BUDGET-FRIENDLY DIGITAL NOMAD CITIES IN MAY
Find Budget-friendly digital nomad destinations in May, ranked by seasonal weather, cost, events, hub activity, and air quality.
DESTINATIONS
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #681 |
🇾🇹 Dembeni
Mayotte
|
69.0 | Shoulder season | 26.3°C 11.6 rain |
$2,576 | 0 | City → |
| #682 |
🇨🇷 San José
Costa Rica
|
69.0 | Rainy season | 20.7°C 23.8 rain |
$3,576 | 0 | City → |
| #683 |
🇲🇰 Strumica
North Macedonia
|
69.0 | Shoulder season | 17.4°C 10.1 rain |
$1,527 | 0 | City → |
| #684 |
🇳🇬 Abuja
Nigeria
|
69.0 | Shoulder season | 27.1°C 8.5 rain |
$1,718 | 0 | City → |
| #685 |
🇳🇬 Jos
Nigeria
|
69.0 | Shoulder season | 24.5°C 10.6 rain |
$753 | 0 | City → |
| #686 |
🇧🇷 Recife
Brazil
|
69.0 | Rainy season | 25.7°C 24.2 rain |
$1,779 | 0 | City → |
| #687 |
🇧🇿 San Pedro
Belize
|
69.0 | Hot season | 28.7°C 9.7 rain |
$3,655 | 0 | City → |
| #688 |
🇾🇪 Mukalla
Yemen
|
69.0 | Hot season | 30.4°C 2.1 rain |
$1,845 | 0 | City → |
| #689 |
🇭🇺 Kecskemét
Hungary
|
69.0 | Shoulder season | 16.5°C 10.6 rain |
$2,249 | 0 | City → |
| #690 |
🇧🇷 Lencois
Brazil
|
69.0 | Shoulder season | 22.9°C 15.1 rain |
$1,315 | 0 | City → |
| #691 |
🇸🇿 Mbabane
Eswatini
|
68.9 | Shoulder season | 15.1°C 6.6 rain |
$1,095 | 0 | City → |
| #692 |
🇻🇨 Mayreau
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
68.9 | Shoulder season | 27.1°C 8.9 rain |
$1,785 | 0 | City → |
| #693 |
🇨🇺 Havana
Cuba
|
68.9 | Shoulder season | 27.5°C 13.0 rain |
$2,375 | 0 | City → |
| #694 |
🇮🇹 Rimini
Italy
|
68.9 | Shoulder season | 17.8°C 10.3 rain |
$3,183 | 0 | City → |
| #695 |
🇶🇦 Al Wakrah
Qatar
|
68.9 | Hot season | 32.5°C 0.2 rain |
$2,843 | 0 | City → |
| #696 |
🇰🇪 Watamu
Kenya
|
68.9 | Rainy season | 26.6°C 18.2 rain |
$1,912 | 0 | City → |
| #697 |
🇵🇫 Rangiroa
French Polynesia
|
68.9 | Shoulder season | 27.2°C 14.9 rain |
$5,175 | 0 | City → |
| #698 |
🇸🇩 Port Sudan
Sudan
|
68.9 | Hot season | 30.6°C 0.0 rain |
$3,942 | 0 | City → |
| #699 |
🇧🇷 Cumbuco
Brazil
|
68.9 | Rainy season | 26.9°C 16.5 rain |
$1,410 | 0 | City → |
| #700 |
🇸🇦 Al Ahsa
Saudi Arabia
|
68.9 | Hot season | 33.5°C 0.2 rain |
$2,981 | 0 | City → |
| #701 |
🇻🇬 Virgin Gorda
British Virgin Islands
|
68.9 | Shoulder season | 26.5°C 11.0 rain |
$3,360 | 0 | City → |
| #702 |
🇦🇿 Sheki
Azerbaijan
|
68.8 | Shoulder season | 16.9°C 13.4 rain |
$1,318 | 0 | City → |
| #703 |
🇨🇷 La Fortuna
Costa Rica
|
68.8 | Rainy season | 24.7°C 24.6 rain |
$2,322 | 0 | City → |
| #704 |
🇰🇪 Mtwapa
Kenya
|
68.8 | Rainy season | 26.3°C 20.9 rain |
$820 | 0 | City → |
| #705 |
🇸🇻 Santa Tecla
El Salvador
|
68.8 | Rainy season | 22.9°C 25.2 rain |
$1,440 | 0 | City → |
| #706 |
🇫🇷 Lyon
France
|
68.8 | Shoulder season | 15.8°C 11.2 rain |
$3,812 | 0 | City → |
| #707 |
🇧🇸 Exuma
Bahamas
|
68.8 | Shoulder season | 26.0°C 8.7 rain |
$6,985 | 0 | City → |
| #708 |
🇬🇹 Semuc Champey
Guatemala
|
68.8 | Shoulder season | 27.7°C 13.7 rain |
$1,326 | 0 | City → |
| #709 |
🇧🇷 Fortaleza
Brazil
|
68.8 | Rainy season | 26.7°C 19.5 rain |
$2,112 | 0 | City → |
| #710 |
🇿🇦 Bloemfontein
South Africa
|
68.7 | Shoulder season | 12.6°C 2.5 rain |
$2,220 | 0 | City → |
| #711 |
🇲🇾 Malacca
Malaysia
|
68.7 | Rainy season | 27.4°C 24.2 rain |
$1,879 | 0 | City → |
| #712 |
🇦🇮 Blowing Point
Anguilla
|
68.7 | Shoulder season | 26.8°C 9.9 rain |
$2,926 | 0 | City → |
| #713 |
🇰🇲 Moutsamoudou
Comoros
|
68.7 | Shoulder season | 26.9°C 11.0 rain |
$1,893 | 0 | City → |
| #714 |
🇳🇮 San Juan del Sur
Nicaragua
|
68.7 | Rainy season | 27.8°C 19.7 rain |
$2,174 | 0 | City → |
| #715 |
🇹🇭 Koh Tao
Thailand
|
68.7 | Rainy season | 27.6°C 21.1 rain |
$1,336 | 0 | City → |
| #716 |
🇫🇷 Toulouse
France
|
68.7 | Shoulder season | 16.2°C 11.8 rain |
$3,328 | 0 | City → |
| #717 |
🇭🇰 Sheung Wan
Hong Kong
|
68.7 | Rainy season | 25.2°C 21.9 rain |
$4,378 | 0 | City → |
| #718 |
🇳🇬 Ado-Ekiti
Nigeria
|
68.7 | Shoulder season | 25.7°C 13.4 rain |
$345 | 0 | City → |
| #719 |
🇻🇬 Jost Van Dyke
British Virgin Islands
|
68.6 | Shoulder season | 26.5°C 11.2 rain |
$3,870 | 0 | City → |
| #720 |
🇪🇹 Harar
Ethiopia
|
68.6 | Shoulder season | 19.7°C 14.7 rain |
$803 | 0 | City → |
BEST BY REGION
Africa
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
🇲🇦 Marrakech
Morocco
|
81.6 | Dry comfort window | 23.0°C 2.1 rain |
$2,378 | 0 | City → |
| #2 |
🇲🇦 Taghazout
Morocco
|
81.2 | Dry comfort window | 21.5°C 0.4 rain |
$1,857 | 0 | City → |
| #3 |
🇲🇦 Tamraght
Morocco
|
80.6 | Dry comfort window | 21.2°C 0.4 rain |
$2,036 | 0 | City → |
| #4 |
🇲🇦 Taroudant
Morocco
|
80.6 | Dry comfort window | 23.5°C 0.4 rain |
$1,357 | 0 | City → |
| #5 |
🇲🇦 Ouarzazate
Morocco
|
80.6 | Dry comfort window | 23.2°C 1.7 rain |
$1,507 | 0 | City → |
Antarctica
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
🇦🇶 McMurdo Station
Antarctica
|
44.6 | Cold season | -26.6°C 3.9 rain |
$4,280 | 0 | City → |
| #2 |
🇹🇫 Port-aux-Francais
French Southern Territories
|
35.5 | Rainy season | 4.3°C 16.8 rain |
$3,408 | 0 | City → |
| #3 |
🇦🇶 Villa Las Estrellas
Antarctica
|
34.7 | Rainy season | -2.0°C 17.6 rain |
$2,610 | 0 | City → |
Asia
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
🇮🇱 Tel Aviv
Israel
|
89.2 | Dry comfort window | 22.0°C 1.0 rain |
$5,690 | 22 | City → |
| #2 |
🇦🇪 Dubai
United Arab Emirates
|
85.3 | Hot season | 30.6°C 0.2 rain |
$5,242 | 34 | City → |
| #3 |
🇬🇪 Tbilisi
Georgia
|
82.1 | Shoulder season | 17.0°C 12.2 rain |
$2,170 | 54 | City → |
| #4 |
🇺🇿 Bukhara
Uzbekistan
|
81.6 | Dry comfort window | 25.7°C 2.3 rain |
$1,595 | 0 | City → |
| #5 |
🇮🇱 Be'er Sheva
Israel
|
81.5 | Dry comfort window | 22.6°C 2.1 rain |
$3,289 | 0 | City → |
Europe
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
🇵🇹 Lisbon
Portugal
|
90.7 | Dry comfort window | 18.3°C 2.5 rain |
$3,963 | 74 | City → |
| #2 |
🇪🇸 Madrid
Spain
|
88.3 | Shoulder season | 18.2°C 5.8 rain |
$4,541 | 67 | City → |
| #3 |
🇵🇹 Funchal
Portugal
|
83.3 | Shoulder season | 18.6°C 10.8 rain |
$2,261 | 8 | City → |
| #4 |
🇨🇾 Larnaca
Cyprus
|
82.8 | Dry comfort window | 22.4°C 2.3 rain |
$3,354 | 0 | City → |
| #5 |
🇵🇹 Tavira
Portugal
|
82.8 | Dry comfort window | 20.2°C 2.7 rain |
$3,715 | 0 | City → |
North America
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
🇺🇸 Las Vegas
United States
|
91.8 | Dry comfort window | 25.9°C 0.6 rain |
$3,810 | 18 | City → |
| #2 |
🇺🇸 Sacramento
United States
|
91.4 | Dry comfort window | 20.4°C 1.7 rain |
$4,140 | 21 | City → |
| #3 |
🇺🇸 Phoenix
United States
|
89.8 | Hot season | 28.2°C 0.4 rain |
$5,005 | 17 | City → |
| #4 |
🇲🇽 Mexico City
Mexico
|
86.4 | Shoulder season | 20.5°C 11.0 rain |
$3,317 | 48 | City → |
| #5 |
🇺🇸 San Diego
United States
|
84.6 | Shoulder season | 16.6°C 1.9 rain |
$6,665 | 18 | City → |
Oceania
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
🇦🇺 Broome
Australia
|
80.2 | Dry comfort window | 26.4°C 1.5 rain |
$5,807 | 0 | City → |
| #2 |
🇦🇺 Geraldton
Australia
|
78.9 | Shoulder season | 19.9°C 6.0 rain |
$4,226 | 0 | City → |
| #3 |
🇦🇺 Exmouth
Australia
|
77.7 | Dry comfort window | 24.1°C 3.9 rain |
$5,412 | 0 | City → |
| #4 |
🇳🇿 Auckland
New Zealand
|
75.1 | Shoulder season | 14.8°C 13.4 rain |
$4,453 | 17 | City → |
| #5 |
🇫🇯 Coral Coast
Fiji
|
72.9 | Shoulder season | 26.5°C 11.0 rain |
$1,506 | 0 | City → |
South America
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
|
85.9 | Shoulder season | 22.4°C 6.8 rain |
$2,664 | 6 | City → |
| #2 |
🇧🇷 São Paulo
Brazil
|
83.5 | Dry comfort window | 18.0°C 4.6 rain |
$2,603 | 36 | City → |
| #3 |
🇧🇷 Canoa Quebrada
Brazil
|
79.8 | Dry comfort window | 22.7°C 1.0 rain |
$1,932 | 0 | City → |
| #4 |
🇵🇪 Ica
Peru
|
79.3 | Dry comfort window | 19.9°C 0.0 rain |
$1,536 | 0 | City → |
| #5 |
🇦🇷 Buenos Aires
Argentina
|
79.0 | Shoulder season | 13.7°C 5.0 rain |
$1,746 | 35 | City → |
EVENTS IN MAY
| Event | Place | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online webinar - New Employment Rules for Foreigners in Georgia | 🇬🇪 Tbilisi | May 5 | View → |
| Morning Yoga on the beach (FREE) mon-wed-fri | 🇺🇾 Montevideo | May 6 | View → |
| Digital Nomad Cowork & Community Dinner @Hoppin House | 🇰🇷 Seoul | May 6 | View → |
| Kickboxing | May 6 | View → | |
| European Coworking Day @ Locus Workspace: Short Movie + Talk by Swap Prague | 🇨🇿 Prague | May 6 | View → |
| Wednesday Coworking at Kind & Co, 16 Rue Delille, Nice | 🇫🇷 Nice | May 6 | View → |
| The Real Yield Summit | Fireside Chats & Luncheon at the RWA House | 🇺🇸 Miami | May 6 | View → |
| ClawCon Istanbul | 🇹🇷 Istanbul | May 6 | View → |
| Energipolitisk debatt med GeneratorAW | 🇸🇪 Stockholm | May 6 | View → |
| Team1 x Blockfest - Avalanche Mixer | 🇿🇦 Cape Town | May 6 | View → |