Best Destinations for a January Wedding
Cancun is the strongest January pick in our data: 71-79°F, 7 rain days, no storm risk. Below, every destination we cover is ranked for January using its real climate record.
Every destination in January
| Destination | Verdict | Avg temp °F | Rain days | Storm risk | Budget range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cancun | Ideal | 71-79 | 7 | none | $15K-$50K |
| Punta Cana | Ideal | 74-80 | 7 | none | $12K-$40K |
| Jamaica | Ideal | 70-82 | 5 | none | $10K-$35K |
| Tulum | Ideal | 70-80 | 7 | none | $12K-$45K |
| Key West | Ideal | 69-73 | 4 | none | $18K-$55K |
| Costa Rica | Ideal | 73-90 | 1 | none | $10K-$35K |
| Los Cabos | Ideal | 61-78 | 0 | none | $18K-$80K |
| St. Lucia | Ideal | 70-80 | 5 | none | $18K-$55K |
| Riviera Maya | Ideal | 71-79 | 6 | none | $12K-$45K |
| Turks & Caicos | Ideal | 76-78 | 3 | none | $25K-$70K |
| Aruba | Ideal | 77-83 | 3 | none | $12K-$40K |
| Maldives | Ideal | 80-82 | 5 | none | $20K-$80K |
| Holbox Island | Ideal | 70-79 | 5 | none | $8K-$25K |
| Koh Lanta | Ideal | 76-87 | 3 | none | $5K-$18K |
| Puerto Vallarta | Ideal | 61-81 | 1 | none | $8K-$30K |
| Cozumel | Ideal | 73-80 | 5 | none | $5K-$20K |
| Roatan | Good | 76-79 | 13 | none | $6K-$20K |
| Hawaii | Skip | 68-78 | 5 | none | $20K-$75K |
| Santorini | Skip | 51-57 | 7 | none | $25K-$80K |
| Tuscany | Skip | 35-49 | 6 | none | $25K-$80K |
| Algarve | Skip | 48-61 | 3 | none | $15K-$55K |
| Dubrovnik | Skip | 38-52 | 10 | none | $18K-$60K |
| Azores | Skip | 55-61 | 10 | none | $8K-$25K |
| Amalfi Coast | Skip | 41-55 | 11 | none | $30K-$100K |
| Kotor | Skip | 41-52 | 11 | none | $10K-$30K |
| Bali | Skip | 77-83 | 22 | none | $8K-$30K |
| Fiji | Skip | 75-86 | 18 | medium | $15K-$50K |
Skip these in January
- Hawaii: rainy season.
- Santorini: rainy season, highs only 57°F.
- Tuscany: rainy season, highs only 49°F.
- Algarve: rainy season, highs only 61°F.
- Dubrovnik: rainy season, 10 rain days, highs only 52°F.
- Azores: rainy season, 10 rain days, highs only 61°F.
- Amalfi Coast: rainy season, 11 rain days, highs only 55°F.
- Kotor: rainy season, 11 rain days, highs only 52°F.
- Bali: rainy season, 22 rain days.
- Fiji: medium storm risk, rainy season, 18 rain days.
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Build my wedding planMethodology: verdicts weight each destination's best months, rainy season, storm risk, rain days, and temperatures from our climate dataset (Open-Meteo Historical Weather API (2019-2023 averages), updated 2026-04-15); the raw data is shown in the table. Ideal and Good mean reliably workable conditions; Skip means the data argues against that month.