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
Galápagos Islands
Ecuador
24-26°C
15-25m
Moderate
Highlights: Warm season, excellent visibility, abundant marine life including hammerheads and sea lions.
San Cristobal Island
Ecuador
24-27°C
15-20m
Mild
Rainy
Highlights: Sea lion pups are active, good chance to see hammerhead sharks.
Good Diving
Machalilla National Park
Ecuador
27°C
10-20m
Santa Cruz Island
Ecuador
27°C
10-15m
Ayangue
Ecuador
28°C
10-15m