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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #81 |
🇳🇬 Lagos
Nigeria
|
76.8 | Shoulder season | 27.7°C 6.0 rain |
$2,208 | 0 | City → |
| #82 |
🇸🇻 La Libertad
El Salvador
|
76.8 | Shoulder season | 27.2°C 2.7 rain |
$2,600 | 0 | City → |
| #83 |
🇨🇫 Bangui
Central African Republic
|
76.8 | Dry comfort window | 27.0°C 1.0 rain |
$2,669 | 0 | City → |
| #84 |
🇻🇳 Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam
|
76.8 | Dry comfort window | 26.7°C 3.9 rain |
$2,301 | 0 | City → |
| #85 |
🇺🇬 Kasese
Uganda
|
76.8 | Dry comfort window | 24.7°C 2.5 rain |
$1,083 | 0 | City → |
| #86 |
🇲🇷 Rosso
Mauritania
|
76.8 | Dry comfort window | 24.6°C 0.4 rain |
$550 | 0 | City → |
| #87 |
🇦🇺 Adelaide
Australia
|
76.8 | Dry comfort window | 22.2°C 4.3 rain |
$4,561 | 0 | City → |
| #88 |
🇪🇹 Hawassa
Ethiopia
|
76.7 | Dry comfort window | 19.8°C 1.0 rain |
$247 | 0 | City → |
| #89 |
🇸🇻 Santa Ana
El Salvador
|
76.7 | Dry comfort window | 24.7°C 2.5 rain |
$1,560 | 0 | City → |
| #90 |
🇨🇻 Mindelo
Cape Verde
|
76.7 | Dry comfort window | 22.7°C 1.0 rain |
$2,046 | 0 | City → |
| #91 |
🇱🇦 Pakse
Laos
|
76.7 | Dry comfort window | 23.1°C 1.0 rain |
$1,671 | 0 | City → |
| #92 |
🇬🇼 Gabu
Guinea-Bissau
|
76.7 | Dry comfort window | 26.2°C 0.0 rain |
$1,501 | 0 | City → |
| #93 |
🇪🇬 Hurghada
Egypt
|
76.7 | Shoulder season | 17.9°C 0.6 rain |
$1,374 | 0 | City → |
| #94 |
🇪🇬 Sharm El Sheikh
Egypt
|
76.7 | Dry comfort window | 18.6°C 0.2 rain |
$1,556 | 0 | City → |
| #95 |
🇹🇭 Phetchaburi
Thailand
|
76.7 | Dry comfort window | 25.5°C 1.9 rain |
$1,471 | 0 | City → |
| #96 |
🇳🇪 Agadez
Niger
|
76.7 | Dry comfort window | 21.4°C 0.0 rain |
$1,064 | 0 | City → |
| #97 |
🇸🇳 Palmarin
Senegal
|
76.6 | Dry comfort window | 25.0°C 0.0 rain |
$1,909 | 0 | City → |
| #98 |
🇬🇼 Cacheu
Guinea-Bissau
|
76.6 | Dry comfort window | 26.5°C 0.0 rain |
$1,460 | 0 | City → |
| #99 |
🇲🇲 Ngapali Beach
Myanmar
|
76.6 | Dry comfort window | 22.5°C 0.4 rain |
$1,996 | 0 | City → |
| #100 |
🇲🇲 Bagan
Myanmar
|
76.5 | Dry comfort window | 22.2°C 0.2 rain |
$1,370 | 0 | City → |
| #101 |
🇬🇳 Labé
Guinea
|
76.5 | Dry comfort window | 23.4°C 0.0 rain |
$1,483 | 0 | City → |
| #102 |
🇳🇬 Kano
Nigeria
|
76.5 | Dry comfort window | 21.6°C 0.0 rain |
$621 | 0 | City → |
| #103 |
🇶🇦 Doha
Qatar
|
76.5 | Dry comfort window | 18.4°C 2.9 rain |
$2,926 | 0 | City → |
| #104 |
🇸🇻 San Miguel
El Salvador
|
76.5 | Shoulder season | 27.7°C 0.4 rain |
$1,450 | 0 | City → |
| #105 |
🇦🇷 Cordoba
Argentina
|
76.5 | Shoulder season | 25.0°C 11.8 rain |
$1,532 | 0 | City → |
| #106 |
🇧🇯 Natitingou
Benin
|
76.4 | Dry comfort window | 25.6°C 0.0 rain |
$1,360 | 0 | City → |
| #107 |
🇧🇫 Ouagadougou
Burkina Faso
|
76.4 | Dry comfort window | 25.0°C 0.0 rain |
$2,158 | 0 | City → |
| #108 |
🇻🇪 Valencia
Venezuela
|
76.4 | Dry comfort window | 25.5°C 1.4 rain |
$44 | 0 | City → |
| #109 |
🇳🇮 León
Nicaragua
|
76.4 | Hot season | 28.4°C 2.9 rain |
$1,802 | 0 | City → |
| #110 |
🇰🇭 Banlung
Cambodia
|
76.4 | Dry comfort window | 24.2°C 2.1 rain |
$552 | 0 | City → |
| #111 |
🇸🇳 Mbour
Senegal
|
76.4 | Dry comfort window | 25.5°C 0.0 rain |
$2,082 | 0 | City → |
| #112 |
🇮🇳 Vagator
India
|
76.4 | Dry comfort window | 25.5°C 1.9 rain |
$1,807 | 0 | City → |
| #113 |
🇹🇭 Ayutthaya
Thailand
|
76.3 | Dry comfort window | 26.1°C 0.8 rain |
$1,380 | 0 | City → |
| #114 |
🇸🇳 Ziguinchor
Senegal
|
76.3 | Dry comfort window | 26.7°C 0.0 rain |
$1,841 | 0 | City → |
| #115 |
🇺🇬 Fort Portal
Uganda
|
76.3 | Dry comfort window | 19.8°C 2.7 rain |
$1,361 | 0 | City → |
| #116 |
🇸🇩 Dongola
Sudan
|
76.3 | Dry comfort window | 19.7°C 0.0 rain |
$2,577 | 0 | City → |
| #117 |
🇱🇦 Luang Prabang
Laos
|
76.2 | Dry comfort window | 20.7°C 3.9 rain |
$1,713 | 0 | City → |
| #118 |
🇹🇭 Lampang
Thailand
|
76.2 | Dry comfort window | 22.4°C 2.1 rain |
$1,022 | 0 | City → |
| #119 |
🇧🇫 Bobo-Dioulasso
Burkina Faso
|
76.2 | Dry comfort window | 26.4°C 0.0 rain |
$1,659 | 0 | City → |
| #120 |
🇸🇳 Toubab Dialaw
Senegal
|
76.2 | Dry comfort window | 24.7°C 0.6 rain |
$1,530 | 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 → |