Where to go from Istanbul in December
Istanbul averages 12°C in December. These are at least 5° warmer, and in season.
This December, from Istanbul
In December, 34 of the 51 destinations are in season from Istanbul; fares were seen for 9 of them, 1 under ₺20,000, and the cheapest in season is Rome at ₺10,330.
Every destination in season, by fare
Bands are round numbers in TRY, not thresholds we measured; the fares inside them are: the median of what the scanner has seen for December departures from IST, a return fare per adult, not a trip budget.
₺10,000 to ₺20,000
| # | Place | Verdict | High | vs home | Rain | Flight | Fare | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Rome Italy from IST | ok | 14° cool | +2° | 9d | 2h 35m | ₺10,330 | 14C max, 9 rainy days |
₺20,000 to ₺40,000
| # | Place | Verdict | High | vs home | Rain | Flight | Fare | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hanoi Vietnam from IST | sweet spot | 21° | +9° | 5d | 9h 58m | ₺29,016 | 21C max, 5 rainy days |
| 2 | Hong Kong Hong Kong from IST | sweet spotbusy | 20° | +8° | 2d | 10h 41m | ₺30,581 | peak: This period coincides with pleasant weather and various… |
| 7 | Kathmandu Nepal from IST | sweet spot | 18° | +6° | 1d | 7h 23m | ₺26,914 | 18C max, 1 rainy day |
| 22 | Tokyo Japan from IST | ok | 11° cool | −1° | 5d | 11h 49m | ₺32,267 | 11C max, 5 rainy days |
| 29 | Bangkok Thailand from IST | okbusy | 31° | +19° | 2d | 10h 05m | ₺24,846 | peak: Cooler weather and lower humidity attract many tourists. |
| 30 | Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam from IST | okbusy | 31° | +19° | 7d | 10h 56m | ₺35,391 | peak: This period coincides with the dry season, which brings pleasant… |
| 32 | Colombo Sri Lanka from IST | okbusy | 30° | +18° | 15d | 8h 36m | ₺24,799 | peak: This period witnesses the highest influx of tourists due to… |
| 34 | Phuket Thailand from IST | okbusy | 30° | +18° | 12d | 10h 19m | ₺27,703 | peak: This period sees pleasant weather, drawing many tourists and… |
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| # | Place | Verdict | High | vs home | Rain | Flight | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Marrakech Morocco from IST | sweet spot | 21° | +9° | 4d | 5h 06m | 21C max, 4 rainy days |
| 4 | Muscat Oman from IST | sweet spot | 26° | +14° | 1d | 5h 02m | 26C max, 1 rainy day |
| 5 | Doha Qatar from IST | sweet spot | 25° | +13° | 1d | 4h 17m | 25C max, 1 rainy day |
| 6 | Cape Town South Africa from IST | goodbusy | 26° | +14° | 3d | 11h 12m | peak: This is summer in the Southern Hemisphere, attracting many… |
| 8 | Dubai United Arab Emirates from IST | goodbusy | 26° | +14° | 1d | 4h 37m | peak: The weather is cooler and more pleasant, attracting many tourists. |
| 9 | Cairo Egypt from IST | goodbusy | 21° | +9° | 1d | 2h 28m | peak: Mild weather attracts tourists during the holiday season. |
| 10 | Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates from IST | sweet spotbusy | 27° | +15° | 1d | 4h 37m | peak: Mild weather attracts tourists for outdoor activities. |
| 11 | Auckland New Zealand from IST | goodbusy | 22° | +10° | 10d | 21h 44m | holidays: NZ: Christmas Day; NZ: Day after New Year's Day; NZ: New… |
| 12 | Barcelona Spain from IST | ok | 15° cool | +3° | 4d | 3h 37m | 15C max, 4 rainy days |
| 13 | Melbourne Australia from IST | okbusy | 24° | +12° | 7d | 18h 46m | peak: Summer season attracts many tourists for festivals and outdoor… |
| 14 | Sydney Australia from IST | okbusy | 26° | +14° | 6d | 19h 11m | peak: Summertime in Sydney attracts tourists for its beaches and… |
| 15 | Goa India from IST | okbusy | 33° | +21° | 2d | 7h 15m | peak: This period coincides with the Christmas and New Year holidays… |
| 16 | Nairobi Kenya from IST | okbusy | 25° | +13° | 12d | 6h 47m | holidays: KE: Christmas Day; KE: New Year's Day |
| 17 | Jaipur India from IST | okbusy | 23° | +11° | 1d | 6h 29m | peak: This period features pleasant weather, making it ideal for… |
| 18 | Lisbon Portugal from IST | ok | 15° cool | +3° | 8d | 4h 50m | 15C max, 8 rainy days |
| 19 | Athens Greece from IST | ok | 15° cool | +3° | 7d | 1h 35m | 15C max, 7 rainy days |
| 20 | Mauritius Mauritius from IST | sweet spotbusy | 27° | +15° | 22d | 10h 03m | peak: This period experiences the best weather with high sunshine and… |
| 21 | Tbilisi Georgia from IST | ok | 8° cool | −4° | 5d | 2h 34m | 8C max, 5 rainy days |
| 23 | Tashkent Uzbekistan from IST | ok | 7° cool | −5° | 6d | 5h 01m | 7C max, 6 rainy days |
| 24 | Srinagar India from IST | okbusy | 6° cool | −6° | 5d | 5h 54m | holidays: IN: Christmas and New Year |
| 26 | Kochi India from IST | okbusy | 31° | +19° | 8d | 7h 59m | peak: Holiday season and pleasant weather attract many tourists. |
| 27 | Baku Azerbaijan from IST | ok | 10° cool | −2° | 5d | 3h 05m | 10C max, 5 rainy days |
| 28 | The Andaman Islands India from IST | okbusy | 29° | +17° | 9d | 9h 27m | peak: This period enjoys pleasant weather before the onset of the… |
| 31 | San Francisco United States from IST | okbusy | 14° cool | +2° | 9d | 14h 03m | peak: Holiday season brings visitors for events and shopping. |
| 33 | New York United States from IST | okbusy | 6° cool | −6° | 9d | 10h 43m | 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
- 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
- Taipei 20C max, 12 rainy days
- The Maldives monsoon: 16 rainy days, 232mm
- Toronto snow (moderate)
- Vienna bitter cold: 6C daily max
- Zurich bitter cold: 5C daily max
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- Everywhere in December
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Other months from Istanbul
- January 33 in season
- February 40 in season
- March 43 in season
- April 40 in season
- May 33 in season
- June 28 in season
- July 29 in season
- August 28 in season
- September 28 in season
- October 36 in season
- November 38 in season
- December
- Everything from Istanbul
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 TRY, converted at the European Central Bank's daily rate. 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 IST.