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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #2041 |
🇰🇬 Issyk-Kul
Kyrgyzstan
|
61.3 | Shoulder season | 11.9°C 13.0 rain |
$840 | 0 | City → |
| #2042 |
🇧🇩 Narayanganj
Bangladesh
|
61.3 | Rainy season | 28.8°C 18.8 rain |
$1,279 | 0 | City → |
| #2043 |
🇨🇿 Telc
Czech Republic
|
61.3 | Shoulder season | 11.8°C 11.8 rain |
$2,239 | 0 | City → |
| #2044 |
🇨🇦 Nanaimo
Canada
|
61.3 | Shoulder season | 12.6°C 10.5 rain |
$3,590 | 0 | City → |
| #2045 |
🇦🇺 Launceston
Australia
|
61.3 | Shoulder season | 10.3°C 7.2 rain |
$4,065 | 0 | City → |
| #2046 |
🇧🇴 Potosí
Bolivia
|
61.3 | Cold season | 5.9°C 0.0 rain |
$600 | 0 | City → |
| #2047 |
🇨🇦 Revelstoke
Canada
|
61.2 | Shoulder season | 12.5°C 12.2 rain |
$2,748 | 0 | City → |
| #2048 |
🇳🇿 Wellington
New Zealand
|
61.2 | Shoulder season | 13.3°C 11.0 rain |
$4,144 | 0 | City → |
| #2049 |
🇦🇲 Gyumri
Armenia
|
61.2 | Shoulder season | 11.3°C 14.3 rain |
$2,047 | 0 | City → |
| #2050 |
🇲🇪 Kolasin
Montenegro
|
61.2 | Shoulder season | 12.2°C 11.8 rain |
$2,157 | 0 | City → |
| #2051 |
🇱🇰 Nuwara Eliya
Sri Lanka
|
61.2 | Rainy season | 16.6°C 24.8 rain |
$641 | 0 | City → |
| #2052 |
🇱🇻 Rēzekne
Latvia
|
61.1 | Shoulder season | 11.2°C 11.8 rain |
$1,976 | 0 | City → |
| #2053 |
🇸🇮 Bled
Slovenia
|
61.1 | Rainy season | 13.7°C 16.8 rain |
$2,579 | 0 | City → |
| #2054 |
🇷🇴 Bran
Romania
|
61.1 | Shoulder season | 12.0°C 13.7 rain |
$1,613 | 0 | City → |
| #2055 |
🇹🇩 N'Djamena
Chad
|
61.1 | Hot season | 35.1°C 0.6 rain |
$3,126 | 0 | City → |
| #2056 |
🇯🇪 St. Helier
Jersey
|
61.1 | Shoulder season | 13.2°C 12.0 rain |
$5,651 | 0 | City → |
| #2057 |
🇱🇹 Palanga
Lithuania
|
61.1 | Shoulder season | 11.5°C 10.1 rain |
$2,733 | 0 | City → |
| #2058 |
🇵🇬 Goroka
Papua New Guinea
|
61.1 | Rainy season | 18.1°C 26.3 rain |
$1,351 | 0 | City → |
| #2059 |
🇧🇴 Uyuni
Bolivia
|
61.0 | Cold season | 6.3°C 0.0 rain |
$737 | 0 | City → |
| #2060 |
🇩🇰 Kolding
Denmark
|
61.0 | Shoulder season | 11.7°C 11.4 rain |
$3,288 | 0 | City → |
| #2061 |
🇳🇴 Drammen
Norway
|
61.0 | Shoulder season | 11.3°C 9.5 rain |
$4,018 | 0 | City → |
| #2062 |
🇮🇪 Athlone
Ireland
|
61.0 | Shoulder season | 12.2°C 13.9 rain |
$2,814 | 0 | City → |
| #2063 |
🇸🇮 Velenje
Slovenia
|
61.0 | Shoulder season | 13.7°C 15.1 rain |
$2,802 | 0 | City → |
| #2064 |
🇧🇾 Borisov
Belarus
|
61.0 | Shoulder season | 12.1°C 11.0 rain |
$799 | 0 | City → |
| #2065 |
🇨🇴 Manizales
Colombia
|
61.0 | Rainy season | 14.8°C 29.4 rain |
$2,034 | 0 | City → |
| #2066 |
🇸🇪 Umea
Sweden
|
61.0 | Cold season | 8.1°C 6.6 rain |
$2,820 | 0 | City → |
| #2067 |
🇺🇾 Cabo Polonio
Uruguay
|
61.0 | Shoulder season | 15.0°C 8.3 rain |
$1,837 | 0 | City → |
| #2068 |
🇬🇧 Totnes
United Kingdom
|
61.0 | Shoulder season | 12.4°C 12.0 rain |
$3,764 | 0 | City → |
| #2069 |
🇯🇵 Nagano
Japan
|
60.9 | Shoulder season | 11.1°C 12.6 rain |
$1,938 | 0 | City → |
| #2070 |
🇯🇪 St. Aubin
Jersey
|
60.9 | Shoulder season | 13.2°C 11.4 rain |
$3,962 | 0 | City → |
| #2071 |
🇸🇪 Kristianstad
Sweden
|
60.9 | Shoulder season | 11.6°C 10.1 rain |
$3,172 | 0 | City → |
| #2072 |
🇬🇧 Belfast
United Kingdom
|
60.9 | Shoulder season | 11.6°C 13.4 rain |
$3,681 | 0 | City → |
| #2073 |
🇮🇪 Derry
Ireland
|
60.9 | Shoulder season | 11.6°C 12.6 rain |
$2,406 | 0 | City → |
| #2074 |
🇮🇪 Bray
Ireland
|
60.8 | Shoulder season | 12.2°C 13.5 rain |
$4,082 | 0 | City → |
| #2075 |
🇧🇩 Khulna
Bangladesh
|
60.8 | Rainy season | 29.2°C 19.4 rain |
$1,169 | 0 | City → |
| #2076 |
🇯🇪 St. Brelade
Jersey
|
60.8 | Shoulder season | 13.2°C 11.4 rain |
$4,277 | 0 | City → |
| #2077 |
🇮🇪 Dun Laoghaire
Ireland
|
60.8 | Shoulder season | 12.2°C 13.7 rain |
$4,417 | 0 | City → |
| #2078 |
🇫🇮 Espoo
Finland
|
60.8 | Shoulder season | 10.2°C 8.1 rain |
$4,027 | 0 | City → |
| #2079 |
🇳🇿 Hamilton
New Zealand
|
60.8 | Shoulder season | 12.7°C 10.6 rain |
$3,447 | 0 | City → |
| #2080 |
🇩🇪 Lindau
Germany
|
60.8 | Shoulder season | 12.2°C 12.0 rain |
$3,679 | 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 → |