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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
#1961 KG Cholpon-Ata Kyrgyzstan 52 Cold season -1.9°C 7.2 rain days $858 0 City
#1962 ZA Dullstroom South Africa 52 Rainy season 15.8°C 18.6 rain days $1,575 0 City
#1963 NZ Dunedin New Zealand 52 Shoulder season 14.4°C 12.6 rain days $3,613 0 City
#1964 JP Chiba Japan 52 Cold season 4.6°C 5.8 rain days $2,032 0 City
#1965 AM Gyumri Armenia 52 Cold season -5.1°C 3.5 rain days $2,047 0 City
#1966 ES Sevilla Spain 52 Shoulder season 10.8°C 5.8 rain days $3,905 0 City
#1967 JP Matsuyama Japan 52 Cold season 6.7°C 7.4 rain days $1,846 0 City
#1968 EC Cotacachi Ecuador 52 Shoulder season 14.2°C 15.9 rain days $1,770 0 City
#1969 JP Yokohama Japan 52 Cold season 5.0°C 4.8 rain days $2,268 0 City
#1970 JO Madaba Jordan 52 Cold season 8.8°C 6.6 rain days $1,812 0 City
#1971 NC Lifou New Caledonia 52 Rainy season 25.8°C 22.6 rain days $3,849 0 City
#1972 KG Osh Kyrgyzstan 52 Cold season 0.2°C 6.4 rain days $1,646 0 City
#1973 KG Tamga Kyrgyzstan 51 Cold season -3.1°C 6.4 rain days $566 0 City
#1974 UZ Bukhara Uzbekistan 51 Cold season 1.0°C 2.7 rain days $1,595 0 City
#1975 IT Noto Italy 51 Shoulder season 11.4°C 5.6 rain days $2,906 0 City
#1976 GA Port-Gentil Gabon 51 Rainy season 26.3°C 25.4 rain days $3,206 0 City
#1977 GR Paros Greece 51 Shoulder season 11.2°C 10.8 rain days $2,785 0 City
#1978 GR Volos Greece 51 Cold season 9.0°C 6.8 rain days $2,380 0 City
#1979 NC Ouvea New Caledonia 51 Rainy season 26.7°C 18.8 rain days $3,398 0 City
#1980 KR Sokcho South Korea 51 Cold season -1.1°C 3.9 rain days $2,199 0 City
#1981 TR Fethiye Turkey 51 Shoulder season 11.0°C 11.8 rain days $2,277 0 City
#1982 JP Beppu Japan 51 Cold season 6.1°C 5.8 rain days $1,473 0 City
#1983 US Joshua Tree United States 51 Cold season 8.8°C 2.7 rain days $3,530 0 City
#1984 GE Telavi Georgia 51 Cold season 2.0°C 5.0 rain days $1,567 0 City
#1985 JP Shimoda Japan 51 Cold season 8.1°C 7.0 rain days $2,217 0 City
#1986 KP Wonsan North Korea 51 Cold season -3.1°C 2.7 rain days $2,080 0 City
#1987 CI Assinie Ivory Coast 51 Rainy season 27.2°C 17.0 rain days $3,546 0 City
#1988 JP Fukuoka Japan 51 Cold season 2.4°C 10.1 rain days $2,104 0 City
#1989 AM Sevan Armenia 51 Cold season -5.1°C 4.3 rain days $1,710 0 City
#1990 TN Tabarka Tunisia 51 Shoulder season 12.6°C 13.9 rain days $1,441 0 City
#1991 AS Pago Pago American Samoa 51 Rainy season 27.3°C 26.1 rain days $3,775 0 City
#1992 GT Xela Guatemala 51 Shoulder season 12.0°C 14.5 rain days $1,997 0 City
#1993 CN Yangshuo China 51 Shoulder season 11.3°C 8.1 rain days $1,774 0 City
#1994 GR Kos Greece 51 Shoulder season 13.6°C 12.6 rain days $3,760 0 City
#1995 TR Ayvalik Turkey 51 Shoulder season 10.1°C 10.1 rain days $1,204 0 City
#1996 BG Bansko Bulgaria 51 Cold season 1.5°C 10.6 rain days $1,843 0 City
#1997 IN Manali India 51 Rainy season 5.5°C 17.0 rain days $724 0 City
#1998 CR Orosi Costa Rica 51 Rainy season 18.5°C 28.1 rain days $3,173 0 City
#1999 US Santa Barbara United States 51 Shoulder season 12.4°C 5.4 rain days $5,560 0 City
#2000 IL Mitzpe Ramon Israel 51 Shoulder season 10.2°C 1.5 rain days $3,777 0 City
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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