Where to go from Riyadh in January
Riyadh averages 20°C in January, which is pleasant already. These score highest from there in January.
This January, from Riyadh
In January, 35 of the 52 destinations are in season from Riyadh; fares were seen for 4 of them, 3 under $600, and the cheapest in season is Athens at $325.
Every destination in season, by fare
Bands are round numbers in USD, not thresholds we measured; the fares inside them are: the median of what the scanner has seen for January departures from RUH, a return fare per adult, not a trip budget.
$300 to $600
| # | Place | Verdict | High | vs home | Rain | Flight | Fare | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Tokyo Japan from RUH | sweet spotbusy | 9° cool | −11° | 4d | 11h 30m | $554 | shoulder season |
| 28 | Athens Greece from RUH | ok | 13° cool | −7° | 7d | 4h 04m | $325 | 13C max, 7 rainy days |
| 35 | Phuket Thailand from RUH | okbusy | 30° | +10° | 7d | 7h 57m | $599 | peak: This period sees pleasant weather, drawing many tourists and… |
$600 to $1,200
| # | Place | Verdict | High | vs home | Rain | Flight | Fare | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Da Nang Vietnam from RUH | ok | 24° | +4° | 16d | 8h 46m | $695 | 24C max, 16 rainy days |
No fare seen yet (31)
| # | Place | Verdict | High | vs home | Rain | Flight | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doha Qatar from RUH | good | 23° | +3° | 2d | 1h 31m | 23C max, 2 rainy days |
| 2 | Muscat Oman from RUH | sweet spot | 25° | +5° | 1d | 2h 22m | 25C max, 1 rainy day |
| 3 | Kathmandu Nepal from RUH | sweet spot | 17° cool | −3° | 3d | 5h 37m | 17C max, 3 rainy days |
| 4 | Auckland New Zealand | sweet spot | 23° | +3° | 8d | 19h 09m | 23C max, 8 rainy days |
| 6 | Nairobi Kenya from RUH | goodbusy | 27° | +7° | 6d | 4h 42m | holidays: KE: New Year's Day |
| 7 | Bangkok Thailand from RUH | sweet spotbusy | 32° | +12° | 2d | 7h 57m | peak: Cooler weather and lower humidity attract many tourists. |
| 8 | Marrakech Morocco | goodbusy | 20° | 0° | 4d | 7h 27m | shoulder season |
| 9 | Dubai United Arab Emirates from RUH | sweet spotbusy | 24° | +4° | 2d | 1h 59m | peak: The weather is cooler and more pleasant, attracting many tourists. |
| 10 | Cape Town South Africa | goodbusy | 27° | +7° | 1d | 9h 41m | peak: This is summer in the Southern Hemisphere, attracting many… |
| 11 | Melbourne Australia | goodbusy | 27° | +7° | 5d | 15h 59m | peak: Summer season attracts many tourists for festivals and outdoor… |
| 12 | Jaipur India | sweet spotbusy | 21° | +1° | 2d | 4h 28m | peak: This period features pleasant weather, making it ideal for… |
| 13 | Barcelona Spain from RUH | sweet spot | 13° cool | −7° | 4d | 6h 22m | 13C max, 4 rainy days |
| 14 | Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates from RUH | sweet spotbusy | 24° | +4° | 1d | 1h 54m | peak: Mild weather attracts tourists for outdoor activities. |
| 15 | Hong Kong Hong Kong | sweet spotbusy | 19° | −1° | 3d | 9h 11m | shoulder season |
| 16 | Goa India | goodbusy | 32° | +12° | 1d | 4h 36m | peak: This period coincides with the Christmas and New Year holidays… |
| 17 | Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam | sweet spotbusy | 32° | +12° | 3d | 8h 50m | peak: This period coincides with the dry season, which brings pleasant… |
| 18 | Kochi India from RUH | sweet spotbusy | 33° | +13° | 4d | 5h 14m | peak: Holiday season and pleasant weather attract many tourists. |
| 19 | Cairo Egypt from RUH | okbusy | 19° | −1° | 1d | 2h 53m | peak: Mild weather attracts tourists during the holiday season. |
| 20 | Lisbon Portugal from RUH | ok | 14° cool | −6° | 8d | 7h 30m | 14C max, 8 rainy days |
| 21 | Taipei Taiwan | sweet spot | 18° | −2° | 9d | 9h 57m | 18C max, 9 rainy days |
| 22 | Hanoi Vietnam from RUH | ok | 21° | +1° | 8d | 8h 15m | 21C max, 8 rainy days |
| 23 | The Andaman Islands India | sweet spotbusy | 29° | +9° | 6d | 7h 05m | peak: This period enjoys pleasant weather before the onset of the… |
| 24 | Sydney Australia | okbusy | 27° | +7° | 8d | 16h 31m | peak: Summertime in Sydney attracts tourists for its beaches and… |
| 25 | Colombo Sri Lanka from RUH | sweet spotbusy | 30° | +10° | 8d | 5h 51m | peak: This period witnesses the highest influx of tourists due to… |
| 26 | The Maldives Maldives from RUH | sweet spotbusy | 28° | +8° | 8d | 5h 24m | peak: This period generally has the best weather and is popular for… |
| 27 | Rome Italy from RUH | ok | 13° cool | −7° | 8d | 5h 24m | 13C max, 8 rainy days |
| 29 | Tbilisi Georgia from RUH | ok | 7° cool | −13° | 2d | 3h 11m | 7C max, 2 rainy days |
| 30 | San Francisco United States from RUH | ok | 15° cool | −5° | 9d | 16h 44m | 15C max, 9 rainy days |
| 31 | Tashkent Uzbekistan | ok | 7° cool | −13° | 6d | 4h 17m | 7C max, 6 rainy days |
| 32 | Baku Azerbaijan | ok | 8° cool | −12° | 4d | 3h 02m | 8C max, 4 rainy days |
| 34 | Istanbul Turkey from RUH | ok | 9° cool | −11° | 10d | 3h 55m | 9C max, 10 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
- 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
- Everywhere in January
- Warm in January
- Beaches in January
- Islands in January
- Mountains in January
- Deserts in January
- Heritage in January
Other months from Riyadh
- January
- February 41 in season
- March 45 in season
- April 41 in season
- May 34 in season
- June 29 in season
- July 30 in season
- August 29 in season
- September 29 in season
- October 37 in season
- November 39 in season
- December 36 in season
- Everything from Riyadh
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 USD: there is no free exchange rate for SAR, and a converted number we cannot actually compute would be worse than an honest one in dollars. 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 RUH.