Monaco in January

Mild and quiet; the Monte-Carlo Rally starts here and the Sainte-Dévote festival is on 26–27 January.

January is rated good. These months rate higher:

• AprilGreatPalace state apartments reopen; Monte-Carlo tennis Masters fills trains mid-month.
• SeptemberGreatWarm sea; the Yacht Show in late September fills the harbour and hotels.
• OctoberGreatStill mild; the palace apartments close mid-month — check.

• Riviera coast · The whole principalityfine

  Sheltered by mountains, so winters are mild (12–14 °C (54–57 °F) by day); sea swimmable June–October; November is the wettest month.Sheltered by mountains, so winters are mild (54–57 °F (12–14 °C) by day); sea swimmable June–October; November is the wettest month.

• Monaco city13 °C (55 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 5 rain days55 °F (13 °C) / 45 °F (7 °C), 5 rain days

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

  Quiet day.

• Sainte-Dévote

  27 Jan

  Patron saint: a boat is burned by the harbour chapel on the evening of the 26th; procession on the 27th.

• Monte-Carlo Rally check

  Late January · Monaco city

  Streets and hotels busy.

• International Circus Festival check

  Around late January · Monaco city

  Family evenings; book seats.

Crowds · Monaco

Low

Prices · Monaco

Medium

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Monaco, side by side.

Nothing unusual for the weather this month.

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