Northern Mariana Islands in January

Dry trade-wind weather and calm west-coast water.

• Saipan, Tinian and Rota · The three inhabited southern islandsbest weather

  Warm and humid all year (25–31 °C). Trade winds and dry weather roughly December–June; rains and typhoons mostly July–November. Yutu (October 2018) was among the strongest storms ever to hit US soil.

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.

• Commonwealth Constitution Day

  9 Jan

  Public holiday; government offices close.

• Lunar New Year (Korea, China, Taiwan) big impact

  Late Jan – Feb (lunar)

  Hotels and flights from Korea fill.

• Village fiestas

  Weekends

  Patron-saint celebrations with open-house food.

Crowds · Northern Mariana Islands

Medium

Prices · Northern Mariana Islands

Medium

Nothing unusual for the weather this month.

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Rated best or good this month

• Saipan, Tinian and Rota

  Best weather of the year (The three inhabited southern islands)

• Garapan (Saipan)

  Dry and breezy; good sea for boats.