Climate averages 1991–2020

Weather in January
around the world.

Across 7,426 cities, average daytime highs in January range from -33.1°C in Yakutsk to 36.2°C in Gambēla. Use the lists below to find warm, cool, dry or wet places in January, then open a city for the full year. Seasons are reversed south of the equator.

Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.

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Highest average daytime highs in January

Warmest cities in January

Warmest cities in January, 1991–2020
City	High	Low	Rain mm
GambēlaEthiopia	36.2°C	23.1°C	1.4
JubaSouth Sudan	35.9°C	23.9°C	3.0
LafiagiNigeria	35.9°C	20.5°C	0.7
KuacjokSouth Sudan	35.8°C	22.0°C	0.2
WauSouth Sudan	35.7°C	22.4°C	0.4
WinejokSouth Sudan	35.6°C	21.5°C	0.2
ManderaKenya	35.6°C	24.1°C	1.9
IsiekeNigeria	35.6°C	24.2°C	4.4
Eha AmufuNigeria	35.6°C	23.3°C	3.9
BidaNigeria	35.5°C	20.1°C	0.3
MalakalSouth Sudan	35.5°C	22.5°C	0.2
BambariCentral African Republic	35.4°C	22.4°C	5.3
LafiaNigeria	35.4°C	21.6°C	0.6
MakurdiNigeria	35.4°C	23.0°C	0.8
AbakalikiNigeria	35.4°C	24.2°C	5.5

Lowest average daytime highs in January

Coolest cities in January

Coolest cities in January, 1991–2020
City	High	Low	Precipitation mm
YakutskRussia	-33.1°C	-38.7°C	1.6
NorilskRussia	-24.3°C	-28.9°C	32
Novyy UrengoyRussia	-21.1°C	-26.9°C	15
NoyabrskRussia	-19.1°C	-24.7°C	16
Ust’-IlimskRussia	-18.5°C	-24.1°C	14
VorkutaRussia	-18.4°C	-24.3°C	30
YakeshiChina	-18.3°C	-28.7°C	2.8
Komsomolsk-on-AmurRussia	-18.2°C	-25.4°C	14
HulunbuirChina	-17.9°C	-29.2°C	2.4
GenheChina	-17.9°C	-29.5°C	2.3
HailarChina	-17.9°C	-29.3°C	2.4
MagadanRussia	-17.7°C	-22.1°C	17
SurgutRussia	-17.2°C	-23.0°C	20
ChitaRussia	-17.2°C	-28.9°C	1.3
BratskRussia	-17.2°C	-21.9°C	8.4

Least rain in January

Driest cities in January

Driest cities in January, 1991–2020
City	High	Low
KanoNigeria	29.1°C	13.5°C
KhartoumSudan	29.7°C	15.1°C
NiameyNiger	31.6°C	15.8°C
MaiduguriNigeria	30.6°C	15.9°C
JosNigeria	27.9°C	13.8°C
BauchiNigeria	29.8°C	12.7°C
YolaNigeria	34.4°C	19.9°C
MaradiNiger	29.8°C	14.3°C
ZinderNiger	28.7°C	12.9°C
MarouaCameroon	31.7°C	17.6°C
JimetaNigeria	34.6°C	20.0°C
NgaoundéréCameroon	31.0°C	16.8°C
MubiNigeria	31.2°C	14.2°C
ChakwamaNigeria	29.8°C	13.9°C
MoundouChad	33.0°C	19.2°C

Most rain in January

Wettest cities in January

Wettest cities in January, 1991–2020
City	High	Low	Rain mm
GalesongIndonesia	27.1°C	24.3°C	915
WonosoboIndonesia	25.6°C	20.0°C	560
MojokertoIndonesia	29.8°C	23.0°C	517
LawangIndonesia	27.6°C	21.4°C	510
BatuIndonesia	25.7°C	20.1°C	509
GarutIndonesia	25.4°C	19.1°C	506
SalatigaIndonesia	26.7°C	20.6°C	502
UngaranIndonesia	26.6°C	21.5°C	502
TasikmalayaIndonesia	27.8°C	21.3°C	493
CiamisIndonesia	28.5°C	22.0°C	493
Banjar, IndonesiaIndonesia	29.8°C	25.2°C	493
KuninganIndonesia	27.0°C	21.3°C	474
TarubIndonesia	28.4°C	24.2°C	473
TumacoColombia	26.5°C	23.9°C	461
KatumbaTanzania	25.0°C	17.6°C	456

Average high

January in the largest cities

Shanghai 8.4°C
Chongqing 10.7°C
Chengdu 9.8°C
Beijing 2.1°C
Guangzhou 18.6°C
Shenzhen 19.5°C
Kinshasa 29.4°C
Istanbul 8.2°C
Lagos 30.8°C
Ho Chi Minh City 31.2°C
Tianjin 2.0°C
Wuhan 8.9°C
Lahore 18.2°C
Xi’an 5.8°C
Mumbai 29.4°C
São Paulo 26.4°C
Mexico City 19.9°C
Hangzhou 8.7°C
Karachi 24.4°C
Delhi 19.8°C
Moscow -5.2°C
Dhaka 24.1°C
Seoul 1.6°C
Harbin -12.9°C

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