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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
#81 ZA Oudtshoorn South Africa 72 Dry comfort window 24.4°C 2.5 rain days $1,417 0 City
#82 ET Adama Ethiopia 72 Dry comfort window 19.7°C 0.8 rain days $505 0 City
#83 IN Hampi India 72 Dry comfort window 24.3°C 0.6 rain days $1,292 0 City
#84 TH Chiang Rai Thailand 72 Dry comfort window 20.3°C 3.1 rain days $1,441 0 City
#85 NI León Nicaragua 72 Hot season 28.4°C 2.9 rain days $1,802 0 City
#86 SV Santa Tecla El Salvador 72 Shoulder season 22.2°C 6.4 rain days $1,440 0 City
#87 MX Guadalajara Mexico 72 Shoulder season 17.5°C 0.8 rain days $2,506 0 City
#88 CV Mindelo Cape Verde 72 Dry comfort window 22.7°C 1.0 rain days $2,046 0 City
#89 IN Coorg India 72 Dry comfort window 20.6°C 3.1 rain days $707 0 City
#90 SV El Tunco El Salvador 72 Shoulder season 27.4°C 1.9 rain days $2,030 0 City
#91 MX Mexico City Mexico 72 Shoulder season 14.7°C 1.7 rain days $3,317 0 City
#92 MM Hpa-An Myanmar 72 Dry comfort window 24.7°C 1.7 rain days $572 0 City
#93 GM Kololi Gambia 72 Dry comfort window 25.0°C 0.0 rain days $667 0 City
#94 TZ Moshi Tanzania 72 Shoulder season 25.3°C 5.4 rain days $1,089 0 City
#95 TH Koh Lanta Thailand 72 Shoulder season 27.3°C 7.4 rain days $2,230 0 City
#96 EG Sharm El Sheikh Egypt 72 Dry comfort window 18.6°C 0.2 rain days $1,556 0 City
#97 NI Granada Nicaragua 72 Shoulder season 26.7°C 7.2 rain days $1,613 0 City
#98 NI Popoyo Nicaragua 72 Shoulder season 27.2°C 1.5 rain days $1,321 0 City
#99 ZA Camps Bay South Africa 72 Dry comfort window 20.8°C 2.9 rain days $1,862 0 City
#100 LA Vang Vieng Laos 72 Dry comfort window 20.9°C 2.1 rain days $1,361 0 City
#101 VN Phan Thiet Vietnam 72 Dry comfort window 25.4°C 2.5 rain days $1,496 0 City
#102 CL Arica Chile 72 Dry comfort window 22.7°C 0.4 rain days $1,670 0 City
#103 SV Playa El Tunco El Salvador 72 Shoulder season 27.4°C 1.9 rain days $2,130 0 City
#104 PH Manila Philippines 72 Shoulder season 25.9°C 12.2 rain days $2,039 0 City
#105 ET Dire Dawa Ethiopia 72 Dry comfort window 20.1°C 1.7 rain days $328 0 City
#106 LA Luang Prabang Laos 72 Dry comfort window 20.7°C 3.9 rain days $1,713 0 City
#107 IN Lonavala India 72 Dry comfort window 21.6°C 2.3 rain days $599 0 City
#108 CL Chillán Chile 72 Dry comfort window 21.5°C 1.2 rain days $1,922 0 City
#109 TH Surin Thailand 72 Dry comfort window 23.2°C 1.0 rain days $1,520 0 City
#110 MX Mazatlán Mexico 72 Dry comfort window 19.8°C 0.6 rain days $2,744 0 City
#111 MA Taghazout Morocco 72 Shoulder season 17.3°C 1.5 rain days $1,857 0 City
#112 CR Alajuela Costa Rica 72 Shoulder season 22.1°C 6.0 rain days $1,790 0 City
#113 LA Vientiane Laos 72 Dry comfort window 21.7°C 1.5 rain days $1,740 0 City
#114 MX Zipolite Mexico 72 Dry comfort window 26.0°C 1.5 rain days $1,391 0 City
#115 CV Santa Maria Cape Verde 72 Dry comfort window 22.8°C 0.2 rain days $1,647 0 City
#116 MX Puerto Escondido Mexico 71 Dry comfort window 19.2°C 1.0 rain days $3,535 0 City
#117 ZA Stellenbosch South Africa 71 Dry comfort window 23.0°C 2.7 rain days $2,773 0 City
#118 MX Mérida Mexico 71 Shoulder season 23.3°C 6.4 rain days $2,831 0 City
#119 IN Kovalam India 71 Shoulder season 26.9°C 6.8 rain days $1,508 0 City
#120 AE Dubai United Arab Emirates 71 Dry comfort window 19.8°C 1.9 rain days $5,242 0 City
81–120 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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