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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #2961 |
🇨🇭 Lucerne
Switzerland
|
59.9 | Rainy season | 13.6°C 17.8 rain |
$4,939 | 0 | City → |
| #2962 |
🇬🇧 Falmouth
United Kingdom
|
59.9 | Shoulder season | 12.7°C 13.9 rain |
$3,724 | 0 | City → |
| #2963 |
🇭🇷 Vodice
Croatia
|
59.8 | Rainy season | 13.3°C 16.8 rain |
$2,295 | 0 | City → |
| #2964 |
🇺🇸 Lake Tahoe
United States
|
59.8 | Cold season | 8.6°C 3.9 rain |
$5,310 | 0 | City → |
| #2965 |
🇦🇺 Canberra
Australia
|
59.8 | Cold season | 9.1°C 5.8 rain |
$4,807 | 0 | City → |
| #2966 |
🇧🇪 Blankenberge
Belgium
|
59.8 | Shoulder season | 12.9°C 11.2 rain |
$3,819 | 0 | City → |
| #2967 |
🇩🇰 Randers
Denmark
|
59.8 | Shoulder season | 11.5°C 9.9 rain |
$4,436 | 0 | City → |
| #2968 |
🇫🇮 Jyväskylä
Finland
|
59.7 | Cold season | 9.6°C 8.7 rain |
$3,241 | 0 | City → |
| #2969 |
🇷🇼 Rusizi
Rwanda
|
59.7 | Rainy season | 17.2°C 29.2 rain |
$654 | 0 | City → |
| #2970 |
🇳🇿 New Plymouth
New Zealand
|
59.7 | Shoulder season | 13.3°C 12.4 rain |
$2,469 | 0 | City → |
| #2971 |
🇵🇪 Chivay
Peru
|
59.7 | Cold season | 8.2°C 5.6 rain |
$840 | 0 | City → |
| #2972 |
🇪🇸 La Laguna
Spain
|
59.7 | Shoulder season | 10.5°C 14.1 rain |
$2,681 | 0 | City → |
| #2973 |
🇵🇬 Goroka
Papua New Guinea
|
59.7 | Rainy season | 18.1°C 26.3 rain |
$1,351 | 0 | City → |
| #2974 |
🇨🇭 Biel/Bienne
Switzerland
|
59.7 | Shoulder season | 13.6°C 15.1 rain |
$5,359 | 0 | City → |
| #2975 |
🇰🇵 Chongjin
North Korea
|
59.6 | Shoulder season | 12.8°C 7.5 rain |
$1,945 | 0 | City → |
| #2976 |
🇹🇩 Faya-Largeau
Chad
|
59.6 | Hot season | 34.5°C 0.0 rain |
$1,382 | 0 | City → |
| #2977 |
🇨🇩 Bukavu
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
59.6 | Rainy season | 19.5°C 18.0 rain |
$2,950 | 0 | City → |
| #2978 |
🇬🇧 Inverness
United Kingdom
|
59.6 | Shoulder season | 11.0°C 13.5 rain |
$3,284 | 0 | City → |
| #2979 |
🇫🇮 Jyvaskyla
Finland
|
59.6 | Cold season | 9.6°C 8.7 rain |
$2,658 | 0 | City → |
| #2980 |
🇬🇧 Penzance
United Kingdom
|
59.6 | Shoulder season | 12.5°C 14.7 rain |
$3,390 | 0 | City → |
| #2981 |
🇧🇴 Oruro
Bolivia
|
59.5 | Cold season | 8.2°C 3.5 rain |
$1,389 | 0 | City → |
| #2982 |
🇺🇸 Duluth
United States
|
59.5 | Shoulder season | 11.7°C 9.7 rain |
$3,190 | 0 | City → |
| #2983 |
🇲🇱 Timbuktu
Mali
|
59.5 | Hot season | 35.3°C 0.2 rain |
$694 | 0 | City → |
| #2984 |
🇳🇿 Raglan
New Zealand
|
59.5 | Shoulder season | 14.1°C 12.8 rain |
$4,156 | 0 | City → |
| #2985 |
🇵🇪 Juliaca
Peru
|
59.5 | Cold season | 7.6°C 5.2 rain |
$1,353 | 0 | City → |
| #2986 |
🇵🇬 Mount Hagen
Papua New Guinea
|
59.4 | Rainy season | 17.9°C 23.6 rain |
$1,603 | 0 | City → |
| #2987 |
🇱🇮 Vaduz
Liechtenstein
|
59.4 | Rainy season | 14.1°C 19.7 rain |
$5,254 | 0 | City → |
| #2988 |
🇮🇪 Doolin
Ireland
|
59.4 | Shoulder season | 11.9°C 14.9 rain |
$4,417 | 0 | City → |
| #2989 |
🇪🇨 Otavalo
Ecuador
|
59.3 | Rainy season | 13.6°C 23.0 rain |
$1,300 | 0 | City → |
| #2990 |
🇫🇮 Oulu
Finland
|
59.3 | Cold season | 7.7°C 7.9 rain |
$3,547 | 0 | City → |
| #2991 |
🇱🇻 Ventspils
Latvia
|
59.3 | Shoulder season | 10.7°C 8.3 rain |
$2,579 | 0 | City → |
| #2992 |
🇱🇮 Schaan
Liechtenstein
|
59.3 | Rainy season | 14.1°C 19.2 rain |
$4,347 | 0 | City → |
| #2993 |
🇳🇴 Bergen
Norway
|
59.3 | Shoulder season | 10.9°C 13.5 rain |
$4,101 | 0 | City → |
| #2994 |
🇨🇬 Kinshasa
Congo
|
59.3 | Rainy season | 26.2°C 17.4 rain |
$4,104 | 0 | City → |
| #2995 |
🇨🇩 Goma
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
59.2 | Rainy season | 19.5°C 22.8 rain |
$2,429 | 0 | City → |
| #2996 |
🇰🇵 Kaesong
North Korea
|
59.2 | Shoulder season | 15.6°C 8.9 rain |
$2,465 | 0 | City → |
| #2997 |
🇪🇪 Kohtla-Järve
Estonia
|
59.1 | Shoulder season | 10.3°C 10.5 rain |
$1,434 | 0 | City → |
| #2998 |
🇮🇳 Leh
India
|
59.1 | Cold season | 7.3°C 7.7 rain |
$929 | 0 | City → |
| #2999 |
🇸🇮 Bovec
Slovenia
|
59.0 | Rainy season | 13.7°C 20.1 rain |
$2,872 | 0 | City → |
| #3000 |
🇧🇬 Koprivshtitsa
Bulgaria
|
59.0 | Shoulder season | 11.0°C 14.1 rain |
$1,480 | 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 → |