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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #2081 |
🇫🇮 Turku
Finland
|
60.7 | Shoulder season | 10.4°C 9.1 rain |
$3,414 | 0 | City → |
| #2082 |
🇱🇸 Qacha's Nek
Lesotho
|
60.7 | Shoulder season | 10.3°C 3.1 rain |
$986 | 0 | City → |
| #2083 |
🇲🇷 Nema
Mauritania
|
60.7 | Hot season | 36.0°C 0.0 rain |
$1,449 | 0 | City → |
| #2084 |
🇧🇪 Blankenberge
Belgium
|
60.7 | Shoulder season | 12.9°C 11.2 rain |
$3,819 | 0 | City → |
| #2085 |
🇨🇦 Squamish
Canada
|
60.7 | Shoulder season | 12.2°C 12.0 rain |
$3,537 | 0 | City → |
| #2086 |
🇨🇱 Pichilemu
Chile
|
60.6 | Shoulder season | 12.1°C 4.5 rain |
$2,486 | 0 | City → |
| #2087 |
🇺🇾 La Paloma
Uruguay
|
60.6 | Shoulder season | 14.9°C 8.1 rain |
$2,624 | 0 | City → |
| #2088 |
🇮🇪 Howth
Ireland
|
60.6 | Shoulder season | 12.2°C 11.2 rain |
$3,852 | 0 | City → |
| #2089 |
🇧🇱 Colombier
Saint Barthelemy
|
60.6 | Shoulder season | 13.3°C 13.2 rain |
$4,551 | 0 | City → |
| #2090 |
🇱🇻 Liepāja
Latvia
|
60.6 | Shoulder season | 11.1°C 9.1 rain |
$2,288 | 0 | City → |
| #2091 |
🇯🇪 Gorey
Jersey
|
60.6 | Shoulder season | 13.2°C 11.4 rain |
$4,256 | 0 | City → |
| #2092 |
🇫🇮 Lahti
Finland
|
60.6 | Shoulder season | 10.3°C 8.3 rain |
$3,125 | 0 | City → |
| #2093 |
🇪🇸 La Laguna
Spain
|
60.6 | Shoulder season | 10.5°C 14.1 rain |
$2,681 | 0 | City → |
| #2094 |
🇬🇧 St Ives
United Kingdom
|
60.6 | Shoulder season | 12.8°C 13.2 rain |
$3,724 | 0 | City → |
| #2095 |
🇬🇶 Mongomo
Equatorial Guinea
|
60.5 | Rainy season | 23.2°C 25.5 rain |
$2,025 | 0 | City → |
| #2096 |
🇳🇿 Napier
New Zealand
|
60.5 | Shoulder season | 13.1°C 9.5 rain |
$3,730 | 0 | City → |
| #2097 |
🇬🇧 Edinburgh
United Kingdom
|
60.4 | Shoulder season | 11.3°C 12.6 rain |
$4,851 | 0 | City → |
| #2098 |
🇳🇿 Coromandel
New Zealand
|
60.4 | Shoulder season | 14.9°C 13.4 rain |
$3,616 | 0 | City → |
| #2099 |
🇱🇻 Liepaja
Latvia
|
60.4 | Shoulder season | 11.3°C 9.9 rain |
$2,641 | 0 | City → |
| #2100 |
🇺🇸 Duluth
United States
|
60.4 | Shoulder season | 11.7°C 9.7 rain |
$3,190 | 0 | City → |
| #2101 |
🇪🇨 Cotacachi
Ecuador
|
60.4 | Rainy season | 14.2°C 23.0 rain |
$1,770 | 0 | City → |
| #2102 |
🇱🇸 Maseru
Lesotho
|
60.4 | Shoulder season | 10.5°C 3.9 rain |
$2,234 | 0 | City → |
| #2103 |
🇩🇪 Konstanz
Germany
|
60.3 | Shoulder season | 13.8°C 15.1 rain |
$3,160 | 0 | City → |
| #2104 |
🇷🇺 Moscow
Russia
|
60.3 | Shoulder season | 12.1°C 10.3 rain |
$3,814 | 0 | City → |
| #2105 |
🇧🇴 Copacabana
Bolivia
|
60.2 | Cold season | 8.9°C 7.2 rain |
$542 | 0 | City → |
| #2106 |
🇫🇷 Saint-Étienne
France
|
60.2 | Shoulder season | 13.9°C 15.1 rain |
$2,380 | 0 | City → |
| #2107 |
🇩🇰 Vejle
Denmark
|
60.2 | Shoulder season | 11.5°C 11.6 rain |
$3,396 | 0 | City → |
| #2108 |
🇫🇮 Porvoo
Finland
|
60.2 | Shoulder season | 10.7°C 8.7 rain |
$3,738 | 0 | City → |
| #2109 |
🇨🇬 Nkayi
Congo
|
60.1 | Rainy season | 26.0°C 16.3 rain |
$1,347 | 0 | City → |
| #2110 |
🇩🇰 Esbjerg
Denmark
|
60.1 | Shoulder season | 11.8°C 10.8 rain |
$3,032 | 0 | City → |
| #2111 |
🇰🇬 Arslanbob
Kyrgyzstan
|
60.1 | Rainy season | 14.4°C 16.8 rain |
$669 | 0 | City → |
| #2112 |
🇦🇹 Salzburg
Austria
|
60.0 | Rainy season | 13.4°C 17.2 rain |
$4,194 | 0 | City → |
| #2113 |
🇳🇿 Whakatane
New Zealand
|
60.0 | Shoulder season | 12.8°C 10.8 rain |
$2,132 | 0 | City → |
| #2114 |
🇮🇳 Leh
India
|
60.0 | Cold season | 7.3°C 7.7 rain |
$929 | 0 | City → |
| #2115 |
🇨🇦 Moncton
Canada
|
60.0 | Shoulder season | 11.0°C 9.7 rain |
$2,108 | 0 | City → |
| #2116 |
🇨🇦 Lunenburg
Canada
|
60.0 | Shoulder season | 10.9°C 9.1 rain |
$2,669 | 0 | City → |
| #2117 |
🇨🇭 Montreux
Switzerland
|
60.0 | Shoulder season | 14.2°C 15.3 rain |
$7,611 | 0 | City → |
| #2118 |
🇬🇧 Harrogate
United Kingdom
|
60.0 | Shoulder season | 11.5°C 12.4 rain |
$4,131 | 0 | City → |
| #2119 |
🇳🇿 Raglan
New Zealand
|
60.0 | Shoulder season | 14.1°C 12.8 rain |
$4,156 | 0 | City → |
| #2120 |
🇦🇺 Hobart
Australia
|
59.9 | Shoulder season | 10.2°C 7.2 rain |
$3,948 | 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 → |