When to go · Guam
Guam in January
Great month. Dry and breezy; Japanese and Korean winter holidays keep Tumon busy.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Crowds
- High
- Guam
- Prices
- High
- Guam
Verdict
Dry and breezy; Japanese and Korean winter holidays keep Tumon busy.
Weather in January
- Guam · Tumon, Hagåtña, the south and the north plateaubest weather
Warm all year (26–31 °C). Dry trade-wind season January–May; rainy season July–November, when most typhoons pass. Guam lies in the zone where tropical storms form, so a storm is possible in any month.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
New Year
1 Jan
Japanese and Korean New Year trips fill Tumon hotels late Dec to early Jan.
Lunar New Year (Korea, Taiwan, China) big impact
Late Jan – Feb (lunar)
Charter flights and full hotels; rates rise.
Village fiestas
Weekends all year
Each village honours its patron saint with Mass, procession and open-house food; visitors are often welcomed.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Guam
- High
- Prices · Guam
- High
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.
Where to go in January
Rated best or good this month
Guam
Best weather of the year (Tumon, Hagåtña, the south and the north plateau)
Dry season; comfortable and busy.