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Budget-friendly nomad cities in December

Find Budget-friendly digital nomad destinations in December, ranked by seasonal weather, cost, events, hub activity, and air quality.

Destinations

3128 cities scored for December

Seasonal destination scores
Rank City Score Season Weather Cost Events Links
#1961 RW Rubavu Rwanda 52 Rainy season 15.5°C 26.5 rain days $1,516 0 City
#1962 NZ Palmerston North New Zealand 52 Rainy season 16.4°C 18.8 rain days $2,423 0 City
#1963 IR Mashhad Iran 52 Cold season 3.7°C 3.7 rain days $754 0 City
#1964 IT Lampedusa Italy 52 Shoulder season 17.2°C 9.1 rain days $4,648 0 City
#1965 FR Perpignan France 52 Cold season 9.9°C 6.6 rain days $2,527 0 City
#1966 IN Nainital India 52 Cold season 6.9°C 1.5 rain days $1,198 0 City
#1967 LS Maputsoe Lesotho 52 Shoulder season 14.1°C 15.7 rain days $1,052 0 City
#1968 TR Urla Turkey 52 Shoulder season 11.8°C 9.5 rain days $1,052 0 City
#1969 CN Wuhan China 52 Cold season 7.1°C 4.5 rain days $2,044 0 City
#1970 US New Orleans United States 52 Shoulder season 15.0°C 8.9 rain days $3,870 0 City
#1971 IT Lecce Italy 52 Shoulder season 11.6°C 7.2 rain days $2,894 0 City
#1972 YT Mamoudzou Mayotte 52 Rainy season 27.2°C 21.9 rain days $4,350 0 City
#1973 MA Asilah Morocco 52 Shoulder season 14.2°C 10.6 rain days $1,814 0 City
#1974 JP Onomichi Japan 52 Cold season 6.7°C 4.3 rain days $1,962 0 City
#1975 GF Remire-Montjoly French Guiana 52 Rainy season 25.9°C 27.9 rain days $2,755 0 City
#1976 JP Chiba Japan 52 Cold season 7.1°C 5.4 rain days $2,032 0 City
#1977 CR Orosi Costa Rica 52 Rainy season 18.8°C 26.7 rain days $3,173 0 City
#1978 ME Kotor Montenegro 52 Shoulder season 10.7°C 12.2 rain days $2,486 0 City
#1979 AS Pago Pago American Samoa 52 Rainy season 27.1°C 25.2 rain days $3,775 0 City
#1980 CK Arorangi Cook Islands 52 Shoulder season 24.9°C 15.9 rain days $2,890 0 City
#1981 TW Yilan Taiwan 52 Rainy season 17.3°C 19.0 rain days $1,975 0 City
#1982 JP Yokohama Japan 52 Cold season 7.5°C 5.2 rain days $2,268 0 City
#1983 PT Sagres Portugal 52 Shoulder season 14.5°C 9.7 rain days $3,790 0 City
#1984 PF Raiatea French Polynesia 52 Rainy season 26.1°C 25.0 rain days $4,866 0 City
#1985 GU Tumon Guam 52 Rainy season 27.5°C 19.7 rain days $4,965 0 City
#1986 KG Osh Kyrgyzstan 52 Cold season 1.8°C 6.6 rain days $1,646 0 City
#1987 PT Vilamoura Portugal 51 Shoulder season 13.8°C 7.7 rain days $4,506 0 City
#1988 GR Tinos Greece 51 Shoulder season 14.5°C 8.7 rain days $3,079 0 City
#1989 MY Cameron Highlands Malaysia 51 Rainy season 17.9°C 26.3 rain days $1,612 0 City
#1990 GA Port-Gentil Gabon 51 Rainy season 26.1°C 28.5 rain days $3,206 0 City
#1991 CI Assinie Ivory Coast 51 Rainy season 27.1°C 17.8 rain days $3,546 0 City
#1992 GR Skiathos Greece 51 Shoulder season 13.4°C 11.0 rain days $2,618 0 City
#1993 KR Sokcho South Korea 51 Cold season 1.2°C 3.5 rain days $2,199 0 City
#1994 GT Xela Guatemala 51 Shoulder season 12.1°C 13.7 rain days $1,997 0 City
#1995 US Taos United States 51 Cold season 0.0°C 5.0 rain days $2,765 0 City
#1996 JP Atami Japan 51 Cold season 8.8°C 5.8 rain days $2,090 0 City
#1997 MH Ebeye Marshall Islands 51 Shoulder season 27.7°C 14.5 rain days $5,280 0 City
#1998 GE Telavi Georgia 51 Cold season 3.6°C 6.6 rain days $1,567 0 City
#1999 AU Kangaroo Island Australia 51 Shoulder season 16.6°C 6.6 rain days $5,388 0 City
#2000 GR Serifos Greece 51 Shoulder season 14.1°C 11.8 rain days $3,322 0 City
1,961–2,000 of 3,128

Best by region

Seasonal destination scores
Rank City Score Season Weather Cost Events Links
#1 EG Dahab Egypt 79 Dry comfort window 20.4°C 1.2 rain days $1,292 0 City
#2 EG Hurghada Egypt 77 Dry comfort window 19.5°C 0.4 rain days $1,374 0 City
#3 EG Sharm El Sheikh Egypt 77 Dry comfort window 20.1°C 0.6 rain days $1,556 0 City
#4 GH Tamale Ghana 76 Shoulder season 27.4°C 0.0 rain days $465 0 City
#5 ET Adama Ethiopia 75 Dry comfort window 19.8°C 0.6 rain days $505 0 City

All of Africa in December

Seasonal destination scores
Rank City Score Season Weather Cost Events Links
#1 AQ McMurdo Station Antarctica 43 Cold season -6.1°C 1.2 rain days $4,280 0 City
#2 AQ Villa Las Estrellas Antarctica 39 Cold season 0.3°C 14.5 rain days $2,610 0 City
#3 AQ Palmer Station Antarctica 38 Rainy season -0.1°C 17.2 rain days $1,080 0 City
#4 TF Port-aux-Francais French Southern Territories 35 Rainy season 6.4°C 18.2 rain days $3,408 0 City
#5 GS Grytviken South Georgia 33 Rainy season 3.3°C 21.5 rain days $2,985 0 City

All of Antarctica in December

Seasonal destination scores
Rank City Score Season Weather Cost Events Links
#1 TH Chiang Mai Thailand 83 Dry comfort window 22.5°C 2.9 rain days $2,041 2 City
#2 TH Bangkok Thailand 81 Dry comfort window 26.9°C 2.9 rain days $2,263 0 City
#3 KH Siem Reap Cambodia 77 Dry comfort window 25.3°C 4.1 rain days $1,287 0 City
#4 IN Bangalore India 77 Shoulder season 21.0°C 5.6 rain days $1,693 1 City
#5 TH Udon Thani Thailand 76 Dry comfort window 22.8°C 0.2 rain days $1,207 0 City

All of Asia in December

Seasonal destination scores
Rank City Score Season Weather Cost Events Links
#1 ES Los Cristianos Spain 73 Dry comfort window 19.6°C 2.7 rain days $3,056 0 City
#2 ES El Medano Spain 70 Dry comfort window 19.7°C 2.7 rain days $3,634 0 City
#3 ES Playa del Ingles Spain 70 Dry comfort window 19.3°C 3.1 rain days $2,952 0 City
#4 ES Maspalomas Spain 69 Dry comfort window 19.4°C 2.9 rain days $3,794 0 City
#5 ES Costa Adeje Spain 69 Dry comfort window 19.7°C 2.7 rain days $4,177 0 City

All of Europe in December

Seasonal destination scores
Rank City Score Season Weather Cost Events Links
#1 MX Puerto Vallarta Mexico 77 Dry comfort window 23.1°C 1.5 rain days $2,368 0 City
#2 MX Todos Santos Mexico 75 Dry comfort window 19.2°C 2.5 rain days $2,000 0 City
#3 MX Cabo San Lucas Mexico 75 Dry comfort window 22.6°C 1.2 rain days $2,989 0 City
#4 MX San Pancho Mexico 74 Dry comfort window 22.6°C 0.8 rain days $1,534 0 City
#5 MX Puerto Escondido Mexico 74 Dry comfort window 21.8°C 1.2 rain days $3,535 0 City

All of North America in December

Seasonal destination scores
Rank City Score Season Weather Cost Events Links
#1 AU Fremantle Australia 69 Dry comfort window 22.9°C 1.5 rain days $3,948 0 City
#2 AU Perth Australia 68 Dry comfort window 23.5°C 1.5 rain days $5,096 0 City
#3 FJ Coral Coast Fiji 67 Shoulder season 19.6°C 5.6 rain days $1,506 0 City
#4 AU Adelaide Australia 67 Dry comfort window 20.1°C 4.3 rain days $4,561 0 City
#5 AU Mildura Australia 66 Dry comfort window 24.0°C 2.9 rain days $4,103 0 City

All of Oceania in December

Seasonal destination scores
Rank City Score Season Weather Cost Events Links
#1 AR Buenos Aires Argentina 80 Shoulder season 23.5°C 7.2 rain days $1,746 1 City
#2 AR Mendoza Argentina 76 Dry comfort window 24.8°C 3.5 rain days $1,432 0 City
#3 CL Santiago Chile 76 Dry comfort window 20.8°C 0.4 rain days $2,633 0 City
#4 PE Lima Peru 74 Dry comfort window 19.9°C 1.7 rain days $2,277 0 City
#5 AR Neuquen Argentina 74 Dry comfort window 23.8°C 1.7 rain days $1,808 0 City

All of South America in December

Events in December

Events in December
EventPlaceDateLink
AWS re:Invent 2026 Kickoff Party US Las Vegas Dec 1 View
House of Kube @ AWS re:Invent US Las Vegas Dec 1 View
Free coworking session ES Valencia Dec 1 View
Meetups with Locals at Cheers JP Fukuoka Dec 1 View
Nomads Mastermind: Unlock the Power of Peer Mentoring ID Canggu Dec 2 View
AWS re:Invent 2026 Social Hour US Las Vegas Dec 3 View
Duckbill/Last Week in AWS + Heavybit + RedMonk at re:Invent 2026 US Las Vegas Dec 3 View
Afterwork Digital Nomad & Remote Worker [Bi-weekly] FR Montpellier Dec 4 View
Bangalore Product Mixer #4 | Product Reactor IN Bangalore Dec 5 View
DTLA DOG WALKING CLUB × PAWSITIVE MGMT — WINTER GAMES 2026 US Los Angeles Dec 5 View