BEST PLACES FOR DIGITAL NOMADS IN MAY
Find the best digital nomad destinations in May, ranked by seasonal weather, cost, events, hub activity, and air quality.
DESTINATIONS
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #41 |
🇪🇸 Barcelona
Spain
|
81.5 | Shoulder season | 17.7°C 8.3 rain |
$4,500 | 71 | City → |
| #42 |
🇹🇭 Chiang Mai
Thailand
|
81.5 | Rainy season | 28.1°C 21.7 rain |
$2,041 | 7 | City → |
| #43 |
🇺🇸 Palm Springs
United States
|
81.4 | Dry comfort window | 26.7°C 0.0 rain |
$3,650 | 0 | City → |
| #44 |
🇵🇹 Vila Real de Santo Antonio
Portugal
|
81.4 | Dry comfort window | 20.0°C 1.9 rain |
$2,364 | 0 | City → |
| #45 |
🇪🇸 Maspalomas
Spain
|
81.4 | Dry comfort window | 21.6°C 1.7 rain |
$3,794 | 0 | City → |
| #46 |
🇮🇳 Bangalore
India
|
81.3 | Rainy season | 25.2°C 16.1 rain |
$1,693 | 75 | City → |
| #47 |
🇪🇸 Playa del Ingles
Spain
|
81.3 | Dry comfort window | 21.5°C 1.7 rain |
$2,952 | 0 | City → |
| #48 |
🇺🇸 Joshua Tree
United States
|
81.2 | Dry comfort window | 22.5°C 0.8 rain |
$3,530 | 0 | City → |
| #49 |
🇬🇪 Tbilisi
Georgia
|
81.2 | Shoulder season | 17.0°C 12.2 rain |
$2,170 | 54 | City → |
| #50 |
🇯🇴 Amman
Jordan
|
81.2 | Dry comfort window | 21.5°C 1.2 rain |
$2,645 | 0 | City → |
| #51 |
🇬🇷 Athens
Greece
|
81.2 | Dry comfort window | 20.3°C 4.8 rain |
$3,252 | 0 | City → |
| #52 |
🇪🇸 Estepona
Spain
|
81.2 | Dry comfort window | 20.1°C 2.7 rain |
$3,813 | 0 | City → |
| #53 |
🇺🇿 Khiva
Uzbekistan
|
81.2 | Dry comfort window | 24.3°C 2.3 rain |
$1,641 | 0 | City → |
| #54 |
🇪🇸 Telde
Spain
|
81.1 | Dry comfort window | 20.2°C 1.4 rain |
$2,946 | 0 | City → |
| #55 |
🇵🇹 Vilamoura
Portugal
|
81.0 | Dry comfort window | 19.6°C 2.9 rain |
$4,506 | 0 | City → |
| #56 |
🇯🇴 Salt
Jordan
|
81.0 | Dry comfort window | 21.2°C 1.9 rain |
$1,812 | 0 | City → |
| #57 |
🇨🇾 Ayia Napa
Cyprus
|
80.9 | Dry comfort window | 21.8°C 2.5 rain |
$3,146 | 0 | City → |
| #58 |
🇻🇳 Da Nang
Vietnam
|
80.9 | Hot season | 28.6°C 13.0 rain |
$1,517 | 9 | City → |
| #59 |
🇪🇸 El Medano
Spain
|
80.9 | Dry comfort window | 19.9°C 1.2 rain |
$3,634 | 0 | City → |
| #60 |
🇲🇽 Guanajuato
Mexico
|
80.7 | Dry comfort window | 22.4°C 4.5 rain |
$1,385 | 0 | City → |
| #61 |
🇪🇸 Arrecife
Spain
|
80.7 | Dry comfort window | 19.9°C 1.5 rain |
$3,143 | 0 | City → |
| #62 |
🇪🇸 Málaga
Spain
|
80.7 | Dry comfort window | 20.8°C 3.5 rain |
$3,674 | 0 | City → |
| #63 |
🇪🇸 Puerto de Mogan
Spain
|
80.7 | Dry comfort window | 20.7°C 1.0 rain |
$2,872 | 0 | City → |
| #64 |
🇪🇸 Sevilla
Spain
|
80.7 | Dry comfort window | 22.0°C 3.9 rain |
$3,905 | 0 | City → |
| #65 |
🇨🇾 Nicosia
Cyprus
|
80.7 | Dry comfort window | 22.8°C 4.3 rain |
$2,567 | 0 | City → |
| #66 |
🇨🇾 Protaras
Cyprus
|
80.6 | Dry comfort window | 21.9°C 2.5 rain |
$2,718 | 0 | City → |
| #67 |
🇲🇽 Cabo San Lucas
Mexico
|
80.6 | Dry comfort window | 25.8°C 0.2 rain |
$2,989 | 0 | City → |
| #68 |
🇪🇸 Costa Adeje
Spain
|
80.6 | Dry comfort window | 19.9°C 1.2 rain |
$4,177 | 0 | City → |
| #69 |
🇮🇱 Herzliya
Israel
|
80.6 | Dry comfort window | 21.9°C 1.7 rain |
$5,588 | 0 | City → |
| #70 |
🇮🇱 Be'er Sheva
Israel
|
80.6 | Dry comfort window | 22.6°C 2.1 rain |
$3,289 | 0 | City → |
| #71 |
🇪🇸 Córdoba
Spain
|
80.5 | Dry comfort window | 21.3°C 4.1 rain |
$2,848 | 0 | City → |
| #72 |
🇪🇸 Los Cristianos
Spain
|
80.5 | Dry comfort window | 19.8°C 1.2 rain |
$3,056 | 0 | City → |
| #73 |
🇪🇸 Nerja
Spain
|
80.5 | Dry comfort window | 21.4°C 5.0 rain |
$2,410 | 0 | City → |
| #74 |
🇫🇷 Nice
France
|
80.4 | Shoulder season | 17.8°C 8.3 rain |
$4,067 | 7 | City → |
| #75 |
🇪🇸 Murcia
Spain
|
80.3 | Shoulder season | 20.1°C 6.4 rain |
$2,741 | 0 | City → |
| #76 |
🇲🇦 Taghazout
Morocco
|
80.3 | Dry comfort window | 21.5°C 0.4 rain |
$1,857 | 0 | City → |
| #77 |
🇪🇸 Cadiz
Spain
|
80.3 | Dry comfort window | 20.1°C 3.7 rain |
$2,961 | 0 | City → |
| #78 |
🇨🇴 Medellín
Colombia
|
80.3 | Rainy season | 20.5°C 24.2 rain |
$2,948 | 24 | City → |
| #79 |
🇯🇴 Jerash
Jordan
|
80.3 | Dry comfort window | 22.0°C 1.9 rain |
$1,601 | 0 | City → |
| #80 |
🇹🇷 Antalya
Turkey
|
80.3 | Shoulder season | 21.4°C 5.8 rain |
$2,375 | 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
|
80.3 | Dry comfort window | 21.5°C 0.4 rain |
$1,857 | 0 | City → |
| #3 |
🇸🇳 Mbour
Senegal
|
80.1 | Dry comfort window | 26.8°C 0.2 rain |
$2,082 | 0 | City → |
| #4 |
🇲🇦 Agadir
Morocco
|
80.1 | Dry comfort window | 21.2°C 0.2 rain |
$1,967 | 0 | City → |
| #5 |
🇪🇬 Cairo
Egypt
|
80.0 | Dry comfort window | 26.9°C 0.0 rain |
$2,035 | 0 | City → |
Antarctica
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
🇦🇶 McMurdo Station
Antarctica
|
45.1 | Cold season | -26.6°C 3.9 rain |
$4,280 | 0 | City → |
| #2 |
🇦🇶 Rothera Station
Antarctica
|
36.1 | Rainy season | -4.6°C 19.5 rain |
$4,180 | 0 | City → |
| #3 |
🇦🇶 Palmer Station
Antarctica
|
36.0 | Rainy season | -3.2°C 20.5 rain |
$1,080 | 0 | City → |
| #4 |
🇦🇶 Port Lockroy
Antarctica
|
35.5 | Rainy season | -3.3°C 17.8 rain |
$7,300 | 0 | City → |
| #5 |
🇹🇫 Port-aux-Francais
French Southern Territories
|
35.5 | Rainy season | 4.3°C 16.8 rain |
$3,408 | 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 |
🇮🇳 Mumbai
India
|
82.3 | Hot season | 29.7°C 7.4 rain |
$2,008 | 32 | City → |
| #4 |
🇯🇵 Tokyo
Japan
|
82.1 | Shoulder season | 18.6°C 13.9 rain |
$3,328 | 75 | City → |
| #5 |
🇮🇱 Beer Sheva
Israel
|
82.1 | Dry comfort window | 22.6°C 2.1 rain |
$3,234 | 0 | City → |
Europe
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
🇵🇹 Lisbon
Portugal
|
89.8 | Dry comfort window | 18.3°C 2.5 rain |
$3,963 | 74 | City → |
| #2 |
🇪🇸 Valencia
Spain
|
89.4 | Dry comfort window | 19.4°C 4.6 rain |
$3,784 | 22 | City → |
| #3 |
🇪🇸 Madrid
Spain
|
89.2 | Shoulder season | 18.2°C 5.8 rain |
$4,541 | 67 | City → |
| #4 |
🇲🇹 Sliema
Malta
|
88.0 | Dry comfort window | 20.0°C 4.3 rain |
$3,469 | 36 | City → |
| #5 |
🇦🇿 Baku
Azerbaijan
|
85.6 | Shoulder season | 18.1°C 6.4 rain |
$1,650 | 11 | 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
|
85.5 | Shoulder season | 20.5°C 11.0 rain |
$3,317 | 48 | City → |
Oceania
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
🇦🇺 Broome
Australia
|
79.7 | Dry comfort window | 26.4°C 1.5 rain |
$5,807 | 0 | City → |
| #2 |
🇦🇺 Brisbane
Australia
|
79.4 | Shoulder season | 17.5°C 10.6 rain |
$4,927 | 10 | City → |
| #3 |
🇦🇺 Geraldton
Australia
|
78.9 | Shoulder season | 19.9°C 6.0 rain |
$4,226 | 0 | City → |
| #4 |
🇦🇺 Exmouth
Australia
|
77.2 | Dry comfort window | 24.1°C 3.9 rain |
$5,412 | 0 | City → |
| #5 |
🇦🇺 Sydney
Australia
|
75.4 | Shoulder season | 14.7°C 11.6 rain |
$5,469 | 35 | 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 |
🇨🇴 Medellín
Colombia
|
80.3 | Rainy season | 20.5°C 24.2 rain |
$2,948 | 24 | City → |
| #4 |
🇧🇷 Brasília
Brazil
|
80.2 | Dry comfort window | 20.4°C 0.8 rain |
$1,998 | 0 | City → |
| #5 |
🇵🇪 Mancora
Peru
|
80.2 | Dry comfort window | 25.1°C 1.0 rain |
$2,213 | 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 → |
| Kickboxing | May 6 | View → | |
| Digital Nomad Cowork & Community Dinner @Hoppin House | 🇰🇷 Seoul | 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 → |
| Apache Iceberg™ Europe Community Meetup - May 2026 Berlin Edition | 🇩🇪 Berlin | May 6 | View → |
| Cursor Meetup Copenhagen | 🇩🇰 Copenhagen | May 6 | View → |
| Wednesday 8K Run | 🇮🇳 Delhi | May 6 | View → |