Where to Dive in January
The best scuba diving destinations with excellent conditions this month
All Americas
Curaçao
(8)
Cayman Islands
(3)
Venezuela
(6)
U.S. Virgin Islands
(4)
Saint Martin
(5)
Trinidad and Tobago
(6)
Belize
(7)
Bahamas
(10)
Barbados
(4)
British Virgin Islands
(8)
Dominican Republic
(6)
Puerto Rico
(7)
Saint Kitts and Nevis
(6)
Saint Lucia
(4)
Turks and Caicos Islands
(7)
Colombia
(7)
Dominica
(6)
Honduras
(5)
Anguilla
(5)
Grenada
(5)
Haiti
(5)
Jamaica
(5)
Aruba
(4)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
(8)
Costa Rica
(7)
Mexico
(10)
Antigua and Barbuda
(3)
Cuba
(9)
Montserrat
(3)
Saint Barthélemy
(6)
Brazil
(10)
Ecuador
(5)
El Salvador
(2)
Nicaragua
(4)
Panama
(6)
Chile
(6)
United States
(10)
Sint Maarten
(5)
Falkland Islands
(6)
Peru
(3)
Bermuda
(5)
Uruguay
(4)
Argentina
(6)
Guatemala
(2)
Bolivia
(1)
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands
(2)
Suriname
(4)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
(2)
Canada
(7)
Greenland
(7)
Excellent Diving
Cocos Island
Costa Rica
26-28°C
15-25m
Moderate
Highlights: Hammerhead shark season begins, good for large schools
Caño Island
Costa Rica
27-29°C
20-30m
Mild
Highlights: Good visibility, possibility of humpback whales offshore
Catalina Islands
Costa Rica
26-28°C
15-25m
Mild
Highlights: Dry season, good visibility, possibility of humpback whales
Gulf of Papagayo
Costa Rica
26-29°C
15-25m
Mild
Highlights: Good visibility, potential for humpback whales offshore.
Drake Bay
Costa Rica
26-29°C
10-20m
Mild
Highlights: Dry season, excellent visibility for spotting marine life in Caño Island Biological Reserve.
Good Diving
Bat Islands (Islas Murciélagos)
Costa Rica
28°C
10-20m
Manuel Antonio
Costa Rica
29°C
10-15m