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7 places at their best for families this month, and 8 to think twice about. Daytime highs are long-term averages.
Volcano hot springs, zip-lines and monkey-filled beaches within a day's drive
January: Dry season: best weather in the Pacific northwest and Manuel Antonio, but peak prices; book months ahead.
Check it for your kids' ages →One island, one lagoon, one kids' club: a beach holiday with almost nothing else to plan
January: Dry northeast-monsoon season: sunniest, calmest sea and the best visibility, with the highest prices.
Check it for your kids' ages →Waikiki beach days, Ko Olina lagoons and a snorkel bay, all within an hour's drive
January: Wetter and cooler on the windward side; north shore waves are large and unsuitable for small swimmers, but the south shore and Ko Olina remain usable.
Check it for your kids' ages →Big-pool resorts, warm sea and island boat days, best from November to April
January: Dry, calm sea, low humidity; one of the best months, but book early because rates stay high after New Year.
Check it for your kids' ages →Big all-inclusives with kids' clubs and water parks on a long Atlantic beach
January: Dry, warm and the start of the best season; Christmas and New Year are the most crowded and expensive.
Check it for your kids' ages →All-inclusive resorts, jungle-and-cenote parks and Maya ruins on one coast
January: Dry, warm and the start of the best weather; Christmas and New Year week are the most expensive and crowded.
Check it for your kids' ages →Kinderhotels with childcare built in, ski and summer lifts, valley rides and thermal water
January: After New Year is a calmer ski window, and some hotels discount mid-January family weeks.
Check it for your kids' ages →Five theme parks, a wildlife sanctuary and surf beaches within half an hour
January: Hot and humid with storms; Australian school holidays make parks and hotels busiest and dearest.
Check it for your kids' ages →Two big theme parks, a cable car and a harbour ferry in one compact city
January: Cool and dry, but Lunar New Year (Jan or Feb) brings crowds and higher prices.
Check it for your kids' ages →Meet Santa on the Arctic Circle, ride behind huskies, sled under winter skies
January: Coldest month and very short days; prices drop sharply after the first week of January and the snow is reliable.
Check it for your kids' ages →Seven big theme parks within 30 minutes, plus a real rocket launch site an hour east
Check it for your kids' ages →Super Nintendo World, whale sharks and Nara's deer on one easy rail network
January: Cold but rarely extreme and generally quieter outside the first days of the year. Osaka Castle is shut until 1 January inclusive.
Check it for your kids' ages →Universal, Oceanarium and Mandai wildlife parks, all under an hour by car in the tropics
Check it for your kids' ages →Penguins and an aquarium in Cape Town, then Big Five game drives with no malaria tablets
January: Cape Town hot, dry and busy with school holidays; Madikwe is hot with afternoon storms and thick bush that hides game.
Check it for your kids' ages →Disneyland, Universal and LEGOLAND within one coastal drive, plus San Diego's zoo
Check it for your kids' ages →Winter-sun family resorts with Siam Park and a volcano an hour away
January: Mild and dry on the south coast (about 20°C), but the sea is cool and water parks run shorter winter hours.
Check it for your kids' ages →Two Disney parks, Ghibli and teamLab, with trains that handle pushchairs
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