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71 cities ranked by the hours you'd share with your team, the weather in the month you'd go, and what everyday life costs there.

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Porto. Photo: Rititaneves, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

2cities share a full 9–5 with US Eastern all year 1cities share a full 9–5 with US Pacific all year 5cities share a full 9–5 with UK all year 16cities share a full 9–5 with Central Europe all year

Cities ranked for a team on US Eastern time, in November

Fit = half shared working hours, 30% that month's weather, 20% prices (how). Pick another time zone or month below.

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Employer's 9–5 Overlap with your 9–5 Your 9–5 Night (22–7)

Where your team's day fits yours

US Eastern team

9–5 in New York

  1. Miami 8 h
  2. Montreal 8 h
  3. Bogotá 7–8 h
  4. Cartagena 7–8 h
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US Pacific team

9–5 in San Francisco

  1. Vancouver 8 h
  2. Guadalajara 6–7 h
  3. Mexico City 6–7 h
  4. Oaxaca 6–7 h
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UK team

9–5 in London

  1. Funchal 8 h
  2. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 8 h
  3. Lisbon 8 h
  4. London 8 h
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Central Europe team

9–5 in Berlin

  1. Amsterdam 8 h
  2. Barcelona 8 h
  3. Belgrade 8 h
  4. Berlin 8 h
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Best weather, month by month

JanuaryCape Town, Dubai, Miami FebruaryBogotá, Cape Town, Dubai MarchAustin, Cape Town, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria AprilAntalya, Athens, Austin MayAthens, Barcelona, Berlin JuneBarcelona, Berlin, Budapest JulyFunchal, London, Nairobi AugustBerlin, Funchal, London SeptemberBelgrade, Bucharest, Budapest OctoberAntalya, Athens, Cape Town NovemberCape Town, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Lima DecemberCape Town, Dubai, Hanoi

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