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.
Is another month better than January?
No other month rates higher than January for Guam in this guide.
Weather in January
- Guam · Tumon, Hagåtña, the south and the north plateaubest weather
Warm all year (26–31 °C (79–88 °F)). 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.Warm all year (79–88 °F (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.
- Tumon30 °C (86 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 15 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 15 rain days
- Dededo30 °C (86 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 5 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 5 rain days
- Hagåtña31 °C (88 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 8 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 8 rain days
- Mangilao30 °C (86 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 12 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 12 rain days
- Talofofo29 °C (84 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 12 rain days84 °F (29 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 12 rain days
- Tamuning30 °C (86 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 6 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 6 rain days
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.
Peak visitor season
Jan–Feb · Tumon
Hotels full; higher prices.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Guam
- High
- Prices · Guam
- High
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Guam, side by side.
Verdict
Jan: Great
Feb: Great
Crowds
Jan: High
Feb: High
Prices
Jan: High
Feb: High
Festivals listed
Jan: 4
Feb: 2
January: Dry and breezy; Japanese and Korean winter holidays keep Tumon busy.
February: Dry season; Lunar New Year surge from Korea and Taiwan.
Guam: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.