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The warmest places in the world in January: ranked by average high temperature

Juba tops the list at 36 °C in January. Ranked from 1991–2020 climate normals across 50 destinations in the world.

Top three in January: Juba (36 °C) , Winejok (36 °C) , Malakal (36 °C) . Between first and 50th place the avg high differs by 2.6 °C.

# Destination Country Avg high Avg high Avg low Rainfall Wet days Sunshine
1 Juba South Sudan 36 °C 36 °C 24 °C 3 mm 1 357 h
2 Winejok South Sudan 36 °C 36 °C 22 °C 0 mm 0 341 h
3 Malakal South Sudan 36 °C 36 °C 22 °C 0 mm 0 352 h
4 Makurdi Nigeria 35 °C 35 °C 23 °C 1 mm 0 338 h
5 Bida Nigeria 35 °C 35 °C 20 °C 0 mm 0 341 h
6 Tamale Ghana 35 °C 35 °C 21 °C 2 mm 0 340 h
7 Ilorin Nigeria 35 °C 35 °C 20 °C 2 mm 0 335 h
8 Awka Nigeria 35 °C 35 °C 23 °C 9 mm 2 315 h
9 Minna Nigeria 35 °C 35 °C 22 °C 0 mm 0 341 h
10 Kisi Nigeria 35 °C 35 °C 20 °C 2 mm 0 341 h
11 Enugu Nigeria 35 °C 35 °C 23 °C 7 mm 1 328 h
12 San Miguel El Salvador 35 °C 35 °C 22 °C 1 mm 0 344 h
13 Gboko Nigeria 35 °C 35 °C 22 °C 3 mm 1 336 h
14 Ugep Nigeria 35 °C 35 °C 23 °C 11 mm 2 319 h
15 Parakou Benin 35 °C 35 °C 19 °C 2 mm 0 343 h
16 Abeokuta Nigeria 35 °C 35 °C 23 °C 15 mm 4 327 h
17 Bégoua Central African Republic 35 °C 35 °C 22 °C 11 mm 2 353 h
18 Atani Nigeria 35 °C 35 °C 23 °C 9 mm 2 311 h
19 Suleja Nigeria 34 °C 34 °C 22 °C 2 mm 1 340 h
20 Bangui Central African Republic 34 °C 34 °C 23 °C 11 mm 2 352 h
21 Garissa Kenya 34 °C 34 °C 24 °C 18 mm 2 351 h
22 Owerri Nigeria 34 °C 34 °C 23 °C 25 mm 5 314 h
23 Onitsha Nigeria 34 °C 34 °C 23 °C 6 mm 1 315 h
24 Osogbo Nigeria 34 °C 34 °C 21 °C 10 mm 2 320 h
25 Yola Nigeria 34 °C 34 °C 20 °C 0 mm 0 341 h
26 Oyo Nigeria 34 °C 34 °C 22 °C 7 mm 2 322 h
27 Iwo Nigeria 34 °C 34 °C 22 °C 9 mm 2 320 h
28 Al Qadarif Sudan 34 °C 34 °C 19 °C 0 mm 0 338 h
29 Ibadan Nigeria 34 °C 34 °C 22 °C 13 mm 3 320 h
30 Iseyin Nigeria 34 °C 34 °C 21 °C 7 mm 1 327 h
31 Umuahia Nigeria 34 °C 34 °C 22 °C 17 mm 4 317 h
32 Singa Sudan 34 °C 34 °C 20 °C 0 mm 0 342 h
33 Abuja Nigeria 34 °C 34 °C 21 °C 2 mm 1 341 h
34 Ile-Ife Nigeria 34 °C 34 °C 22 °C 14 mm 3 318 h
35 Korhogo Ivory Coast 34 °C 34 °C 18 °C 6 mm 1 337 h
36 Ogbomoso Nigeria 34 °C 34 °C 21 °C 4 mm 1 329 h
37 Bouaké Ivory Coast 34 °C 34 °C 20 °C 19 mm 3 332 h
38 Ijero-Ekiti Nigeria 34 °C 34 °C 20 °C 12 mm 2 323 h
39 Ikire Nigeria 34 °C 34 °C 22 °C 19 mm 5 319 h
40 Okene Nigeria 34 °C 34 °C 21 °C 4 mm 1 332 h
41 Saki Nigeria 34 °C 34 °C 20 °C 3 mm 1 338 h
42 Ila Orangun Nigeria 34 °C 34 °C 20 °C 8 mm 1 326 h
43 Ilesa Nigeria 34 °C 34 °C 21 °C 13 mm 3 321 h
44 Kayes Mali 34 °C 34 °C 19 °C 0 mm 0 314 h
45 Ikare Nigeria 34 °C 34 °C 21 °C 8 mm 2 328 h
46 Ado-Ekiti Nigeria 34 °C 34 °C 21 °C 10 mm 2 323 h
47 Calabozo Venezuela 34 °C 34 °C 24 °C 5 mm 1 339 h
48 Owo Nigeria 34 °C 34 °C 21 °C 12 mm 3 319 h
49 Ise-Ekiti Nigeria 33 °C 33 °C 21 °C 9 mm 2 324 h
50 San Fernando de Apure Venezuela 33 °C 33 °C 25 °C 8 mm 1 336 h

Monthly values for the month named in the ranking; only destinations with a published climate page are ranked. Download this ranking as CSV.

The same ranking one month earlier and later

December: top 5

  1. Winejok 36 °C
  2. Malakal 35 °C
  3. Bida 35 °C
  4. Makurdi 35 °C
  5. Al Qadarif 35 °C

Full ranking for December

February: top 5

  1. Yakutsk -27 °C
  2. Surgut -15 °C
  3. Nizhnevartovsk -15 °C
  4. Bratsk -13 °C
  5. Komsomolsk-on-Amur -13 °C

Full ranking for February

How this ranking is built

What is ranked
The average daily high temperature, in °C, in January, highest first.
Period
1991–2020 climate normals: the same 30 years for every destination, so the list compares like with like.
Who is included
50 destinations in the world with a published climate page. Neighbouring places that share a climate series are shown once.
Ties
Equal values are ordered by population.
Sources
ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis via Open-Meteo. Measured values are reproduced unchanged; only the ordering is ours.

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.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.