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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
#401 SO Berbera Somalia 67 Dry comfort window 24.8°C 1.9 rain days $1,835 0 City
#402 PH La Union Philippines 67 Shoulder season 25.2°C 8.1 rain days $1,650 0 City
#403 MX Playa del Carmen Mexico 67 Shoulder season 24.2°C 12.6 rain days $3,267 0 City
#404 SN Mbour Senegal 67 Dry comfort window 25.5°C 0.0 rain days $2,082 0 City
#405 DO Sosúa Dominican Republic 67 Shoulder season 24.0°C 13.5 rain days $1,110 0 City
#406 AU Adelaide Australia 67 Dry comfort window 22.2°C 4.3 rain days $4,561 0 City
#407 NE Zinder Niger 67 Dry comfort window 19.1°C 0.0 rain days $1,046 0 City
#408 ML Ségou Mali 67 Dry comfort window 24.9°C 0.0 rain days $1,650 0 City
#409 BH Muharraq Bahrain 67 Shoulder season 17.7°C 2.7 rain days $1,928 0 City
#410 LK Kandy Sri Lanka 67 Shoulder season 23.1°C 11.0 rain days $561 0 City
#411 BF Koudougou Burkina Faso 67 Dry comfort window 25.4°C 0.0 rain days $1,620 0 City
#412 MM Hsipaw Myanmar 67 Dry comfort window 19.2°C 1.5 rain days $1,698 0 City
#413 ID Ubud Indonesia 67 Rainy season 25.1°C 26.9 rain days $2,252 0 City
#414 KE Watamu Kenya 67 Shoulder season 27.8°C 6.2 rain days $1,912 0 City
#415 UY Salto Uruguay 67 Shoulder season 26.7°C 6.8 rain days $2,626 0 City
#416 CR Manuel Antonio Costa Rica 67 Dry comfort window 25.0°C 5.0 rain days $2,720 0 City
#417 KE Malindi Kenya 66 Shoulder season 27.7°C 5.6 rain days $1,846 0 City
#418 MX San Blas Mexico 66 Shoulder season 16.5°C 1.9 rain days $1,375 0 City
#419 CR San José Costa Rica 66 Shoulder season 19.8°C 5.6 rain days $3,576 0 City
#420 MX Morelia Mexico 66 Shoulder season 14.8°C 1.7 rain days $1,568 0 City
#421 IN Pushkar India 66 Shoulder season 14.9°C 1.7 rain days $1,004 0 City
#422 TG Sokode Togo 66 Dry comfort window 26.2°C 0.0 rain days $1,483 0 City
#423 CI Korhogo Ivory Coast 66 Dry comfort window 26.7°C 0.0 rain days $1,955 0 City
#424 KE Diani Beach Kenya 66 Shoulder season 27.5°C 12.6 rain days $1,307 0 City
#425 CM Bamenda Cameroon 66 Dry comfort window 20.8°C 0.4 rain days $1,580 0 City
#426 AE Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates 66 Dry comfort window 20.5°C 1.4 rain days $4,746 0 City
#427 CF Bambari Central African Republic 66 Shoulder season 27.2°C 0.2 rain days $1,404 0 City
#428 TZ Kendwa Tanzania 66 Shoulder season 27.5°C 12.2 rain days $665 0 City
#429 GW Bolama Guinea-Bissau 66 Shoulder season 27.1°C 0.0 rain days $1,430 0 City
#430 AE Fujairah United Arab Emirates 66 Dry comfort window 20.3°C 2.1 rain days $3,066 0 City
#431 ES El Medano Spain 66 Dry comfort window 18.6°C 1.2 rain days $3,634 0 City
#432 TG Kara Togo 66 Dry comfort window 26.7°C 0.0 rain days $1,573 0 City
#433 LK Galle Sri Lanka 66 Rainy season 25.4°C 21.5 rain days $871 0 City
#434 OM Bahla Oman 66 Dry comfort window 19.8°C 1.5 rain days $1,815 0 City
#435 MX Holbox Mexico 66 Shoulder season 24.3°C 7.0 rain days $2,358 0 City
#436 CU Santiago de Cuba Cuba 66 Shoulder season 24.0°C 5.2 rain days $1,415 0 City
#437 TH Trang Thailand 66 Shoulder season 26.6°C 8.1 rain days $1,395 0 City
#438 ZA Pretoria South Africa 66 Shoulder season 21.8°C 13.2 rain days $2,096 0 City
#439 TG Kpalime Togo 66 Hot season 28.2°C 1.0 rain days $1,448 0 City
#440 LK Weligama Sri Lanka 66 Rainy season 25.4°C 21.5 rain days $600 0 City
401–440 of 3,169

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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