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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
#161 UG Masaka Uganda 63 Shoulder season 21.7°C 12.0 rain days $811 0 City
#162 LK Ahangama Sri Lanka 66 Rainy season 25.3°C 21.5 rain days $813 0 City
#163 LK Mirissa Sri Lanka 64 Rainy season 25.3°C 21.9 rain days $814 0 City
#164 LS Quthing Lesotho 52 Shoulder season 14.5°C 15.9 rain days $816 0 City
#165 BW Nata Botswana 60 Rainy season 24.0°C 16.3 rain days $818 0 City
#166 KE Mtwapa Kenya 67 Shoulder season 27.7°C 8.9 rain days $820 0 City
#167 KE Naro Moru Kenya 66 Shoulder season 17.3°C 5.0 rain days $820 0 City
#168 IR Shiraz Iran 53 Cold season 6.4°C 3.1 rain days $821 0 City
#169 TK Fakaofo Tokelau 56 Rainy season 27.9°C 18.4 rain days $825 0 City
#170 TZ Bagamoyo Tanzania 61 Shoulder season 27.6°C 15.9 rain days $829 0 City
#171 NI Las Penitas Nicaragua 73 Hot season 28.4°C 2.7 rain days $830 0 City
#172 EH Bir Gandouz Western Sahara 65 Dry comfort window 20.8°C 0.4 rain days $832 0 City
#173 MZ Pemba Mozambique 59 Rainy season 26.7°C 22.1 rain days $834 0 City
#174 TR Gocek Turkey 47 Cold season 4.3°C 9.9 rain days $836 0 City
#175 AO Lubango Angola 63 Shoulder season 19.6°C 11.4 rain days $840 0 City
#176 KG Issyk-Kul Kyrgyzstan 55 Cold season -6.0°C 4.3 rain days $840 0 City
#177 PE Chivay Peru 46 Rainy season 10.1°C 26.1 rain days $840 0 City
#178 PH General Luna Philippines 64 Rainy season 25.2°C 19.2 rain days $843 0 City
#179 ID Manado Indonesia 59 Rainy season 25.6°C 28.1 rain days $846 0 City
#180 MM Pyin Oo Lwin Myanmar 64 Shoulder season 17.6°C 3.5 rain days $848 0 City
#181 ID Ternate Indonesia 59 Rainy season 26.9°C 26.3 rain days $849 0 City
#182 LK Passikudah Sri Lanka 60 Rainy season 25.8°C 18.6 rain days $850 0 City
#183 AR Villa General Belgrano Argentina 64 Rainy season 22.3°C 16.3 rain days $852 0 City
#184 CD Mbuji-Mayi Democratic Republic of the Congo 57 Shoulder season 24.2°C 15.7 rain days $854 0 City
#185 NI Jiquilillo Nicaragua 69 Shoulder season 27.9°C 1.9 rain days $857 0 City
#186 TR Patara Turkey 41 Cold season 7.0°C 10.3 rain days $857 0 City
#187 KG Cholpon-Ata Kyrgyzstan 50 Cold season -1.9°C 7.2 rain days $858 0 City
#188 LK Bentota Sri Lanka 62 Rainy season 25.3°C 19.7 rain days $859 0 City
#189 BO Coroico Bolivia 58 Rainy season 18.5°C 29.0 rain days $860 0 City
#190 GM Brikama Gambia 70 Dry comfort window 23.6°C 0.0 rain days $863 0 City
#191 IN Calangute India 76 Dry comfort window 25.6°C 1.7 rain days $866 0 City
#192 AO Namibe Angola 71 Dry comfort window 25.1°C 2.7 rain days $867 0 City
#193 VN Tam Coc Vietnam 56 Shoulder season 17.3°C 9.5 rain days $869 0 City
#194 LK Galle Sri Lanka 66 Rainy season 25.4°C 21.5 rain days $871 0 City
#195 CM Buea Cameroon 59 Rainy season 20.8°C 17.0 rain days $873 0 City
#196 PH Naga City Philippines 63 Rainy season 25.3°C 20.5 rain days $876 0 City
#197 KE Thika Kenya 66 Shoulder season 19.5°C 8.1 rain days $882 0 City
#198 LK Jaffna Sri Lanka 66 Shoulder season 25.7°C 11.6 rain days $886 0 City
#199 ET Lalibela Ethiopia 64 Shoulder season 15.5°C 1.5 rain days $889 0 City
#200 TR Alacati Turkey 52 Cold season 2.3°C 6.8 rain days $889 0 City
161–200 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
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