Where to go from Dubai in December
Dubai averages 26°C in December, which is pleasant already. These score highest from there in December.
This December, from Dubai
In December, 33 of the 50 destinations are in season from Dubai; fares were seen for 6 of them, 2 under $600, and the cheapest in season is Kathmandu at $419.
Every destination in season, by fare
Bands are round numbers in USD, not thresholds we measured; the fares inside them are: the median of what the scanner has seen for December departures from DXB, a return fare per adult, not a trip budget.
$300 to $600
| # | Place | Verdict | High | vs home | Rain | Flight | Fare | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Kathmandu Nepal from DXB | good | 18° | −8° | 1d | 4h 34m | $419 | 18C max, 1 rainy day |
| 20 | Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam from DXB | okbusy | 31° | +5° | 7d | 7h 46m | $586 | peak: This period coincides with the dry season, which brings pleasant… |
$600 to $1,200
| # | Place | Verdict | High | vs home | Rain | Flight | Fare | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Hanoi Vietnam from DXB | ok | 21° | −5° | 5d | 7h 11m | $731 | 21C max, 5 rainy days |
| 18 | Hong Kong Hong Kong from DXB | okbusy | 20° | −6° | 2d | 8h 08m | $607 | peak: This period coincides with pleasant weather and various… |
| 28 | Tokyo Japan from DXB | ok | 11° cool | −15° | 5d | 10h 34m | $678 | 11C max, 5 rainy days |
| 30 | Taipei Taiwan from DXB | ok | 20° | −6° | 12d | 8h 55m | $1,100 | 20C max, 12 rainy days |
No fare seen yet (27)
| # | Place | Verdict | High | vs home | Rain | Flight | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marrakech Morocco | sweet spot | 21° | −5° | 4d | 8h 25m | 21C max, 4 rainy days |
| 2 | Muscat Oman from DXB | sweet spot | 26° | 0° | 1d | 1h 20m | 26C max, 1 rainy day |
| 3 | Doha Qatar from DXB | good | 25° | −1° | 1d | 1h 23m | 25C max, 1 rainy day |
| 4 | Cape Town South Africa from DXB | goodbusy | 26° | 0° | 3d | 10h 14m | peak: This is summer in the Southern Hemisphere, attracting many… |
| 5 | Cairo Egypt from DXB | goodbusy | 21° | −5° | 1d | 3h 52m | peak: Mild weather attracts tourists during the holiday season. |
| 6 | Bangkok Thailand from DXB | sweet spotbusy | 31° | +5° | 2d | 6h 54m | peak: Cooler weather and lower humidity attract many tourists. |
| 8 | Auckland New Zealand from DXB | goodbusy | 22° | −4° | 10d | 18h 14m | holidays: NZ: Christmas Day; NZ: Day after New Year's Day; NZ: New… |
| 9 | Barcelona Spain from DXB | ok | 15° cool | −11° | 4d | 7h 14m | 15C max, 4 rainy days |
| 10 | Melbourne Australia from DXB | okbusy | 24° | −2° | 7d | 15h 07m | peak: Summer season attracts many tourists for festivals and outdoor… |
| 11 | Sydney Australia from DXB | okbusy | 26° | 0° | 6d | 15h 36m | peak: Summertime in Sydney attracts tourists for its beaches and… |
| 12 | Goa India from DXB | okbusy | 33° | +7° | 2d | 3h 37m | peak: This period coincides with the Christmas and New Year holidays… |
| 13 | Nairobi Kenya from DXB | okbusy | 25° | −1° | 12d | 5h 15m | holidays: KE: Christmas Day; KE: New Year's Day |
| 14 | Jaipur India from DXB | okbusy | 23° | −3° | 1d | 3h 25m | peak: This period features pleasant weather, making it ideal for… |
| 15 | Lisbon Portugal from DXB | ok | 15° cool | −11° | 8d | 8h 24m | 15C max, 8 rainy days |
| 17 | Athens Greece from DXB | ok | 15° cool | −11° | 7d | 4h 54m | 15C max, 7 rainy days |
| 19 | Mauritius Mauritius from DXB | sweet spotbusy | 27° | +1° | 22d | 7h 07m | peak: This period experiences the best weather with high sunshine and… |
| 21 | Tbilisi Georgia from DXB | ok | 8° cool | −18° | 5d | 3h 26m | 8C max, 5 rainy days |
| 22 | Tashkent Uzbekistan from DXB | ok | 7° cool | −19° | 6d | 3h 36m | 7C max, 6 rainy days |
| 23 | Srinagar India | okbusy | 6° cool | −20° | 5d | 3h 29m | holidays: IN: Christmas and New Year |
| 24 | Rome Italy from DXB | ok | 14° cool | −12° | 9d | 6h 13m | 14C max, 9 rainy days |
| 25 | Kochi India from DXB | okbusy | 31° | +5° | 8d | 4h 19m | peak: Holiday season and pleasant weather attract many tourists. |
| 26 | Phuket Thailand from DXB | okbusy | 30° | +4° | 12d | 6h 55m | peak: This period sees pleasant weather, drawing many tourists and… |
| 27 | Baku Azerbaijan | ok | 10° cool | −16° | 5d | 3h 04m | 10C max, 5 rainy days |
| 29 | The Andaman Islands India | okbusy | 29° | +3° | 9d | 6h 03m | peak: This period enjoys pleasant weather before the onset of the… |
| 31 | Istanbul Turkey from DXB | ok | 12° cool | −14° | 11d | 4h 37m | 12C max, 11 rainy days |
| 32 | San Francisco United States from DXB | okbusy | 14° cool | −12° | 9d | 16h 48m | peak: Holiday season brings visitors for events and shopping. |
| 33 | New York United States | okbusy | 6° cool | −20° | 9d | 14h 21m | peak: The holiday season attracts many visitors for shopping… |
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
Narrow it
- Everywhere in December
- Warm in December
- Beaches in December
- Islands in December
- Mountains in December
- Deserts in December
- Heritage in December
Other months from Dubai
- January 33 in season
- February 39 in season
- March 43 in season
- April 40 in season
- May 34 in season
- June 29 in season
- July 30 in season
- August 29 in season
- September 29 in season
- October 37 in season
- November 37 in season
- December
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Flight times are estimated from the distance, so treat them as "about" — they assume a direct routing, which not every pair has. Fares are shown in USD: there is no free exchange rate for AED, and a converted number we cannot actually compute would be worse than an honest one in dollars. A dash means we have not seen a fare on that route yet.
The climate is the destination's own and the same wherever you fly from. What changes with your city is the distance, the fare and the public holidays that crowd a place out, and those can move a month's verdict up or down a rung.
The climate is the destination's own; the label, the order, the crowd flag and the fare are as scored from DXB.