🇮🇳 India in January 2026
7 events in India
India has 7 holidays, festivals, and observances in January 2026, including 2 public holidays: Makar Sankranti, Republic Day, including 3 cultural festivals: Lohri, Pongal, Kumbh Mela (Haridwar)
Weather & Conditions in January
Weather
★★★★☆
Crowds
high
Prices
high
Temperature
8–22°C
Winter
Cool and dry across most of India; Republic Day Jan 26.
Peak tourist season — pleasant weather, major festivals.
Events & Holidays This Month
Jan 12
Swami Vivekananda Jayanti (National Youth Day)(Observance)
Jan 13
Lohri(Festival)
Jan 14–Jan 17
Pongal(Festival)
Jan 14
Makar Sankranti(Public Holiday)Holiday
Jan 14–Apr 27
Kumbh Mela (Haridwar)(Festival)
Jan 23
Vasant Panchami (Saraswati Puja)(Observance)
Jan 26
Republic Day(National Day)Holiday
When Can You Go? Holiday Windows by Country
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See which countries have public holidays and long weekends in January — plan your trip around days off.
Malaysia3 holidays3 long weekends7 days off
Vietnam2 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Mongolia3 holidays3 long weekends8 days off
Iraq2 holidays2 long weekends8 days off
Egypt5 holidays5 long weekends7 days off
Ethiopia4 holidays4 long weekends12 days off
United Kingdom0 holidays0 long weekends4 days off
Australia0 holidays0 long weekends7 days off
Japan6 holidays6 long weekends10 days off
China1 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
Pakistan1 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
Nigeria1 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
Guatemala1 holidays2 long weekends7 days off
Netherlands1 holidays2 long weekends7 days off
Ecuador1 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
Zimbabwe1 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
Senegal1 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
Chad1 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
Somalia1 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
Guinea2 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Rwanda2 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Tunisia1 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
Benin3 holidays1 long weekends5 days off
Belgium2 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Bolivia2 holidays3 long weekends9 days off
Cuba3 holidays3 long weekends4 days off
Greece2 holidays2 long weekends6 days off
Dominican Republic5 holidays5 long weekends12 days off
Turkey2 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Russia4 holidays4 long weekends9 days off
Mexico1 holidays2 long weekends5 days off
DR Congo8 holidays4 long weekends8 days off
Germany2 holidays3 long weekends9 days off
Iran2 holidays3 long weekends7 days off
France1 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
Italy2 holidays2 long weekends6 days off
South Africa1 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
Tanzania2 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
South Korea2 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Burundi1 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
Haiti6 holidays6 long weekends6 days off
Brazil1 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
Kenya1 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
Spain2 holidays2 long weekends6 days off
Ukraine2 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Uganda2 holidays2 long weekends7 days off
Algeria2 holidays2 long weekends7 days off
Poland4 holidays4 long weekends6 days off
Canada2 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Morocco4 holidays2 long weekends10 days off
Uzbekistan1 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
Angola1 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
Ghana2 holidays2 long weekends9 days off
Mozambique2 holidays5 long weekends5 days off
Venezuela3 holidays4 long weekends9 days off
Madagascar1 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
Syria1 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
North Korea2 holidays2 long weekends8 days off
Cameroon1 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
Côte d'Ivoire1 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
United States0 holidays0 long weekends7 days off
Taiwan1 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
Falkland Islands1 holidays2 long weekends7 days off
Svalbard and Jan Mayen1 holidays2 long weekends7 days off
Niger1 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
Sri Lanka3 holidays2 long weekends8 days off
Burkina Faso4 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Romania6 holidays4 long weekends12 days off
Mali2 holidays2 long weekends8 days off
Kazakhstan1 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
Malawi2 holidays2 long weekends8 days off
Zambia1 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
Czechia1 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
Portugal2 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Azerbaijan1 holidays2 long weekends7 days off
Sweden2 holidays3 long weekends9 days off
Jordan1 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
Hungary2 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Honduras1 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
Belarus3 holidays3 long weekends9 days off
Tajikistan1 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
Austria4 holidays5 long weekends9 days off
Papua New Guinea1 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
Switzerland4 holidays5 long weekends9 days off
South Sudan2 holidays3 long weekends10 days off
Togo2 holidays2 long weekends8 days off
Sierra Leone1 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
Hong Kong2 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Argentina1 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
Chile1 holidays2 long weekends7 days off
Colombia4 holidays4 long weekends7 days off
Peru1 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
Bulgaria2 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Serbia6 holidays6 long weekends9 days off
Paraguay1 holidays2 long weekends7 days off
Nicaragua1 holidays2 long weekends7 days off
El Salvador0 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Kyrgyzstan2 holidays2 long weekends9 days off
Eritrea4 holidays4 long weekends12 days off
Turkmenistan1 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
Denmark2 holidays3 long weekends7 days off
Finland2 holidays3 long weekends9 days off
Slovakia3 holidays3 long weekends6 days off
Norway2 holidays3 long weekends7 days off
Congo2 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Costa Rica1 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
New Zealand4 holidays5 long weekends11 days off
Ireland1 holidays3 long weekends5 days off
Oman1 holidays0 long weekends1 days off
Liberia1 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
Mauritania1 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
Panama3 holidays3 long weekends7 days off
Kuwait1 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
Croatia2 holidays2 long weekends6 days off
Georgia6 holidays6 long weekends12 days off
Moldova3 holidays3 long weekends9 days off
Uruguay2 holidays2 long weekends6 days off
Bosnia and Herzegovina7 holidays7 long weekends16 days off
Puerto Rico6 holidays6 long weekends12 days off
Armenia4 holidays4 long weekends12 days off
Jamaica1 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
Albania2 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Lithuania1 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
Namibia1 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
Gambia1 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
Botswana3 holidays3 long weekends4 days off
Gabon1 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
Lesotho1 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
North Macedonia3 holidays3 long weekends9 days off
Slovenia1 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
Latvia1 holidays2 long weekends7 days off
Guinea-Bissau2 holidays2 long weekends8 days off
Kosovo2 holidays2 long weekends9 days off
Bahrain1 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
Trinidad and Tobago1 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
Estonia1 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
Equatorial Guinea1 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
Cyprus2 holidays2 long weekends6 days off
Eswatini1 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
Djibouti2 holidays2 long weekends7 days off
Fiji2 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Central African Republic1 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
Comoros2 holidays2 long weekends7 days off
Guyana1 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
Reunion2 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Macao1 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
Montenegro6 holidays6 long weekends11 days off
Luxembourg2 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Suriname3 holidays2 long weekends7 days off
Cabo Verde3 holidays3 long weekends12 days off
Maldives1 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
Malta1 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
Guadeloupe1 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
Martinique1 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
Brunei2 holidays2 long weekends7 days off
Bahamas3 holidays3 long weekends6 days off
Belize2 holidays2 long weekends8 days off
Iceland1 holidays2 long weekends7 days off
Vanuatu2 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Barbados4 holidays4 long weekends9 days off
New Caledonia1 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
Mayotte1 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
French Polynesia2 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Western Sahara1 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
São Tomé and Príncipe2 holidays4 long weekends5 days off
French Guiana1 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
Saint Lucia3 holidays3 long weekends4 days off
Guam2 holidays2 long weekends7 days off
Curacao1 holidays2 long weekends7 days off
Grenada1 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
US Virgin Islands3 holidays3 long weekends9 days off
Aruba3 holidays2 long weekends5 days off
Tonga1 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
Seychelles2 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Antigua and Barbuda1 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
Jersey2 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Isle of Man1 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
Andorra2 holidays2 long weekends6 days off
Dominica1 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
Guernsey1 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
Cayman Islands2 holidays2 long weekends7 days off
Bermuda1 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
Greenland2 holidays3 long weekends9 days off
American Samoa2 holidays3 long weekends10 days off
Saint Kitts and Nevis4 holidays4 long weekends4 days off
Faroe Islands1 holidays2 long weekends7 days off
Sint Maarten1 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
Monaco4 holidays4 long weekends8 days off
Liechtenstein4 holidays6 long weekends10 days off
Turks and Caicos Islands1 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
Saint Martin1 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
San Marino3 holidays4 long weekends9 days off
Gibraltar1 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
British Virgin Islands1 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
Aland Islands3 holidays4 long weekends9 days off
Cook Islands2 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba1 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
Wallis and Futuna1 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
Anguilla1 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
Montserrat1 holidays2 long weekends7 days off
Saint Barthelemy1 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
Saint Helena1 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
Saint Pierre and Miquelon2 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Christmas Island2 holidays2 long weekends7 days off
Tokelau1 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
Vatican City2 holidays3 long weekends9 days off
Cocos (Keeling) Islands4 holidays4 long weekends7 days off
Indonesia4 holidays4 long weekends7 days off
Singapore2 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Thailand2 holidays4 long weekends7 days off
Laos2 holidays2 long weekends8 days off
Philippines2 holidays5 long weekends7 days off
Myanmar1 holidays0 long weekends1 days off
United Arab Emirates3 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Sudan2 holidays2 long weekends7 days offPlan Your Trip to India
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is India like in January?
- January in India is the Winter with temperatures of 8–22°C. Cool and dry across most of India; Republic Day Jan 26. There are 7 holidays and events this month.
- Is January a good time to visit India?
- Peak tourist season — pleasant weather, major festivals. Weather score: 4/5. Crowds: high. Prices: high.
- Is January peak season in India?
- January has high crowd levels and high prices in India. Yes, this is peak season — book accommodation early.
- What holidays are in India in January 2026?
- Public holidays in India in January 2026: Makar Sankranti, Republic Day.
- Which countries have holidays in January?
- Countries with public holidays in January: Malaysia, Vietnam, Mongolia, Iraq, Egypt, Ethiopia, Japan, China, Pakistan, Nigeria, Guatemala, Netherlands, Ecuador, Zimbabwe, Senegal, Chad, Somalia, Guinea, Rwanda, Tunisia, Benin, Belgium, Bolivia, Cuba, Greece, Dominican Republic, Turkey, Russia, Mexico, DR Congo, Germany, Iran, France, Italy, South Africa, Tanzania, South Korea, Burundi, Haiti, Brazil, Kenya, Spain, Ukraine, Uganda, Algeria, Poland, Canada, Morocco, Uzbekistan, Angola, Ghana, Mozambique, Venezuela, Madagascar, Syria, North Korea, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Taiwan, Falkland Islands, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Niger, Sri Lanka, Burkina Faso, Romania, Mali, Kazakhstan, Malawi, Zambia, Czechia, Portugal, Azerbaijan, Sweden, Jordan, Hungary, Honduras, Belarus, Tajikistan, Austria, Papua New Guinea, Switzerland, South Sudan, Togo, Sierra Leone, Hong Kong, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Peru, Bulgaria, Serbia, Paraguay, Nicaragua, Kyrgyzstan, Eritrea, Turkmenistan, Denmark, Finland, Slovakia, Norway, Congo, Costa Rica, New Zealand, Ireland, Oman, Liberia, Mauritania, Panama, Kuwait, Croatia, Georgia, Moldova, Uruguay, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Puerto Rico, Armenia, Jamaica, Albania, Lithuania, Namibia, Gambia, Botswana, Gabon, Lesotho, North Macedonia, Slovenia, Latvia, Guinea-Bissau, Kosovo, Bahrain, Trinidad and Tobago, Estonia, Equatorial Guinea, Cyprus, Eswatini, Djibouti, Fiji, Central African Republic, Comoros, Guyana, Reunion, Macao, Montenegro, Luxembourg, Suriname, Cabo Verde, Maldives, Malta, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Brunei, Bahamas, Belize, Iceland, Vanuatu, Barbados, New Caledonia, Mayotte, French Polynesia, Western Sahara, São Tomé and Príncipe, French Guiana, Saint Lucia, Guam, Curacao, Grenada, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, US Virgin Islands, Aruba, Tonga, Seychelles, Antigua and Barbuda, Jersey, Isle of Man, Andorra, Dominica, Guernsey, Cayman Islands, Bermuda, Greenland, American Samoa, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Faroe Islands, Sint Maarten, Monaco, Liechtenstein, Turks and Caicos Islands, Saint Martin, San Marino, Gibraltar, British Virgin Islands, Aland Islands, Cook Islands, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Wallis and Futuna, Anguilla, Montserrat, Saint Barthelemy, Saint Helena, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Christmas Island, Tokelau, Vatican City, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Laos, Philippines, Myanmar, India, United Arab Emirates, Sudan. Travelers from these countries may have time off to visit India.