | +24° | 1d | 10h 09m | peak: This period coincides with the Christmas and New Year holidays… |
| 20 | Kochi India from LON | sweet spotbusy | 33° | +25° | 4d | 10h 55m | peak: Holiday season and pleasant weather attract many tourists. |
| 21 | Cairo Egypt from LON | okbusy | 19° | +11° | 1d | 5h 12m | peak: Mild weather attracts tourists during the holiday season. |
| 22 | Lisbon Portugal from LON | ok | 14° cool | +6° | 8d | 2h 51m | 14C max, 8 rainy days |
| 23 | Taipei Taiwan from LON | okbusy | 18° | +10° | 9d | 12h 49m | holidays: GB: New Year's Day |
| 24 | The Andaman Islands India from LON | okbusy | 29° | +21° | 6d | 12h 08m | peak: This period enjoys pleasant weather before the onset of the… |
| 25 | Tbilisi Georgia from LON | ok | 7° cool | −1° | 2d | 5h 15m | 7C max, 2 rainy days |
| 27 | San Francisco United States from LON | ok | 15° cool | +7° | 9d | 11h 26m | 15C max, 9 rainy days |
| 31 | Tashkent Uzbekistan from LON | okbusy | 7° cool | −1° | 6d | 7h 18m | holidays: GB: New Year's Day |
| 33 | Baku Azerbaijan from LON | okbusy | 8° cool | 0° | 4d | 5h 46m | holidays: GB: New Year's Day |
| 35 | Istanbul Turkey from LON | okbusy | 9° cool | +1° | 10d | 3h 55m | holidays: GB: New Year's Day |
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
- Kuala Lumpur monsoon: 20 rainy days, 268mm
- Leh bitter cold: -3C daily max
- 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
- Everywhere in January
- Warm in January
- Beaches in January
- Islands in January
- Mountains in January
- Deserts in January
- Heritage in January
Other months from London
- January
- February 40 in season
- March 44 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 London
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 GBP, 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 LON.