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Best places for digital nomads in January

Find the best digital nomad destinations in January, ranked by seasonal weather, cost, events, hub activity, and air quality.

Destinations

3167 cities scored for January

Seasonal destination scores
Rank City Score Season Weather Cost Events Links
#1 TH Bangkok Thailand 82 Dry comfort window 26.7°C 1.7 rain days $2,263 0 City
#2 KH Siem Reap Cambodia 80 Dry comfort window 25.2°C 1.5 rain days $1,287 0 City
#3 KH Phnom Penh Cambodia 79 Dry comfort window 26.3°C 2.1 rain days $1,629 0 City
#4 TH Chiang Mai Thailand 79 Dry comfort window 21.6°C 3.5 rain days $2,041 0 City
#5 IN Bangalore India 78 Dry comfort window 21.1°C 2.1 rain days $1,693 0 City
#6 AR Buenos Aires Argentina 78 Shoulder season 25.0°C 7.9 rain days $1,746 0 City
#7 EG Dahab Egypt 78 Dry comfort window 18.9°C 1.0 rain days $1,292 0 City
#8 VN Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam 77 Dry comfort window 26.7°C 3.9 rain days $2,301 0 City
#9 TH Chon Buri Thailand 77 Dry comfort window 26.2°C 1.4 rain days $1,663 0 City
#10 TH Kanchanaburi Thailand 77 Dry comfort window 25.3°C 1.2 rain days $1,456 0 City
#11 MX Puerto Vallarta Mexico 77 Dry comfort window 21.1°C 1.0 rain days $2,368 0 City
#12 TH Udon Thani Thailand 76 Dry comfort window 21.8°C 1.4 rain days $1,207 0 City
#13 CO Santa Marta Colombia 76 Shoulder season 27.4°C 2.5 rain days $2,204 0 City
#14 AR Mendoza Argentina 76 Shoulder season 25.7°C 5.4 rain days $1,432 0 City
#15 LA Thakhek Laos 76 Dry comfort window 21.6°C 0.8 rain days $488 0 City
#16 CL Santiago Chile 76 Dry comfort window 21.7°C 0.6 rain days $2,633 0 City
#17 TH Khon Kaen Thailand 76 Dry comfort window 22.6°C 1.2 rain days $1,441 0 City
#18 SV San Salvador El Salvador 76 Dry comfort window 24.3°C 2.3 rain days $1,745 0 City
#19 IN Ahmedabad India 76 Dry comfort window 20.3°C 0.4 rain days $1,166 0 City
#20 TH Ayutthaya Thailand 76 Dry comfort window 26.1°C 0.8 rain days $1,380 0 City
#21 LA Don Det Laos 76 Dry comfort window 25.2°C 1.7 rain days $560 0 City
#22 IN Pune India 76 Dry comfort window 22.0°C 1.5 rain days $1,431 0 City
#23 TH Lampang Thailand 76 Dry comfort window 22.4°C 2.1 rain days $1,022 0 City
#24 CR Liberia Costa Rica 76 Dry comfort window 26.7°C 2.5 rain days $1,697 0 City
#25 TH Nakhon Ratchasima Thailand 75 Dry comfort window 23.2°C 1.2 rain days $1,398 0 City
#26 ZA Cape Town South Africa 75 Dry comfort window 21.1°C 2.9 rain days $2,991 0 City
#27 TH Nong Khai Thailand 75 Dry comfort window 22.0°C 1.5 rain days $1,028 0 City
#28 SV Santa Ana El Salvador 75 Dry comfort window 24.7°C 2.5 rain days $1,560 0 City
#29 TH Chiang Rai Thailand 75 Dry comfort window 20.3°C 3.1 rain days $1,441 0 City
#30 GM Banjul Gambia 75 Dry comfort window 25.4°C 0.0 rain days $701 0 City
#31 LA Vang Vieng Laos 75 Dry comfort window 20.9°C 2.1 rain days $1,361 0 City
#32 MX Cabo San Lucas Mexico 75 Dry comfort window 20.5°C 0.4 rain days $2,989 0 City
#33 KH Banlung Cambodia 75 Dry comfort window 24.2°C 2.1 rain days $552 0 City
#34 NI Las Penitas Nicaragua 75 Hot season 28.4°C 2.7 rain days $830 0 City
#35 MX Zihuatanejo Mexico 75 Dry comfort window 25.9°C 1.4 rain days $1,700 0 City
#36 TH Sukhothai Thailand 75 Dry comfort window 23.9°C 1.5 rain days $1,161 0 City
#37 CV Praia Cape Verde 75 Dry comfort window 22.8°C 0.6 rain days $1,133 0 City
#38 ET Adama Ethiopia 75 Dry comfort window 19.7°C 0.8 rain days $505 0 City
#39 TH Phetchaburi Thailand 75 Dry comfort window 25.5°C 1.9 rain days $1,471 0 City
#40 IN Goa India 75 Dry comfort window 25.5°C 1.9 rain days $1,479 0 City
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Best by region

Seasonal destination scores
Rank City Score Season Weather Cost Events Links
#1 EG Dahab Egypt 78 Dry comfort window 18.9°C 1.0 rain days $1,292 0 City
#2 ZA Cape Town South Africa 75 Dry comfort window 21.1°C 2.9 rain days $2,991 0 City
#3 GM Banjul Gambia 75 Dry comfort window 25.4°C 0.0 rain days $701 0 City
#4 ET Adama Ethiopia 75 Dry comfort window 19.7°C 0.8 rain days $505 0 City
#5 CV Praia Cape Verde 75 Dry comfort window 22.8°C 0.6 rain days $1,133 0 City

All of Africa in January

Seasonal destination scores
Rank City Score Season Weather Cost Events Links
#1 AQ McMurdo Station Antarctica 43 Cold season -6.5°C 2.5 rain days $4,280 0 City
#2 AQ Palmer Station Antarctica 36 Rainy season 0.9°C 20.1 rain days $1,080 0 City
#3 TF Port-aux-Francais French Southern Territories 35 Cold season 7.1°C 15.5 rain days $3,408 0 City
#4 AQ Villa Las Estrellas Antarctica 33 Rainy season 1.2°C 19.9 rain days $2,610 0 City
#5 GS Grytviken South Georgia 33 Rainy season 4.7°C 23.2 rain days $2,985 0 City

All of Antarctica in January

Seasonal destination scores
Rank City Score Season Weather Cost Events Links
#1 TH Bangkok Thailand 82 Dry comfort window 26.7°C 1.7 rain days $2,263 0 City
#2 KH Siem Reap Cambodia 80 Dry comfort window 25.2°C 1.5 rain days $1,287 0 City
#3 KH Phnom Penh Cambodia 79 Dry comfort window 26.3°C 2.1 rain days $1,629 0 City
#4 TH Chiang Mai Thailand 79 Dry comfort window 21.6°C 3.5 rain days $2,041 0 City
#5 IN Bangalore India 78 Dry comfort window 21.1°C 2.1 rain days $1,693 0 City

All of Asia in January

Seasonal destination scores
Rank City Score Season Weather Cost Events Links
#1 ES Playa del Ingles Spain 71 Dry comfort window 18.6°C 2.9 rain days $2,952 0 City
#2 ES Los Cristianos Spain 71 Dry comfort window 18.5°C 1.2 rain days $3,056 0 City
#3 ES Maspalomas Spain 68 Dry comfort window 18.7°C 2.7 rain days $3,794 0 City
#4 ES El Medano Spain 68 Dry comfort window 18.6°C 1.2 rain days $3,634 0 City
#5 ES Alicante Spain 67 Shoulder season 12.4°C 2.3 rain days $3,570 2 City

All of Europe in January

Seasonal destination scores
Rank City Score Season Weather Cost Events Links
#1 MX Puerto Vallarta Mexico 77 Dry comfort window 21.1°C 1.0 rain days $2,368 0 City
#2 SV San Salvador El Salvador 76 Dry comfort window 24.3°C 2.3 rain days $1,745 0 City
#3 CR Liberia Costa Rica 76 Dry comfort window 26.7°C 2.5 rain days $1,697 0 City
#4 SV Santa Ana El Salvador 75 Dry comfort window 24.7°C 2.5 rain days $1,560 0 City
#5 MX Cabo San Lucas Mexico 75 Dry comfort window 20.5°C 0.4 rain days $2,989 0 City

All of North America in January

Seasonal destination scores
Rank City Score Season Weather Cost Events Links
#1 AU Fremantle Australia 69 Dry comfort window 24.5°C 0.6 rain days $3,948 0 City
#2 AU Perth Australia 68 Dry comfort window 25.1°C 0.0 rain days $5,096 0 City
#3 AU Melbourne Australia 67 Shoulder season 20.5°C 7.9 rain days $5,328 0 City
#4 AU Margaret River Australia 67 Dry comfort window 20.7°C 2.3 rain days $3,437 0 City
#5 AU Adelaide Australia 67 Dry comfort window 22.2°C 4.3 rain days $4,561 0 City

All of Oceania in January

Seasonal destination scores
Rank City Score Season Weather Cost Events Links
#1 AR Buenos Aires Argentina 78 Shoulder season 25.0°C 7.9 rain days $1,746 0 City
#2 CO Santa Marta Colombia 76 Shoulder season 27.4°C 2.5 rain days $2,204 0 City
#3 AR Mendoza Argentina 76 Shoulder season 25.7°C 5.4 rain days $1,432 0 City
#4 CL Santiago Chile 76 Dry comfort window 21.7°C 0.6 rain days $2,633 0 City
#5 PE Ica Peru 75 Dry comfort window 24.9°C 2.9 rain days $1,536 0 City

All of South America in January

Events in January

Events in January
EventPlaceDateLink
Afterwork Digital Nomad & Remote Worker [Bi-weekly] FR Montpellier Jan 1 View
Sprachencafe- let's speak German together AT Innsbruck Jan 5 View
Afterwork Digital Nomad & Remote Worker [Bi-weekly] FR Montpellier Jan 15 View
Sprachencafe- let's speak German together AT Innsbruck Jan 19 View
AWD - After Work Drinks ES Alicante Jan 22 View
The Sunday afternoon Socialise conversation at the Fire...... CH Zurich Jan 24 View
Afterwork Digital Nomad & Remote Worker [Bi-weekly] FR Montpellier Jan 29 View
AWD - After Work Drinks ES Alicante Jan 29 View