Best Places for Digital Nomads in December
BEST PLACES FOR DIGITAL NOMADS IN DECEMBER
Find the best digital nomad destinations in December, ranked by seasonal weather, cost, events, hub activity, and air quality.
DESTINATIONS
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
🇦🇺 Perth
Australia
|
82.1 | Dry comfort window | 23.5°C 1.5 rain |
$5,096 | 0 | City → |
| #2 |
🇲🇽 Puerto Escondido
Mexico
|
82.0 | Dry comfort window | 21.8°C 1.2 rain |
$3,535 | 0 | City → |
| #3 |
🇹🇭 Kanchanaburi
Thailand
|
81.4 | Dry comfort window | 25.4°C 2.7 rain |
$1,456 | 0 | City → |
| #4 |
🇪🇸 Los Cristianos
Spain
|
81.3 | Dry comfort window | 19.6°C 2.7 rain |
$3,056 | 0 | City → |
| #5 |
🇨🇱 Chillán
Chile
|
81.3 | Dry comfort window | 20.1°C 1.9 rain |
$1,922 | 0 | City → |
| #6 |
🇱🇦 Savannakhet
Laos
|
80.4 | Dry comfort window | 22.6°C 0.2 rain |
$1,112 | 0 | City → |
| #7 |
🇦🇷 Buenos Aires
Argentina
|
80.3 | Shoulder season | 23.5°C 7.2 rain |
$1,746 | 1 | City → |
| #8 |
🇸🇳 Kafountine
Senegal
|
80.0 | Dry comfort window | 25.5°C 0.6 rain |
$1,414 | 0 | City → |
| #9 |
🇹🇭 Nan
Thailand
|
79.6 | Dry comfort window | 21.8°C 2.5 rain |
$1,205 | 0 | City → |
| #10 |
🇹🇭 Mae Hong Son
Thailand
|
79.6 | Dry comfort window | 22.9°C 1.7 rain |
$1,346 | 0 | City → |
| #11 |
🇮🇳 Margao
India
|
79.6 | Dry comfort window | 26.1°C 2.9 rain |
$1,423 | 0 | City → |
| #12 |
🇨🇱 Iquique
Chile
|
79.5 | Dry comfort window | 20.1°C 0.0 rain |
$2,464 | 0 | City → |
| #13 |
🇬🇲 Sanyang
Gambia
|
79.4 | Dry comfort window | 25.0°C 0.4 rain |
$1,941 | 0 | City → |
| #14 |
🇬🇲 Kotu
Gambia
|
79.1 | Dry comfort window | 25.7°C 0.4 rain |
$1,701 | 0 | City → |
| #15 |
🇪🇬 Hurghada
Egypt
|
79.1 | Dry comfort window | 19.5°C 0.4 rain |
$1,374 | 0 | City → |
| #16 |
🇲🇽 Guadalajara
Mexico
|
78.8 | Shoulder season | 17.6°C 2.1 rain |
$2,506 | 0 | City → |
| #17 |
🇲🇽 San Pancho
Mexico
|
78.8 | Dry comfort window | 22.6°C 0.8 rain |
$1,534 | 0 | City → |
| #18 |
🇹🇭 Ko Chang
Thailand
|
78.8 | Dry comfort window | 26.6°C 3.9 rain |
$1,861 | 0 | City → |
| #19 |
🇨🇲 Ngaoundéré
Cameroon
|
78.5 | Dry comfort window | 22.2°C 0.0 rain |
$1,483 | 0 | City → |
| #20 |
🇮🇳 Mysore
India
|
78.4 | Shoulder season | 22.2°C 6.0 rain |
$1,036 | 0 | City → |
| #21 |
🇨🇫 Mbaïki
Central African Republic
|
78.2 | Dry comfort window | 25.5°C 2.5 rain |
$1,846 | 0 | City → |
| #22 |
🇪🇹 Arba Minch
Ethiopia
|
78.1 | Dry comfort window | 22.9°C 1.2 rain |
$988 | 0 | City → |
| #23 |
🇹🇭 Chiang Rai
Thailand
|
78.1 | Dry comfort window | 21.0°C 5.0 rain |
$1,441 | 0 | City → |
| #24 |
🇹🇭 Chiang Mai
Thailand
|
78.1 | Dry comfort window | 22.5°C 2.9 rain |
$2,041 | 1 | City → |
| #25 |
🇹🇭 Chiang Dao
Thailand
|
78.0 | Shoulder season | 22.2°C 7.0 rain |
$1,429 | 0 | City → |
| #26 |
🇸🇦 Medina
Saudi Arabia
|
77.9 | Dry comfort window | 19.7°C 2.3 rain |
$3,320 | 0 | City → |
| #27 |
🇹🇭 Bangkok
Thailand
|
77.9 | Dry comfort window | 26.9°C 2.9 rain |
$2,263 | 0 | City → |
| #28 |
🇲🇽 Zipolite
Mexico
|
77.8 | Dry comfort window | 26.3°C 1.4 rain |
$1,391 | 0 | City → |
| #29 |
🇲🇽 Cuernavaca
Mexico
|
77.8 | Shoulder season | 17.6°C 1.2 rain |
$2,484 | 0 | City → |
| #30 |
🇨🇻 Tarrafal
Cape Verde
|
77.6 | Dry comfort window | 24.1°C 1.7 rain |
$1,794 | 0 | City → |
| #31 |
🇮🇳 Mumbai
India
|
77.6 | Dry comfort window | 25.2°C 0.4 rain |
$2,008 | 0 | City → |
| #32 |
🇸🇻 Playa El Tunco
El Salvador
|
77.6 | Shoulder season | 27.3°C 4.5 rain |
$2,130 | 0 | City → |
| #33 |
🇪🇬 Marsa Alam
Egypt
|
77.6 | Dry comfort window | 21.1°C 0.6 rain |
$1,332 | 0 | City → |
| #34 |
🇲🇽 Mazunte
Mexico
|
77.6 | Dry comfort window | 26.2°C 1.4 rain |
$2,278 | 0 | City → |
| #35 |
🇲🇽 Sayulita
Mexico
|
77.5 | Dry comfort window | 24.3°C 1.7 rain |
$3,398 | 0 | City → |
| #36 |
🇲🇲 Mandalay
Myanmar
|
77.1 | Dry comfort window | 23.6°C 1.5 rain |
$1,672 | 0 | City → |
| #37 |
🇵🇪 Lima
Peru
|
77.1 | Dry comfort window | 19.9°C 1.7 rain |
$2,277 | 0 | City → |
| #38 |
🇲🇷 Rosso
Mauritania
|
76.8 | Dry comfort window | 24.7°C 0.8 rain |
$550 | 0 | City → |
| #39 |
🇲🇲 Ngapali Beach
Myanmar
|
76.6 | Dry comfort window | 24.4°C 1.0 rain |
$1,996 | 0 | City → |
| #40 |
🇬🇳 Labé
Guinea
|
76.5 | Dry comfort window | 22.7°C 0.8 rain |
$1,483 | 0 | City → |
BEST BY REGION
Africa
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
🇸🇳 Kafountine
Senegal
|
80.0 | Dry comfort window | 25.5°C 0.6 rain |
$1,414 | 0 | City → |
| #2 |
🇬🇲 Sanyang
Gambia
|
79.4 | Dry comfort window | 25.0°C 0.4 rain |
$1,941 | 0 | City → |
| #3 |
🇬🇲 Kotu
Gambia
|
79.1 | Dry comfort window | 25.7°C 0.4 rain |
$1,701 | 0 | City → |
| #4 |
🇪🇬 Hurghada
Egypt
|
79.1 | Dry comfort window | 19.5°C 0.4 rain |
$1,374 | 0 | City → |
| #5 |
🇨🇲 Ngaoundéré
Cameroon
|
78.5 | Dry comfort window | 22.2°C 0.0 rain |
$1,483 | 0 | City → |
Antarctica
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
🇦🇶 Rothera Station
Antarctica
|
42.0 | Cold season | -0.4°C 15.7 rain |
$4,180 | 0 | City → |
| #2 |
🇦🇶 McMurdo Station
Antarctica
|
41.1 | Cold season | -6.1°C 1.2 rain |
$4,280 | 0 | City → |
| #3 |
🇦🇶 Palmer Station
Antarctica
|
38.7 | Rainy season | -0.1°C 17.2 rain |
$1,080 | 0 | City → |
| #4 |
🇦🇶 Villa Las Estrellas
Antarctica
|
37.7 | Cold season | 0.3°C 14.5 rain |
$2,610 | 0 | City → |
| #5 |
🇹🇫 Port-aux-Francais
French Southern Territories
|
33.6 | Rainy season | 6.4°C 18.2 rain |
$3,408 | 0 | City → |
Asia
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
🇹🇭 Kanchanaburi
Thailand
|
81.4 | Dry comfort window | 25.4°C 2.7 rain |
$1,456 | 0 | City → |
| #2 |
🇱🇦 Savannakhet
Laos
|
80.4 | Dry comfort window | 22.6°C 0.2 rain |
$1,112 | 0 | City → |
| #3 |
🇹🇭 Nan
Thailand
|
79.6 | Dry comfort window | 21.8°C 2.5 rain |
$1,205 | 0 | City → |
| #4 |
🇹🇭 Mae Hong Son
Thailand
|
79.6 | Dry comfort window | 22.9°C 1.7 rain |
$1,346 | 0 | City → |
| #5 |
🇮🇳 Margao
India
|
79.6 | Dry comfort window | 26.1°C 2.9 rain |
$1,423 | 0 | City → |
Europe
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
🇪🇸 Los Cristianos
Spain
|
81.3 | Dry comfort window | 19.6°C 2.7 rain |
$3,056 | 0 | City → |
| #2 |
🇪🇸 Fuerteventura
Spain
|
75.2 | Shoulder season | 17.0°C 2.7 rain |
$3,501 | 0 | City → |
| #3 |
🇪🇸 Lanzarote
Spain
|
73.4 | Shoulder season | 16.4°C 4.8 rain |
$2,595 | 0 | City → |
| #4 |
🇪🇸 Alicante
Spain
|
72.0 | Shoulder season | 13.7°C 3.5 rain |
$3,570 | 2 | City → |
| #5 |
🇪🇸 Playa del Ingles
Spain
|
71.5 | Dry comfort window | 19.3°C 3.1 rain |
$2,952 | 0 | City → |
North America
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
🇲🇽 Puerto Escondido
Mexico
|
82.0 | Dry comfort window | 21.8°C 1.2 rain |
$3,535 | 0 | City → |
| #2 |
🇲🇽 Guadalajara
Mexico
|
78.8 | Shoulder season | 17.6°C 2.1 rain |
$2,506 | 0 | City → |
| #3 |
🇲🇽 San Pancho
Mexico
|
78.8 | Dry comfort window | 22.6°C 0.8 rain |
$1,534 | 0 | City → |
| #4 |
🇲🇽 Zipolite
Mexico
|
77.8 | Dry comfort window | 26.3°C 1.4 rain |
$1,391 | 0 | City → |
| #5 |
🇲🇽 Cuernavaca
Mexico
|
77.8 | Shoulder season | 17.6°C 1.2 rain |
$2,484 | 0 | City → |
Oceania
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
🇦🇺 Perth
Australia
|
82.1 | Dry comfort window | 23.5°C 1.5 rain |
$5,096 | 0 | City → |
| #2 |
🇦🇺 Newcastle
Australia
|
73.5 | Shoulder season | 22.0°C 8.9 rain |
$4,610 | 0 | City → |
| #3 |
🇦🇺 Brisbane
Australia
|
73.2 | Shoulder season | 23.7°C 13.5 rain |
$4,927 | 0 | City → |
| #4 |
🇳🇿 Blenheim
New Zealand
|
68.9 | Shoulder season | 17.3°C 10.3 rain |
$2,202 | 0 | City → |
| #5 |
🇳🇿 Christchurch
New Zealand
|
67.8 | Shoulder season | 16.1°C 10.3 rain |
$3,499 | 0 | City → |
South America
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
🇨🇱 Chillán
Chile
|
81.3 | Dry comfort window | 20.1°C 1.9 rain |
$1,922 | 0 | City → |
| #2 |
🇦🇷 Buenos Aires
Argentina
|
80.3 | Shoulder season | 23.5°C 7.2 rain |
$1,746 | 1 | City → |
| #3 |
🇨🇱 Iquique
Chile
|
79.5 | Dry comfort window | 20.1°C 0.0 rain |
$2,464 | 0 | City → |
| #4 |
🇵🇪 Lima
Peru
|
77.1 | Dry comfort window | 19.9°C 1.7 rain |
$2,277 | 0 | City → |
| #5 |
🇻🇪 Valencia
Venezuela
|
76.4 | Dry comfort window | 25.7°C 2.9 rain |
$44 | 0 | City → |
EVENTS IN DECEMBER
| Event | Place | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AWS re:Invent 2026 Kickoff Party | 🇺🇸 Las Vegas | Dec 1 | View → |
| House of Kube @ AWS re:Invent | 🇺🇸 Las Vegas | Dec 1 | View → |
| Nomads Mastermind: Unlock the Power of Peer Mentoring | 🇮🇩 Canggu | Dec 2 | View → |
| Afterwork Digital Nomad & Remote Worker [Bi-weekly] | 🇫🇷 Montpellier | Dec 4 | View → |
| Sprachencafe- let's speak German together | 🇦🇹 Innsbruck | Dec 8 | View → |
| Freelancer Networking Mixer in Paris | 🇫🇷 Marseille | Dec 8 | View → |
| Freelancer Networking Mixer in Paris | 🇫🇷 Marseille | Dec 8 | View → |
| BGC Digital Nomads (Dec) | 🇵🇭 Manila | Dec 10 | View → |
| Afterwork Digital Nomad & Remote Worker [Bi-weekly] | 🇫🇷 Montpellier | Dec 18 | View → |
| Sprachencafe- let's speak German together | 🇦🇹 Innsbruck | Dec 22 | View → |