Where to go in Southeast Asia in January
5 of the 8 destinations in Southeast Asia are in season in January: 0 a sweet spot, 2 good, 3 ok.
None of these has January as a sweet spot; the 2 labelled good are the best of the month: Bangkok and Ho Chi Minh City. Best avoided at 3 of them.
Ranked for January
| # | Place | Verdict | High | Rain | Fare | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bangkok Thailand | goodbusy | 32° | 2d | — | peak: Cooler weather and lower humidity attract many tourists. |
| 2 | Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam | goodbusy | 32° | 3d | — | peak: This period coincides with the dry season, which brings pleasant… |
| 3 | Hanoi Vietnam | ok | 21° | 8d | — | 21C max, 8 rainy days |
| 4 | Da Nang Vietnam | ok | 24° | 16d | — | 24C max, 16 rainy days |
| 5 | Phuket Thailand | okbusy | 30° | 7d | ₹37,801 | peak: This period sees pleasant weather, drawing many tourists and… |
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
- Bali monsoon: 25 rainy days, 320mm
- Kuala Lumpur monsoon: 20 rainy days, 268mm
- Singapore monsoon: 17 rainy days, 253mm
Other months for Southeast Asia
- January
- February 5 sweet
- March 4 sweet
- April 1 sweet
- May 0 sweet
- June 0 sweet
- July 3 sweet
- August 2 sweet
- September 2 sweet
- October 0 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 Southeast Asia as a whole that was not first measured at each place in it.