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Best cities with pleasant weather in January

46 of the 148 cities we cover make this list, ranked by overall fit for someone moving from the US. 🇵🇪 Arequipa ranks first. Cheapest: Pokhara at $482/mo all-in. Most pleasant year-round: Arequipa, 12 months.

How this list is chosen

Ranked with the City Finder's default weights for cost, climate, safety, internet and visa-free stay. Change the weights in the City Finder →

46 cities, best fit first
Compare # City $/mo ☀️ Pleasant months🛡️ Safety 🛂 Visa ⭐ Fit
1 🇵🇪 ArequipaPeru $822 85
2 🇵🇪 CuscoPeru $832 85
3 🇹🇭 Chiang MaiThailand $1,041 82
4 🇹🇼 TaipeiTaiwan $1,649 82
5 🇻🇳 HanoiVietnam $873 81
6 🇪🇨 CuencaEcuador $952 80
7 🇨🇱 Viña del MarChile $1,159 80
8 🇪🇸 Las PalmasSpain $1,818 79
9 🇴🇲 MuscatOman $1,523 77
10 🇪🇸 SevilleSpain $1,712 76
11 🇪🇸 AlicanteSpain $1,854 76
12 🇪🇸 MalagaSpain $2,217 76
13 🇳🇵 PokharaNepal $482 74
14 🇪🇨 QuitoEcuador $1,036 74
15 🇧🇷 CuritibaBrazil $1,106 74
16 🇳🇵 KathmanduNepal $539 73
17 🇲🇽 QuerétaroMexico $1,704 73
18 🇪🇸 ValenciaSpain $2,214 73
19 🇵🇹 LisbonPortugal $2,512 73
20 🇨🇴 MedellínColombia $1,644 72
21 🇧🇭 ManamaBahrain $1,784 72
22 🇸🇦 RiyadhSaudi Arabia $2,012 72
23 🇲🇹 VallettaMalta $2,370 72
24 🇦🇪 Abu DhabiUnited Arab Emirates $2,940 72
25 🇨🇱 ValparaísoChile $1,130 71
26 🇨🇴 BogotáColombia $1,344 71
27 🇶🇦 DohaQatar $2,934 70
28 🇨🇷 San JoséCosta Rica $1,991 69
29 🇨🇾 LimassolCyprus $2,632 68
30 🇭🇰 Hong KongHong Kong $3,386 68
31 🇲🇽 GuadalajaraMexico $1,637 66
32 🇦🇪 DubaiUnited Arab Emirates $3,593 66
33 🇬🇹 AntiguaGuatemala ≈$1,618 65
34 🇧🇴 La PazBolivia $566 64
35 🇵🇰 IslamabadPakistan $685 64
36 🇺🇾 Punta del EsteUruguay ≈$1,945 64ⓘ
37 🇬🇹 Guatemala CityGuatemala ≈$1,585 63
38 🇲🇽 Mexico CityMexico $1,986 63
39 🇮🇳 New DelhiIndia $595 62
40 🇲🇦 MarrakechMorocco $1,005 62
41 🇱🇦 VientianeLaos ≈$1,110 62
42 🇧🇩 DhakaBangladesh $555 57
43 🇰🇪 NairobiKenya $1,000 57
44 🇪🇬 CairoEgypt $596 54
45 🇿🇦 Cape TownSouth Africa $1,796 52
46 🇮🇱 Tel AvivIsrael $3,798 ⚠️ 40

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