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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

3167 cities scored for January

Seasonal destination scores
Rank City Score Season Weather Cost Events Links
#1921 JP Nagoya Japan 52 Cold season 3.9°C 4.8 rain days $2,236 0 City
#1922 ES Ciutadella Spain 52 Shoulder season 12.2°C 7.9 rain days $3,298 0 City
#1923 HK Happy Valley Hong Kong 52 Shoulder season 15.7°C 3.5 rain days $5,935 0 City
#1924 CL Cochrane Chile 52 Shoulder season 13.8°C 12.6 rain days $1,947 0 City
#1925 JP Takamatsu Japan 52 Cold season 5.6°C 5.4 rain days $1,867 0 City
#1926 IN Shimla India 52 Cold season 3.4°C 7.5 rain days $1,310 0 City
#1927 MT Bugibba Malta 52 Shoulder season 14.2°C 8.3 rain days $3,423 0 City
#1928 TR Kayseri Turkey 52 Cold season 1.6°C 7.9 rain days $1,585 0 City
#1929 BG Plovdiv Bulgaria 52 Cold season 3.9°C 6.0 rain days $2,496 0 City
#1930 GE Sighnaghi Georgia 52 Cold season 1.7°C 4.3 rain days $950 0 City
#1931 KR Incheon South Korea 52 Cold season -2.2°C 4.3 rain days $2,292 0 City
#1932 TR Bodrum Turkey 52 Shoulder season 12.3°C 12.0 rain days $2,564 0 City
#1933 KR Suwon South Korea 52 Cold season -2.6°C 4.6 rain days $2,299 0 City
#1934 KW Fahaheel Kuwait 52 Shoulder season 14.5°C 3.7 rain days $3,017 0 City
#1935 CN Harbin China 52 Cold season -16.8°C 1.4 rain days $1,739 0 City
#1936 MT Paceville Malta 52 Shoulder season 14.1°C 8.1 rain days $3,097 0 City
#1937 ES Ibiza Spain 52 Shoulder season 12.3°C 4.3 rain days $4,812 0 City
#1938 AU Byron Bay Australia 52 Rainy season 23.9°C 19.4 rain days $6,468 0 City
#1939 NP Tansen Nepal 52 Cold season 8.6°C 1.0 rain days $1,297 0 City
#1940 MT Mellieħa Malta 52 Shoulder season 13.9°C 8.1 rain days $3,079 0 City
#1941 VN Phong Nha Vietnam 52 Shoulder season 18.7°C 15.3 rain days $1,259 0 City
#1942 GT Quetzaltenango Guatemala 52 Shoulder season 12.0°C 14.5 rain days $2,036 0 City
#1943 CD Lubumbashi Democratic Republic of the Congo 52 Rainy season 20.7°C 24.8 rain days $3,664 0 City
#1944 MH Ebeye Marshall Islands 52 Shoulder season 27.4°C 10.1 rain days $5,280 0 City
#1945 SG Orchard Singapore 52 Rainy season 26.0°C 22.3 rain days $4,166 0 City
#1946 PS Hebron Palestine 52 Cold season 9.4°C 7.7 rain days $1,196 0 City
#1947 PF Papeete French Polynesia 52 Rainy season 25.8°C 28.8 rain days $4,755 0 City
#1948 ES Huelva Spain 52 Shoulder season 11.2°C 5.6 rain days $3,229 0 City
#1949 LC Anse La Raye Saint Lucia 52 Rainy season 25.5°C 19.4 rain days $3,407 0 City
#1950 NZ Franz Josef New Zealand 52 Shoulder season 16.5°C 14.3 rain days $3,715 0 City
#1951 GR Karpathos Greece 52 Shoulder season 14.3°C 9.9 rain days $2,422 0 City
#1952 BO Uyuni Bolivia 52 Rainy season 10.8°C 16.3 rain days $737 0 City
#1953 BL Gustavia Saint Barthelemy 52 Shoulder season 25.7°C 11.0 rain days $6,747 0 City
#1954 RW Rubavu Rwanda 52 Rainy season 15.5°C 27.1 rain days $1,516 0 City
#1955 JP Kamakura Japan 52 Cold season 5.6°C 5.2 rain days $2,296 0 City
#1956 GE Gudauri Georgia 52 Cold season -6.7°C 6.0 rain days $1,369 0 City
#1957 ES Sitges Spain 52 Cold season 9.1°C 3.1 rain days $3,275 0 City
#1958 GF Remire-Montjoly French Guiana 52 Rainy season 25.4°C 27.1 rain days $2,755 0 City
#1959 BT Wangdue Phodrang Bhutan 52 Shoulder season 10.9°C 7.2 rain days $1,495 0 City
#1960 GE Rustavi Georgia 52 Cold season 2.1°C 2.7 rain days $1,504 0 City
1,921–1,960 of 3,167

Best by region

Seasonal destination scores
Rank City Score Season Weather Cost Events Links
#1 EG Dahab Egypt 78 Dry comfort window 18.9°C 1.0 rain days $1,292 0 City
#2 ZA Cape Town South Africa 75 Dry comfort window 21.1°C 2.9 rain days $2,991 0 City
#3 GM Banjul Gambia 75 Dry comfort window 25.4°C 0.0 rain days $701 0 City
#4 ET Adama Ethiopia 75 Dry comfort window 19.7°C 0.8 rain days $505 0 City
#5 CV Praia Cape Verde 75 Dry comfort window 22.8°C 0.6 rain days $1,133 0 City

All of Africa in January

Seasonal destination scores
Rank City Score Season Weather Cost Events Links
#1 AQ McMurdo Station Antarctica 43 Cold season -6.5°C 2.5 rain days $4,280 0 City
#2 AQ Palmer Station Antarctica 36 Rainy season 0.9°C 20.1 rain days $1,080 0 City
#3 TF Port-aux-Francais French Southern Territories 35 Cold season 7.1°C 15.5 rain days $3,408 0 City
#4 AQ Villa Las Estrellas Antarctica 33 Rainy season 1.2°C 19.9 rain days $2,610 0 City
#5 GS Grytviken South Georgia 33 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 82 Dry comfort window 26.7°C 1.7 rain days $2,263 0 City
#2 KH Siem Reap Cambodia 80 Dry comfort window 25.2°C 1.5 rain days $1,287 0 City
#3 KH Phnom Penh Cambodia 79 Dry comfort window 26.3°C 2.1 rain days $1,629 0 City
#4 TH Chiang Mai Thailand 79 Dry comfort window 21.6°C 3.5 rain days $2,041 0 City
#5 IN Bangalore India 78 Dry comfort window 21.1°C 2.1 rain days $1,693 0 City

All of Asia in January

Seasonal destination scores
Rank City Score Season Weather Cost Events Links
#1 ES Playa del Ingles Spain 71 Dry comfort window 18.6°C 2.9 rain days $2,952 0 City
#2 ES Los Cristianos Spain 71 Dry comfort window 18.5°C 1.2 rain days $3,056 0 City
#3 ES Maspalomas Spain 68 Dry comfort window 18.7°C 2.7 rain days $3,794 0 City
#4 ES El Medano Spain 68 Dry comfort window 18.6°C 1.2 rain days $3,634 0 City
#5 ES Alicante Spain 67 Shoulder season 12.4°C 2.3 rain days $3,570 2 City

All of Europe in January

Seasonal destination scores
Rank City Score Season Weather Cost Events Links
#1 MX Puerto Vallarta Mexico 77 Dry comfort window 21.1°C 1.0 rain days $2,368 0 City
#2 SV San Salvador El Salvador 76 Dry comfort window 24.3°C 2.3 rain days $1,745 0 City
#3 CR Liberia Costa Rica 76 Dry comfort window 26.7°C 2.5 rain days $1,697 0 City
#4 SV Santa Ana El Salvador 75 Dry comfort window 24.7°C 2.5 rain days $1,560 0 City
#5 MX Cabo San Lucas Mexico 75 Dry comfort window 20.5°C 0.4 rain days $2,989 0 City

All of North America in January

Seasonal destination scores
Rank City Score Season Weather Cost Events Links
#1 AU Fremantle Australia 69 Dry comfort window 24.5°C 0.6 rain days $3,948 0 City
#2 AU Perth Australia 68 Dry comfort window 25.1°C 0.0 rain days $5,096 0 City
#3 AU Melbourne Australia 67 Shoulder season 20.5°C 7.9 rain days $5,328 0 City
#4 AU Margaret River Australia 67 Dry comfort window 20.7°C 2.3 rain days $3,437 0 City
#5 AU Adelaide Australia 67 Dry comfort window 22.2°C 4.3 rain days $4,561 0 City

All of Oceania in January

Seasonal destination scores
Rank City Score Season Weather Cost Events Links
#1 AR Buenos Aires Argentina 78 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 Ica Peru 75 Dry comfort window 24.9°C 2.9 rain days $1,536 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
Sprachencafe- let's speak German together AT Innsbruck Jan 5 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 29 View
AWD - After Work Drinks ES Alicante Jan 29 View