Best weather
| Destination | Avg high | Rain | Comfort | From / day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antigua Guatemala Guatemala | 28°C | 26 mm | 100% | $33 |
| Da Nang Vietnam | 31°C | 50 mm | 100% | $27 |
| Hoi An Vietnam | 31°C | 50 mm | 100% | $28 |
| Kathmandu Nepal | 27°C | 54 mm | 100% | $23 |
| Lima Peru | 24°C | 0 mm | 100% | $38 |
| Marrakech Morocco | 26°C | 26 mm | 100% | $37 |
| Mexico City Mexico | 27°C | 26 mm | 100% | $43 |
| Zanzibar (Stone Town and Paje) Tanzania | 30°C | 41 mm | 100% | $43 |
| Cartagena Colombia | 31°C | 24 mm | 99% | $43 |
| Hanoi Vietnam | 28°C | 79 mm | 98% | $25 |
| Athens Greece · editorial pick | 20°C | 31 mm | — | $64 |
| Budapest Hungary · editorial pick | 17°C | 40 mm | — | $54 |
| Buenos Aires Argentina · editorial pick | 23°C | 119 mm | — | $40 |
| Cape Town South Africa · editorial pick | 23°C | 41 mm | — | $47 |
| Funchal (Madeira) Portugal · editorial pick | 20°C | 39 mm | — | $65 |
| Istanbul Türkiye (Turkey) · editorial pick | 16°C | 45 mm | — | $49 |
| Kyoto Japan · editorial pick | 20°C | 102 mm | — | $67 |
| Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Spain · editorial pick | 23°C | 6 mm | — | $65 |
| Lisbon Portugal · editorial pick | 19°C | 64 mm | — | $69 |
| Playa del Carmen Mexico · editorial pick | 32°C | 38 mm | — | $50 |
| Prague Czechia · editorial pick | 15°C | 24 mm | — | $57 |
| Rio de Janeiro Brazil · editorial pick | 28°C | 137 mm | — | $45 |
| Seoul South Korea · editorial pick | 18°C | 73 mm | — | $52 |
| Tirana Albania · editorial pick | — | — | — | $41 |
| Tokyo Japan · editorial pick | 19°C | 134 mm | — | $70 |
Comfort = 65% temperature fit (24–31°C ideal) + 35% rainfall fit, from WMO monthly normals; editorial picks are shown without a score.
Budget destinations
- Kathmandu$23–$143/day
- Hanoi$25–$165/day
- Da Nang$27–$168/day
- Hoi An$28–$175/day
- Antigua Guatemala$33–$196/day
- Marrakech$37–$211/day
- Lima$38–$212/day
- Buenos Aires$40–$223/day
Warm-weather destinations
- Antigua Guatemala28°C · 26 mm
- Da Nang31°C · 50 mm
- Hoi An31°C · 50 mm
- Kathmandu27°C · 54 mm
- Lima24°C · 0 mm
- Marrakech26°C · 26 mm
- Mexico City27°C · 26 mm
- Zanzibar (Stone Town and Paje)30°C · 41 mm
Adventure destinations
- Antigua Guatemalamountains, hiking, adventure
- Da Nangsurf
- Kathmandumountains, hiking, adventure
- Limasurf
- Marrakechmountains, adventure
- Zanzibar (Stone Town and Paje)surf, adventure
- Playa del Carmenadventure
- Cape Townhiking, adventure, surf
Digital nomad bases
- Mexico City100 Mbps · community 5/5
- Las Palmas de Gran Canaria250 Mbps · community 5/5
- Buenos Aires100 Mbps · community 5/5
- Medellín120 Mbps · community 5/5
- Bali (Canggu and Ubud)60 Mbps · community 5/5
- Lisbon300 Mbps · community 5/5
- Chiang Mai150 Mbps · community 5/5
- Barcelona300 Mbps · community 5/5
Full nomad ranking for April →
Backpacking routes in season
Two Weeks Around Taiwan
A round-island rail loop of night markets, marble gorges, temples and mountain lakes.
Three Weeks in Morocco
Medinas, the High Atlas and a night in the Sahara, Marrakech to Tangier.
Three Weeks in Egypt and Jordan
Pyramids, the Nile by felucca, the Red Sea and the rose-red city of Petra.
Three Weeks on a USA Southwest Road Trip
A desert loop through Utah and Arizona's national parks by car.
Three Weeks in Cuba
From Havana to Baracoa by colectivo, with nights in family-run casas.
Three Weeks in Nepal: Annapurna Base Camp
Kathmandu's temples, a teahouse trek into the Annapurna Sanctuary and Chitwan's rhinos.
Three Weeks in the Philippine Islands
Palawan lagoons, Coron wrecks, Visayan reefs and the surf island of Siargao.
Three Weeks in Italy by Train
Venice to the Amalfi Coast on fast trains, with Sicily as an optional extension.
One Month in Japan
Tokyo to Kyushu with a rail pass that is actually worth it.
One Month in Spain and Portugal
Barcelona to Porto through Andalusia and the Algarve by fast train and bus.
One Month in Vietnam
Hanoi to Saigon the slow way, by train, bus and motorbike.
Six Weeks in Mexico
Capital to Caribbean through Oaxaca, Chiapas and the Yucatan.
Six Weeks on Australia's East Coast
Melbourne to the Daintree via Sydney, surf towns, sand islands and the reef.
Six Weeks in Central America
Mexico's south to Costa Rica: ruins, volcanoes, reefs and Spanish.
Two Months of Slow Iberia
Porto to Barcelona by train and bus, with a week or more in each place.
Three Months in South America
Colombia to Patagonia down the Andean spine.
Six-Month Asia Nomad Circuit
Month-long bases from Seoul to Bali, timed to follow the dry, mild seasons.
Six-Month Latin America Nomad Circuit
A month each in six Latin American cities, from Mexico's highlands to Rio.