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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #2121 |
🇵🇰 Skardu
Pakistan
|
59.9 | Shoulder season | 12.4°C 10.5 rain |
$664 | 0 | City → |
| #2122 |
🇨🇭 Lucerne
Switzerland
|
59.9 | Rainy season | 13.6°C 17.8 rain |
$4,939 | 0 | City → |
| #2123 |
🇯🇪 Grouville
Jersey
|
59.9 | Shoulder season | 13.1°C 11.4 rain |
$4,216 | 0 | City → |
| #2124 |
🇬🇧 Falmouth
United Kingdom
|
59.9 | Shoulder season | 12.7°C 13.9 rain |
$3,724 | 0 | City → |
| #2125 |
🇮🇪 Doolin
Ireland
|
59.9 | Shoulder season | 11.9°C 14.9 rain |
$4,417 | 0 | City → |
| #2126 |
🇭🇷 Vodice
Croatia
|
59.8 | Rainy season | 13.3°C 16.8 rain |
$2,295 | 0 | City → |
| #2127 |
🇺🇸 Lake Tahoe
United States
|
59.8 | Cold season | 8.6°C 3.9 rain |
$5,310 | 0 | City → |
| #2128 |
🇫🇮 Oulu
Finland
|
59.8 | Cold season | 7.7°C 7.9 rain |
$3,547 | 0 | City → |
| #2129 |
🇳🇴 Bergen
Norway
|
59.8 | Shoulder season | 10.9°C 13.5 rain |
$4,101 | 0 | City → |
| #2130 |
🇷🇼 Rusizi
Rwanda
|
59.7 | Rainy season | 17.2°C 29.2 rain |
$654 | 0 | City → |
| #2131 |
🇳🇿 New Plymouth
New Zealand
|
59.7 | Shoulder season | 13.3°C 12.4 rain |
$2,469 | 0 | City → |
| #2132 |
🇵🇪 Chivay
Peru
|
59.7 | Cold season | 8.2°C 5.6 rain |
$840 | 0 | City → |
| #2133 |
🇨🇭 Biel/Bienne
Switzerland
|
59.7 | Shoulder season | 13.6°C 15.1 rain |
$5,359 | 0 | City → |
| #2134 |
🇬🇧 Deal
United Kingdom
|
59.6 | Shoulder season | 12.5°C 13.0 rain |
$2,636 | 0 | City → |
| #2135 |
🇰🇵 Chongjin
North Korea
|
59.6 | Shoulder season | 12.8°C 7.5 rain |
$1,945 | 0 | City → |
| #2136 |
🇹🇩 Faya-Largeau
Chad
|
59.6 | Hot season | 34.5°C 0.0 rain |
$1,382 | 0 | City → |
| #2137 |
🇬🇧 Penzance
United Kingdom
|
59.6 | Shoulder season | 12.5°C 14.7 rain |
$3,390 | 0 | City → |
| #2138 |
🇯🇵 Hakuba
Japan
|
59.5 | Shoulder season | 14.1°C 15.7 rain |
$2,935 | 0 | City → |
| #2139 |
🇳🇴 Kristiansand
Norway
|
59.5 | Shoulder season | 11.1°C 10.5 rain |
$4,231 | 0 | City → |
| #2140 |
🇩🇰 Skagen
Denmark
|
59.5 | Shoulder season | 11.6°C 10.3 rain |
$3,803 | 0 | City → |
| #2141 |
🇳🇴 Lillehammer
Norway
|
59.4 | Shoulder season | 10.5°C 9.5 rain |
$2,987 | 0 | City → |
| #2142 |
🇦🇺 Canberra
Australia
|
59.3 | Cold season | 9.1°C 5.8 rain |
$4,807 | 0 | City → |
| #2143 |
🇵🇰 Hunza
Pakistan
|
59.3 | Cold season | -8.9°C 5.0 rain |
$708 | 0 | City → |
| #2144 |
🇨🇬 Kinshasa
Congo
|
59.3 | Rainy season | 26.2°C 17.4 rain |
$4,104 | 0 | City → |
| #2145 |
🇸🇩 Meroe
Sudan
|
59.2 | Hot season | 35.1°C 0.0 rain |
$3,709 | 0 | City → |
| #2146 |
🇰🇵 Kaesong
North Korea
|
59.2 | Shoulder season | 15.6°C 8.9 rain |
$2,465 | 0 | City → |
| #2147 |
🇧🇴 Oruro
Bolivia
|
59.0 | Cold season | 8.2°C 3.5 rain |
$1,389 | 0 | City → |
| #2148 |
🇸🇮 Bovec
Slovenia
|
59.0 | Rainy season | 13.7°C 20.1 rain |
$2,872 | 0 | City → |
| #2149 |
🇧🇬 Koprivshtitsa
Bulgaria
|
59.0 | Shoulder season | 11.0°C 14.1 rain |
$1,480 | 0 | City → |
| #2150 |
🇱🇮 Nendeln
Liechtenstein
|
59.0 | Rainy season | 14.1°C 19.4 rain |
$5,683 | 0 | City → |
| #2151 |
🇷🇺 Irkutsk
Russia
|
59.0 | Shoulder season | 10.4°C 8.1 rain |
$2,191 | 0 | City → |
| #2152 |
🇮🇪 Cobh
Ireland
|
59.0 | Shoulder season | 12.2°C 13.4 rain |
$3,160 | 0 | City → |
| #2153 |
🇪🇸 Oviedo
Spain
|
58.9 | Rainy season | 13.3°C 16.1 rain |
$2,914 | 0 | City → |
| #2154 |
🇱🇮 Eschen
Liechtenstein
|
58.9 | Rainy season | 14.1°C 19.2 rain |
$6,174 | 0 | City → |
| #2155 |
🇱🇸 Hlotse
Lesotho
|
58.9 | Shoulder season | 10.3°C 3.9 rain |
$1,318 | 0 | City → |
| #2156 |
🇬🇧 Dundee
United Kingdom
|
58.9 | Shoulder season | 10.5°C 13.0 rain |
$3,699 | 0 | City → |
| #2157 |
🇬🇧 Tenby
United Kingdom
|
58.9 | Shoulder season | 12.4°C 14.1 rain |
$2,870 | 0 | City → |
| #2158 |
🇬🇧 Swansea
United Kingdom
|
58.7 | Shoulder season | 12.7°C 15.1 rain |
$2,977 | 0 | City → |
| #2159 |
🇬🇬 St. Sampson
Guernsey
|
58.7 | Shoulder season | 12.2°C 8.1 rain |
$3,989 | 0 | City → |
| #2160 |
🇨🇴 Providencia
Colombia
|
58.7 | Rainy season | 14.9°C 24.0 rain |
$1,247 | 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 → |