Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha in January

Peak season: warm, whale sharks in the bays, extra flights (check); book early.

• Saint Helena coast · Jamestown, Rupert's, Sandy Baybest weather

  Mild and dry in the rocky valleys, 20–28 °C; cooler and breezier from June to October.

• Saint Helena uplands · Longwood, Diana's Peak, Blue Hill, Levelwoodfine

  Cooler, misty and wetter at 500–800 m; bring a fleece all year.

• Ascension · Georgetown, Green Mountainbest weather

  Hot, dry lava lowlands; cloud forest on Green Mountain.

• Tristan da Cunha · Edinburgh of the Seven Seasfine

  Cool, windy and wet all year; ships cannot land in heavy swell.

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's Day

  1 Jan

  Public holiday.

Crowds · Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

High

Prices · Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

High

High-price month: see what to book ahead.

Nothing unusual for the weather this month.

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Rated best or good this month

• Saint Helena coast

  Best weather of the year (Jamestown, Rupert's, Sandy Bay)

• Ascension

  Best weather of the year (Georgetown, Green Mountain)

• Jamestown

  Warm; whale-shark season roughly Dec to Apr.