BUDGET-FRIENDLY DIGITAL NOMAD CITIES IN JANUARY
Find Budget-friendly digital nomad destinations in January, ranked by seasonal weather, cost, events, hub activity, and air quality.
DESTINATIONS
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1201 |
🇵🇹 Sintra
Portugal
|
56.1 | Shoulder season | 11.0°C 10.1 rain |
$2,880 | 0 | City → |
| #1202 |
🇵🇰 Gilgit
Pakistan
|
56.1 | Cold season | 4.8°C 9.3 rain |
$402 | 0 | City → |
| #1203 |
🇹🇲 Dasoguz
Turkmenistan
|
56.1 | Cold season | -1.3°C 2.3 rain |
$757 | 0 | City → |
| #1204 |
🇪🇸 Vigo
Spain
|
56.0 | Cold season | 9.7°C 13.4 rain |
$2,537 | 0 | City → |
| #1205 |
🇮🇹 Bosa
Italy
|
56.0 | Shoulder season | 11.2°C 13.9 rain |
$3,224 | 0 | City → |
| #1206 |
🇺🇸 Sacramento
United States
|
56.0 | Cold season | 8.6°C 7.5 rain |
$4,140 | 0 | City → |
| #1207 |
🇺🇸 Destin
United States
|
56.0 | Shoulder season | 11.1°C 9.7 rain |
$3,710 | 0 | City → |
| #1208 |
🇨🇦 Canmore
Canada
|
55.9 | Cold season | -8.8°C 4.1 rain |
$3,336 | 0 | City → |
| #1209 |
🇺🇿 Namangan
Uzbekistan
|
55.9 | Cold season | 0.4°C 5.0 rain |
$1,582 | 0 | City → |
| #1210 |
🇪🇸 Córdoba
Spain
|
55.8 | Cold season | 9.3°C 8.1 rain |
$2,848 | 0 | City → |
| #1211 |
🇫🇷 Saint-Tropez
France
|
55.8 | Cold season | 8.6°C 7.4 rain |
$5,294 | 0 | City → |
| #1212 |
🇧🇴 Uyuni
Bolivia
|
55.7 | Rainy season | 10.8°C 16.3 rain |
$737 | 0 | City → |
| #1213 |
🇦🇿 Sumgayit
Azerbaijan
|
55.6 | Cold season | 5.6°C 5.2 rain |
$1,401 | 0 | City → |
| #1214 |
🇬🇷 Chios
Greece
|
55.6 | Shoulder season | 10.9°C 13.9 rain |
$2,618 | 0 | City → |
| #1215 |
🇯🇵 Naoshima
Japan
|
55.6 | Cold season | 4.5°C 4.1 rain |
$2,153 | 0 | City → |
| #1216 |
🇺🇸 Savannah
United States
|
55.5 | Cold season | 10.0°C 8.1 rain |
$4,765 | 0 | City → |
| #1217 |
🇲🇪 Tivat
Montenegro
|
55.4 | Cold season | 9.2°C 14.3 rain |
$2,429 | 0 | City → |
| #1218 |
🇲🇪 Kotor
Montenegro
|
55.4 | Cold season | 9.2°C 14.3 rain |
$2,486 | 0 | City → |
| #1219 |
🇰🇬 Cholpon-Ata
Kyrgyzstan
|
55.4 | Cold season | -1.9°C 7.2 rain |
$858 | 0 | City → |
| #1220 |
🇮🇹 Bergamo
Italy
|
55.2 | Cold season | 2.9°C 7.9 rain |
$3,489 | 0 | City → |
| #1221 |
🇦🇹 Graz
Austria
|
55.2 | Cold season | 0.8°C 7.4 rain |
$3,203 | 0 | City → |
| #1222 |
🇨🇦 Edmonton
Canada
|
55.1 | Cold season | -9.5°C 7.0 rain |
$3,262 | 0 | City → |
| #1223 |
🇦🇱 Ksamil
Albania
|
55.0 | Shoulder season | 10.1°C 13.7 rain |
$2,582 | 0 | City → |
| #1224 |
🇦🇿 Shamakhi
Azerbaijan
|
55.0 | Cold season | 0.7°C 7.0 rain |
$1,507 | 0 | City → |
| #1225 |
🇮🇹 Polignano a Mare
Italy
|
55.0 | Shoulder season | 10.5°C 10.6 rain |
$3,656 | 0 | City → |
| #1226 |
🇭🇷 Mali Losinj
Croatia
|
55.0 | Shoulder season | 10.2°C 11.8 rain |
$3,114 | 0 | City → |
| #1227 |
🇰🇬 Bishkek
Kyrgyzstan
|
54.9 | Cold season | -3.5°C 6.4 rain |
$1,679 | 0 | City → |
| #1228 |
🇮🇹 Naples
Italy
|
54.9 | Cold season | 9.5°C 12.6 rain |
$3,252 | 0 | City → |
| #1229 |
🇦🇱 Vlorë
Albania
|
54.9 | Cold season | 9.6°C 12.6 rain |
$2,780 | 0 | City → |
| #1230 |
🇹🇷 Cirali
Turkey
|
54.8 | Cold season | 3.2°C 9.5 rain |
$1,011 | 0 | City → |
| #1231 |
🇹🇲 Turkmenbashi
Turkmenistan
|
54.7 | Cold season | 4.3°C 2.9 rain |
$3,642 | 0 | City → |
| #1232 |
🇹🇯 Qurghonteppa
Tajikistan
|
54.7 | Cold season | 3.8°C 6.0 rain |
$1,248 | 0 | City → |
| #1233 |
🇲🇩 Chișinău
Moldova
|
54.6 | Cold season | 1.1°C 6.0 rain |
$2,661 | 0 | City → |
| #1234 |
🇬🇷 Corfu
Greece
|
54.6 | Shoulder season | 11.7°C 15.3 rain |
$3,148 | 0 | City → |
| #1235 |
🇹🇷 Selcuk
Turkey
|
54.6 | Cold season | 9.1°C 11.8 rain |
$707 | 0 | City → |
| #1236 |
🇨🇳 Wenzhou
China
|
54.6 | Cold season | 8.6°C 6.0 rain |
$1,693 | 0 | City → |
| #1237 |
🇦🇱 Tirana
Albania
|
54.6 | Cold season | 7.5°C 12.6 rain |
$3,099 | 0 | City → |
| #1238 |
🇺🇸 Madison
United States
|
54.5 | Cold season | -6.2°C 7.0 rain |
$3,690 | 0 | City → |
| #1239 |
🇯🇵 Fukuoka
Japan
|
54.5 | Cold season | 2.4°C 10.1 rain |
$2,104 | 0 | City → |
| #1240 |
🇧🇬 Nessebar
Bulgaria
|
54.5 | Cold season | 5.6°C 7.9 rain |
$1,315 | 0 | City → |
BEST BY REGION
Africa
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
🇿🇦 Oudtshoorn
South Africa
|
80.6 | Dry comfort window | 24.4°C 2.5 rain |
$1,417 | 0 | City → |
| #2 |
🇸🇳 Palmarin
Senegal
|
79.9 | Dry comfort window | 25.0°C 0.0 rain |
$1,909 | 0 | City → |
| #3 |
🇸🇳 Saly
Senegal
|
79.6 | Dry comfort window | 25.6°C 0.0 rain |
$2,126 | 0 | City → |
| #4 |
🇨🇻 Sal
Cape Verde
|
79.5 | Dry comfort window | 22.8°C 0.2 rain |
$2,217 | 0 | City → |
| #5 |
🇪🇬 Dahab
Egypt
|
79.4 | Dry comfort window | 18.9°C 1.0 rain |
$1,292 | 0 | City → |
Antarctica
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
🇦🇶 McMurdo Station
Antarctica
|
52.7 | Cold season | -6.5°C 2.5 rain |
$4,280 | 0 | City → |
| #2 |
🇹🇫 Port-aux-Francais
French Southern Territories
|
44.0 | Cold season | 7.1°C 15.5 rain |
$3,408 | 0 | City → |
| #3 |
🇦🇶 Villa Las Estrellas
Antarctica
|
39.7 | Rainy season | 1.2°C 19.9 rain |
$2,610 | 0 | City → |
Asia
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
🇹🇭 Bangkok
Thailand
|
84.5 | Dry comfort window | 26.7°C 1.7 rain |
$2,263 | 0 | City → |
| #2 |
🇮🇳 Pune
India
|
82.8 | Dry comfort window | 22.0°C 1.5 rain |
$1,431 | 0 | City → |
| #3 |
🇮🇳 Goa
India
|
82.4 | Dry comfort window | 25.5°C 1.9 rain |
$1,479 | 0 | City → |
| #4 |
🇮🇳 Bangalore
India
|
82.3 | Dry comfort window | 21.1°C 2.1 rain |
$1,693 | 0 | City → |
| #5 |
🇹🇭 Ayutthaya
Thailand
|
81.5 | Dry comfort window | 26.1°C 0.8 rain |
$1,380 | 0 | City → |
Europe
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
🇪🇸 Maspalomas
Spain
|
81.5 | Dry comfort window | 18.7°C 2.7 rain |
$3,794 | 0 | City → |
| #2 |
🇪🇸 El Cotillo
Spain
|
78.2 | Dry comfort window | 18.2°C 1.5 rain |
$3,726 | 0 | City → |
| #3 |
🇪🇸 Arrecife
Spain
|
78.0 | Shoulder season | 17.5°C 1.2 rain |
$3,143 | 0 | City → |
| #4 |
🇪🇸 Agaete
Spain
|
77.3 | Shoulder season | 18.7°C 5.4 rain |
$3,235 | 0 | City → |
| #5 |
🇪🇸 Telde
Spain
|
76.5 | Shoulder season | 17.5°C 4.8 rain |
$2,946 | 0 | City → |
North America
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
🇸🇻 San Salvador
El Salvador
|
81.0 | Dry comfort window | 24.3°C 2.3 rain |
$1,745 | 0 | City → |
| #2 |
🇲🇽 Zihuatanejo
Mexico
|
80.8 | Dry comfort window | 25.9°C 1.4 rain |
$1,700 | 0 | City → |
| #3 |
🇸🇻 La Libertad
El Salvador
|
80.7 | Shoulder season | 27.2°C 2.7 rain |
$2,600 | 0 | City → |
| #4 |
🇲🇽 Cabo San Lucas
Mexico
|
80.6 | Dry comfort window | 20.5°C 0.4 rain |
$2,989 | 0 | City → |
| #5 |
🇲🇽 Oaxaca
Mexico
|
80.5 | Shoulder season | 17.9°C 0.6 rain |
$2,680 | 0 | City → |
Oceania
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
🇦🇺 Fremantle
Australia
|
82.9 | Dry comfort window | 24.5°C 0.6 rain |
$3,948 | 0 | City → |
| #2 |
🇦🇺 Geraldton
Australia
|
81.3 | Dry comfort window | 26.1°C 0.4 rain |
$4,226 | 0 | City → |
| #3 |
🇦🇺 Margaret River
Australia
|
80.4 | Dry comfort window | 20.7°C 2.3 rain |
$3,437 | 0 | City → |
| #4 |
🇦🇺 Mildura
Australia
|
78.3 | Dry comfort window | 26.4°C 3.1 rain |
$4,103 | 0 | City → |
| #5 |
🇦🇺 Launceston
Australia
|
76.4 | Shoulder season | 18.6°C 7.7 rain |
$4,065 | 0 | City → |
South America
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
🇵🇪 Ica
Peru
|
80.6 | Dry comfort window | 24.9°C 2.9 rain |
$1,536 | 0 | City → |
| #2 |
🇨🇱 Santiago
Chile
|
80.4 | Dry comfort window | 21.7°C 0.6 rain |
$2,633 | 0 | City → |
| #3 |
🇦🇷 Buenos Aires
Argentina
|
79.8 | Shoulder season | 25.0°C 7.9 rain |
$1,746 | 0 | City → |
| #4 |
🇦🇷 La Plata
Argentina
|
79.0 | Shoulder season | 24.4°C 7.9 rain |
$1,452 | 0 | City → |
| #5 |
🇵🇪 Paracas
Peru
|
78.2 | Dry comfort window | 23.6°C 0.0 rain |
$1,014 | 0 | City → |