Nomad Watch
Notifications
Loading…
View all notifications
Log in / Join free

Budget-friendly nomad cities in January

Find Budget-friendly digital nomad destinations in January, ranked by seasonal weather, cost, events, hub activity, and air quality.

Destinations

3129 cities scored for January

Seasonal destination scores
Rank City Score Season Weather Cost Events Links
#41 IN Diu India 74 Dry comfort window 22.2°C 0.2 rain days $489 0 City
#42 EG Luxor Egypt 68 Shoulder season 16.5°C 0.4 rain days $492 0 City
#43 PK Quetta Pakistan 52 Cold season 5.4°C 4.8 rain days $495 0 City
#44 LK Sigiriya Sri Lanka 63 Rainy season 24.0°C 19.0 rain days $502 0 City
#45 ET Adama Ethiopia 72 Dry comfort window 19.7°C 0.8 rain days $505 0 City
#46 EG Siwa Oasis Egypt 62 Shoulder season 13.7°C 0.8 rain days $511 0 City
#47 PK Rawalpindi Pakistan 53 Shoulder season 10.2°C 4.3 rain days $513 0 City
#48 PK Swat Pakistan 49 Cold season 7.8°C 7.0 rain days $517 0 City
#49 ID Karimunjawa Indonesia 57 Rainy season 27.3°C 27.7 rain days $531 0 City
#50 SR Brokopondo Suriname 59 Rainy season 25.5°C 23.2 rain days $534 0 City
#51 SZ Nhlangano Eswatini 61 Rainy season 20.8°C 16.8 rain days $535 0 City
#52 MZ Lichinga Mozambique 57 Rainy season 19.9°C 27.9 rain days $535 0 City
#53 LK Trincomalee Sri Lanka 62 Rainy season 25.7°C 18.8 rain days $540 0 City
#54 BD Barisal Bangladesh 66 Dry comfort window 18.9°C 2.1 rain days $542 0 City
#55 BO Copacabana Bolivia 47 Rainy season 9.7°C 25.4 rain days $542 0 City
#56 PH Caramoan Philippines 58 Rainy season 25.3°C 23.2 rain days $543 0 City
#57 IR Yazd Iran 56 Cold season 6.3°C 2.3 rain days $547 0 City
#58 MR Rosso Mauritania 68 Dry comfort window 24.6°C 0.4 rain days $550 0 City
#59 KH Banlung Cambodia 74 Dry comfort window 24.2°C 2.1 rain days $552 0 City
#60 IR Karaj Iran 53 Cold season 2.6°C 6.0 rain days $555 0 City
#61 ID Sumba Indonesia 61 Rainy season 24.7°C 23.6 rain days $558 0 City
#62 LA Don Det Laos 73 Dry comfort window 25.2°C 1.7 rain days $560 0 City
#63 LK Kandy Sri Lanka 67 Shoulder season 23.1°C 11.0 rain days $561 0 City
#64 KG Tamga Kyrgyzstan 53 Cold season -3.1°C 6.4 rain days $566 0 City
#65 MM Hpa-An Myanmar 72 Dry comfort window 24.7°C 1.7 rain days $572 0 City
#66 IR Qeshm Iran 69 Dry comfort window 19.5°C 3.7 rain days $572 0 City
#67 KP Mount Paektu North Korea 39 Cold season -23.7°C 8.7 rain days $575 0 City
#68 MZ Beira Mozambique 58 Rainy season 27.2°C 21.5 rain days $582 0 City
#69 IN Mount Abu India 65 Shoulder season 14.4°C 1.4 rain days $583 0 City
#70 TR Safranbolu Turkey 45 Cold season 3.4°C 11.6 rain days $583 0 City
#71 EH Boujdour Western Sahara 64 Shoulder season 17.5°C 0.8 rain days $592 0 City
#72 LK Polonnaruwa Sri Lanka 62 Rainy season 24.9°C 20.3 rain days $594 0 City
#73 IN Lonavala India 72 Dry comfort window 21.6°C 2.3 rain days $599 0 City
#74 NE Dosso Niger 68 Dry comfort window 24.6°C 0.0 rain days $599 0 City
#75 TR Sinop Turkey 47 Cold season 8.1°C 11.8 rain days $599 0 City
#76 LK Weligama Sri Lanka 66 Rainy season 25.4°C 21.5 rain days $600 0 City
#77 BO Potosí Bolivia 49 Rainy season 11.0°C 17.2 rain days $600 0 City
#78 TJ Isfara Tajikistan 48 Cold season 1.9°C 4.5 rain days $604 0 City
#79 ID Banda Aceh Indonesia 62 Rainy season 26.0°C 21.5 rain days $608 0 City
#80 IN Wayanad India 71 Dry comfort window 21.8°C 4.1 rain days $609 0 City
41–80 of 3,129

Best by region

Seasonal destination scores
Rank City Score Season Weather Cost Events Links
#1 EG Dahab Egypt 77 Dry comfort window 18.9°C 1.0 rain days $1,292 0 City
#2 ZA Cape Town South Africa 77 Dry comfort window 21.1°C 2.9 rain days $2,991 0 City
#3 KE Nairobi Kenya 73 Shoulder season 19.5°C 7.7 rain days $2,739 0 City
#4 CV Praia Cape Verde 73 Dry comfort window 22.8°C 0.6 rain days $1,133 0 City
#5 EG Hurghada Egypt 73 Shoulder season 17.9°C 0.6 rain days $1,374 0 City

All of Africa in January

Seasonal destination scores
Rank City Score Season Weather Cost Events Links
#1 AQ McMurdo Station Antarctica 41 Cold season -6.5°C 2.5 rain days $4,280 0 City
#2 AQ Palmer Station Antarctica 35 Rainy season 0.9°C 20.1 rain days $1,080 0 City
#3 TF Port-aux-Francais French Southern Territories 33 Cold season 7.1°C 15.5 rain days $3,408 0 City
#4 AQ Villa Las Estrellas Antarctica 31 Rainy season 1.2°C 19.9 rain days $2,610 0 City
#5 GS Grytviken South Georgia 31 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 83 Dry comfort window 26.7°C 1.7 rain days $2,263 0 City
#2 IN Bangalore India 81 Dry comfort window 21.1°C 2.1 rain days $1,693 0 City
#3 KH Siem Reap Cambodia 79 Dry comfort window 25.2°C 1.5 rain days $1,287 0 City
#4 TH Chiang Mai Thailand 79 Dry comfort window 21.6°C 3.5 rain days $2,041 0 City
#5 KH Phnom Penh Cambodia 78 Dry comfort window 26.3°C 2.1 rain days $1,629 0 City

All of Asia in January

Seasonal destination scores
Rank City Score Season Weather Cost Events Links
#1 ES Los Cristianos Spain 70 Dry comfort window 18.5°C 1.2 rain days $3,056 0 City
#2 ES Playa del Ingles Spain 69 Dry comfort window 18.6°C 2.9 rain days $2,952 0 City
#3 ES Alicante Spain 67 Shoulder season 12.4°C 2.3 rain days $3,570 2 City
#4 ES Santa Cruz de Tenerife Spain 67 Shoulder season 17.8°C 6.4 rain days $3,172 0 City
#5 ES Maspalomas Spain 67 Dry comfort window 18.7°C 2.7 rain days $3,794 0 City

All of Europe in January

Seasonal destination scores
Rank City Score Season Weather Cost Events Links
#1 MX Puerto Vallarta Mexico 76 Dry comfort window 21.1°C 1.0 rain days $2,368 0 City
#2 CR Liberia Costa Rica 74 Dry comfort window 26.7°C 2.5 rain days $1,697 0 City
#3 MX Cabo San Lucas Mexico 74 Dry comfort window 20.5°C 0.4 rain days $2,989 0 City
#4 SV Santa Ana El Salvador 74 Dry comfort window 24.7°C 2.5 rain days $1,560 0 City
#5 MX San Pancho Mexico 74 Dry comfort window 20.8°C 0.4 rain days $1,534 0 City

All of North America in January

Seasonal destination scores
Rank City Score Season Weather Cost Events Links
#1 AU Melbourne Australia 68 Shoulder season 20.5°C 7.9 rain days $5,328 0 City
#2 AU Fremantle Australia 68 Dry comfort window 24.5°C 0.6 rain days $3,948 0 City
#3 AU Perth Australia 68 Dry comfort window 25.1°C 0.0 rain days $5,096 0 City
#4 AU Adelaide Australia 67 Dry comfort window 22.2°C 4.3 rain days $4,561 0 City
#5 AU Margaret River Australia 65 Dry comfort window 20.7°C 2.3 rain days $3,437 0 City

All of Oceania in January

Seasonal destination scores
Rank City Score Season Weather Cost Events Links
#1 AR Buenos Aires Argentina 83 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 Lima Peru 75 Dry comfort window 21.6°C 1.9 rain days $2,277 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
✪ Ultimate Frisbee ✪ - Sunday SE Stockholm Jan 3 View
Kemi in Almaty KZ Almaty Jan 3 View
Sprachencafe- let's speak German together AT Innsbruck Jan 5 View
Afterwork Digital Nomad & Remote Worker [Bi-weekly] FR Montpellier Jan 14 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 28 View
Free views Sign up free