Where to go from Riyadh in December
Riyadh averages 22°C in December, which is pleasant already. These score highest from there in December.
This December, from Riyadh
In December, 36 of the 52 destinations are in season from Riyadh; fares were seen for 5 of them, 3 under $600, and the cheapest in season is Colombo at $424.
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 RUH, a return fare per adult, not a trip budget.
$300 to $600
| # | Place | Verdict | High | vs home | Rain | Flight | Fare | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Lisbon Portugal from RUH | ok | 15° cool | −7° | 8d | 7h 30m | $508 | 15C max, 8 rainy days |
| 32 | Bangkok Thailand from RUH | okbusy | 31° | +9° | 2d | 7h 57m | $554 | peak: Cooler weather and lower humidity attract many tourists. |
| 35 | Colombo Sri Lanka from RUH | okbusy | 30° | +8° | 15d | 5h 51m | $424 | peak: This period witnesses the highest influx of tourists due to… |
$600 to $1,200
| # | Place | Verdict | High | vs home | Rain | Flight | Fare | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hanoi Vietnam from RUH | sweet spot | 21° | −1° | 5d | 8h 15m | $641 | 21C max, 5 rainy days |
| 23 | Tokyo Japan from RUH | ok | 11° cool | −11° | 5d | 11h 30m | $703 | 11C max, 5 rainy days |
No fare seen yet (31)
| # | Place | Verdict | High | vs home | Rain | Flight | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Marrakech Morocco | sweet spot | 21° | −1° | 4d | 7h 27m | 21C max, 4 rainy days |
| 3 | Muscat Oman from RUH | sweet spot | 26° | +4° | 1d | 2h 22m | 26C max, 1 rainy day |
| 4 | Kathmandu Nepal from RUH | sweet spot | 18° | −4° | 1d | 5h 37m | 18C max, 1 rainy day |
| 5 | Doha Qatar from RUH | good | 25° | +3° | 1d | 1h 31m | 25C max, 1 rainy day |
| 6 | Cape Town South Africa | goodbusy | 26° | +4° | 3d | 9h 41m | peak: This is summer in the Southern Hemisphere, attracting many… |
| 7 | Dubai United Arab Emirates from RUH | goodbusy | 26° | +4° | 1d | 1h 59m | peak: The weather is cooler and more pleasant, attracting many tourists. |
| 8 | Cairo Egypt from RUH | goodbusy | 21° | −1° | 1d | 2h 53m | peak: Mild weather attracts tourists during the holiday season. |
| 9 | Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates from RUH | sweet spotbusy | 27° | +5° | 1d | 1h 54m | peak: Mild weather attracts tourists for outdoor activities. |
| 10 | Hong Kong Hong Kong | sweet spotbusy | 20° | −2° | 2d | 9h 11m | peak: This period coincides with pleasant weather and various… |
| 11 | Auckland New Zealand | goodbusy | 22° | 0° | 10d | 19h 09m | holidays: NZ: Christmas Day; NZ: Day after New Year's Day; NZ: New… |
| 12 | Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam | sweet spotbusy | 31° | +9° | 7d | 8h 50m | peak: This period coincides with the dry season, which brings pleasant… |
| 13 | Barcelona Spain from RUH | ok | 15° cool | −7° | 4d | 6h 22m | 15C max, 4 rainy days |
| 14 | Melbourne Australia | okbusy | 24° | +2° | 7d | 15h 59m | peak: Summer season attracts many tourists for festivals and outdoor… |
| 15 | Sydney Australia | okbusy | 26° | +4° | 6d | 16h 31m | peak: Summertime in Sydney attracts tourists for its beaches and… |
| 16 | Goa India | okbusy | 33° | +11° | 2d | 4h 36m | peak: This period coincides with the Christmas and New Year holidays… |
| 17 | Nairobi Kenya from RUH | okbusy | 25° | +3° | 12d | 4h 42m | holidays: KE: Christmas Day; KE: New Year's Day |
| 18 | Jaipur India | okbusy | 23° | +1° | 1d | 4h 28m | peak: This period features pleasant weather, making it ideal for… |
| 20 | Taipei Taiwan | ok | 20° | −2° | 12d | 9h 57m | 20C max, 12 rainy days |
| 21 | Athens Greece from RUH | ok | 15° cool | −7° | 7d | 4h 04m | 15C max, 7 rainy days |
| 22 | Mauritius Mauritius | sweet spotbusy | 27° | +5° | 22d | 7h 14m | peak: This period experiences the best weather with high sunshine and… |
| 24 | Tbilisi Georgia from RUH | ok | 8° cool | −14° | 5d | 3h 11m | 8C max, 5 rainy days |
| 25 | Tashkent Uzbekistan | ok | 7° cool | −15° | 6d | 4h 17m | 7C max, 6 rainy days |
| 26 | Srinagar India | okbusy | 6° cool | −16° | 5d | 4h 26m | holidays: IN: Christmas and New Year |
| 27 | Rome Italy from RUH | ok | 14° cool | −8° | 9d | 5h 24m | 14C max, 9 rainy days |
| 28 | Kochi India from RUH | okbusy | 31° | +9° | 8d | 5h 14m | peak: Holiday season and pleasant weather attract many tourists. |
| 29 | Phuket Thailand from RUH | okbusy | 30° | +8° | 12d | 7h 57m | peak: This period sees pleasant weather, drawing many tourists and… |
| 30 | Baku Azerbaijan | ok | 10° cool | −12° | 5d | 3h 02m | 10C max, 5 rainy days |
| 31 | The Andaman Islands India | okbusy | 29° | +7° | 9d | 7h 05m | peak: This period enjoys pleasant weather before the onset of the… |
| 33 | Istanbul Turkey from RUH | ok | 12° cool | −10° | 11d | 3h 55m | 12C max, 11 rainy days |
| 34 | San Francisco United States from RUH | okbusy | 14° cool | −8° | 9d | 16h 44m | peak: Holiday season brings visitors for events and shopping. |
| 36 | New York United States from RUH | okbusy | 6° cool | −16° | 9d | 13h 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
- 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 Riyadh
- January 35 in season
- February 41 in season
- March 45 in season
- April 41 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 39 in season
- December
- Everything from Riyadh
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 SAR, 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 RUH.