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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1961 |
🇬🇧 York
United Kingdom
|
49.3 | Cold season | 3.8°C 10.3 rain |
$4,230 | 0 | City → |
| #1962 |
🇫🇷 Caen
France
|
49.3 | Cold season | 5.4°C 14.3 rain |
$3,172 | 0 | City → |
| #1963 |
🇺🇸 Missoula
United States
|
49.3 | Cold season | -3.7°C 8.7 rain |
$2,830 | 0 | City → |
| #1964 |
🇮🇶 Sulaymaniyah
Iraq
|
49.3 | Cold season | 4.2°C 8.3 rain |
$2,336 | 0 | City → |
| #1965 |
🇫🇷 Saint-Jean-de-Luz
France
|
49.3 | Cold season | 8.4°C 13.2 rain |
$3,761 | 0 | City → |
| #1966 |
🇫🇷 Colmar
France
|
49.3 | Cold season | 2.9°C 11.6 rain |
$3,806 | 0 | City → |
| #1967 |
🇬🇧 Cardiff
United Kingdom
|
49.3 | Cold season | 4.9°C 12.4 rain |
$3,823 | 0 | City → |
| #1968 |
🇨🇿 Cesky Krumlov
Czech Republic
|
49.2 | Cold season | 0.7°C 12.4 rain |
$1,682 | 0 | City → |
| #1969 |
🇱🇹 Vilnius
Lithuania
|
49.2 | Cold season | -2.0°C 13.9 rain |
$2,301 | 0 | City → |
| #1970 |
🇨🇦 Oshawa
Canada
|
49.2 | Cold season | -3.7°C 9.9 rain |
$3,849 | 0 | City → |
| #1971 |
🇹🇷 Amasra
Turkey
|
49.2 | Cold season | 7.7°C 14.3 rain |
$1,583 | 0 | City → |
| #1972 |
🇬🇧 Belfast
United Kingdom
|
49.2 | Cold season | 4.7°C 10.3 rain |
$3,681 | 0 | City → |
| #1973 |
🇮🇪 Derry
Ireland
|
49.2 | Cold season | 4.5°C 10.8 rain |
$2,406 | 0 | City → |
| #1974 |
🇨🇿 Zlin
Czech Republic
|
49.1 | Cold season | 1.1°C 11.8 rain |
$2,584 | 0 | City → |
| #1975 |
🇸🇮 Celje
Slovenia
|
49.1 | Cold season | 2.2°C 8.3 rain |
$2,770 | 0 | City → |
| #1976 |
🇫🇷 Bordeaux
France
|
49.1 | Cold season | 6.3°C 11.2 rain |
$4,067 | 0 | City → |
| #1977 |
🇫🇷 Poitiers
France
|
49.1 | Cold season | 5.0°C 11.4 rain |
$2,842 | 0 | City → |
| #1978 |
🇧🇦 Tuzla
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
49.1 | Cold season | 2.3°C 9.7 rain |
$1,124 | 0 | City → |
| #1979 |
🇺🇸 Burlington
United States
|
49.1 | Cold season | -5.1°C 11.6 rain |
$5,060 | 0 | City → |
| #1980 |
🇮🇹 Ollolai
Italy
|
49.1 | Cold season | 5.1°C 13.7 rain |
$1,998 | 0 | City → |
| #1981 |
🇭🇺 Nyíregyháza
Hungary
|
49.1 | Cold season | 1.5°C 10.1 rain |
$2,154 | 0 | City → |
| #1982 |
🇩🇪 Augsburg
Germany
|
49.1 | Cold season | 1.2°C 10.5 rain |
$3,505 | 0 | City → |
| #1983 |
🇩🇪 Ulm
Germany
|
49.1 | Cold season | 0.9°C 10.5 rain |
$3,572 | 0 | City → |
| #1984 |
🇬🇧 Chester
United Kingdom
|
49.1 | Cold season | 4.5°C 12.2 rain |
$3,804 | 0 | City → |
| #1985 |
🇬🇧 Sheffield
United Kingdom
|
49.0 | Cold season | 4.0°C 9.9 rain |
$3,943 | 0 | City → |
| #1986 |
🇬🇧 Nottingham
United Kingdom
|
49.0 | Cold season | 3.9°C 9.5 rain |
$4,097 | 0 | City → |
| #1987 |
🇰🇿 Pavlodar
Kazakhstan
|
49.0 | Cold season | -13.1°C 6.2 rain |
$1,649 | 0 | City → |
| #1988 |
🇸🇰 Trencin
Slovakia
|
49.0 | Cold season | 0.8°C 11.8 rain |
$1,765 | 0 | City → |
| #1989 |
🇭🇺 Heviz
Hungary
|
49.0 | Cold season | 2.3°C 9.5 rain |
$1,918 | 0 | City → |
| #1990 |
🇬🇧 Leicester
United Kingdom
|
49.0 | Cold season | 3.7°C 9.7 rain |
$3,480 | 0 | City → |
| #1991 |
🇬🇧 Bristol
United Kingdom
|
49.0 | Cold season | 4.5°C 11.6 rain |
$4,877 | 0 | City → |
| #1992 |
🇬🇱 Ilulissat
Greenland
|
49.0 | Cold season | -11.9°C 6.2 rain |
$3,598 | 0 | City → |
| #1993 |
🇸🇮 Bovec
Slovenia
|
48.9 | Cold season | 1.9°C 10.5 rain |
$2,872 | 0 | City → |
| #1994 |
🇸🇮 Postojna
Slovenia
|
48.9 | Cold season | 1.4°C 12.8 rain |
$2,969 | 0 | City → |
| #1995 |
🇬🇧 Reading
United Kingdom
|
48.9 | Cold season | 4.4°C 10.3 rain |
$3,172 | 0 | City → |
| #1996 |
🇫🇷 Hossegor
France
|
48.9 | Cold season | 8.0°C 12.8 rain |
$3,195 | 0 | City → |
| #1997 |
🇪🇪 Tartu
Estonia
|
48.9 | Cold season | -3.2°C 13.9 rain |
$2,764 | 0 | City → |
| #1998 |
🇭🇺 Miskolc
Hungary
|
48.9 | Cold season | 1.2°C 8.1 rain |
$2,326 | 0 | City → |
| #1999 |
🇮🇪 Dublin
Ireland
|
48.9 | Cold season | 5.8°C 11.2 rain |
$6,193 | 0 | City → |
| #2000 |
🇨🇦 Kelowna
Canada
|
48.8 | Cold season | -0.3°C 10.1 rain |
$3,874 | 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 |
🇨🇻 Sal
Cape Verde
|
80.4 | Dry comfort window | 22.8°C 0.2 rain |
$2,217 | 0 | City → |
| #3 |
🇿🇦 Cape Town
South Africa
|
80.1 | Dry comfort window | 21.1°C 2.9 rain |
$2,991 | 0 | City → |
| #4 |
🇪🇹 Bahir Dar
Ethiopia
|
79.8 | Dry comfort window | 19.6°C 0.0 rain |
$1,036 | 0 | City → |
| #5 |
🇿🇦 Stellenbosch
South Africa
|
79.7 | Dry comfort window | 23.0°C 2.7 rain |
$2,773 | 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 |
🇦🇶 Port Lockroy
Antarctica
|
41.4 | Rainy season | 0.4°C 17.6 rain |
$7,300 | 0 | City → |
| #4 |
🇬🇸 Grytviken
South Georgia
|
40.0 | Rainy season | 4.7°C 23.2 rain |
$2,985 | 0 | City → |
| #5 |
🇬🇸 King Edward Point
South Georgia
|
39.9 | Rainy season | 4.8°C 23.2 rain |
$4,190 | 0 | City → |
Asia
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
🇹🇭 Bangkok
Thailand
|
85.0 | Dry comfort window | 26.7°C 1.7 rain |
$2,263 | 0 | City → |
| #2 |
🇹🇭 Chon Buri
Thailand
|
83.1 | Dry comfort window | 26.2°C 1.4 rain |
$1,663 | 0 | City → |
| #3 |
🇮🇳 Pune
India
|
82.8 | Dry comfort window | 22.0°C 1.5 rain |
$1,431 | 0 | City → |
| #4 |
🇹🇭 Ayutthaya
Thailand
|
82.4 | Dry comfort window | 26.1°C 0.8 rain |
$1,380 | 0 | City → |
| #5 |
🇮🇳 Bangalore
India
|
82.3 | Dry comfort window | 21.1°C 2.1 rain |
$1,693 | 0 | City → |
Europe
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
🇪🇸 Maspalomas
Spain
|
80.6 | Dry comfort window | 18.7°C 2.7 rain |
$3,794 | 0 | City → |
| #2 |
🇪🇸 Costa Adeje
Spain
|
80.4 | Dry comfort window | 18.6°C 1.2 rain |
$4,177 | 0 | City → |
| #3 |
🇪🇸 Arrecife
Spain
|
78.0 | Shoulder season | 17.5°C 1.2 rain |
$3,143 | 0 | City → |
| #4 |
🇪🇸 El Cotillo
Spain
|
77.3 | Dry comfort window | 18.2°C 1.5 rain |
$3,726 | 0 | City → |
| #5 |
🇪🇸 Agaete
Spain
|
76.4 | Shoulder season | 18.7°C 5.4 rain |
$3,235 | 0 | City → |
North America
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
🇲🇽 Cabo San Lucas
Mexico
|
81.5 | Dry comfort window | 20.5°C 0.4 rain |
$2,989 | 0 | City → |
| #2 |
🇸🇻 Santa Ana
El Salvador
|
81.2 | Dry comfort window | 24.7°C 2.5 rain |
$1,560 | 0 | City → |
| #3 |
🇸🇻 San Salvador
El Salvador
|
81.0 | Dry comfort window | 24.3°C 2.3 rain |
$1,745 | 0 | City → |
| #4 |
🇲🇽 Oaxaca
Mexico
|
80.5 | Shoulder season | 17.9°C 0.6 rain |
$2,680 | 0 | City → |
| #5 |
🇲🇽 Puerto Vallarta
Mexico
|
80.4 | Dry comfort window | 21.1°C 1.0 rain |
$2,368 | 0 | City → |
Oceania
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
🇦🇺 Fremantle
Australia
|
82.4 | Dry comfort window | 24.5°C 0.6 rain |
$3,948 | 0 | City → |
| #2 |
🇦🇺 Geraldton
Australia
|
80.8 | 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 |
🇦🇺 Melbourne
Australia
|
80.2 | Shoulder season | 20.5°C 7.9 rain |
$5,328 | 0 | City → |
| #5 |
🇦🇺 Mildura
Australia
|
78.8 | Dry comfort window | 26.4°C 3.1 rain |
$4,103 | 0 | City → |
South America
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
🇦🇷 Neuquen
Argentina
|
81.1 | Dry comfort window | 25.8°C 2.5 rain |
$1,808 | 0 | City → |
| #2 |
🇵🇪 Ica
Peru
|
80.6 | Dry comfort window | 24.9°C 2.9 rain |
$1,536 | 0 | City → |
| #3 |
🇨🇱 Santiago
Chile
|
79.6 | Dry comfort window | 21.7°C 0.6 rain |
$2,633 | 0 | City → |
| #4 |
🇦🇷 Mendoza
Argentina
|
79.5 | Shoulder season | 25.7°C 5.4 rain |
$1,432 | 0 | City → |
| #5 |
🇦🇷 La Plata
Argentina
|
79.5 | Shoulder season | 24.4°C 7.9 rain |
$1,452 | 0 | City → |