Where is it sunny in January?

January sunshine isn't guesswork: these rankings come from 2015–2024 climate data for all 395 destinations we track. This January, Santiago (Chile) tops the table at 100/100, with 30°C average highs and 2% rain-day odds.

Sun score v2: 40% effective sunshine hours, 30% thermal comfort (21–31°C), 20% dry days, 10% calm winds. Climate averages 2015–2024.

1. #1100
   Santiago — Chile

   30° / 16°C · 17% cloud · 2% rain-day odds

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2. #299
   San Salvador — El Salvador

   31° / 19°C · 24% cloud · 6% rain-day odds

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3. #398
   Camps Bay — South Africa

   26° / 18°C · 30% cloud · 10% rain-day odds

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4. #498
   Cape Town — South Africa

   26° / 17°C · 30% cloud · 10% rain-day odds

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5. #598
   Mumbai — India

   29° / 19°C · 15% cloud · 1% rain-day odds

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6. #698
   Oaxaca — Mexico

   26° / 11°C · 33% cloud · 2% rain-day odds

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7. #798
   Salalah — Oman

   27° / 18°C · 24% cloud · 3% rain-day odds

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8. #898
   Adelaide — Australia

   28° / 17°C · 39% cloud · 15% rain-day odds

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9. #998
   Lalibela — Ethiopia

   23° / 10°C · 32% cloud · 4% rain-day odds

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10. #1097
    Nizwa — Oman

    25° / 15°C · 18% cloud · 5% rain-day odds

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11. #1197
    Goa — India

    31° / 21°C · 25% cloud · 3% rain-day odds

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12. #1297
    Udaipur — India

    23° / 10°C · 12% cloud · 4% rain-day odds

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13. #1397
    Los Cabos — Mexico

    25° / 16°C · 38% cloud · 1% rain-day odds

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14. #1497
    Esperance — Australia

    24° / 17°C · 44% cloud · 15% rain-day odds

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15. #1597
    Sur — Oman

    25° / 18°C · 17% cloud · 4% rain-day odds

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16. #1697
    Sharm el-Sheikh — Egypt

    22° / 13°C · 19% cloud · 2% rain-day odds

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17. #1797
    Lamu — Kenya

    31° / 26°C · 50% cloud · 14% rain-day odds

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18. #1897
    Aswan — Egypt

    23° / 9°C · 19% cloud · 0% rain-day odds

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19. #1997
    Luxor — Egypt

    22° / 9°C · 19% cloud · 1% rain-day odds

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20. #2097
    Muscat — Oman

    25° / 17°C · 20% cloud · 8% rain-day odds

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21. #2197
    Sossusvlei — Namibia

    31° / 16°C · 21% cloud · 2% rain-day odds

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22. #2296
    Perth — Australia

    30° / 19°C · 21% cloud · 4% rain-day odds

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23. #2396
    Guatemala City — Guatemala

    23° / 12°C · 47% cloud · 23% rain-day odds

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24. #2496
    Lima — Peru

    24° / 20°C · 78% cloud · 9% rain-day odds

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25. #2596
    Al Ain — UAE

    24° / 13°C · 21% cloud · 5% rain-day odds

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