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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1921 |
🇵🇭 Balabac
Philippines
|
62.6 | Rainy season | 27.8°C 23.2 rain |
$924 | 0 | City → |
| #1922 |
🇳🇱 Vlissingen
Netherlands
|
62.6 | Shoulder season | 13.1°C 11.4 rain |
$3,385 | 0 | City → |
| #1923 |
🇹🇰 Nukunonu
Tokelau
|
62.6 | Rainy season | 28.0°C 22.5 rain |
$1,354 | 0 | City → |
| #1924 |
🇱🇷 Monrovia
Liberia
|
62.6 | Rainy season | 26.5°C 27.5 rain |
$2,805 | 0 | City → |
| #1925 |
🇷🇼 Nyamagabe
Rwanda
|
62.6 | Rainy season | 17.7°C 20.5 rain |
$945 | 0 | City → |
| #1926 |
🇬🇶 Malabo
Equatorial Guinea
|
62.6 | Rainy season | 26.8°C 16.8 rain |
$1,758 | 0 | City → |
| #1927 |
🇧🇪 Liege
Belgium
|
62.6 | Shoulder season | 13.5°C 12.4 rain |
$2,687 | 0 | City → |
| #1928 |
🇲🇪 Cetinje
Montenegro
|
62.6 | Rainy season | 15.1°C 17.4 rain |
$2,022 | 0 | City → |
| #1929 |
🇬🇧 Reading
United Kingdom
|
62.6 | Shoulder season | 12.9°C 10.6 rain |
$3,172 | 0 | City → |
| #1930 |
🇺🇸 Boulder
United States
|
62.6 | Shoulder season | 12.2°C 12.2 rain |
$4,120 | 0 | City → |
| #1931 |
🇰🇬 Naryn
Kyrgyzstan
|
62.5 | Shoulder season | 12.2°C 11.4 rain |
$906 | 0 | City → |
| #1932 |
🇹🇩 Abeche
Chad
|
62.5 | Hot season | 33.8°C 0.2 rain |
$1,039 | 0 | City → |
| #1933 |
🇧🇾 Gomel
Belarus
|
62.5 | Shoulder season | 13.1°C 10.8 rain |
$1,252 | 0 | City → |
| #1934 |
🇨🇿 Liberec
Czech Republic
|
62.5 | Shoulder season | 12.6°C 12.8 rain |
$2,712 | 0 | City → |
| #1935 |
🇦🇺 Torquay
Australia
|
62.5 | Shoulder season | 12.4°C 7.0 rain |
$5,726 | 0 | City → |
| #1936 |
🇰🇮 Betio
Kiribati
|
62.5 | Rainy season | 27.8°C 17.0 rain |
$1,104 | 0 | City → |
| #1937 |
🇨🇦 Victoria
Canada
|
62.4 | Shoulder season | 12.6°C 8.7 rain |
$4,038 | 0 | City → |
| #1938 |
🇹🇻 Nanumea
Tuvalu
|
62.4 | Rainy season | 28.3°C 19.0 rain |
$1,467 | 0 | City → |
| #1939 |
🇪🇨 Quito
Ecuador
|
62.4 | Shoulder season | 12.8°C 13.2 rain |
$2,170 | 0 | City → |
| #1940 |
🇱🇹 Siauliai
Lithuania
|
62.4 | Shoulder season | 11.6°C 10.5 rain |
$2,249 | 0 | City → |
| #1941 |
🇩🇪 Ulm
Germany
|
62.4 | Shoulder season | 12.7°C 14.3 rain |
$3,572 | 0 | City → |
| #1942 |
🇧🇩 Comilla
Bangladesh
|
62.4 | Rainy season | 28.6°C 17.0 rain |
$1,186 | 0 | City → |
| #1943 |
🇺🇾 Punta del Este
Uruguay
|
62.4 | Shoulder season | 14.6°C 9.3 rain |
$3,909 | 0 | City → |
| #1944 |
🇵🇬 Kavieng
Papua New Guinea
|
62.4 | Rainy season | 27.5°C 24.4 rain |
$1,529 | 0 | City → |
| #1945 |
🇧🇪 Tournai
Belgium
|
62.4 | Shoulder season | 13.6°C 11.4 rain |
$3,472 | 0 | City → |
| #1946 |
🇨🇬 Owando
Congo
|
62.3 | Rainy season | 25.5°C 18.0 rain |
$925 | 0 | City → |
| #1947 |
🇬🇧 Birmingham
United Kingdom
|
62.3 | Shoulder season | 12.2°C 13.0 rain |
$4,157 | 0 | City → |
| #1948 |
🇦🇷 Mar del Plata
Argentina
|
62.3 | Shoulder season | 11.8°C 6.4 rain |
$1,672 | 0 | City → |
| #1949 |
🇦🇺 Devonport
Australia
|
62.3 | Shoulder season | 11.0°C 7.9 rain |
$2,456 | 0 | City → |
| #1950 |
🇱🇹 Klaipėda
Lithuania
|
62.3 | Shoulder season | 11.7°C 9.1 rain |
$2,567 | 0 | City → |
| #1951 |
🇲🇱 Timbuktu
Mali
|
62.3 | Hot season | 35.3°C 0.2 rain |
$694 | 0 | City → |
| #1952 |
🇱🇻 Jūrmala
Latvia
|
62.3 | Shoulder season | 11.6°C 9.3 rain |
$2,888 | 0 | City → |
| #1953 |
🇳🇪 Agadez
Niger
|
62.3 | Hot season | 35.1°C 0.0 rain |
$1,064 | 0 | City → |
| #1954 |
🇫🇲 Yap
Micronesia
|
62.3 | Rainy season | 28.1°C 24.4 rain |
$2,020 | 0 | City → |
| #1955 |
🇱🇻 Jurmala
Latvia
|
62.3 | Shoulder season | 11.6°C 9.3 rain |
$2,929 | 0 | City → |
| #1956 |
🇧🇾 Minsk
Belarus
|
62.3 | Shoulder season | 12.0°C 12.6 rain |
$1,804 | 0 | City → |
| #1957 |
🇬🇧 Bournemouth
United Kingdom
|
62.3 | Shoulder season | 13.0°C 11.6 rain |
$3,775 | 0 | City → |
| #1958 |
🇬🇧 Chester
United Kingdom
|
62.3 | Shoulder season | 12.6°C 12.8 rain |
$3,804 | 0 | City → |
| #1959 |
🇸🇪 Norrköping
Sweden
|
62.2 | Shoulder season | 11.6°C 8.9 rain |
$3,343 | 0 | City → |
| #1960 |
🇸🇪 Linköping
Sweden
|
62.2 | Shoulder season | 11.8°C 9.7 rain |
$3,396 | 0 | City → |
BEST BY REGION
Africa
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
🇲🇦 Marrakech
Morocco
|
82.5 | Dry comfort window | 23.0°C 2.1 rain |
$2,378 | 0 | City → |
| #2 |
🇲🇦 Taghazout
Morocco
|
81.7 | 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 |
🇦🇶 Palmer Station
Antarctica
|
36.0 | Rainy season | -3.2°C 20.5 rain |
$1,080 | 0 | City → |
| #3 |
🇦🇶 Port Lockroy
Antarctica
|
35.5 | Rainy season | -3.3°C 17.8 rain |
$7,300 | 0 | City → |
| #4 |
🇹🇫 Port-aux-Francais
French Southern Territories
|
35.5 | Rainy season | 4.3°C 16.8 rain |
$3,408 | 0 | City → |
| #5 |
🇬🇸 Grytviken
South Georgia
|
35.1 | Rainy season | 0.3°C 22.8 rain |
$2,985 | 0 | City → |
Asia
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
🇮🇱 Tel Aviv
Israel
|
88.3 | Dry comfort window | 22.0°C 1.0 rain |
$5,690 | 22 | City → |
| #2 |
🇦🇪 Dubai
United Arab Emirates
|
84.5 | 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 |
🇹🇭 Chiang Mai
Thailand
|
81.5 | Rainy season | 28.1°C 21.7 rain |
$2,041 | 7 | City → |
| #5 |
🇮🇳 Bangalore
India
|
81.3 | Rainy season | 25.2°C 16.1 rain |
$1,693 | 75 | 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
|
89.2 | Shoulder season | 18.2°C 5.8 rain |
$4,541 | 67 | City → |
| #3 |
🇲🇹 Sliema
Malta
|
88.9 | Dry comfort window | 20.0°C 4.3 rain |
$3,469 | 36 | City → |
| #4 |
🇦🇿 Baku
Azerbaijan
|
85.6 | Shoulder season | 18.1°C 6.4 rain |
$1,650 | 11 | City → |
| #5 |
🇵🇹 Funchal
Portugal
|
83.3 | Shoulder season | 18.6°C 10.8 rain |
$2,261 | 8 | 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
|
88.9 | Hot season | 28.2°C 0.4 rain |
$5,005 | 17 | City → |
| #4 |
🇺🇸 Los Angeles
United States
|
87.1 | Shoulder season | 17.9°C 1.4 rain |
$5,965 | 78 | City → |
| #5 |
🇲🇽 Mexico City
Mexico
|
86.4 | Shoulder season | 20.5°C 11.0 rain |
$3,317 | 48 | 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
|
78.4 | 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 |
🇹🇱 Atauro Island
East Timor
|
75.0 | Shoulder season | 24.9°C 6.8 rain |
$1,250 | 0 | City → |
South America
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
|
85.0 | Shoulder season | 22.4°C 6.8 rain |
$2,664 | 6 | City → |
| #2 |
🇧🇷 São Paulo
Brazil
|
81.6 | Dry comfort window | 18.0°C 4.6 rain |
$2,603 | 36 | City → |
| #3 |
🇧🇷 Brasília
Brazil
|
80.2 | Dry comfort window | 20.4°C 0.8 rain |
$1,998 | 0 | City → |
| #4 |
🇵🇪 Mancora
Peru
|
80.2 | Dry comfort window | 25.1°C 1.0 rain |
$2,213 | 0 | City → |
| #5 |
🇧🇷 Chapada Diamantina
Brazil
|
80.0 | Dry comfort window | 20.6°C 0.6 rain |
$1,893 | 0 | 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 → |
| Wednesday 8K Run | 🇮🇳 Delhi | May 6 | View → |
| ClawCon Istanbul | 🇹🇷 Istanbul | May 6 | View → |
| Team1 x Blockfest - Avalanche Mixer | 🇿🇦 Cape Town | May 6 | View → |