Where to go in December
35 of the 52 destinations are in season in December: 3 a sweet spot, 5 good and 27 ok; 19 of them have a daily high inside the 18–30°C band.
December is a sweet spot at 3 of the 52: Hanoi, Kathmandu and Hong Kong. Best avoided at 17 of them.
Sweet spots in December
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Hanoi
Vietnam · 21°C · 5 rainy days
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Kathmandu
Nepal · 18°C · 1 rainy day · busy
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Hong Kong
Hong Kong · 20°C · 2 rainy days · busy
Good in December
| # | Place | Verdict | High | Rain | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marrakech Morocco | goodbusy | 21° | 4d | holidays: IN: Christmas and New Year |
| 3 | Cape Town South Africa | goodbusy | 26° | 3d | peak: This is summer in the Southern Hemisphere, attracting many… |
| 4 | Muscat Oman | goodbusy | 26° | 1d | holidays: IN: Christmas and New Year |
| 6 | Doha Qatar | goodbusy | 25° | 1d | holidays: IN: Christmas and New Year |
| 8 | Auckland New Zealand | goodbusy | 22° | 10d | holidays: IN: Christmas and New Year; NZ: Christmas Day; NZ: Day after… |
Ok in December
| # | Place | Verdict | High | Rain | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Barcelona Spain | ok | 15° cool | 4d | 15C max, 4 rainy days |
| 10 | Melbourne Australia | okbusy | 24° | 7d | peak: Summer season attracts many tourists for festivals and outdoor… |
| 11 | Dubai United Arab Emirates | okbusy | 26° | 1d | peak: The weather is cooler and more pleasant, attracting many tourists. |
| 12 | Cairo Egypt | okbusy | 21° | 1d | peak: Mild weather attracts tourists during the holiday season. |
| 13 | Bangkok Thailand | okbusy | 31° | 2d | peak: Cooler weather and lower humidity attract many tourists. |
| 14 | Sydney Australia | okbusy | 26° | 6d | peak: Summertime in Sydney attracts tourists for its beaches and… |
| 15 | Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates | okbusy | 27° | 1d | peak: Mild weather attracts tourists for outdoor activities. |
| 16 | Goa India | okbusy | 33° | 2d | peak: This period coincides with the Christmas and New Year holidays… |
| 17 | Nairobi Kenya | okbusy | 25° | 12d | holidays: IN: Christmas and New Year; KE: Christmas Day; KE: New Year's… |
| 18 | Jaipur India | okbusy | 23° | 1d | peak: This period features pleasant weather, making it ideal for… |
| 19 | Lisbon Portugal | ok | 15° cool | 8d | 15C max, 8 rainy days |
| 20 | Athens Greece | ok | 15° cool | 7d | 15C max, 7 rainy days |
| 21 | Taipei Taiwan | okbusy | 20° | 12d | holidays: IN: Christmas and New Year |
| 22 | Srinagar India | okbusy | 6° cool | 5d | holidays: IN: Christmas and New Year |
| 23 | Rome Italy | ok | 14° cool | 9d | 14C max, 9 rainy days |
| 24 | Kochi India | okbusy | 31° | 8d | peak: Holiday season and pleasant weather attract many tourists. |
| 25 | Tokyo Japan | okbusy | 11° cool | 5d | shoulder season |
| 26 | Mauritius Mauritius | okbusy | 27° | 22d | peak: This period experiences the best weather with high sunshine and… |
| 27 | The Andaman Islands India | okbusy | 29° | 9d | peak: This period enjoys pleasant weather before the onset of the… |
| 28 | Tbilisi Georgia | ok | 8° cool | 5d | 8C max, 5 rainy days |
| 29 | Tashkent Uzbekistan | ok | 7° cool | 6d | 7C max, 6 rainy days |
| 30 | Phuket Thailand | okbusy | 30° | 12d | peak: This period sees pleasant weather, drawing many tourists and… |
| 31 | Baku Azerbaijan | okbusy | 10° cool | 5d | holidays: IN: Christmas and New Year |
| 32 | San Francisco United States | okbusy | 14° cool | 9d | peak: Holiday season brings visitors for events and shopping. |
| 33 | Istanbul Turkey | ok | 12° cool | 11d | 12C max, 11 rainy days |
| 34 | Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam | okbusy | 31° | 7d | peak: This period coincides with the dry season, which brings pleasant… |
| 35 | New York United States | okbusy | 6° cool | 9d | peak: The holiday season attracts many visitors for shopping… |
Warm in December
19 of the 35 in season have a daily high inside the 18–30°C band the scorer treats as comfortable; the warmest of these is Phuket at 30°C.
- Phuket 30°C
- The Andaman Islands 29°C
- Abu Dhabi 27°C
- Mauritius 27°C
- Cape Town 26°C
- Dubai 26°C
- Muscat 26°C
- Sydney 26°C
- Doha 25°C
- Nairobi 25°C
- Melbourne 24°C
- Jaipur 23°C
- Auckland 22°C
- Cairo 21°C
- Hanoi 21°C
- Marrakech 21°C
- Hong Kong 20°C
- Taipei 20°C
- Kathmandu 18°C
Not this December
- Almaty bitter cold: 0C daily max
- Amsterdam 8C max, 12 rainy days
- Bali monsoon: 23 rainy days, 256mm
- Budapest bitter cold: 5C daily max
- Colombo 30C max, 15 rainy days
- Da Nang monsoon: 23 rainy days, 289mm
- Kuala Lumpur monsoon: 27 rainy days, 361mm
- Leh bitter cold: 0C daily max
- London 9C max, 11 rainy days
- Paris 9C max, 11 rainy days
- Prague bitter cold: 5C daily max
- Seoul bitter cold: 4C daily max
- Singapore monsoon: 23 rainy days, 256mm
- The Maldives monsoon: 16 rainy days, 232mm
- Toronto snow (moderate)
- Vienna bitter cold: 6C daily max
- Zurich bitter cold: 5C daily max
By kind of place
- Beaches in December 11 in season
- Islands in December 3 in season
- Cities 27 in season
- Mountains in December 3 in season
- Deserts in December 6 in season
- Heritage in December 12 in season
By region
- South Asia in December 6 in season
- Southeast Asia in December 4 in season
- East Asia in December 3 in season
- Middle East in December 6 in season
- Caucasus and Central Asia in December 3 in season
- Europe in December 4 in season
- North America 2 in season
- Africa in December 4 in season
- Oceania 3 in season
- Australia 2 in season
- India in December 5 in season
- Thailand 2 in season
- United Arab Emirates 2 in season
- United States 2 in season
- Vietnam 2 in season
From your city
The same month, ranked from where you fly from, with the fare seen for it and the holidays that crowd it.
South Asia
Southeast Asia
East Asia
Middle East
Europe
- Amsterdam AMS
- Barcelona BCN
- Brussels BRU
- Copenhagen CPH
- Dublin DUB
- Frankfurt FRA
- Lisbon LIS
- London LON
- Madrid MAD
- Munich MUC
- Paris PAR
- Prague PRG
- Rome FCO
- Stockholm ARN
- Vienna VIE
- Warsaw WAW
- Zurich ZRH
North America
- Boston BOS
- Chicago ORD
- Los Angeles LAX
- Mexico City MEX
- Miami MIA
- New York NYC
- San Francisco SFO
- Seattle SEA
- Toronto YTO
- Vancouver YVR
Latin America
Africa
Oceania
The other months
- January 12 sweet
- February 21 sweet
- March 15 sweet
- April 18 sweet
- May 17 sweet
- June 17 sweet
- July 20 sweet
- August 19 sweet
- September 15 sweet
- October 13 sweet
- November 2 sweet
- December
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Labelled and ranked by the score from Bengaluru, the same number the front page and the group grids use. The climate is the destination's own and the same from everywhere; from another city its holidays and its fares can move a month up or down a rung, which is what the from-your-city pages show.