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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1521 |
🇪🇸 La Laguna
Spain
|
60.6 | Shoulder season | 10.5°C 14.1 rain |
$2,681 | 0 | City → |
| #1522 |
🇰🇬 Karakol
Kyrgyzstan
|
60.6 | Shoulder season | 12.0°C 14.7 rain |
$1,666 | 0 | City → |
| #1523 |
🇩🇰 Kolding
Denmark
|
60.5 | Shoulder season | 11.7°C 11.4 rain |
$3,288 | 0 | City → |
| #1524 |
🇮🇪 Athlone
Ireland
|
60.5 | Shoulder season | 12.2°C 13.9 rain |
$2,814 | 0 | City → |
| #1525 |
🇬🇶 Mongomo
Equatorial Guinea
|
60.5 | Rainy season | 23.2°C 25.5 rain |
$2,025 | 0 | City → |
| #1526 |
🇧🇾 Borisov
Belarus
|
60.5 | Shoulder season | 12.1°C 11.0 rain |
$799 | 0 | City → |
| #1527 |
🇸🇪 Umea
Sweden
|
60.5 | Cold season | 8.1°C 6.6 rain |
$2,820 | 0 | City → |
| #1528 |
🇳🇿 Napier
New Zealand
|
60.5 | Shoulder season | 13.1°C 9.5 rain |
$3,730 | 0 | City → |
| #1529 |
🇰🇬 Issyk-Kul
Kyrgyzstan
|
60.4 | Shoulder season | 11.9°C 13.0 rain |
$840 | 0 | City → |
| #1530 |
🇬🇧 Edinburgh
United Kingdom
|
60.4 | Shoulder season | 11.3°C 12.6 rain |
$4,851 | 0 | City → |
| #1531 |
🇳🇿 Coromandel
New Zealand
|
60.4 | Shoulder season | 14.9°C 13.4 rain |
$3,616 | 0 | City → |
| #1532 |
🇸🇪 Kristianstad
Sweden
|
60.4 | Shoulder season | 11.6°C 10.1 rain |
$3,172 | 0 | City → |
| #1533 |
🇱🇻 Liepaja
Latvia
|
60.4 | Shoulder season | 11.3°C 9.9 rain |
$2,641 | 0 | City → |
| #1534 |
🇯🇵 Hakuba
Japan
|
60.4 | Shoulder season | 14.1°C 15.7 rain |
$2,935 | 0 | City → |
| #1535 |
🇪🇨 Cotacachi
Ecuador
|
60.4 | Rainy season | 14.2°C 23.0 rain |
$1,770 | 0 | City → |
| #1536 |
🇬🇧 Belfast
United Kingdom
|
60.4 | Shoulder season | 11.6°C 13.4 rain |
$3,681 | 0 | City → |
| #1537 |
🇩🇪 Konstanz
Germany
|
60.3 | Shoulder season | 13.8°C 15.1 rain |
$3,160 | 0 | City → |
| #1538 |
🇧🇴 Copacabana
Bolivia
|
60.2 | Cold season | 8.9°C 7.2 rain |
$542 | 0 | City → |
| #1539 |
🇬🇧 Deal
United Kingdom
|
60.1 | Shoulder season | 12.5°C 13.0 rain |
$2,636 | 0 | City → |
| #1540 |
🇳🇵 Nagarkot
Nepal
|
60.1 | Rainy season | 16.7°C 22.8 rain |
$629 | 0 | City → |
| #1541 |
🇱🇻 Liepāja
Latvia
|
60.1 | Shoulder season | 11.1°C 9.1 rain |
$2,288 | 0 | City → |
| #1542 |
🇨🇬 Kinshasa
Congo
|
60.1 | Rainy season | 26.2°C 17.4 rain |
$4,104 | 0 | City → |
| #1543 |
🇰🇵 Kaesong
North Korea
|
60.1 | Shoulder season | 15.6°C 8.9 rain |
$2,465 | 0 | City → |
| #1544 |
🇦🇹 Salzburg
Austria
|
60.0 | Rainy season | 13.4°C 17.2 rain |
$4,194 | 0 | City → |
| #1545 |
🇳🇿 Whakatane
New Zealand
|
60.0 | Shoulder season | 12.8°C 10.8 rain |
$2,132 | 0 | City → |
| #1546 |
🇨🇦 Lunenburg
Canada
|
60.0 | Shoulder season | 10.9°C 9.1 rain |
$2,669 | 0 | City → |
| #1547 |
🇨🇭 Montreux
Switzerland
|
60.0 | Shoulder season | 14.2°C 15.3 rain |
$7,611 | 0 | City → |
| #1548 |
🇬🇧 Harrogate
United Kingdom
|
60.0 | Shoulder season | 11.5°C 12.4 rain |
$4,131 | 0 | City → |
| #1549 |
🇨🇭 Lucerne
Switzerland
|
59.9 | Rainy season | 13.6°C 17.8 rain |
$4,939 | 0 | City → |
| #1550 |
🇭🇷 Vodice
Croatia
|
59.8 | Rainy season | 13.3°C 16.8 rain |
$2,295 | 0 | City → |
| #1551 |
🇸🇪 Lund
Sweden
|
59.8 | Shoulder season | 12.0°C 10.1 rain |
$3,496 | 0 | City → |
| #1552 |
🇺🇸 Lake Tahoe
United States
|
59.8 | Cold season | 8.6°C 3.9 rain |
$5,310 | 0 | City → |
| #1553 |
🇦🇺 Canberra
Australia
|
59.8 | Cold season | 9.1°C 5.8 rain |
$4,807 | 0 | City → |
| #1554 |
🇱🇸 Hlotse
Lesotho
|
59.8 | Shoulder season | 10.3°C 3.9 rain |
$1,318 | 0 | City → |
| #1555 |
🇵🇪 Chivay
Peru
|
59.7 | Cold season | 8.2°C 5.6 rain |
$840 | 0 | City → |
| #1556 |
🇨🇭 Biel/Bienne
Switzerland
|
59.7 | Shoulder season | 13.6°C 15.1 rain |
$5,359 | 0 | City → |
| #1557 |
🇰🇵 Chongjin
North Korea
|
59.6 | Shoulder season | 12.8°C 7.5 rain |
$1,945 | 0 | City → |
| #1558 |
🇬🇧 Penzance
United Kingdom
|
59.6 | Shoulder season | 12.5°C 14.7 rain |
$3,390 | 0 | City → |
| #1559 |
🇱🇮 Nendeln
Liechtenstein
|
59.5 | Rainy season | 14.1°C 19.4 rain |
$5,683 | 0 | City → |
| #1560 |
🇸🇪 Helsingborg
Sweden
|
59.5 | Shoulder season | 11.9°C 11.0 rain |
$3,490 | 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 → |