Best weather
| Destination | Avg high | Rain | Comfort | From / day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiang Mai Thailand | 30°C | 51 mm | 100% | $26 |
| Hanoi Vietnam | 26°C | 48 mm | 100% | $25 |
| Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Spain | 24°C | 22 mm | 100% | $65 |
| Luang Prabang Laos | 30°C | 11 mm | 100% | $26 |
| Pai Thailand | 31°C | 45 mm | 100% | $25 |
| Zanzibar (Stone Town and Paje) Tanzania | 31°C | 22 mm | 100% | $43 |
| Cape Town South Africa | 24°C | 14 mm | 97% | $47 |
| Antigua Guatemala Guatemala | 23°C | 43 mm | 96% | $33 |
| Bangkok Thailand | 32°C | 48 mm | 96% | $32 |
| Siem Reap Cambodia | 32°C | 62 mm | 96% | $27 |
| Buenos Aires Argentina · editorial pick | 26°C | 118 mm | — | $40 |
| Kathmandu Nepal · editorial pick | 23°C | 8 mm | — | $23 |
| Kyoto Japan · editorial pick | 18°C | 72 mm | — | $67 |
| Marrakech Morocco · editorial pick | 23°C | 30 mm | — | $37 |
| Mexico City Mexico · editorial pick | 22°C | 12 mm | — | $43 |
| Oaxaca Mexico · editorial pick | — | — | — | $38 |
| Rio de Janeiro Brazil · editorial pick | 27°C | 96 mm | — | $45 |
| Seoul South Korea · editorial pick | 12°C | 51 mm | — | $52 |
| Tokyo Japan · editorial pick | 17°C | 96 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
- Pai$25–$136/day
- Chiang Mai$26–$165/day
- Luang Prabang$26–$168/day
- Siem Reap$27–$160/day
- Bangkok$32–$208/day
- Antigua Guatemala$33–$196/day
Warm-weather destinations
- Chiang Mai30°C · 51 mm
- Hanoi26°C · 48 mm
- Las Palmas de Gran Canaria24°C · 22 mm
- Luang Prabang30°C · 11 mm
- Pai31°C · 45 mm
- Zanzibar (Stone Town and Paje)31°C · 22 mm
- Bangkok32°C · 48 mm
- Siem Reap32°C · 62 mm
Adventure destinations
- Chiang Maihiking, mountains
- Las Palmas de Gran Canariasurf, hiking
- Paihiking, mountains
- Zanzibar (Stone Town and Paje)surf, adventure
- Cape Townhiking, adventure, surf
- Antigua Guatemalamountains, hiking, adventure
- Marrakechmountains, adventure
- Rio de Janeirohiking, surf, mountains
Digital nomad bases
- Chiang Mai150 Mbps · community 5/5
- Las Palmas de Gran Canaria250 Mbps · community 5/5
- Buenos Aires100 Mbps · community 5/5
- Mexico City100 Mbps · community 5/5
- Medellín120 Mbps · community 5/5
- Bali (Canggu and Ubud)60 Mbps · community 5/5
- Cape Town100 Mbps · community 4/5
- Bangkok200 Mbps · community 4/5
Full nomad ranking for November →
Backpacking routes in season
Two Weeks in Thailand
Temples, mountains and an island, in the order that makes sense.
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 in Nepal: Annapurna Base Camp
Kathmandu's temples, a teahouse trek into the Annapurna Sanctuary and Chitwan's rhinos.
Four Weeks in Patagonia
Granite towers, calving glaciers and lake country across Chile and Argentina.
One Month in Japan
Tokyo to Kyushu with a rail pass that is actually worth it.
One Month in Vietnam
Hanoi to Saigon the slow way, by train, bus and motorbike.
One Month in North India
Delhi, the Ganges, the Taj Mahal and Rajasthan's fort cities by train.
Six Weeks in Mexico
Capital to Caribbean through Oaxaca, Chiapas and the Yucatan.
Six Weeks in Central America
Mexico's south to Costa Rica: ruins, volcanoes, reefs and Spanish.
Three-Month Career Break in Asia and the Pacific
Japan and Korea in autumn, Southeast Asia in the dry season, New Zealand in summer.
Three Months in South America
Colombia to Patagonia down the Andean spine.
Three Months Around the World
An eastbound loop across five continents in about 90 days.
Three Months in Southeast Asia
The banana pancake trail, done with time to stop.
Four Months of European Winter Sun
November to February in Europe's mildest corners, from the Canaries to Cyprus.
Six-Month Gap Year in Australia and New Zealand
The east coast, a regional work block, Melbourne and New Zealand's South Island.
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.