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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
#201 TH Koh Phangan Thailand 70 Shoulder season 26.2°C 10.8 rain days $2,513 0 City
#202 RW Kigali Rwanda 70 Shoulder season 20.0°C 12.4 rain days $1,897 0 City
#203 UG Fort Portal Uganda 70 Dry comfort window 19.8°C 2.7 rain days $1,361 0 City
#204 PK Karachi Pakistan 70 Dry comfort window 18.6°C 0.8 rain days $1,447 0 City
#205 IN Pondicherry India 70 Shoulder season 25.3°C 8.9 rain days $945 0 City
#206 ES Los Cristianos Spain 70 Dry comfort window 18.5°C 1.2 rain days $3,056 0 City
#207 UG Soroti Uganda 70 Dry comfort window 25.1°C 3.7 rain days $688 0 City
#208 GM Serrekunda Gambia 70 Dry comfort window 25.4°C 0.0 rain days $1,014 0 City
#209 LA Nong Khiaw Laos 70 Dry comfort window 19.7°C 4.3 rain days $452 0 City
#210 AR Santa Fe Argentina 70 Shoulder season 26.9°C 7.4 rain days $2,096 0 City
#211 LA Pakse Laos 69 Dry comfort window 23.1°C 1.0 rain days $1,671 0 City
#212 IN Indore India 69 Shoulder season 17.9°C 2.3 rain days $1,356 0 City
#213 TH Ko Chang Thailand 69 Shoulder season 26.2°C 5.8 rain days $1,861 0 City
#214 MY Langkawi Malaysia 69 Shoulder season 25.7°C 10.5 rain days $1,218 0 City
#215 CV Espargos Cape Verde 69 Dry comfort window 22.7°C 0.2 rain days $1,949 0 City
#216 IN Visakhapatnam India 69 Dry comfort window 23.3°C 2.7 rain days $1,351 0 City
#217 NI Gigante Nicaragua 69 Dry comfort window 27.0°C 3.5 rain days $954 0 City
#218 CL Iquique Chile 69 Dry comfort window 21.6°C 0.0 rain days $2,464 0 City
#219 TH Ranong Thailand 69 Dry comfort window 26.7°C 3.7 rain days $1,447 0 City
#220 CV Sal Cape Verde 69 Dry comfort window 22.8°C 0.2 rain days $2,217 0 City
#221 ES Playa del Ingles Spain 69 Dry comfort window 18.6°C 2.9 rain days $2,952 0 City
#222 CR Playa del Coco Costa Rica 69 Shoulder season 27.7°C 4.5 rain days $2,333 0 City
#223 MA Agadir Morocco 69 Shoulder season 16.9°C 1.2 rain days $1,967 0 City
#224 ZA Graaff-Reinet South Africa 69 Shoulder season 24.0°C 7.0 rain days $1,496 0 City
#225 CI Man Ivory Coast 69 Shoulder season 27.1°C 0.8 rain days $1,568 0 City
#226 TH Chiang Dao Thailand 69 Dry comfort window 21.3°C 4.1 rain days $1,429 0 City
#227 CU Trinidad Cuba 69 Dry comfort window 22.3°C 2.9 rain days $1,235 0 City
#228 NI Jiquilillo Nicaragua 69 Shoulder season 27.9°C 1.9 rain days $857 0 City
#229 MX Campeche Mexico 69 Shoulder season 24.1°C 6.4 rain days $1,900 0 City
#230 NA Sossusvlei Namibia 69 Dry comfort window 23.0°C 1.2 rain days $1,351 0 City
#231 CL Coquimbo Chile 69 Shoulder season 17.7°C 0.0 rain days $1,519 0 City
#232 KH Kep Cambodia 69 Shoulder season 26.3°C 6.8 rain days $1,616 0 City
#233 ZA Paarl South Africa 69 Dry comfort window 24.1°C 2.3 rain days $2,564 0 City
#234 MX Tepoztlan Mexico 69 Shoulder season 17.5°C 1.2 rain days $1,713 0 City
#235 GT Monterrico Guatemala 69 Dry comfort window 26.9°C 1.2 rain days $1,575 0 City
#236 PE Tacna Peru 69 Dry comfort window 19.8°C 2.7 rain days $1,639 0 City
#237 TH Koh Mak Thailand 69 Shoulder season 26.8°C 5.8 rain days $1,083 0 City
#238 ML Koutiala Mali 69 Dry comfort window 25.2°C 0.0 rain days $767 0 City
#239 CL Vina del Mar Chile 69 Dry comfort window 19.2°C 0.6 rain days $2,688 0 City
#240 TH Krabi Thailand 69 Shoulder season 26.6°C 11.0 rain days $1,916 0 City
201–240 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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