Best weather
| Destination | Avg high | Rain | Comfort | From / day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kathmandu Nepal | 26°C | 59 mm | 100% | $23 |
| Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Spain | 26°C | 16 mm | 100% | $65 |
| Marrakech Morocco | 28°C | 19 mm | 100% | $37 |
| Zanzibar (Stone Town and Paje) Tanzania | 31°C | 10 mm | 100% | $43 |
| Funchal (Madeira) Portugal | 24°C | 75 mm | 99% | $65 |
| Luang Prabang Laos | 31°C | 78 mm | 98% | $26 |
| Athens Greece | 23°C | 53 mm | 96% | $64 |
| Rio de Janeiro Brazil | 26°C | 88 mm | 96% | $45 |
| Mexico City Mexico | 22°C | 67 mm | 88% | $43 |
| Lisbon Portugal | 22°C | 80 mm | 87% | $69 |
| Barcelona Spain · editorial pick | 22°C | 91 mm | — | $76 |
| Budapest Hungary · editorial pick | 16°C | 34 mm | — | $54 |
| Buenos Aires Argentina · editorial pick | 23°C | 127 mm | — | $40 |
| Hanoi Vietnam · editorial pick | 30°C | 126 mm | — | $25 |
| Istanbul Türkiye (Turkey) · editorial pick | 20°C | 71 mm | — | $49 |
| Kyoto Japan · editorial pick | 24°C | 136 mm | — | $67 |
| Oaxaca Mexico · editorial pick | — | — | — | $38 |
| Prague Czechia · editorial pick | 14°C | 24 mm | — | $57 |
| Seoul South Korea · editorial pick | 20°C | 52 mm | — | $52 |
| Tbilisi Georgia · editorial pick | —°C | 38 mm | — | $38 |
| Tirana Albania · editorial pick | — | — | — | $41 |
| Tokyo Japan · editorial pick | 22°C | 235 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
- Luang Prabang$26–$168/day
- Marrakech$37–$211/day
- Oaxaca$38–$208/day
- Tbilisi$38–$189/day
- Buenos Aires$40–$223/day
- Tirana$41–$189/day
Warm-weather destinations
- Kathmandu26°C · 59 mm
- Las Palmas de Gran Canaria26°C · 16 mm
- Marrakech28°C · 19 mm
- Zanzibar (Stone Town and Paje)31°C · 10 mm
- Funchal (Madeira)24°C · 75 mm
- Luang Prabang31°C · 78 mm
- Rio de Janeiro26°C · 88 mm
- Bali (Canggu and Ubud)34°C · 63 mm
Adventure destinations
- Kathmandumountains, hiking, adventure
- Las Palmas de Gran Canariasurf, hiking
- Marrakechmountains, adventure
- Zanzibar (Stone Town and Paje)surf, adventure
- Funchal (Madeira)hiking, mountains
- Rio de Janeirohiking, surf, mountains
- Lisbonsurf
- Chiang Maihiking, mountains
Digital nomad bases
- Las Palmas de Gran Canaria250 Mbps · community 5/5
- Mexico City100 Mbps · community 5/5
- Lisbon300 Mbps · community 5/5
- Chiang Mai150 Mbps · community 5/5
- Bali (Canggu and Ubud)60 Mbps · community 5/5
- Barcelona300 Mbps · community 5/5
- Buenos Aires100 Mbps · community 5/5
- Medellín120 Mbps · community 5/5
Full nomad ranking for October →
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 Nepal: Annapurna Base Camp
Kathmandu's temples, a teahouse trek into the Annapurna Sanctuary and Chitwan's rhinos.
Three Weeks in Italy by Train
Venice to the Amalfi Coast on fast trains, with Sicily as an optional extension.
Three Weeks Island-Hopping in Greece
Athens, four Cycladic islands and Crete, linked entirely by ferry.
Four Weeks in Peru and Bolivia
Inca valleys, Lake Titicaca and the Uyuni salt flats on one high-altitude line.
Four Weeks in East Africa: Safari and Coast
The Mara, the Serengeti and Ngorongoro, then slow days on Zanzibar.
Four Weeks in Turkey and Georgia
Istanbul, Cappadocia and the Lycian coast, then east to the Caucasus.
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.
One Month in North India
Delhi, the Ganges, the Taj Mahal and Rajasthan's fort cities by train.
Five Weeks Overland Through the Balkans
Alpine lakes to the Aegean by bus and train across seven countries.
Five Weeks Overland in Southern Africa
Cape Town to Victoria Falls through Namibia's dunes and Botswana's delta.
Six Weeks on Australia's East Coast
Melbourne to the Daintree via Sydney, surf towns, sand islands and the reef.
Two Months of Slow Iberia
Porto to Barcelona by train and bus, with a week or more in each place.
Two Months in Europe
Lisbon to Istanbul by train, with the Schengen clock in mind.
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.
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 Months Around the World
Westbound with the seasons: Europe, Asia, the Pacific and the Americas.