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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1481 |
🇯🇵 Nagano
Japan
|
61.4 | Shoulder season | 11.1°C 12.6 rain |
$1,938 | 0 | City → |
| #1482 |
🇳🇪 Agadez
Niger
|
61.4 | Hot season | 35.1°C 0.0 rain |
$1,064 | 0 | City → |
| #1483 |
🇲🇭 Ebeye
Marshall Islands
|
61.4 | Rainy season | 27.5°C 21.3 rain |
$5,280 | 0 | City → |
| #1484 |
🇳🇿 Tauranga
New Zealand
|
61.4 | Shoulder season | 13.0°C 11.4 rain |
$4,197 | 0 | City → |
| #1485 |
🇱🇺 Pétange
Luxembourg
|
61.4 | Shoulder season | 12.8°C 12.2 rain |
$3,655 | 0 | City → |
| #1486 |
🇫🇷 Saint-Jean-de-Luz
France
|
61.3 | Shoulder season | 15.4°C 15.3 rain |
$3,761 | 0 | City → |
| #1487 |
🇮🇪 Dun Laoghaire
Ireland
|
61.3 | Shoulder season | 12.2°C 13.7 rain |
$4,417 | 0 | City → |
| #1488 |
🇺🇸 Duluth
United States
|
61.3 | Shoulder season | 11.7°C 9.7 rain |
$3,190 | 0 | City → |
| #1489 |
🇯🇪 Grouville
Jersey
|
61.3 | Shoulder season | 13.1°C 11.4 rain |
$4,216 | 0 | City → |
| #1490 |
🇦🇽 Mariehamn
Aland Islands
|
61.3 | Cold season | 9.2°C 6.4 rain |
$3,535 | 0 | City → |
| #1491 |
🇨🇦 Nanaimo
Canada
|
61.3 | Shoulder season | 12.6°C 10.5 rain |
$3,590 | 0 | City → |
| #1492 |
🇦🇺 Launceston
Australia
|
61.3 | Shoulder season | 10.3°C 7.2 rain |
$4,065 | 0 | City → |
| #1493 |
🇬🇧 York
United Kingdom
|
61.3 | Shoulder season | 12.1°C 12.2 rain |
$4,230 | 0 | City → |
| #1494 |
🇳🇿 Wellington
New Zealand
|
61.2 | Shoulder season | 13.3°C 11.0 rain |
$4,144 | 0 | City → |
| #1495 |
🇱🇸 Maseru
Lesotho
|
61.2 | Shoulder season | 10.5°C 3.9 rain |
$2,234 | 0 | City → |
| #1496 |
🇲🇪 Kolasin
Montenegro
|
61.2 | Shoulder season | 12.2°C 11.8 rain |
$2,157 | 0 | City → |
| #1497 |
🇬🇦 Moanda
Gabon
|
61.2 | Rainy season | 24.1°C 25.2 rain |
$2,522 | 0 | City → |
| #1498 |
🇷🇺 Moscow
Russia
|
61.2 | Shoulder season | 12.1°C 10.3 rain |
$3,814 | 0 | City → |
| #1499 |
🇫🇷 Saint-Étienne
France
|
61.1 | Shoulder season | 13.9°C 15.1 rain |
$2,380 | 0 | City → |
| #1500 |
🇸🇮 Bled
Slovenia
|
61.1 | Rainy season | 13.7°C 16.8 rain |
$2,579 | 0 | City → |
| #1501 |
🇳🇿 Whitianga
New Zealand
|
61.1 | Shoulder season | 14.1°C 12.2 rain |
$4,153 | 0 | City → |
| #1502 |
🇷🇴 Bran
Romania
|
61.1 | Shoulder season | 12.0°C 13.7 rain |
$1,613 | 0 | City → |
| #1503 |
🇳🇪 Niamey
Niger
|
61.1 | Hot season | 35.2°C 1.0 rain |
$1,182 | 0 | City → |
| #1504 |
🇸🇪 Luleå
Sweden
|
61.1 | Cold season | 7.3°C 7.0 rain |
$3,182 | 0 | City → |
| #1505 |
🇧🇴 Uyuni
Bolivia
|
61.0 | Cold season | 6.3°C 0.0 rain |
$737 | 0 | City → |
| #1506 |
🇧🇩 Rajshahi
Bangladesh
|
61.0 | Hot season | 29.0°C 15.7 rain |
$1,043 | 0 | City → |
| #1507 |
🇰🇬 Arslanbob
Kyrgyzstan
|
61.0 | Rainy season | 14.4°C 16.8 rain |
$669 | 0 | City → |
| #1508 |
🇨🇴 Manizales
Colombia
|
61.0 | Rainy season | 14.8°C 29.4 rain |
$2,034 | 0 | City → |
| #1509 |
🇫🇮 Pietarsaari
Finland
|
61.0 | Cold season | 8.7°C 7.2 rain |
$2,987 | 0 | City → |
| #1510 |
🇮🇪 Derry
Ireland
|
60.9 | Shoulder season | 11.6°C 12.6 rain |
$2,406 | 0 | City → |
| #1511 |
🇮🇪 Bray
Ireland
|
60.8 | Shoulder season | 12.2°C 13.5 rain |
$4,082 | 0 | City → |
| #1512 |
🇮🇪 Limerick
Ireland
|
60.8 | Shoulder season | 12.2°C 13.9 rain |
$4,125 | 0 | City → |
| #1513 |
🇨🇳 Lhasa
China
|
60.8 | Shoulder season | 12.2°C 14.7 rain |
$1,634 | 0 | City → |
| #1514 |
🇫🇮 Espoo
Finland
|
60.8 | Shoulder season | 10.2°C 8.1 rain |
$4,027 | 0 | City → |
| #1515 |
🇳🇿 Hamilton
New Zealand
|
60.8 | Shoulder season | 12.7°C 10.6 rain |
$3,447 | 0 | City → |
| #1516 |
🇫🇮 Turku
Finland
|
60.7 | Shoulder season | 10.4°C 9.1 rain |
$3,414 | 0 | City → |
| #1517 |
🇧🇪 Blankenberge
Belgium
|
60.7 | Shoulder season | 12.9°C 11.2 rain |
$3,819 | 0 | City → |
| #1518 |
🇨🇦 Squamish
Canada
|
60.7 | Shoulder season | 12.2°C 12.0 rain |
$3,537 | 0 | City → |
| #1519 |
🇱🇻 Rēzekne
Latvia
|
60.6 | Shoulder season | 11.2°C 11.8 rain |
$1,976 | 0 | City → |
| #1520 |
🇮🇪 Howth
Ireland
|
60.6 | Shoulder season | 12.2°C 11.2 rain |
$3,852 | 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 → |
| Kickboxing | May 6 | View → | |
| Digital Nomad Cowork & Community Dinner @Hoppin House | 🇰🇷 Seoul | 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 → |
| Energipolitisk debatt med GeneratorAW | 🇸🇪 Stockholm | May 6 | View → |
| ClawCon Istanbul | 🇹🇷 Istanbul | May 6 | View → |
| The Real Yield Summit | Fireside Chats & Luncheon at the RWA House | 🇺🇸 Miami | May 6 | View → |
| Team1 x Blockfest - Avalanche Mixer | 🇿🇦 Cape Town | May 6 | View → |