Remote-work guide

Best digital-nomad destinations in January

January rewards heading somewhere warm and dry while much of the northern hemisphere is cold. These bases score highest for a stay centred on January, judged on their weather that month alongside cost, internet, visa reality and a workable day.

Open this setup on the globeRanked by match score for a stay in January (all other settings at their sensible defaults).
  1. 1
    Chiang MaiThailand
    82Exceptional fit
    $855 to $1,615/mo180 Mbps

    Great: Internet, Community

  2. 2
    BangkokThailand
    80Great fit
    $1,045 to $2,090/mo210 Mbps

    Great: Internet, Community

  3. 3
    DubaiUnited Arab Emirates
    78Great fit
    $1,900 to $3,800/mo200 Mbps

    Great: Internet, City & food

  4. 4
    George TownMalaysia
    78Great fit
    $808 to $1,520/mo110 Mbps

    Great: City & food, Climate

  5. 5
    Ho Chi Minh CityVietnam
    76Great fit
    $760 to $1,520/mo95 Mbps

    Great: City & food, Climate

  6. 6
    BogotáColombia
    75Great fit
    $950 to $1,900/mo90 Mbps

    Great: City & food, Climate

  7. 7
    Las Palmas de Gran CanariaSpain
    74Great fit
    $1,425 to $2,470/mo120 Mbps

    Great: Beach, Climate

  8. 8
    MedellínColombia
    74Great fit
    $1,045 to $2,090/mo80 Mbps

    Great: Community, City & food

What these 8 have in common

They run $760 to $3,800 a month all in, housing included, for the setup this guide assumes.

Only 8 points separate the first from the last, so treat this as a shortlist to choose from rather than a winner and seven runners-up.

Most of them share the same character: City life, Food, Nightlife.

7 of them list a dedicated nomad or remote-work visa. Eligibility and other long-stay routes vary, so check the official rules before relying on it.

7 are inside their own best months for this period, rather than merely tolerable.

They sit in 6 different countries.

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