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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1361 |
🇺🇸 Traverse City
United States
|
63.2 | Shoulder season | 12.9°C 8.9 rain |
$3,940 | 0 | City → |
| #1362 |
🇬🇾 New Amsterdam
Guyana
|
63.2 | Rainy season | 25.7°C 29.4 rain |
$2,116 | 0 | City → |
| #1363 |
🇱🇸 Mohale's Hoek
Lesotho
|
63.2 | Shoulder season | 11.8°C 4.1 rain |
$791 | 0 | City → |
| #1364 |
🇩🇪 Augsburg
Germany
|
63.2 | Shoulder season | 13.2°C 14.1 rain |
$3,505 | 0 | City → |
| #1365 |
🇷🇺 Kazan
Russia
|
63.2 | Shoulder season | 13.1°C 9.1 rain |
$2,379 | 0 | City → |
| #1366 |
🇬🇫 Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
French Guiana
|
63.2 | Rainy season | 25.4°C 28.3 rain |
$2,617 | 0 | City → |
| #1367 |
🇬🇦 Libreville
Gabon
|
63.2 | Rainy season | 26.2°C 28.3 rain |
$3,329 | 0 | City → |
| #1368 |
🇲🇲 Naypyidaw
Myanmar
|
63.1 | Rainy season | 28.5°C 20.3 rain |
$2,227 | 0 | City → |
| #1369 |
🇧🇩 Narayanganj
Bangladesh
|
63.1 | Rainy season | 28.8°C 18.8 rain |
$1,279 | 0 | City → |
| #1370 |
🇱🇺 Echternach
Luxembourg
|
63.1 | Shoulder season | 13.9°C 12.0 rain |
$2,532 | 0 | City → |
| #1371 |
🇲🇪 Berane
Montenegro
|
63.1 | Shoulder season | 14.1°C 14.1 rain |
$1,675 | 0 | City → |
| #1372 |
🇬🇧 Cardiff
United Kingdom
|
63.1 | Shoulder season | 13.0°C 13.2 rain |
$3,823 | 0 | City → |
| #1373 |
🇬🇪 Telavi
Georgia
|
63.0 | Rainy season | 15.4°C 16.1 rain |
$1,567 | 0 | City → |
| #1374 |
🇮🇹 Ollolai
Italy
|
63.0 | Shoulder season | 14.0°C 12.2 rain |
$1,998 | 0 | City → |
| #1375 |
🇫🇷 Saint-Malo
France
|
63.0 | Shoulder season | 13.6°C 10.5 rain |
$3,909 | 0 | City → |
| #1376 |
🇨🇿 Ceske Budejovice
Czech Republic
|
63.0 | Shoulder season | 12.9°C 12.2 rain |
$2,344 | 0 | City → |
| #1377 |
🇸🇪 Örebro
Sweden
|
63.0 | Shoulder season | 11.9°C 9.5 rain |
$3,099 | 0 | City → |
| #1378 |
🇦🇺 Torquay
Australia
|
63.0 | Shoulder season | 12.4°C 7.0 rain |
$5,726 | 0 | City → |
| #1379 |
🇨🇳 Wenzhou
China
|
63.0 | Rainy season | 21.2°C 17.0 rain |
$1,693 | 0 | City → |
| #1380 |
🇫🇲 Tofol
Micronesia
|
63.0 | Rainy season | 27.4°C 27.5 rain |
$2,280 | 0 | City → |
| #1381 |
🇰🇮 Betio
Kiribati
|
63.0 | Rainy season | 27.8°C 17.0 rain |
$1,104 | 0 | City → |
| #1382 |
🇱🇺 Luxembourg City
Luxembourg
|
63.0 | Shoulder season | 13.1°C 11.6 rain |
$4,140 | 0 | City → |
| #1383 |
🇳🇵 Biratnagar
Nepal
|
63.0 | Shoulder season | 27.7°C 15.7 rain |
$927 | 0 | City → |
| #1384 |
🇬🇧 Liverpool
United Kingdom
|
63.0 | Shoulder season | 12.8°C 13.0 rain |
$3,803 | 0 | City → |
| #1385 |
🇫🇷 Le Havre
France
|
62.9 | Shoulder season | 13.3°C 12.8 rain |
$3,333 | 0 | City → |
| #1386 |
🇨🇲 Bertoua
Cameroon
|
62.9 | Rainy season | 24.4°C 16.6 rain |
$1,356 | 0 | City → |
| #1387 |
🇹🇻 Funafuti
Tuvalu
|
62.9 | Rainy season | 28.1°C 23.2 rain |
$2,052 | 0 | City → |
| #1388 |
🇬🇪 Sighnaghi
Georgia
|
62.9 | Rainy season | 15.4°C 17.4 rain |
$950 | 0 | City → |
| #1389 |
🇲🇬 Fianarantsoa
Madagascar
|
62.9 | Shoulder season | 16.2°C 10.8 rain |
$1,285 | 0 | City → |
| #1390 |
🇺🇾 Punta del Este
Uruguay
|
62.9 | Shoulder season | 14.6°C 9.3 rain |
$3,909 | 0 | City → |
| #1391 |
🇳🇱 Groningen
Netherlands
|
62.9 | Shoulder season | 12.6°C 12.6 rain |
$3,498 | 0 | City → |
| #1392 |
🇰🇪 Nyeri
Kenya
|
62.9 | Rainy season | 17.1°C 23.0 rain |
$1,279 | 0 | City → |
| #1393 |
🇨🇿 Cesky Krumlov
Czech Republic
|
62.9 | Shoulder season | 12.9°C 14.3 rain |
$1,682 | 0 | City → |
| #1394 |
🇨🇿 Karlovy Vary
Czech Republic
|
62.9 | Shoulder season | 12.8°C 11.8 rain |
$2,263 | 0 | City → |
| #1395 |
🇭🇹 Cap-Haïtien
Haiti
|
62.9 | Rainy season | 26.4°C 17.2 rain |
$2,136 | 0 | City → |
| #1396 |
🇦🇷 Mar del Plata
Argentina
|
62.8 | Shoulder season | 11.8°C 6.4 rain |
$1,672 | 0 | City → |
| #1397 |
🇹🇭 Koh Phi Phi
Thailand
|
62.8 | Rainy season | 29.4°C 19.0 rain |
$2,419 | 0 | City → |
| #1398 |
🇦🇺 Devonport
Australia
|
62.8 | Shoulder season | 11.0°C 7.9 rain |
$2,456 | 0 | City → |
| #1399 |
🇿🇦 Stellenbosch
South Africa
|
62.8 | Shoulder season | 15.0°C 9.3 rain |
$2,773 | 0 | City → |
| #1400 |
🇳🇷 Meneng
Nauru
|
62.8 | Shoulder season | 26.3°C 15.7 rain |
$2,596 | 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 → |