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Best places for digital nomads in January

Find the best digital nomad destinations in January, ranked by seasonal weather, cost, events, hub activity, and air quality.

Destinations

3169 cities scored for 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 AR Buenos Aires Argentina 83 Shoulder season 25.0°C 7.9 rain days $1,746 0 City
#3 IN Bangalore India 81 Dry comfort window 21.1°C 2.1 rain days $1,693 0 City
#4 KH Siem Reap Cambodia 79 Dry comfort window 25.2°C 1.5 rain days $1,287 0 City
#5 TH Chiang Mai Thailand 79 Dry comfort window 21.6°C 3.5 rain days $2,041 0 City
#6 KH Phnom Penh Cambodia 78 Dry comfort window 26.3°C 2.1 rain days $1,629 0 City
#7 IN Goa India 77 Dry comfort window 25.5°C 1.9 rain days $1,479 0 City
#8 EG Dahab Egypt 77 Dry comfort window 18.9°C 1.0 rain days $1,292 0 City
#9 TH Chon Buri Thailand 77 Dry comfort window 26.2°C 1.4 rain days $1,663 0 City
#10 ZA Cape Town South Africa 77 Dry comfort window 21.1°C 2.9 rain days $2,991 0 City
#11 VN Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam 77 Dry comfort window 26.7°C 3.9 rain days $2,301 0 City
#12 CO Santa Marta Colombia 76 Shoulder season 27.4°C 2.5 rain days $2,204 0 City
#13 AR Mendoza Argentina 76 Shoulder season 25.7°C 5.4 rain days $1,432 0 City
#14 IN Mysore India 76 Dry comfort window 22.4°C 2.3 rain days $1,036 0 City
#15 CL Santiago Chile 76 Dry comfort window 21.7°C 0.6 rain days $2,633 0 City
#16 MX Puerto Vallarta Mexico 76 Dry comfort window 21.1°C 1.0 rain days $2,368 0 City
#17 IN Mumbai India 76 Dry comfort window 23.9°C 0.4 rain days $2,008 0 City
#18 TH Udon Thani Thailand 76 Dry comfort window 21.8°C 1.4 rain days $1,207 0 City
#19 IN Calangute India 76 Dry comfort window 25.6°C 1.7 rain days $866 0 City
#20 TH Pattaya Thailand 75 Dry comfort window 26.1°C 4.3 rain days $2,038 0 City
#21 PE Lima Peru 75 Dry comfort window 21.6°C 1.9 rain days $2,277 0 City
#22 TH Kanchanaburi Thailand 75 Dry comfort window 25.3°C 1.2 rain days $1,456 0 City
#23 TH Hua Hin Thailand 75 Dry comfort window 25.8°C 1.9 rain days $1,989 0 City
#24 IN Nagpur India 75 Dry comfort window 21.4°C 1.7 rain days $903 0 City
#25 UY Montevideo Uruguay 74 Shoulder season 23.1°C 7.7 rain days $3,023 0 City
#26 VN Mui Ne Vietnam 74 Dry comfort window 25.2°C 2.1 rain days $1,324 0 City
#27 TH Lampang Thailand 74 Dry comfort window 22.4°C 2.1 rain days $1,022 0 City
#28 CR Liberia Costa Rica 74 Dry comfort window 26.7°C 2.5 rain days $1,697 0 City
#29 TH Khon Kaen Thailand 74 Dry comfort window 22.6°C 1.2 rain days $1,441 0 City
#30 IN Ahmedabad India 74 Dry comfort window 20.3°C 0.4 rain days $1,166 0 City
#31 IN Panaji India 74 Dry comfort window 25.8°C 1.9 rain days $1,522 0 City
#32 IN Pune India 74 Dry comfort window 22.0°C 1.5 rain days $1,431 0 City
#33 IN Anjuna India 74 Dry comfort window 25.7°C 1.7 rain days $1,679 0 City
#34 IN Margao India 74 Dry comfort window 25.4°C 2.1 rain days $1,423 0 City
#35 IN Arambol India 74 Dry comfort window 25.5°C 1.7 rain days $1,453 0 City
#36 IN Diu India 74 Dry comfort window 22.2°C 0.2 rain days $489 0 City
#37 KH Kampot Cambodia 74 Shoulder season 24.7°C 7.4 rain days $1,248 0 City
#38 OM Muscat Oman 74 Dry comfort window 21.3°C 1.4 rain days $2,453 0 City
#39 MX Cabo San Lucas Mexico 74 Dry comfort window 20.5°C 0.4 rain days $2,989 0 City
#40 IN Palolem India 74 Dry comfort window 26.0°C 1.9 rain days $1,677 0 City
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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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