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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
#1401 CN Chengdu China 47 Cold season 6.9°C 4.8 rain days $2,034 0 City
#1402 RS Subotica Serbia 39 Cold season 2.7°C 8.5 rain days $2,034 0 City
#1403 EG Cairo Egypt 68 Shoulder season 14.9°C 0.8 rain days $2,035 0 City
#1404 SH Edinburgh of the Seven Seas Saint Helena 52 Shoulder season 18.3°C 15.5 rain days $2,035 0 City
#1405 MA Tamraght Morocco 70 Shoulder season 17.6°C 1.2 rain days $2,036 0 City
#1406 CN Nanjing China 62 Shoulder season 14.1°C 3.7 rain days $2,036 0 City
#1407 GT Quetzaltenango Guatemala 50 Shoulder season 12.0°C 14.5 rain days $2,036 0 City
#1408 TH Pattaya Thailand 75 Dry comfort window 26.1°C 4.3 rain days $2,038 0 City
#1409 PH Manila Philippines 72 Shoulder season 25.9°C 12.2 rain days $2,039 0 City
#1410 TH Chiang Mai Thailand 79 Dry comfort window 21.6°C 3.5 rain days $2,041 0 City
#1411 HT Jacmel Haiti 63 Dry comfort window 25.6°C 4.3 rain days $2,042 0 City
#1412 MS Little Bay Montserrat 59 Shoulder season 25.6°C 12.6 rain days $2,043 0 City
#1413 JP Naha Japan 61 Shoulder season 17.1°C 9.3 rain days $2,044 0 City
#1414 MY Putrajaya Malaysia 59 Rainy season 25.8°C 22.8 rain days $2,044 0 City
#1415 CN Wuhan China 46 Cold season 6.0°C 6.2 rain days $2,044 0 City
#1416 CV Mindelo Cape Verde 72 Dry comfort window 22.7°C 1.0 rain days $2,046 0 City
#1417 AM Gyumri Armenia 49 Cold season -5.1°C 3.5 rain days $2,047 0 City
#1418 GD Grenville Grenada 57 Rainy season 25.8°C 20.7 rain days $2,048 0 City
#1419 KZ Shymkent Kazakhstan 48 Cold season 0.1°C 7.5 rain days $2,050 0 City
#1420 TV Funafuti Tuvalu 53 Rainy season 28.1°C 19.7 rain days $2,052 0 City
#1421 CR Quepos Costa Rica 70 Dry comfort window 25.9°C 5.0 rain days $2,056 0 City
#1422 MO Coloane Macau 61 Shoulder season 16.3°C 3.9 rain days $2,057 0 City
#1423 BZ Orange Walk Belize 59 Shoulder season 23.6°C 14.7 rain days $2,060 0 City
#1424 ZA Nelspruit South Africa 57 Rainy season 22.9°C 17.2 rain days $2,061 0 City
#1425 SV Concepcion de Ataco El Salvador 65 Dry comfort window 19.7°C 4.8 rain days $2,065 0 City
#1426 PY Fernando de la Mora Paraguay 61 Hot season 28.7°C 10.5 rain days $2,065 0 City
#1427 AL Himare Albania 46 Shoulder season 10.1°C 14.3 rain days $2,065 0 City
#1428 OM Salalah Oman 70 Dry comfort window 22.9°C 0.8 rain days $2,068 0 City
#1429 GH Takoradi Ghana 57 Shoulder season 26.7°C 15.7 rain days $2,068 0 City
#1430 RO Sibiu Romania 45 Cold season 1.2°C 9.3 rain days $2,069 0 City
#1431 PR Bayamon Puerto Rico 65 Shoulder season 24.2°C 12.0 rain days $2,070 0 City
#1432 MA Rabat Morocco 60 Shoulder season 13.5°C 6.4 rain days $2,074 0 City
#1433 HU Keszthely Hungary 39 Cold season 2.4°C 8.9 rain days $2,074 0 City
#1434 GR Lesbos Greece 42 Cold season 6.6°C 11.8 rain days $2,076 0 City
#1435 GQ Luba Equatorial Guinea 53 Rainy season 26.9°C 19.2 rain days $2,078 0 City
#1436 PY Pedro Juan Caballero Paraguay 57 Rainy season 25.3°C 16.1 rain days $2,080 0 City
#1437 KP Wonsan North Korea 47 Cold season -3.1°C 2.7 rain days $2,080 0 City
#1438 SN Mbour Senegal 67 Dry comfort window 25.5°C 0.0 rain days $2,082 0 City
#1439 ID Kuta Indonesia 63 Rainy season 26.6°C 26.1 rain days $2,084 0 City
#1440 PH Makati Philippines 67 Shoulder season 25.9°C 12.2 rain days $2,086 0 City
1,401–1,440 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
In The Fall Art Experience US San Diego Jan 14 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
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