Where to go in January?
In January, average highs range from -3 °C in Kars to 28 °C in Bidiyah (edge of the Wahiba Sands). Warmest: Bidiyah (edge of the Wahiba Sands) (28 °C), Salalah (28 °C), Masirah Island (26 °C). The sea is warmest in Salalah and the western coast (25 °C) and coolest in The Princes' Islands (10 °C).
Dubai
| Region | Average high | Sea |
|---|---|---|
| The desert: Al Marmoom and the Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve (Al Ain) | 25 °C | — |
| Hatta and the Hajar Mountains (Al Ain) | 25 °C | — |
| Downtown Dubai, Burj Khalifa and Business Bay | 24 °C | 22 °C |
| Dubai Marina, JBR and Bluewaters | 24 °C | 22 °C |
| Jumeirah and Umm Suqeim (Dubai) | 24 °C | 22 °C |
| Palm Jumeirah (Dubai) | 24 °C | 22 °C |
| Old Dubai: Deira, Al Fahidi and the Creek | 24 °C | 22 °C |
Egypt
| Region | Average high | Sea |
|---|---|---|
| Marsa Alam | 24 °C | 23 °C |
| Aswan and Abu Simbel | 23 °C | — |
| Nile cruise (Luxor) | 23 °C | — |
| Luxor | 23 °C | — |
| Sharm el-Sheikh | 22 °C | 24 °C |
| Dahab (Sharm el-Sheikh) | 22 °C | 23 °C |
| El Gouna (Hurghada) | 22 °C | 23 °C |
| Hurghada, Makadi and Sahl Hasheesh | 22 °C | 23 °C |
| Soma Bay (Hurghada) | 22 °C | 23 °C |
| Middle Egypt (Amarna, Beni Hasan) (Minya) | 20 °C | — |
| Siwa Oasis | 20 °C | — |
| Bahariya and the White Desert | 20 °C | — |
| Fayoum (Cairo) | 19 °C | — |
| Cairo and Giza | 19 °C | — |
| Alexandria and the North Coast | 18 °C | 19 °C |
| Nile Delta (Alexandria) | 18 °C | — |
| St Catherine and Mount Sinai (Saint Catherine) | 14 °C | — |
Morocco
| Region | Average high | Sea |
|---|---|---|
| Dakhla | 22 °C | 18 °C |
| Agadir | 21 °C | 17 °C |
| Taghazout (Agadir) | 21 °C | 17 °C |
| Taroudant (Agadir) | 21 °C | — |
| Marrakesh | 19 °C | — |
| Essaouira | 18 °C | 17 °C |
| Azilal and Ouzoud waterfalls (Beni Mellal) | 18 °C | — |
| Casablanca | 18 °C | 17 °C |
| El Jadida and Oualidia (Casablanca) | 18 °C | 17 °C |
| Chefchaouen (Tetouan) | 17 °C | — |
| Rabat | 17 °C | 17 °C |
| Tetouan and Tamuda Bay | 17 °C | 16 °C |
| Dades and Todgha valleys (Ouarzazate) | 17 °C | — |
| Ouarzazate, Ait Ben Haddou and the Draa Valley | 17 °C | — |
| Tangier | 17 °C | 17 °C |
| Oujda and Saidia | 17 °C | 16 °C |
| Fez | 16 °C | — |
| Merzouga and Erg Chebbi (Errachidia) | 16 °C | — |
| Meknes and Volubilis | 16 °C | — |
| High Atlas (Midelt) | 13 °C | — |
| Ifrane and the Middle Atlas | 9 °C | — |
Oman
| Region | Average high | Sea |
|---|---|---|
| Eastern Dhofar: Taqah, Wadi Darbat, Mirbat (Salalah) | 28 °C | 25 °C |
| Salalah and the western coast | 28 °C | 25 °C |
| Wahiba Sands (Sharqiya Sands) and Wadi Bani Khalid (Bidiyah (edge of the Wahiba Sands)) | 28 °C | — |
| Duqm and the Al Wusta coast (Masirah Island) | 26 °C | 24 °C |
| Sur, Ras al Jinz and the coastal wadis | 26 °C | 24 °C |
| Nizwa, Bahla and Jabreen | 26 °C | — |
| Al Batinah: Nakhal, Rustaq and the Al Sawadi coast (Muscat) | 25 °C | 24 °C |
| Muscat: old town, Muttrah Souq and beaches | 25 °C | 24 °C |
| Musandam: Khasab and the fjords | 24 °C | 23 °C |
| Jebel Akhdar (the Green Mountain) (Saiq (Jebel Akhdar)) | 15 °C | — |
| Jebel Shams, Al Hamra and Misfat (Saiq (Jebel Akhdar)) | 15 °C | — |
Tunisia
| Region | Average high | Sea |
|---|---|---|
| Kairouan | 18 °C | — |
| Douz and the Sahara (Kebili (Douz)) | 17 °C | — |
| Djerba, Zarzis and the South-East | 17 °C | 15 °C |
| Tozeur, Nefta and the Jerid | 17 °C | — |
| Monastir | 17 °C | 16 °C |
| Sousse and Port El Kantaoui (Monastir (Sousse)) | 17 °C | 16 °C |
| Mahdia, El Jem and Sfax | 17 °C | 16 °C |
| Carthage, Sidi Bou Said and Gammarth (Tunis) | 16 °C | 15 °C |
| Tunis, the medina and the Roman sites | 16 °C | 15 °C |
| Hammamet, Nabeul and Cap Bon (Nabeul (Hammamet)) | 16 °C | 16 °C |
| Tabarka and Kroumirie | 16 °C | 16 °C |
Turkey
| Region | Average high | Sea |
|---|---|---|
| Fethiye, Ölüdeniz and Faralya | 16 °C | 18 °C |
| Olympos and Çıralı (Finike) | 16 °C | 18 °C |
| Göcek and Dalyan (Dalaman) | 16 °C | 18 °C |
| Kalkan, Kaş and Kekova | 16 °C | 18 °C |
| The Bodrum peninsula | 16 °C | 18 °C |
| Datça and Bozburun | 15 °C | 18 °C |
| Antalya and Kaleiçi | 15 °C | 18 °C |
| Çeşme and Alaçatı | 14 °C | 16 °C |
| Ephesus, Selçuk and Şirince | 14 °C | 17 °C |
| İzmir and Urla | 13 °C | 16 °C |
| Ayvalık, Cunda and Pergamon | 12 °C | 16 °C |
| The Black Sea highlands (Rize (coast)) | 11 °C | — |
| Assos, Troy and the Dardanelles (Çanakkale) | 10 °C | 13 °C |
| Bursa and Uludağ | 10 °C | — |
| The Princes' Islands (Istanbul (Florya)) | 9 °C | 10 °C |
| Istanbul, the historic peninsula (Istanbul (Florya)) | 9 °C | 10 °C |
| Istanbul, Pera, Galata and the Golden Horn (Istanbul (Florya)) | 9 °C | 10 °C |
| Istanbul, the Bosphorus (Bosphorus (Sarıyer)) | 9 °C | 10 °C |
| Gaziantep and Şanlıurfa | 8 °C | — |
| Edirne | 7 °C | — |
| Mardin and Midyat | 7 °C | — |
| Ankara, Hattusa and Safranbolu | 5 °C | — |
| Konya | 4 °C | — |
| Cappadocia (Nevşehir) | 4 °C | — |
| Kars and Ani | -3 °C | — |
Average high: the mean of each day's highest temperature over the month, from the climate normals cited in the sources. Sea: average surface temperature, where known.
Events in January
- 4 December 2026 – 17 January 2027 Dubai Shopping Festival Citywide (malls, souks, beaches)
- 31 December 2026 – 1 January 2027 New Year's Eve: Burj Khalifa fireworks Burj Khalifa and Burj Park, Downtown Dubai
- 7 January 2027 Coptic Christmas All of Egypt
- 8 January 2027 Egyptian Marathon, Luxor Luxor, West Bank (start at the Temple of Hatshepsut)
- 9 January 2027 – 23 January 2027 Dakar 2027 in Morocco From Portugal (Loulé-Faro) to Marrakesh, via Bouarfa, Zagora, Agadir and Smara
- 9 January 2027 – 14 January 2027 Oman Desert Marathon, 165 km across the Wahiba Sands Wahiba Sands, from Al Wasil to the Arabian Sea
- 15 January 2027 – 23 January 2027 Moulid of Abu al-Haggag in Luxor Luxor, Abu al-Haggag Mosque (Luxor Temple) (estimated date)
- 17 January 2027 Dubai Marathon Dubai (course published on dubaimarathon.org)
- 20 January 2027 – 2 February 2027 Cairo International Book Fair Cairo, Egypt International Exhibition Center (New Cairo)
- 21 January 2027 – 24 January 2027 Hero Dubai Desert Classic (golf) Majlis Course, Emirates Golf Club
- 29 January 2027 – 30 January 2027 Muscat Marathon Al Khuwair Square, Muscat
- 31 January 2027 Marrakech International Marathon Marrakech
Other months
Our sources: ncei.noaa.gov, nodc.noaa.gov, seatemperature.info, en.wikipedia.org, web.archive.org, bulk.meteostat.net, meteostat.net, psl.noaa.gov.