Where to go in South Asia in January
7 of the 9 destinations in South Asia are in season in January: 4 a sweet spot, 2 good, 1 ok.
January is a sweet spot at 4 of the 9: Colombo, Kathmandu, Kochi and The Andaman Islands. Best avoided at 2 of them.
Ranked for January
| # | Place | Verdict | High | Rain | Fare | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colombo Sri Lanka | sweet spotbusy | 30° | 8d | ₹24,656 | peak: This period witnesses the highest influx of tourists due to… |
| 2 | Kathmandu Nepal | sweet spot | 17° cool | 3d | — | 17C max, 3 rainy days |
| 3 | Jaipur India | goodbusy | 21° | 2d | — | peak: This period features pleasant weather, making it ideal for… |
| 4 | Goa India | goodbusy | 32° | 1d | — | peak: This period coincides with the Christmas and New Year holidays… |
| 5 | Kochi India | sweet spotbusy | 33° | 4d | — | peak: Holiday season and pleasant weather attract many tourists. |
| 6 | The Andaman Islands India | sweet spotbusy | 29° | 6d | — | peak: This period enjoys pleasant weather before the onset of the… |
| 7 | The Maldives Maldives | okbusy | 28° | 8d | ₹38,803 | peak: This period generally has the best weather and is popular for… |
Fares are the typical return from Bengaluru for January departures, in INR; a dash means none has been seen yet for January departures.
Not this January
Other months for South Asia
- January
- February 4 sweet
- March 3 sweet
- April 1 sweet
- May 1 sweet
- June 1 sweet
- July 1 sweet
- August 1 sweet
- September 1 sweet
- October 2 sweet
- November 0 sweet
- December 1 sweet
- Every month, side by side
January elsewhere
Every verdict here is the destination's own: ten years of climate readings, the public holidays that crowd it, and what the flight costs. Nothing is said about South Asia as a whole that was not first measured at each place in it.