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January travel

Where to go on holiday in January?

Cancun scores 7.1 out of 10 in January: 28C days, a 26C sea you can swim in without flinching, and 100mm of rain that mostly falls in short afternoon bursts. Here is how the rest of the world stacks up this month.

Crowds. Peak season. Book flights and restaurants well ahead.

Prices. Highest rates of the year, so lock in early.

Seaweed. Sargassum seaweed risk is low, so the sand is at its cleanest.

Storms. Outside hurricane season entirely.

What is on in Cancun in January

  • Three Kings Day on 6 January, with rosca de reyes in every bakery
  • The calmest, clearest sea of the year
  • Peak whale-free but perfect snorkelling conditions at Puerto Morelos reef

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