Where to go in January: Africa & Middle East
20 destinations in Africa & Middle East genuinely in season, warmest first: typical daytime highs, budget level and the full travel window for each. Tap one for details, or let the quiz pick for your whole group.
The band on each card is its year, January to December: blue where it's cool, red where it's hot, with January marked.
- Dakar & the Petite Côte Senegal
- Lagos Nigeria
- Accra & the Cape Coast Ghana
- Banjul & the Gambian coast Gambia
- Diani Beach & the Kenyan coast Kenya
- Lamu Kenya
- Serengeti & Zanzibar Tanzania
- Jeddah & the Red Sea coast Saudi Arabia
- Cape Town & the Garden Route South Africa
- Uganda – gorillas and the source of the Nile Uganda
- Cape Verde Cape Verde
- Muscat & the Wahiba Sands Oman
- Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates
- Dubai & the desert United Arab Emirates
- Lalibela & the Ethiopian Highlands Ethiopia
- Doha Qatar
- AlUla Saudi Arabia
- Aqaba & the Jordanian Red Sea Jordan
- Sharm El Sheikh & the Red Sea Egypt
- The Nile & the Red Sea Egypt
Nothing in January matches all of those.
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Where should I go in Africa & Middle East in January?
In Africa & Middle East, 20 destinations are genuinely in season in January. The warmest are Dakar & the Petite Côte (33°C/91°F), Lagos (33°C/92°F), Accra & the Cape Coast (31°C/87°F), Banjul & the Gambian coast (31°C/88°F), Diani Beach & the Kenyan coast (31°C/88°F).
Where is it warmest in Africa & Middle East in January?
Of the Africa & Middle East destinations in season in January, Dakar & the Petite Côte is the warmest, with typical daytime highs around 33°C (91°F).