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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1561 |
🇱🇰 Ella
Sri Lanka
|
61.6 | Rainy season | 19.6°C 20.3 rain |
$486 | 0 | City → |
| #1562 |
🇳🇿 Oamaru
New Zealand
|
61.6 | Shoulder season | 15.7°C 8.7 rain |
$1,981 | 0 | City → |
| #1563 |
🇲🇦 Al Hoceima
Morocco
|
61.6 | Shoulder season | 12.6°C 5.0 rain |
$1,796 | 0 | City → |
| #1564 |
🇹🇳 Douz
Tunisia
|
61.6 | Shoulder season | 10.9°C 1.0 rain |
$1,626 | 0 | City → |
| #1565 |
🇱🇰 Hiriketiya
Sri Lanka
|
61.6 | Rainy season | 25.5°C 21.1 rain |
$1,948 | 0 | City → |
| #1566 |
🇱🇰 Matara
Sri Lanka
|
61.6 | Rainy season | 25.3°C 20.9 rain |
$1,733 | 0 | City → |
| #1567 |
🇵🇭 Moalboal
Philippines
|
61.5 | Rainy season | 26.5°C 27.5 rain |
$1,756 | 0 | City → |
| #1568 |
🇰🇾 George Town
Cayman Islands
|
61.5 | Shoulder season | 26.0°C 11.2 rain |
$5,280 | 0 | City → |
| #1569 |
🇪🇨 Canoa
Ecuador
|
61.5 | Rainy season | 24.6°C 18.0 rain |
$1,365 | 0 | City → |
| #1570 |
🇲🇼 Mangochi
Malawi
|
61.5 | Rainy season | 24.8°C 23.2 rain |
$1,822 | 0 | City → |
| #1571 |
🇲🇾 Semporna
Malaysia
|
61.5 | Rainy season | 26.4°C 25.9 rain |
$1,291 | 0 | City → |
| #1572 |
🇲🇿 Nampula
Mozambique
|
61.5 | Rainy season | 25.4°C 25.4 rain |
$1,015 | 0 | City → |
| #1573 |
🇵🇭 Bantayan Island
Philippines
|
61.5 | Rainy season | 26.6°C 22.8 rain |
$762 | 0 | City → |
| #1574 |
🇹🇰 Nukunonu
Tokelau
|
61.5 | Rainy season | 28.0°C 18.6 rain |
$1,354 | 0 | City → |
| #1575 |
🇮🇩 Nusa Penida
Indonesia
|
61.5 | Rainy season | 24.6°C 27.9 rain |
$1,768 | 0 | City → |
| #1576 |
🇮🇴 Diego Garcia
British Indian Ocean Territory
|
61.5 | Rainy season | 26.8°C 25.2 rain |
$6,080 | 0 | City → |
| #1577 |
🇮🇩 Ternate
Indonesia
|
61.5 | Rainy season | 26.9°C 26.3 rain |
$849 | 0 | City → |
| #1578 |
🇱🇰 Polonnaruwa
Sri Lanka
|
61.5 | Rainy season | 24.9°C 20.3 rain |
$594 | 0 | City → |
| #1579 |
🇵🇬 Madang
Papua New Guinea
|
61.5 | Rainy season | 26.4°C 26.1 rain |
$2,962 | 0 | City → |
| #1580 |
🇬🇩 Grenville
Grenada
|
61.5 | Rainy season | 25.8°C 20.7 rain |
$2,048 | 0 | City → |
| #1581 |
🇲🇽 Ixtapa
Mexico
|
61.5 | Shoulder season | 11.2°C 0.6 rain |
$2,329 | 0 | City → |
| #1582 |
🇦🇺 Port Douglas
Australia
|
61.4 | Rainy season | 26.9°C 24.8 rain |
$5,525 | 0 | City → |
| #1583 |
🇿🇲 Chadiza
Zambia
|
61.4 | Rainy season | 21.7°C 25.2 rain |
$322 | 0 | City → |
| #1584 |
🇲🇼 Salima
Malawi
|
61.4 | Rainy season | 24.3°C 26.7 rain |
$699 | 0 | City → |
| #1585 |
🇰🇼 Mangaf
Kuwait
|
61.4 | Shoulder season | 14.3°C 3.7 rain |
$2,660 | 0 | City → |
| #1586 |
🇮🇩 Sumba
Indonesia
|
61.4 | Rainy season | 24.7°C 23.6 rain |
$558 | 0 | City → |
| #1587 |
🇨🇮 Grand-Bassam
Ivory Coast
|
61.4 | Rainy season | 27.1°C 19.0 rain |
$1,811 | 0 | City → |
| #1588 |
🇸🇹 Guadalupe
São Tomé and Príncipe
|
61.4 | Rainy season | 24.9°C 27.7 rain |
$1,231 | 0 | City → |
| #1589 |
🇧🇳 Bandar Seri Begawan
Brunei
|
61.4 | Rainy season | 25.9°C 27.1 rain |
$2,744 | 0 | City → |
| #1590 |
🇧🇴 Samaipata
Bolivia
|
61.4 | Rainy season | 19.0°C 19.2 rain |
$1,336 | 0 | City → |
| #1591 |
🇲🇾 George Town
Malaysia
|
61.4 | Rainy season | 26.7°C 17.6 rain |
$1,765 | 0 | City → |
| #1592 |
🇲🇾 Putrajaya
Malaysia
|
61.4 | Rainy season | 25.8°C 22.8 rain |
$2,044 | 0 | City → |
| #1593 |
🇸🇬 Sentosa
Singapore
|
61.3 | Rainy season | 25.7°C 24.4 rain |
$3,583 | 0 | City → |
| #1594 |
🇱🇨 Soufrière
Saint Lucia
|
61.3 | Shoulder season | 25.6°C 13.5 rain |
$3,548 | 0 | City → |
| #1595 |
🇳🇵 Bhaktapur
Nepal
|
61.3 | Shoulder season | 10.8°C 2.9 rain |
$1,066 | 0 | City → |
| #1596 |
🇮🇩 Lombok
Indonesia
|
61.3 | Rainy season | 22.9°C 26.1 rain |
$1,966 | 0 | City → |
| #1597 |
🇹🇴 Nuku'alofa
Tonga
|
61.3 | Rainy season | 26.4°C 23.8 rain |
$2,249 | 0 | City → |
| #1598 |
🇫🇯 Savusavu
Fiji
|
61.3 | Rainy season | 26.5°C 27.1 rain |
$2,255 | 0 | City → |
| #1599 |
🇧🇴 Sucre
Bolivia
|
61.3 | Rainy season | 14.5°C 23.2 rain |
$1,414 | 0 | City → |
| #1600 |
🇨🇷 Ojochal
Costa Rica
|
61.3 | Rainy season | 25.5°C 18.8 rain |
$1,806 | 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 → |