Where to go in Europe in December
4 of the 11 destinations in Europe are in season in December: 0 a sweet spot, 0 good, 4 ok.
None of these has December as a sweet spot or good; 4 are ok: Barcelona, Lisbon, Athens and Rome. Best avoided at 7 of them.
Ranked for December
| # | Place | Verdict | High | Rain | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona Spain | ok | 15° cool | 4d | 15C max, 4 rainy days |
| 2 | Lisbon Portugal | ok | 15° cool | 8d | 15C max, 8 rainy days |
| 3 | Athens Greece | ok | 15° cool | 7d | 15C max, 7 rainy days |
| 4 | Rome Italy | ok | 14° cool | 9d | 14C max, 9 rainy days |
Not this December
- Amsterdam 8C max, 12 rainy days
- Budapest bitter cold: 5C daily max
- London 9C max, 11 rainy days
- Paris 9C max, 11 rainy days
- Prague bitter cold: 5C daily max
- Vienna bitter cold: 6C daily max
- Zurich bitter cold: 5C daily max
Other months for Europe
- January 1 sweet
- February 0 sweet
- March 2 sweet
- April 6 sweet
- May 8 sweet
- June 7 sweet
- July 8 sweet
- August 9 sweet
- September 3 sweet
- October 2 sweet
- November 1 sweet
- December
- Every month, side by side
December elsewhere
Every verdict here is the destination's own: ten years of climate readings, the public holidays that crowd it, and what the flight costs. Nothing is said about Europe as a whole that was not first measured at each place in it.