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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
#2001 PT Ponta do Sol Portugal 51 Shoulder season 16.5°C 15.9 rain days $3,166 0 City
#2002 CN Wenzhou China 51 Cold season 10.0°C 6.0 rain days $1,693 0 City
#2003 BM Hamilton Bermuda 51 Shoulder season 19.9°C 13.2 rain days $6,200 0 City
#2004 PT Olhao Portugal 51 Shoulder season 14.1°C 8.7 rain days $2,826 0 City
#2005 UZ Khiva Uzbekistan 51 Cold season 0.3°C 2.5 rain days $1,641 0 City
#2006 PA Contadora Island Panama 51 Rainy season 27.2°C 16.3 rain days $3,580 0 City
#2007 PT Ponta Delgada Portugal 51 Shoulder season 15.7°C 15.9 rain days $3,108 0 City
#2008 IO Danger Island British Indian Ocean Territory 51 Rainy season 26.9°C 21.5 rain days $3,770 0 City
#2009 BG Bansko Bulgaria 51 Cold season 3.1°C 10.1 rain days $1,843 0 City
#2010 JO Kerak Jordan 51 Shoulder season 10.4°C 3.3 rain days $1,777 0 City
#2011 IR Gorgan Iran 51 Cold season 9.3°C 6.8 rain days $647 0 City
#2012 ES Peniscola Spain 51 Shoulder season 11.2°C 4.6 rain days $2,987 0 City
#2013 TR Selcuk Turkey 51 Shoulder season 10.5°C 11.4 rain days $707 0 City
#2014 VN Phong Nha Vietnam 51 Rainy season 19.7°C 19.0 rain days $1,259 0 City
#2015 ES Córdoba Spain 51 Shoulder season 10.3°C 7.7 rain days $2,848 0 City
#2016 NZ Abel Tasman New Zealand 51 Shoulder season 17.0°C 12.4 rain days $3,531 0 City
#2017 IT Taormina Italy 51 Shoulder season 11.9°C 7.2 rain days $3,495 0 City
#2018 AZ Sheki Azerbaijan 51 Cold season 5.2°C 6.6 rain days $1,318 0 City
#2019 JP Hakone Japan 51 Cold season 8.4°C 5.8 rain days $2,228 0 City
#2020 GT Cobán Guatemala 51 Rainy season 15.9°C 24.8 rain days $1,496 0 City
#2021 IT Olbia Italy 51 Shoulder season 11.4°C 7.7 rain days $3,489 0 City
#2022 AM Vanadzor Armenia 51 Cold season 0.3°C 4.1 rain days $1,549 0 City
#2023 ME Herceg Novi Montenegro 51 Shoulder season 10.1°C 12.4 rain days $1,989 0 City
#2024 IT Gallipoli Italy 51 Shoulder season 12.3°C 7.9 rain days $3,022 0 City
#2025 SB Tulagi Solomon Islands 51 Rainy season 27.2°C 27.3 rain days $3,213 0 City
#2026 NZ Raglan New Zealand 51 Rainy season 18.4°C 17.4 rain days $4,156 0 City
#2027 PK Murree Pakistan 51 Cold season 3.4°C 3.1 rain days $1,038 0 City
#2028 GR Amorgos Greece 51 Shoulder season 13.7°C 10.1 rain days $3,310 0 City
#2029 AU Burnie Australia 51 Shoulder season 14.6°C 9.3 rain days $3,242 0 City
#2030 GE Akhaltsikhe Georgia 51 Cold season 0.8°C 7.0 rain days $1,029 0 City
#2031 BO Copacabana Bolivia 51 Rainy season 10.1°C 24.8 rain days $542 0 City
#2032 EC Cotacachi Ecuador 51 Shoulder season 14.6°C 15.9 rain days $1,770 0 City
#2033 IT Trapani Italy 51 Shoulder season 13.9°C 10.1 rain days $3,016 0 City
#2034 DZ Batna Algeria 51 Cold season 7.5°C 5.8 rain days $1,858 0 City
#2035 IR Sanandaj Iran 51 Cold season 3.8°C 7.0 rain days $462 0 City
#2036 IL Nazareth Israel 51 Shoulder season 13.4°C 8.7 rain days $4,149 0 City
#2037 JP Kyoto Japan 51 Cold season 5.6°C 6.4 rain days $2,434 0 City
#2038 GE Sighnaghi Georgia 51 Cold season 3.3°C 5.2 rain days $950 0 City
#2039 GR Sifnos Greece 51 Shoulder season 13.7°C 12.2 rain days $3,760 0 City
#2040 EC Baños Ecuador 51 Rainy season 12.7°C 22.6 rain days $1,735 0 City
2,001–2,040 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