Where to go from London in December
London averages 9°C in December. These are at least 5° warmer, and in season.
This December, from London
In December, 34 of the 51 destinations are in season from London; fares were seen for 8 of them, 5 under £600, and the cheapest in season is Barcelona at £62.
Every destination in season, by fare
Bands are round numbers in GBP, not thresholds we measured; the fares inside them are: the median of what the scanner has seen for December departures from LON, a return fare per adult, not a trip budget.
Under £300
| # | Place | Verdict | High | vs home | Rain | Flight | Fare | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Lisbon Portugal from LON | good | 15° cool | +6° | 8d | 2h 51m | £110 | 15C max, 8 rainy days |
| 9 | Barcelona Spain from LON | ok | 15° cool | +6° | 4d | 2h 19m | £62 | 15C max, 4 rainy days |
£300 to £600
| # | Place | Verdict | High | vs home | Rain | Flight | Fare | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam from LON | sweet spotbusy | 31° | +22° | 7d | 13h 21m | £446 | peak: This period coincides with the dry season, which brings pleasant… |
| 16 | Bangkok Thailand from LON | okbusy | 31° | +22° | 2d | 12h 34m | £421 | peak: Cooler weather and lower humidity attract many tourists. |
| 20 | Tokyo Japan from LON | okbusy | 11° cool | +2° | 5d | 12h 34m | £582 | shoulder season |
£600 to £1,200
| # | Place | Verdict | High | vs home | Rain | Flight | Fare | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Hong Kong Hong Kong from LON | okbusy | 20° | +11° | 2d | 12h 38m | £614 | peak: This period coincides with pleasant weather and various… |
| 22 | Hanoi Vietnam from LON | ok | 21° | +12° | 5d | 12h 09m | £891 | 21C max, 5 rainy days |
| 34 | Phuket Thailand from LON | okbusy | 30° | +21° | 12d | 12h 58m | £743 | peak: This period sees pleasant weather, drawing many tourists and… |
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| # | Place | Verdict | High | vs home | Rain | Flight | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Marrakech Morocco from LON | sweet spotbusy | 21° | +12° | 4d | 3h 44m | holidays: GB: Christmas Day; GB: New Year's Day |
| 3 | Cape Town South Africa from LON | goodbusy | 26° | +17° | 3d | 12h 43m | peak: This is summer in the Southern Hemisphere, attracting many… |
| 4 | Muscat Oman from LON | goodbusy | 26° | +17° | 1d | 8h 00m | holidays: GB: Christmas Day; GB: New Year's Day |
| 5 | Kathmandu Nepal from LON | goodbusy | 18° | +9° | 1d | 9h 52m | shoulder season |
| 7 | Doha Qatar from LON | goodbusy | 25° | +16° | 1d | 7h 17m | holidays: GB: Christmas Day; GB: New Year's Day |
| 8 | Auckland New Zealand | goodbusy | 22° | +13° | 10d | 23h 18m | holidays: GB: Christmas Day; GB: New Year's Day; NZ: Christmas Day |
| 10 | Melbourne Australia | okbusy | 24° | +15° | 7d | 21h 30m | peak: Summer season attracts many tourists for festivals and outdoor… |
| 11 | Dubai United Arab Emirates from LON | okbusy | 26° | +17° | 1d | 7h 36m | peak: The weather is cooler and more pleasant, attracting many tourists. |
| 12 | Cairo Egypt from LON | okbusy | 21° | +12° | 1d | 5h 12m | peak: Mild weather attracts tourists during the holiday season. |
| 13 | Sydney Australia | okbusy | 26° | +17° | 6d | 21h 39m | peak: Summertime in Sydney attracts tourists for its beaches and… |
| 14 | Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates from LON | okbusy | 27° | +18° | 1d | 7h 37m | peak: Mild weather attracts tourists for outdoor activities. |
| 17 | Goa India from LON | okbusy | 33° | +24° | 2d | 10h 09m | peak: This period coincides with the Christmas and New Year holidays… |
| 18 | Nairobi Kenya from LON | okbusy | 25° | +16° | 12d | 9h 15m | holidays: GB: Christmas Day; GB: New Year's Day; KE: Christmas Day |
| 19 | Jaipur India from LON | okbusy | 23° | +14° | 1d | 9h 10m | peak: This period features pleasant weather, making it ideal for… |
| 21 | Athens Greece from LON | ok | 15° cool | +6° | 7d | 3h 51m | 15C max, 7 rainy days |
| 23 | Srinagar India from LON | okbusy | 6° cool | −3° | 5d | 8h 23m | holidays: GB: Christmas Day; GB: New Year's Day; IN: Christmas and New… |
| 24 | Rome Italy from LON | ok | 14° cool | +5° | 9d | 2h 40m | 14C max, 9 rainy days |
| 25 | Kochi India from LON | okbusy | 31° | +22° | 8d | 10h 55m | peak: Holiday season and pleasant weather attract many tourists. |
| 26 | Mauritius Mauritius from LON | okbusy | 27° | +18° | 22d | 12h 50m | peak: This period experiences the best weather with high sunshine and… |
| 27 | The Andaman Islands India from LON | okbusy | 29° | +20° | 9d | 12h 08m | peak: This period enjoys pleasant weather before the onset of the… |
| 28 | Tbilisi Georgia from LON | ok | 8° cool | −1° | 5d | 5h 15m | 8C max, 5 rainy days |
| 29 | Tashkent Uzbekistan from LON | ok | 7° cool | −2° | 6d | 7h 18m | 7C max, 6 rainy days |
| 30 | Baku Azerbaijan from LON | okbusy | 10° cool | +1° | 5d | 5h 46m | holidays: GB: Christmas Day; GB: New Year's Day |
| 31 | San Francisco United States from LON | okbusy | 14° cool | +5° | 9d | 11h 26m | peak: Holiday season brings visitors for events and shopping. |
| 32 | Istanbul Turkey from LON | ok | 12° cool | +3° | 11d | 3h 55m | 12C max, 11 rainy days |
| 33 | New York United States from LON | okbusy | 6° cool | −3° | 9d | 7h 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
- 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
- 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
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 London
- January 35 in season
- February 40 in season
- March 44 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 London
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 GBP, 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 LON.