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Where should you go in January?

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Destinations our month-by-month guides rate best or good in January.

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Agra

Uttar Pradesh · 1-2 days

Cool; cold mornings, carry woollens

Photo: Taj_Mahal,_Agra,_India_edit2.jpg: Yann; edited by King of Hearts derivative work: Jbarta (talk)

Ajmer

Rajasthan · 1 day

Cool, sunny days; cold nights

Photo: Singh92karan

Alappuzha

Kerala · 1-2 days

Dry and mild; peak season

Photo: User:Sivavkm

Arambol

Goa · 2-4 days

Dry, sunny; peak season

Photo: Ankitsingh123

Auli

Uttarakhand · 2-3 days

Ski season; heavy snow

Photo: Vaibhav 369

Bengaluru

Karnataka · 2-3 days

Coldest month; early mornings about 15 C; Chitra Santhe

Photo: Param munde

Faridabad

Haryana · Half day to 1 day

Cool, sunny; foggy mornings

Photo: RAJIVVASUDEV

Gulmarg

Jammu and Kashmir · 1-2 days (a week for skiing)

Ski season, deep snow

Photo: Deepank Ranka

Hyderabad

Telangana · 2-3 days

Cool, dry winter

Photo: Rajashree Talukdar

Kolkata

West Bengal · 2-3 days

Cool and dry

Photo: Antony aarthi

Kufri

Himachal Pradesh · Half day to 1 day

Snow play

Photo: wilford peloquin

Raipur

Chhattisgarh · 1 day

Pleasant, dry weather

Photo: Suyash Dwivedi

Rupnagar

Punjab · 1 day

Winter birds at the wetland

Photo: Harvinder Chandigarh
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Agartala

Tripura · 1 to 2 days

Cool, dry and clear; peak travel season.

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Agatti

Lakshadweep · 2-3 days

Dry, calm sea

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Aizawl

Mizoram · 1-2 days

Cool, dry and clear

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Amaravathi

Andhra Pradesh · Half a day to a day.

Pleasant

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Amindivi Islands

2-3 days

Dry, calm sea

Best in Jan

Auroville

Puducherry · 1 day

Pleasant and dry, peak season

Best in Jan

Bandhavgarh National Park

Madhya Pradesh · 2-3 days

Cold mornings, good sightings

Best in Jan

Baratang

Andaman and Nicobar Islands · 1 day (or overnight on the way north)

Dry.

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Betla National Park

Jharkhand · 1 to 2 nights

Cool, good sightings

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Bhitarkanika National Park

Odisha · 1-2 days

Crocodiles basking

Best in Jan

Bodh Gaya

Bihar · 1-2 days

Cool and dry, foggy mornings

Festivals in January

Plan around these, or go and join one. Many follow the lunar calendar, so check this year's dates.

Explore by state

All 28 states and 8 union territories. Tinted ones are in season in January.