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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
#121 IN Surat India 71 Dry comfort window 22.4°C 0.2 rain days $1,354 0 City
#122 SV El Zonte El Salvador 71 Shoulder season 27.4°C 1.9 rain days $2,335 0 City
#123 TW Kaohsiung Taiwan 71 Dry comfort window 18.8°C 2.9 rain days $2,269 0 City
#124 PE Paracas Peru 71 Dry comfort window 23.6°C 0.0 rain days $1,014 0 City
#125 IN Wayanad India 71 Dry comfort window 21.8°C 4.1 rain days $609 0 City
#126 OM Sur Oman 71 Dry comfort window 21.6°C 1.0 rain days $1,671 0 City
#127 LA Savannakhet Laos 71 Dry comfort window 21.8°C 1.2 rain days $1,112 0 City
#128 UG Mbarara Uganda 71 Dry comfort window 23.1°C 1.9 rain days $1,343 0 City
#129 SV San Miguel El Salvador 71 Shoulder season 27.7°C 0.4 rain days $1,450 0 City
#130 IN Mangalore India 71 Dry comfort window 26.5°C 2.9 rain days $1,397 0 City
#131 NG Ado-Ekiti Nigeria 71 Dry comfort window 26.5°C 0.2 rain days $345 0 City
#132 IN Kozhikode India 71 Shoulder season 26.3°C 6.2 rain days $1,172 0 City
#133 NG Akure Nigeria 71 Dry comfort window 26.6°C 0.4 rain days $892 0 City
#134 VN Ninh Binh Vietnam 71 Dry comfort window 23.8°C 3.1 rain days $1,143 0 City
#135 CO Medellín Colombia 71 Shoulder season 20.0°C 14.3 rain days $2,948 0 City
#136 UY Paysandú Uruguay 71 Shoulder season 26.2°C 6.6 rain days $1,552 0 City
#137 UG Kasese Uganda 71 Dry comfort window 24.7°C 2.5 rain days $1,083 0 City
#138 SV Suchitoto El Salvador 71 Dry comfort window 25.8°C 0.6 rain days $1,540 0 City
#139 TH Mae Hong Son Thailand 71 Dry comfort window 21.7°C 2.1 rain days $1,346 0 City
#140 PE Lobitos Peru 71 Dry comfort window 24.8°C 1.7 rain days $1,174 0 City
#141 GH Tamale Ghana 71 Hot season 28.4°C 0.0 rain days $465 0 City
#142 ET Bahir Dar Ethiopia 71 Dry comfort window 19.6°C 0.0 rain days $1,036 0 City
#143 PE Nazca Peru 71 Dry comfort window 23.4°C 2.5 rain days $1,466 0 City
#144 AR Bariloche Argentina 71 Shoulder season 16.6°C 3.3 rain days $1,728 0 City
#145 TH Rayong Thailand 71 Dry comfort window 26.2°C 3.1 rain days $1,663 0 City
#146 AO Namibe Angola 71 Dry comfort window 25.1°C 2.7 rain days $867 0 City
#147 AR Cordoba Argentina 71 Shoulder season 25.0°C 11.8 rain days $1,532 0 City
#148 GM Banjul Gambia 71 Dry comfort window 25.4°C 0.0 rain days $701 0 City
#149 IN Alibaug India 71 Dry comfort window 24.3°C 1.0 rain days $793 0 City
#150 TH Ao Nang Thailand 71 Shoulder season 26.1°C 7.0 rain days $1,937 0 City
#151 ET Arba Minch Ethiopia 71 Dry comfort window 23.5°C 0.8 rain days $988 0 City
#152 GN Nzérékoré Guinea 71 Dry comfort window 24.7°C 0.8 rain days $673 0 City
#153 ZA Montagu South Africa 71 Dry comfort window 23.3°C 3.5 rain days $1,448 0 City
#154 SV El Sunzal El Salvador 71 Shoulder season 27.3°C 1.9 rain days $2,220 0 City
#155 KE Nanyuki Kenya 71 Dry comfort window 18.2°C 3.3 rain days $901 0 City
#156 MX Guanajuato Mexico 71 Shoulder season 15.0°C 1.0 rain days $1,385 0 City
#157 MX Todos Santos Mexico 71 Shoulder season 16.7°C 2.5 rain days $2,000 0 City
#158 NG Kaduna Nigeria 71 Dry comfort window 23.7°C 0.0 rain days $342 0 City
#159 GM Gunjur Gambia 71 Dry comfort window 24.5°C 0.0 rain days $391 0 City
#160 KE Kilifi Kenya 71 Shoulder season 27.7°C 6.0 rain days $1,152 0 City
121–160 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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