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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1241 |
🇺🇸 Philadelphia
United States
|
54.5 | Cold season | 1.1°C 9.3 rain |
$3,700 | 0 | City → |
| #1242 |
🇧🇴 Oruro
Bolivia
|
54.4 | Rainy season | 10.7°C 20.3 rain |
$1,389 | 0 | City → |
| #1243 |
🇷🇴 Piatra Neamt
Romania
|
54.3 | Cold season | 0.5°C 7.5 rain |
$1,274 | 0 | City → |
| #1244 |
🇺🇦 Chernivtsi
Ukraine
|
54.3 | Cold season | 0.6°C 7.5 rain |
$1,346 | 0 | City → |
| #1245 |
🇭🇷 Dubrovnik
Croatia
|
54.3 | Cold season | 8.2°C 13.5 rain |
$3,030 | 0 | City → |
| #1246 |
🇯🇵 Sendai
Japan
|
54.2 | Cold season | 1.0°C 11.0 rain |
$2,013 | 0 | City → |
| #1247 |
🇨🇭 Lugano
Switzerland
|
54.2 | Cold season | 4.9°C 8.9 rain |
$7,230 | 0 | City → |
| #1248 |
🇭🇷 Zadar
Croatia
|
54.2 | Cold season | 7.3°C 10.6 rain |
$2,857 | 0 | City → |
| #1249 |
🇧🇹 Bumthang
Bhutan
|
54.2 | Cold season | -5.4°C 9.5 rain |
$388 | 0 | City → |
| #1250 |
🇲🇪 Herceg Novi
Montenegro
|
54.1 | Cold season | 8.6°C 14.3 rain |
$1,989 | 0 | City → |
| #1251 |
🇭🇷 Novalja
Croatia
|
54.1 | Cold season | 7.6°C 13.5 rain |
$2,699 | 0 | City → |
| #1252 |
🇹🇯 Bokhtar
Tajikistan
|
54.1 | Cold season | 3.8°C 6.0 rain |
$1,512 | 0 | City → |
| #1253 |
🇺🇸 Richmond
United States
|
54.0 | Cold season | 3.7°C 8.9 rain |
$4,085 | 0 | City → |
| #1254 |
🇺🇸 Kauai
United States
|
54.0 | Rainy season | 11.5°C 17.8 rain |
$5,800 | 0 | City → |
| #1255 |
🇬🇷 Preveza
Greece
|
54.0 | Shoulder season | 10.8°C 15.1 rain |
$2,595 | 0 | City → |
| #1256 |
🇮🇷 Sari
Iran
|
54.0 | Cold season | 7.5°C 5.8 rain |
$384 | 0 | City → |
| #1257 |
🇭🇺 Budapest
Hungary
|
54.0 | Cold season | 2.0°C 7.7 rain |
$2,865 | 0 | City → |
| #1258 |
🇧🇬 Stara Zagora
Bulgaria
|
54.0 | Cold season | 2.9°C 8.1 rain |
$1,858 | 0 | City → |
| #1259 |
🇧🇬 Veliko Tarnovo
Bulgaria
|
53.9 | Cold season | 3.6°C 8.5 rain |
$1,619 | 0 | City → |
| #1260 |
🇵🇹 Carvoeiro
Portugal
|
53.9 | Cold season | 9.4°C 12.8 rain |
$3,610 | 0 | City → |
| #1261 |
🇹🇷 Trabzon
Turkey
|
53.8 | Cold season | 2.2°C 11.0 rain |
$2,176 | 0 | City → |
| #1262 |
🇷🇴 Galați
Romania
|
53.7 | Cold season | 2.5°C 6.8 rain |
$1,549 | 0 | City → |
| #1263 |
🇵🇹 Guimarães
Portugal
|
53.7 | Cold season | 8.3°C 11.4 rain |
$3,044 | 0 | City → |
| #1264 |
🇺🇸 Baltimore
United States
|
53.6 | Cold season | 1.5°C 8.9 rain |
$4,135 | 0 | City → |
| #1265 |
🇺🇸 Columbia
United States
|
53.6 | Cold season | 7.5°C 9.9 rain |
$2,970 | 0 | City → |
| #1266 |
🇬🇷 Delphi
Greece
|
53.6 | Cold season | 5.9°C 10.8 rain |
$2,634 | 0 | City → |
| #1267 |
🇵🇰 Hunza
Pakistan
|
53.6 | Cold season | -23.3°C 9.7 rain |
$708 | 0 | City → |
| #1268 |
🇭🇷 Cres
Croatia
|
53.5 | Cold season | 8.5°C 11.8 rain |
$2,906 | 0 | City → |
| #1269 |
🇷🇴 Sinaia
Romania
|
53.4 | Cold season | 0.0°C 9.3 rain |
$2,028 | 0 | City → |
| #1270 |
🇲🇩 Chisinau
Moldova
|
53.4 | Cold season | 1.1°C 6.0 rain |
$2,594 | 0 | City → |
| #1271 |
🇦🇱 Durrës
Albania
|
53.4 | Cold season | 8.6°C 12.8 rain |
$2,176 | 0 | City → |
| #1272 |
🇭🇷 Cavtat
Croatia
|
53.4 | Cold season | 8.3°C 13.5 rain |
$3,195 | 0 | City → |
| #1273 |
🇺🇸 Duluth
United States
|
53.4 | Cold season | -9.3°C 5.8 rain |
$3,190 | 0 | City → |
| #1274 |
🇨🇱 Puerto Natales
Chile
|
53.4 | Rainy season | 11.4°C 16.8 rain |
$1,448 | 0 | City → |
| #1275 |
🇦🇩 Canillo
Andorra
|
53.4 | Cold season | -4.2°C 10.8 rain |
$2,463 | 0 | City → |
| #1276 |
🇹🇲 Ashgabat
Turkmenistan
|
53.3 | Cold season | 4.4°C 3.5 rain |
$4,803 | 0 | City → |
| #1277 |
🇧🇹 Thimphu
Bhutan
|
53.3 | Cold season | 4.7°C 13.9 rain |
$1,826 | 0 | City → |
| #1278 |
🇺🇸 Milwaukee
United States
|
53.2 | Cold season | -4.7°C 6.8 rain |
$3,690 | 0 | City → |
| #1279 |
🇹🇯 Panjakent
Tajikistan
|
53.2 | Cold season | 2.0°C 8.1 rain |
$825 | 0 | City → |
| #1280 |
🇯🇵 Nara
Japan
|
53.2 | Cold season | 3.8°C 8.7 rain |
$1,680 | 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 → |