Best Places for Digital Nomads in January
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
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #41 |
🇳🇪 Maradi
Niger
|
78.4 | Dry comfort window | 21.7°C 0.0 rain |
$733 | 0 | City → |
| #42 |
🇳🇪 Zinder
Niger
|
78.3 | Dry comfort window | 19.1°C 0.0 rain |
$1,046 | 0 | City → |
| #43 |
🇪🇬 Dahab
Egypt
|
78.3 | Dry comfort window | 18.9°C 1.0 rain |
$1,292 | 0 | City → |
| #44 |
🇲🇽 Cuernavaca
Mexico
|
78.3 | Shoulder season | 17.9°C 1.2 rain |
$2,484 | 0 | City → |
| #45 |
🇹🇭 Nakhon Ratchasima
Thailand
|
78.2 | Dry comfort window | 23.2°C 1.2 rain |
$1,398 | 0 | City → |
| #46 |
🇪🇹 Arba Minch
Ethiopia
|
78.1 | Dry comfort window | 23.5°C 0.8 rain |
$988 | 0 | City → |
| #47 |
🇮🇳 Goa
India
|
78.1 | Dry comfort window | 25.5°C 1.9 rain |
$1,479 | 0 | City → |
| #48 |
🇸🇱 Bo
Sierra Leone
|
78.1 | Shoulder season | 27.1°C 1.4 rain |
$1,268 | 0 | City → |
| #49 |
🇨🇷 Ciudad Colón
Costa Rica
|
78.0 | Shoulder season | 23.1°C 7.2 rain |
$3,778 | 0 | City → |
| #50 |
🇦🇺 Melbourne
Australia
|
78.0 | Shoulder season | 20.5°C 7.9 rain |
$5,328 | 0 | City → |
| #51 |
🇺🇾 Montevideo
Uruguay
|
78.0 | Shoulder season | 23.1°C 7.7 rain |
$3,023 | 0 | City → |
| #52 |
🇹🇭 Chiang Dao
Thailand
|
78.0 | Dry comfort window | 21.3°C 4.1 rain |
$1,429 | 0 | City → |
| #53 |
🇲🇽 Zipolite
Mexico
|
77.8 | Dry comfort window | 26.0°C 1.5 rain |
$1,391 | 0 | City → |
| #54 |
🇨🇻 Tarrafal
Cape Verde
|
77.6 | Dry comfort window | 23.1°C 1.0 rain |
$1,794 | 0 | City → |
| #55 |
🇮🇳 Mumbai
India
|
77.6 | Dry comfort window | 23.9°C 0.4 rain |
$2,008 | 0 | City → |
| #56 |
🇲🇽 Mazunte
Mexico
|
77.6 | Dry comfort window | 26.0°C 1.5 rain |
$2,278 | 0 | City → |
| #57 |
🇲🇽 Cabo San Lucas
Mexico
|
77.5 | Dry comfort window | 20.5°C 0.4 rain |
$2,989 | 0 | City → |
| #58 |
🇲🇽 Sayulita
Mexico
|
77.5 | Dry comfort window | 22.3°C 1.5 rain |
$3,398 | 0 | City → |
| #59 |
🇳🇦 Sossusvlei
Namibia
|
77.5 | Dry comfort window | 23.0°C 1.2 rain |
$1,351 | 0 | City → |
| #60 |
🇦🇷 Mendoza
Argentina
|
77.5 | Shoulder season | 25.7°C 5.4 rain |
$1,432 | 0 | City → |
| #61 |
🇹🇭 Pattaya
Thailand
|
77.5 | Dry comfort window | 26.1°C 4.3 rain |
$2,038 | 0 | City → |
| #62 |
🇸🇻 El Sunzal
El Salvador
|
77.4 | Shoulder season | 27.3°C 1.9 rain |
$2,220 | 0 | City → |
| #63 |
🇹🇭 Ko Chang
Thailand
|
77.4 | Shoulder season | 26.2°C 5.8 rain |
$1,861 | 0 | City → |
| #64 |
🇵🇪 Lima
Peru
|
77.2 | Dry comfort window | 21.6°C 1.9 rain |
$2,277 | 0 | City → |
| #65 |
🇹🇭 Chon Buri
Thailand
|
77.2 | Dry comfort window | 26.2°C 1.4 rain |
$1,663 | 0 | City → |
| #66 |
🇬🇼 Bolama
Guinea-Bissau
|
77.2 | Shoulder season | 27.1°C 0.0 rain |
$1,430 | 0 | City → |
| #67 |
🇺🇾 Salto
Uruguay
|
77.2 | Shoulder season | 26.7°C 6.8 rain |
$2,626 | 0 | City → |
| #68 |
🇪🇬 Marsa Alam
Egypt
|
77.1 | Dry comfort window | 19.7°C 0.2 rain |
$1,332 | 0 | City → |
| #69 |
🇬🇲 Banjul
Gambia
|
77.1 | Dry comfort window | 25.4°C 0.0 rain |
$701 | 0 | City → |
| #70 |
🇹🇭 Phitsanulok
Thailand
|
77.1 | Dry comfort window | 24.3°C 2.1 rain |
$1,357 | 0 | City → |
| #71 |
🇦🇪 Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates
|
77.1 | Dry comfort window | 20.5°C 1.4 rain |
$4,746 | 0 | City → |
| #72 |
🇨🇴 Santa Marta
Colombia
|
77.1 | Shoulder season | 27.4°C 2.5 rain |
$2,204 | 0 | City → |
| #73 |
🇲🇲 Mandalay
Myanmar
|
77.1 | Dry comfort window | 22.8°C 1.0 rain |
$1,672 | 0 | City → |
| #74 |
🇸🇻 San Salvador
El Salvador
|
77.0 | Dry comfort window | 24.3°C 2.3 rain |
$1,745 | 0 | City → |
| #75 |
🇬🇲 Kololi
Gambia
|
77.0 | Dry comfort window | 25.0°C 0.0 rain |
$667 | 0 | City → |
| #76 |
🇳🇬 Ibadan
Nigeria
|
77.0 | Shoulder season | 27.8°C 1.0 rain |
$1,172 | 0 | City → |
| #77 |
🇹🇭 Ao Nang
Thailand
|
76.9 | Shoulder season | 26.1°C 7.0 rain |
$1,937 | 0 | City → |
| #78 |
🇨🇫 Bouar
Central African Republic
|
76.9 | Dry comfort window | 25.6°C 0.0 rain |
$1,014 | 0 | City → |
| #79 |
🇬🇲 Bakau
Gambia
|
76.9 | Dry comfort window | 25.3°C 0.0 rain |
$971 | 0 | City → |
| #80 |
🇳🇪 Niamey
Niger
|
76.8 | Dry comfort window | 25.0°C 0.0 rain |
$1,182 | 0 | City → |
BEST BY REGION
Africa
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
🇳🇪 Dosso
Niger
|
80.2 | Dry comfort window | 24.6°C 0.0 rain |
$599 | 0 | City → |
| #2 |
🇸🇳 Kafountine
Senegal
|
80.0 | Dry comfort window | 25.5°C 0.0 rain |
$1,414 | 0 | City → |
| #3 |
🇨🇫 Mbaïki
Central African Republic
|
79.4 | Dry comfort window | 26.0°C 1.2 rain |
$1,846 | 0 | City → |
| #4 |
🇬🇲 Sanyang
Gambia
|
79.4 | Dry comfort window | 24.3°C 0.0 rain |
$1,941 | 0 | City → |
| #5 |
🇳🇪 Tahoua
Niger
|
79.3 | Dry comfort window | 23.5°C 0.0 rain |
$810 | 0 | City → |
Antarctica
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
🇦🇶 McMurdo Station
Antarctica
|
55.9 | Cold season | -6.5°C 2.5 rain |
$4,280 | 0 | City → |
| #2 |
🇹🇫 Port-aux-Francais
French Southern Territories
|
46.3 | Cold season | 7.1°C 15.5 rain |
$3,408 | 0 | City → |
| #3 |
🇦🇶 Port Lockroy
Antarctica
|
43.8 | Rainy season | 0.4°C 17.6 rain |
$7,300 | 0 | City → |
| #4 |
🇦🇶 Villa Las Estrellas
Antarctica
|
42.8 | Rainy season | 1.2°C 19.9 rain |
$2,610 | 0 | City → |
| #5 |
🇬🇸 Grytviken
South Georgia
|
42.3 | Rainy season | 4.7°C 23.2 rain |
$2,985 | 0 | City → |
Asia
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
🇹🇭 Bangkok
Thailand
|
85.8 | Dry comfort window | 26.7°C 1.7 rain |
$2,263 | 0 | City → |
| #2 |
🇮🇳 Bangalore
India
|
83.4 | Dry comfort window | 21.1°C 2.1 rain |
$1,693 | 0 | City → |
| #3 |
🇹🇭 Kanchanaburi
Thailand
|
82.5 | Dry comfort window | 25.3°C 1.2 rain |
$1,456 | 0 | City → |
| #4 |
🇮🇳 Mysore
India
|
82.0 | Dry comfort window | 22.4°C 2.3 rain |
$1,036 | 0 | City → |
| #5 |
🇹🇭 Chiang Mai
Thailand
|
81.4 | Dry comfort window | 21.6°C 3.5 rain |
$2,041 | 0 | City → |
Europe
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
🇪🇸 Los Cristianos
Spain
|
78.5 | Dry comfort window | 18.5°C 1.2 rain |
$3,056 | 0 | City → |
| #2 |
🇪🇸 Fuerteventura
Spain
|
75.3 | Shoulder season | 16.2°C 1.7 rain |
$3,501 | 0 | City → |
| #3 |
🇪🇸 Alicante
Spain
|
73.5 | Shoulder season | 12.4°C 2.3 rain |
$3,570 | 2 | City → |
| #4 |
🇪🇸 Playa del Ingles
Spain
|
72.7 | Dry comfort window | 18.6°C 2.9 rain |
$2,952 | 0 | City → |
| #5 |
🇪🇸 Maspalomas
Spain
|
72.4 | Dry comfort window | 18.7°C 2.7 rain |
$3,794 | 0 | City → |
North America
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
🇲🇽 Mazatlán
Mexico
|
81.9 | Dry comfort window | 19.8°C 0.6 rain |
$2,744 | 0 | City → |
| #2 |
🇸🇻 El Zonte
El Salvador
|
81.7 | Shoulder season | 27.4°C 1.9 rain |
$2,335 | 0 | City → |
| #3 |
🇲🇽 Puerto Escondido
Mexico
|
80.8 | Dry comfort window | 19.2°C 1.0 rain |
$3,535 | 0 | City → |
| #4 |
🇲🇽 Puerto Vallarta
Mexico
|
80.7 | Dry comfort window | 21.1°C 1.0 rain |
$2,368 | 0 | City → |
| #5 |
🇸🇻 Sonsonate
El Salvador
|
80.5 | Dry comfort window | 26.1°C 2.5 rain |
$1,550 | 0 | City → |
Oceania
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
🇦🇺 Perth
Australia
|
82.1 | Dry comfort window | 25.1°C 0.0 rain |
$5,096 | 0 | City → |
| #2 |
🇦🇺 Melbourne
Australia
|
78.0 | Shoulder season | 20.5°C 7.9 rain |
$5,328 | 0 | City → |
| #3 |
🇦🇺 Adelaide
Australia
|
76.8 | Dry comfort window | 22.2°C 4.3 rain |
$4,561 | 0 | City → |
| #4 |
🇦🇺 Geraldton
Australia
|
76.1 | Dry comfort window | 26.1°C 0.4 rain |
$4,226 | 0 | City → |
| #5 |
🇦🇺 Fremantle
Australia
|
76.0 | Dry comfort window | 24.5°C 0.6 rain |
$3,948 | 0 | City → |
South America
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
🇦🇷 Buenos Aires
Argentina
|
81.9 | Shoulder season | 25.0°C 7.9 rain |
$1,746 | 0 | City → |
| #2 |
🇨🇱 Chillán
Chile
|
81.3 | Dry comfort window | 21.5°C 1.2 rain |
$1,922 | 0 | City → |
| #3 |
🇨🇱 Iquique
Chile
|
79.5 | Dry comfort window | 21.6°C 0.0 rain |
$2,464 | 0 | City → |
| #4 |
🇺🇾 Montevideo
Uruguay
|
78.0 | Shoulder season | 23.1°C 7.7 rain |
$3,023 | 0 | City → |
| #5 |
🇦🇷 Mendoza
Argentina
|
77.5 | Shoulder season | 25.7°C 5.4 rain |
$1,432 | 0 | City → |
EVENTS IN JANUARY
| Event | Place | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afterwork Digital Nomad & Remote Worker [Bi-weekly] | 🇫🇷 Montpellier | Jan 1 | View → |
| Afterwork Digital Nomad & Remote Worker [Bi-weekly] | 🇫🇷 Montpellier | Jan 15 | View → |
| AWD - After Work Drinks | 🇪🇸 Alicante | Jan 22 | View → |
| The Sunday afternoon Socialise conversation at the Fire...... | 🇨🇭 Zurich | Jan 24 | View → |
| AWD - After Work Drinks | 🇪🇸 Alicante | Jan 29 | View → |