Best Of

Best Diving in January

30 dive sites ranked by January conditions — averaging 21m visibility and 22.5°C water temperature across 291 destinations with monthly forecast data.

DecemberFebruary

30 SITES RANKED FOR JANUARY

Bonaire

Caribbean Netherlands

78MONTH
Viz 32-46mTemp 28°CCurrent MildSea CalmRain LightConfidence 70%
reef fish activepeak season crowds
2

Rangiroa

French Polynesia

78MONTH
Viz 40-61mTemp 27°CCurrent ModerateSea CalmRain LightConfidence 70%
reef fish activepeak season crowds
3

Fakarava

French Polynesia

78MONTH
Viz 43-61mTemp 27°CCurrent ModerateSea CalmRain LightConfidence 70%
reef fish activepeak season crowds
4

Curaçao

Curaçao

78MONTH
Viz 30-40mTemp 28°CCurrent MildSea CalmRain LightConfidence 70%
reef fish activewreck visibility goodpeak season crowds
5

Roatan

Honduras

77MONTH
Viz 28-37mTemp 28°CCurrent MildSea CalmRain LightConfidence 70%
reef fish activewreck visibility goodpeak season crowds
6

Turks & Caicos

Turks and Caicos Islands

77MONTH
Viz 29-42mTemp 26°CCurrent MildSea CalmRain DryConfidence 88%
peak vizhumpback whale migration
7

Kosrae

Federated States of Micronesia

77MONTH
Viz 30-40mTemp 29°CCurrent MildSea CalmRain LightConfidence 70%
reef fish activepeak season crowds
8

Great Blue Hole

Belize

75MONTH
Viz 29-42mTemp 28°CCurrent MildSea CalmRain DryConfidence 55%
dry seasonbest viz
9

Aruba

Aruba

75MONTH
Viz 25-35mTemp 28°CCurrent MildSea CalmRain LightConfidence 70%
reef fish activewreck visibility goodpeak season crowds
10

US Virgin Islands

United States

75MONTH
Viz 25-35mTemp 28°CCurrent MildSea CalmRain LightConfidence 70%
reef fish activewreck visibility goodpeak season crowds
11

Hurghada

Egypt

75MONTH
Viz 28-40mTemp 24°CCurrent MildSea CalmRain LightConfidence 70%
reef fish activewreck visibility goodpeak season crowds
12

Xcalak

Mexico

75MONTH
Viz 28-40mTemp 28°CCurrent MildSea CalmRain LightConfidence 70%
reef fish activepeak season crowds
13

Cenotes (Yucatan)

Mexico

74MONTH
Viz 37-55mTemp 24°CCurrent ModerateSea CalmRain DryConfidence 88%
conditions vary
14

Ha'apai

Tonga

74MONTH
Viz 30-40mTemp 25°CCurrent MildSea CalmRain LightConfidence 70%
reef fish activepeak season crowds
15

Yanbu

Saudi Arabia

74MONTH
Viz 25-35mTemp 27°CCurrent MildSea CalmRain LightConfidence 70%
reef fish activewreck visibility goodpeak season crowds
16

Cozumel

Mexico

73MONTH
Viz 35-46mTemp 28°CCurrent ModerateSea CalmRain LightConfidence 70%
reef fish activepeak season crowds
17

Cayman Islands

Cayman Islands

73MONTH
Viz 25-40mTemp 26°CCurrent MildSea CalmRain DryConfidence 88%
peak viz
18

Truk Lagoon (Chuuk)

Federated States of Micronesia

73MONTH
Viz 20-30mTemp 29°CCurrent SlackSea CalmRain WetConfidence 75%
rainy season tail
19

Nouméa Lagoon

New Caledonia

73MONTH
Viz 25-35mTemp 25°CCurrent MildSea CalmRain LightConfidence 70%
reef fish activewreck visibility goodpeak season crowds
20

Barbados

Barbados

73MONTH
Viz 23-30mTemp 28°CCurrent MildSea CalmRain LightConfidence 70%
reef fish activewreck visibility goodpeak season crowds
21

St. Kitts

Saint Kitts and Nevis

73MONTH
Viz 23-30mTemp 28°CCurrent MildSea CalmRain LightConfidence 70%
reef fish activewreck visibility goodpeak season crowds
22

Antigua

Antigua and Barbuda

73MONTH
Viz 23-30mTemp 28°CCurrent MildSea CalmRain LightConfidence 70%
reef fish activewreck visibility goodpeak season crowds
23

Mauritius – Trou aux Biches

Mauritius

73MONTH
Viz 25-35mTemp 25°CCurrent MildSea CalmRain LightConfidence 70%
reef fish activewreck visibility goodpeak season crowds
24

Bikini Atoll

Marshall Islands

72MONTH
Viz 33-54mTemp 28°CCurrent ModerateSea CalmRain DryConfidence 55%
conditions vary
25

Grenada

Grenada

72MONTH
Viz 21-30mTemp 28°CCurrent MildSea CalmRain LightConfidence 70%
reef fish activewreck visibility goodpeak season crowds
26

Bunaken

Indonesia

71MONTH
Viz 29-40mTemp 27°CCurrent ModerateSea CalmRain LightConfidence 70%
reef fish activewreck visibility goodpeak season crowds
27

Wakatobi

Indonesia

71MONTH
Viz 28-40mTemp 28°CCurrent ModerateSea CalmRain LightConfidence 70%
reef fish activewreck visibility goodpeak season crowds
28

Layang-Layang

Malaysia

71MONTH
Viz 30-53mTemp 29°CCurrent ModerateSea CalmRain DryConfidence 55%
conditions vary
29

Yonaguni

Japan

71MONTH
Viz 32-49mTemp 25°CCurrent ModerateSea CalmRain LightConfidence 70%
reef fish activepeak season crowds
30

Rowley Shoals

Australia

71MONTH
Viz 40-50mTemp 28°CCurrent StrongSea CalmRain LightConfidence 70%
reef fish activepeak season crowds

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