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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1361 |
🇸🇰 Banska Bystrica
Slovakia
|
51.0 | Cold season | 0.6°C 11.6 rain |
$1,845 | 0 | City → |
| #1362 |
🇷🇸 Niš
Serbia
|
50.9 | Cold season | 2.3°C 9.9 rain |
$1,943 | 0 | City → |
| #1363 |
🇪🇸 Bilbao
Spain
|
50.9 | Cold season | 8.8°C 14.5 rain |
$3,917 | 0 | City → |
| #1364 |
🇭🇷 Zagreb
Croatia
|
50.9 | Cold season | 2.4°C 10.1 rain |
$2,793 | 0 | City → |
| #1365 |
🇪🇸 Santiago de Compostela
Spain
|
50.9 | Cold season | 8.5°C 13.9 rain |
$2,958 | 0 | City → |
| #1366 |
🇦🇫 Mazar-i-Sharif
Afghanistan
|
50.8 | Cold season | 3.8°C 6.0 rain |
$1,066 | 0 | City → |
| #1367 |
🇨🇳 Anji
China
|
50.8 | Cold season | 6.8°C 9.7 rain |
$1,606 | 0 | City → |
| #1368 |
🇮🇹 Genoa
Italy
|
50.8 | Cold season | 7.7°C 11.6 rain |
$3,608 | 0 | City → |
| #1369 |
🇨🇦 Quebec City
Canada
|
50.7 | Cold season | -9.9°C 9.9 rain |
$3,255 | 0 | City → |
| #1370 |
🇦🇱 Permet
Albania
|
50.7 | Cold season | 7.3°C 12.2 rain |
$1,352 | 0 | City → |
| #1371 |
🇲🇪 Podgorica
Montenegro
|
50.7 | Cold season | 6.6°C 13.5 rain |
$2,209 | 0 | City → |
| #1372 |
🇨🇦 Lunenburg
Canada
|
50.7 | Cold season | -1.6°C 11.4 rain |
$2,669 | 0 | City → |
| #1373 |
🇲🇩 Tiraspol
Moldova
|
50.7 | Cold season | 1.2°C 6.6 rain |
$1,638 | 0 | City → |
| #1374 |
🇬🇷 Lesbos
Greece
|
50.6 | Cold season | 6.6°C 11.8 rain |
$2,076 | 0 | City → |
| #1375 |
🇩🇪 Tübingen
Germany
|
50.6 | Cold season | 2.0°C 11.8 rain |
$3,361 | 0 | City → |
| #1376 |
🇧🇬 Sozopol
Bulgaria
|
50.6 | Cold season | 6.1°C 8.3 rain |
$2,182 | 0 | City → |
| #1377 |
🇺🇸 Cincinnati
United States
|
50.6 | Cold season | -0.5°C 10.5 rain |
$3,510 | 0 | City → |
| #1378 |
🇨🇦 Ottawa
Canada
|
50.6 | Cold season | -8.1°C 8.9 rain |
$4,348 | 0 | City → |
| #1379 |
🇪🇸 La Laguna
Spain
|
50.5 | Cold season | 3.6°C 13.0 rain |
$2,681 | 0 | City → |
| #1380 |
🇽🇰 Peja
Kosovo
|
50.4 | Cold season | 3.1°C 12.8 rain |
$1,119 | 0 | City → |
| #1381 |
🇺🇦 Ivano-Frankivsk
Ukraine
|
50.4 | Cold season | 0.6°C 10.6 rain |
$1,310 | 0 | City → |
| #1382 |
🇨🇦 Kingston
Canada
|
50.4 | Cold season | -4.9°C 10.8 rain |
$2,645 | 0 | City → |
| #1383 |
🇫🇷 Bayonne
France
|
50.4 | Cold season | 8.3°C 13.0 rain |
$3,229 | 0 | City → |
| #1384 |
🇮🇹 Siena
Italy
|
50.4 | Cold season | 5.9°C 9.5 rain |
$3,275 | 0 | City → |
| #1385 |
🇳🇱 Delft
Netherlands
|
50.4 | Cold season | 4.7°C 14.1 rain |
$3,331 | 0 | City → |
| #1386 |
🇦🇹 Salzburg
Austria
|
50.4 | Cold season | 1.1°C 14.3 rain |
$4,194 | 0 | City → |
| #1387 |
🇭🇷 Vodice
Croatia
|
50.3 | Cold season | 2.3°C 10.8 rain |
$2,295 | 0 | City → |
| #1388 |
🇨🇦 Burlington
Canada
|
50.3 | Cold season | -2.5°C 8.7 rain |
$4,381 | 0 | City → |
| #1389 |
🇯🇵 Yakushima
Japan
|
50.2 | Shoulder season | 11.0°C 15.7 rain |
$2,122 | 0 | City → |
| #1390 |
🇷🇴 Bran
Romania
|
50.2 | Cold season | -0.8°C 13.0 rain |
$1,613 | 0 | City → |
| #1391 |
🇦🇱 Dhermi
Albania
|
50.1 | Cold season | 8.6°C 15.7 rain |
$2,691 | 0 | City → |
| #1392 |
🇨🇦 Windsor
Canada
|
50.1 | Cold season | -3.1°C 10.3 rain |
$2,501 | 0 | City → |
| #1393 |
🇫🇷 Toulouse
France
|
50.1 | Cold season | 5.3°C 10.3 rain |
$3,328 | 0 | City → |
| #1394 |
🇭🇷 Osijek
Croatia
|
50.0 | Cold season | 3.1°C 10.3 rain |
$1,399 | 0 | City → |
| #1395 |
🇫🇷 Bordeaux
France
|
50.0 | Cold season | 6.3°C 11.2 rain |
$4,067 | 0 | City → |
| #1396 |
🇺🇸 Indianapolis
United States
|
50.0 | Cold season | -1.7°C 9.3 rain |
$3,630 | 0 | City → |
| #1397 |
🇭🇷 Varaždin
Croatia
|
50.0 | Cold season | 2.5°C 8.9 rain |
$2,151 | 0 | City → |
| #1398 |
🇪🇸 Lugo
Spain
|
50.0 | Cold season | 6.3°C 12.2 rain |
$2,475 | 0 | City → |
| #1399 |
🇧🇬 Tsarevo
Bulgaria
|
49.9 | Cold season | 6.4°C 9.7 rain |
$1,887 | 0 | City → |
| #1400 |
🇭🇺 Balatonfured
Hungary
|
49.9 | Cold season | 2.9°C 10.5 rain |
$1,966 | 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 → |