Best Places for Digital Nomads in January
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
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
🇹🇭 Kanchanaburi
Thailand
|
82.5 | Dry comfort window | 25.3°C 1.2 rain |
$1,456 | 0 | City → |
| #2 |
🇦🇺 Perth
Australia
|
82.1 | Dry comfort window | 25.1°C 0.0 rain |
$5,096 | 0 | City → |
| #3 |
🇮🇳 Mysore
India
|
82.0 | Dry comfort window | 22.4°C 2.3 rain |
$1,036 | 0 | City → |
| #4 |
🇨🇱 Chillán
Chile
|
81.3 | Dry comfort window | 21.5°C 1.2 rain |
$1,922 | 0 | City → |
| #5 |
🇹🇭 Nan
Thailand
|
81.0 | Dry comfort window | 21.1°C 1.9 rain |
$1,205 | 0 | City → |
| #6 |
🇲🇽 Puerto Escondido
Mexico
|
80.8 | Dry comfort window | 19.2°C 1.0 rain |
$3,535 | 0 | City → |
| #7 |
🇱🇦 Savannakhet
Laos
|
80.4 | Dry comfort window | 21.8°C 1.2 rain |
$1,112 | 0 | City → |
| #8 |
🇸🇳 Kafountine
Senegal
|
80.0 | Dry comfort window | 25.5°C 0.0 rain |
$1,414 | 0 | City → |
| #9 |
🇸🇻 Playa El Tunco
El Salvador
|
79.7 | Shoulder season | 27.4°C 1.9 rain |
$2,130 | 0 | City → |
| #10 |
🇹🇭 Mae Hong Son
Thailand
|
79.6 | Dry comfort window | 21.7°C 2.1 rain |
$1,346 | 0 | City → |
| #11 |
🇮🇳 Margao
India
|
79.6 | Dry comfort window | 25.4°C 2.1 rain |
$1,423 | 0 | City → |
| #12 |
🇨🇱 Iquique
Chile
|
79.5 | Dry comfort window | 21.6°C 0.0 rain |
$2,464 | 0 | City → |
| #13 |
🇹🇭 Chiang Rai
Thailand
|
79.4 | Dry comfort window | 20.3°C 3.1 rain |
$1,441 | 0 | City → |
| #14 |
🇨🇫 Mbaïki
Central African Republic
|
79.4 | Dry comfort window | 26.0°C 1.2 rain |
$1,846 | 0 | City → |
| #15 |
🇬🇲 Sanyang
Gambia
|
79.4 | Dry comfort window | 24.3°C 0.0 rain |
$1,941 | 0 | City → |
| #16 |
🇳🇮 Popoyo
Nicaragua
|
79.3 | Shoulder season | 27.2°C 1.5 rain |
$1,321 | 0 | City → |
| #17 |
🇬🇲 Kotu
Gambia
|
79.1 | Dry comfort window | 25.4°C 0.0 rain |
$1,701 | 0 | City → |
| #18 |
🇹🇭 Bangkok
Thailand
|
79.0 | Dry comfort window | 26.7°C 1.7 rain |
$2,263 | 0 | City → |
| #19 |
🇲🇽 San Pancho
Mexico
|
78.8 | Dry comfort window | 20.8°C 0.4 rain |
$1,534 | 0 | City → |
| #20 |
🇲🇽 Guadalajara
Mexico
|
78.7 | Shoulder season | 17.5°C 0.8 rain |
$2,506 | 0 | City → |
| #21 |
🇪🇸 Los Cristianos
Spain
|
78.5 | Dry comfort window | 18.5°C 1.2 rain |
$3,056 | 0 | City → |
| #22 |
🇨🇲 Ngaoundéré
Cameroon
|
78.5 | Dry comfort window | 22.3°C 0.0 rain |
$1,483 | 0 | City → |
| #23 |
🇦🇷 Buenos Aires
Argentina
|
78.5 | Shoulder season | 25.0°C 7.9 rain |
$1,746 | 0 | City → |
| #24 |
🇲🇽 Cuernavaca
Mexico
|
78.3 | Shoulder season | 17.9°C 1.2 rain |
$2,484 | 0 | City → |
| #25 |
🇪🇹 Arba Minch
Ethiopia
|
78.1 | Dry comfort window | 23.5°C 0.8 rain |
$988 | 0 | City → |
| #26 |
🇨🇷 Ciudad Colón
Costa Rica
|
78.0 | Shoulder season | 23.1°C 7.2 rain |
$3,778 | 0 | City → |
| #27 |
🇹🇭 Chiang Dao
Thailand
|
78.0 | Dry comfort window | 21.3°C 4.1 rain |
$1,429 | 0 | City → |
| #28 |
🇮🇳 Bangalore
India
|
77.8 | Dry comfort window | 21.1°C 2.1 rain |
$1,693 | 0 | City → |
| #29 |
🇲🇽 Zipolite
Mexico
|
77.8 | Dry comfort window | 26.0°C 1.5 rain |
$1,391 | 0 | City → |
| #30 |
🇨🇻 Tarrafal
Cape Verde
|
77.6 | Dry comfort window | 23.1°C 1.0 rain |
$1,794 | 0 | City → |
| #31 |
🇮🇳 Mumbai
India
|
77.6 | Dry comfort window | 23.9°C 0.4 rain |
$2,008 | 0 | City → |
| #32 |
🇲🇽 Mazunte
Mexico
|
77.6 | Dry comfort window | 26.0°C 1.5 rain |
$2,278 | 0 | City → |
| #33 |
🇲🇽 Sayulita
Mexico
|
77.5 | Dry comfort window | 22.3°C 1.5 rain |
$3,398 | 0 | City → |
| #34 |
🇹🇭 Ko Chang
Thailand
|
77.4 | Shoulder season | 26.2°C 5.8 rain |
$1,861 | 0 | City → |
| #35 |
🇵🇪 Lima
Peru
|
77.2 | Dry comfort window | 21.6°C 1.9 rain |
$2,277 | 0 | City → |
| #36 |
🇺🇾 Salto
Uruguay
|
77.2 | Shoulder season | 26.7°C 6.8 rain |
$2,626 | 0 | City → |
| #37 |
🇪🇬 Marsa Alam
Egypt
|
77.1 | Dry comfort window | 19.7°C 0.2 rain |
$1,332 | 0 | City → |
| #38 |
🇲🇲 Mandalay
Myanmar
|
77.1 | Dry comfort window | 22.8°C 1.0 rain |
$1,672 | 0 | City → |
| #39 |
🇳🇬 Ibadan
Nigeria
|
77.0 | Shoulder season | 27.8°C 1.0 rain |
$1,172 | 0 | City → |
| #40 |
🇹🇭 Ao Nang
Thailand
|
76.9 | Shoulder season | 26.1°C 7.0 rain |
$1,937 | 0 | City → |
BEST BY REGION
Africa
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
🇸🇳 Kafountine
Senegal
|
80.0 | Dry comfort window | 25.5°C 0.0 rain |
$1,414 | 0 | City → |
| #2 |
🇨🇫 Mbaïki
Central African Republic
|
79.4 | Dry comfort window | 26.0°C 1.2 rain |
$1,846 | 0 | City → |
| #3 |
🇬🇲 Sanyang
Gambia
|
79.4 | Dry comfort window | 24.3°C 0.0 rain |
$1,941 | 0 | City → |
| #4 |
🇬🇲 Kotu
Gambia
|
79.1 | Dry comfort window | 25.4°C 0.0 rain |
$1,701 | 0 | City → |
| #5 |
🇨🇲 Ngaoundéré
Cameroon
|
78.5 | Dry comfort window | 22.3°C 0.0 rain |
$1,483 | 0 | City → |
Antarctica
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
🇦🇶 Rothera Station
Antarctica
|
42.0 | Rainy season | 0.3°C 17.4 rain |
$4,180 | 0 | City → |
| #2 |
🇦🇶 McMurdo Station
Antarctica
|
41.1 | Cold season | -6.5°C 2.5 rain |
$4,280 | 0 | City → |
| #3 |
🇦🇶 Palmer Station
Antarctica
|
36.5 | Rainy season | 0.9°C 20.1 rain |
$1,080 | 0 | City → |
| #4 |
🇹🇫 Port-aux-Francais
French Southern Territories
|
33.6 | Cold season | 7.1°C 15.5 rain |
$3,408 | 0 | City → |
| #5 |
🇦🇶 Villa Las Estrellas
Antarctica
|
32.0 | Rainy season | 1.2°C 19.9 rain |
$2,610 | 0 | City → |
Asia
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
🇹🇭 Kanchanaburi
Thailand
|
82.5 | Dry comfort window | 25.3°C 1.2 rain |
$1,456 | 0 | City → |
| #2 |
🇮🇳 Mysore
India
|
82.0 | Dry comfort window | 22.4°C 2.3 rain |
$1,036 | 0 | City → |
| #3 |
🇹🇭 Nan
Thailand
|
81.0 | Dry comfort window | 21.1°C 1.9 rain |
$1,205 | 0 | City → |
| #4 |
🇱🇦 Savannakhet
Laos
|
80.4 | Dry comfort window | 21.8°C 1.2 rain |
$1,112 | 0 | City → |
| #5 |
🇹🇭 Mae Hong Son
Thailand
|
79.6 | Dry comfort window | 21.7°C 2.1 rain |
$1,346 | 0 | City → |
Europe
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
🇪🇸 Los Cristianos
Spain
|
78.5 | Dry comfort window | 18.5°C 1.2 rain |
$3,056 | 0 | City → |
| #2 |
🇪🇸 Fuerteventura
Spain
|
75.3 | Shoulder season | 16.2°C 1.7 rain |
$3,501 | 0 | City → |
| #3 |
🇪🇸 Alicante
Spain
|
73.5 | Shoulder season | 12.4°C 2.3 rain |
$3,570 | 2 | City → |
| #4 |
🇪🇸 Playa del Ingles
Spain
|
72.7 | Dry comfort window | 18.6°C 2.9 rain |
$2,952 | 0 | City → |
| #5 |
🇪🇸 Lanzarote
Spain
|
72.2 | Shoulder season | 15.6°C 3.1 rain |
$2,595 | 0 | City → |
North America
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
🇲🇽 Puerto Escondido
Mexico
|
80.8 | Dry comfort window | 19.2°C 1.0 rain |
$3,535 | 0 | City → |
| #2 |
🇸🇻 Playa El Tunco
El Salvador
|
79.7 | Shoulder season | 27.4°C 1.9 rain |
$2,130 | 0 | City → |
| #3 |
🇳🇮 Popoyo
Nicaragua
|
79.3 | Shoulder season | 27.2°C 1.5 rain |
$1,321 | 0 | City → |
| #4 |
🇲🇽 San Pancho
Mexico
|
78.8 | Dry comfort window | 20.8°C 0.4 rain |
$1,534 | 0 | City → |
| #5 |
🇲🇽 Guadalajara
Mexico
|
78.7 | Shoulder season | 17.5°C 0.8 rain |
$2,506 | 0 | City → |
Oceania
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
🇦🇺 Perth
Australia
|
82.1 | Dry comfort window | 25.1°C 0.0 rain |
$5,096 | 0 | City → |
| #2 |
🇳🇿 Blenheim
New Zealand
|
73.6 | Shoulder season | 17.8°C 5.4 rain |
$2,202 | 0 | City → |
| #3 |
🇦🇺 Newcastle
Australia
|
73.5 | Shoulder season | 23.1°C 13.7 rain |
$4,610 | 0 | City → |
| #4 |
🇳🇿 Picton
New Zealand
|
72.3 | Shoulder season | 17.4°C 6.8 rain |
$3,727 | 0 | City → |
| #5 |
🇦🇺 Geelong
Australia
|
70.9 | Shoulder season | 19.6°C 6.2 rain |
$4,512 | 0 | City → |
South America
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
🇨🇱 Chillán
Chile
|
81.3 | Dry comfort window | 21.5°C 1.2 rain |
$1,922 | 0 | City → |
| #2 |
🇨🇱 Iquique
Chile
|
79.5 | Dry comfort window | 21.6°C 0.0 rain |
$2,464 | 0 | City → |
| #3 |
🇦🇷 Buenos Aires
Argentina
|
78.5 | Shoulder season | 25.0°C 7.9 rain |
$1,746 | 0 | City → |
| #4 |
🇵🇪 Lima
Peru
|
77.2 | Dry comfort window | 21.6°C 1.9 rain |
$2,277 | 0 | City → |
| #5 |
🇺🇾 Salto
Uruguay
|
77.2 | Shoulder season | 26.7°C 6.8 rain |
$2,626 | 0 | City → |
EVENTS IN JANUARY
| Event | Place | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afterwork Digital Nomad & Remote Worker [Bi-weekly] | 🇫🇷 Montpellier | Jan 1 | View → |
| Afterwork Digital Nomad & Remote Worker [Bi-weekly] | 🇫🇷 Montpellier | Jan 15 | View → |
| AWD - After Work Drinks | 🇪🇸 Alicante | Jan 22 | View → |
| The Sunday afternoon Socialise conversation at the Fire...... | 🇨🇭 Zurich | Jan 24 | View → |
| Afterwork Digital Nomad & Remote Worker [Bi-weekly] | 🇫🇷 Montpellier | Jan 29 | View → |
| AWD - After Work Drinks | 🇪🇸 Alicante | Jan 29 | View → |