Best beach destinations in Asia in January

Kākināda tops the list at 100 /100 in January. Ranked from 1991–2020 climate normals across 50 destinations.

# Destination Country Beach score Avg high Rainfall
1 Kākināda India 100 /100 28 °C 10 mm
2 Machilīpatnam India 100 /100 28 °C 9 mm
3 Puri India 100 /100 27 °C 10 mm
4 Aden Yemen 100 /100 27 °C 5 mm
5 Rasapūdipalem India 100 /100 27 °C 10 mm
6 Ongole India 100 /100 28 °C 10 mm
7 Chennai India 100 /100 28 °C 15 mm
8 Tiruvottiyūr India 100 /100 28 °C 16 mm
9 La Gi Vietnam 100 /100 28 °C 18 mm
10 Verāval India 100 /100 28 °C 0 mm
11 Jeddah Saudi Arabia 99 /100 27 °C 24 mm
12 Vũng Tàu Vietnam 99 /100 29 °C 21 mm
13 Mukalla Yemen 99 /100 26 °C 6 mm
14 Vĩnh Châu Vietnam 99 /100 28 °C 22 mm
15 Sittwe Myanmar 99 /100 26 °C 7 mm
16 Phan Thiết Vietnam 99 /100 29 °C 16 mm
17 Brahmapur India 99 /100 26 °C 13 mm
18 Paranaque City Philippines 99 /100 28 °C 30 mm
19 Porbandar India 99 /100 27 °C 1 mm
20 Mariveles Philippines 99 /100 28 °C 20 mm
21 Kyaukpyu Myanmar 99 /100 26 °C 10 mm
22 Quezon City Philippines 99 /100 28 °C 31 mm
23 Phan Rang-Tháp Chàm Vietnam 99 /100 27 °C 27 mm
24 Manila Philippines 98 /100 28 °C 29 mm
25 Şalālah Oman 98 /100 26 °C 2 mm
26 Malolos Philippines 98 /100 28 °C 29 mm
27 Mumbai India 98 /100 29 °C 1 mm
28 Vapi India 98 /100 28 °C 1 mm
29 San Jose del Monte Philippines 98 /100 29 °C 31 mm
30 Al Ḩudaydah Yemen 98 /100 30 °C 7 mm
31 Thành Phố Bà Rịa Vietnam 98 /100 30 °C 20 mm
32 Puducherry India 98 /100 27 °C 20 mm
33 Bạc Liêu Vietnam 98 /100 29 °C 22 mm
34 Borivli India 98 /100 30 °C 1 mm
35 Yanbu Saudi Arabia 98 /100 25 °C 9 mm
36 Olongapo Philippines 97 /100 29 °C 16 mm
37 Dagupan Philippines 97 /100 29 °C 10 mm
38 Surat India 97 /100 28 °C 1 mm
39 Navsari India 97 /100 29 °C 1 mm
40 Şabyā Saudi Arabia 97 /100 28 °C 17 mm
41 Cuddalore India 97 /100 27 °C 21 mm
42 Bilimora India 97 /100 29 °C 1 mm
43 Cabuyao Philippines 95 /100 28 °C 43 mm
44 Phú Mỹ Vietnam 95 /100 30 °C 22 mm
45 Bhavnagar India 95 /100 26 °C 2 mm
46 Mawlamyine Myanmar 94 /100 31 °C 9 mm
47 Cox’s Bāzār Bangladesh 94 /100 24 °C 5 mm
48 Panvel India 94 /100 31 °C 1 mm
49 Kanayannur India 93 /100 30 °C 9 mm
50 Gāndhīdhām India 93 /100 27 °C 1 mm

Only destinations with a published page for that month are ranked. The ranking is ours; the underlying values are reproduced from the source.

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: ranking order, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

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