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Best diving destinations in January

30 diving destinations have the right January conditions — typically 24–32°C with sea temperatures of 27–30°C. Which is best depends on where you start from: the ranking below is computed in your browser, for your own location and preferences, and matches the live map exactly.

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Diving destinations that qualify in January

Destination°CSeaRain dPriceSafety
Ban Ao Nang, TH 27° 28° 29 safe
Ban Khao Lak, TH 26° 28° 34 safe
Basse-Terre, GP 24° 27° 94 very safe
Cairns, AU 27° 29° 255 €€ safe
Darwin, AU 28° 30° 255 €€ safe
Dương Đông, VN 26° 28° 20 safe
Fort-de-France, MQ 25° 27° 116 very safe
George Town, MY 28° 29° 114 safe
Geylang, SG 26° 28° 239 safe
Grand-Bourg, GP 25° 27° 77 very safe
Karratha, AU 32° 29° 43 €€ safe
Ko Chang, TH 25° 28° 37 safe
Ko Samui, TH 26° 28° 81 safe
Kota Kinabalu, MY 26° 28° 146 safe
Kralendijk, BQ 27° 27° 45
Le Gosier, GP 25° 27° 83 very safe
Male, MV 28° 28° 91 some risk
Mamoudzou, YT 26° 29° 255 very safe
Nadi, FJ 27° 29° 255 safe
Otrabanda, CW 26° 27° 55 €€ safe
Pantai Cenang, MY 26° 28° 40 safe
Pattaya, TH 26° 28° 14 safe
Phuket, TH 28° 28° 37 safe
Port Douglas, AU 27° 29° 255 €€ safe
Saint-Pierre, RE 27° 28° 151
Saladan, TH 27° 28° 27 safe
San Jose Village, MP 26° 28° 113
Sanur, ID 28° 29° 255 some risk
Tamuning, GU 26° 28° 115 safe
Townsville, AU 28° 29° 255 €€ safe

Listed alphabetically: destinations whose January climate, safety and viability pass Travelia's bar for diving trips. The Travelia Score isn't shown here because it isn't a fixed rating — it's computed live for your location and preferences. With JavaScript on, this table becomes your personal ranking (identical to the map's numbers); with it off, the facts stand on their own.

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