Where to go in December

Compare December weather for 74 destinations, ordered by the site's outdoor comfort score. Costa Rica, Egypt, India are among the highest-scoring options for the representative cities in our dataset.

This is a starting point for a trip, not a list of guaranteed best destinations. A colder month can be excellent for skiing, and the rainiest season can differ between coasts of the same country. Open a country guide for regional seasons and activities.

Explore December on the interactive world map · How these scores are calculated

December weather comparison

High and low temperatures are in Celsius; precipitation is the monthly total in millimetres. These are approximate, curated planning values. The dataset does not yet document a verified station and reference period for every city.

December weather for each guide's reference city
Destination / city	Daytime high	Nighttime low	Precipitation	Comfort score
Costa RicaSan Jose	26°C	15°C	40 mm	100/100
EgyptCairo	21°C	11°C	6 mm	100/100
IndiaDelhi	22°C	8°C	8 mm	100/100
MexicoMexico City	21°C	6°C	8 mm	100/100
NepalKathmandu	20°C	4°C	5 mm	100/100
South AfricaCape Town	25°C	15°C	18 mm	100/100
United Arab EmiratesDubai	26°C	16°C	15 mm	100/100
VietnamHanoi	22°C	15°C	22 mm	100/100
ChileSantiago	29°C	11°C	5 mm	97/100
CubaHavana	26°C	19°C	55 mm	96/100
MoroccoMarrakech	19°C	7°C	31 mm	96/100
CambodiaSiem Reap	31°C	20°C	18 mm	90/100
ColombiaCartagena	31°C	24°C	40 mm	90/100
PhilippinesManila	30°C	22°C	65 mm	90/100
ThailandBangkok	31°C	21°C	10 mm	90/100
Dominican RepublicSanto Domingo	29°C	21°C	70 mm	89/100
TaiwanTaipei	21°C	15°C	75 mm	88/100
AustraliaSydney	26°C	18°C	80 mm	86/100
KenyaNairobi	23°C	13°C	90 mm	82/100
New ZealandAuckland	22°C	15°C	90 mm	82/100
New CaledoniaNoumea	29°C	22°C	90 mm	81/100
ArgentinaBuenos Aires	29°C	18°C	100 mm	77/100
JordanAmman	14°C	5°C	55 mm	74/100
GreeceAthens	14°C	8°C	65 mm	73/100
PortugalLisbon	15°C	9°C	103 mm	72/100
IsraelTel Aviv	20°C	11°C	120 mm	70/100
PeruCusco	21°C	7°C	120 mm	70/100
TanzaniaDar es Salaam	31°C	24°C	115 mm	70/100
ItalyRome	13°C	4°C	95 mm	67/100
Papua New GuineaPort Moresby	32°C	24°C	120 mm	67/100
JapanTokyo	12°C	4°C	51 mm	66/100
BrazilRio de Janeiro	29°C	23°C	135 mm	64/100
GuamHagatna	30°C	24°C	140 mm	61/100
CroatiaSplit	11°C	6°C	95 mm	58/100
SpainMadrid	10°C	3°C	41 mm	57/100
TurkeyIstanbul	11°C	5°C	120 mm	56/100
Sri LankaColombo	30°C	23°C	170 mm	54/100
KiribatiTarawa	31°C	26°C	200 mm	49/100
IrelandDublin	8°C	4°C	77 mm	48/100
MaldivesMale	30°C	25°C	215 mm	48/100
United KingdomLondon	8°C	3°C	55 mm	47/100
MalaysiaKuala Lumpur	31°C	23°C	235 mm	44/100
FranceParis	7°C	3°C	58 mm	43/100
NauruYaren	30°C	25°C	250 mm	43/100
Marshall IslandsMajuro	30°C	25°C	270 mm	40/100
PalauKoror	31°C	24°C	280 mm	37/100
SingaporeSingapore	30°C	23°C	290 mm	37/100
IndonesiaBali	31°C	24°C	290 mm	36/100
French PolynesiaPapeete	31°C	23°C	300 mm	35/100
NetherlandsAmsterdam	6°C	2°C	76 mm	35/100
TongaNukualofa	28°C	22°C	160 mm	35/100
Cook IslandsRarotonga	28°C	22°C	190 mm	31/100
MicronesiaPohnpei	30°C	23°C	350 mm	28/100
United StatesNew York	6°C	-1°C	95 mm	28/100
DenmarkCopenhagen	4°C	0°C	59 mm	25/100
GermanyBerlin	4°C	0°C	55 mm	25/100
NiueAlofi	28°C	22°C	230 mm	25/100
AustriaVienna	4°C	-1°C	45 mm	24/100
Solomon IslandsHoniara	30°C	24°C	250 mm	21/100
HungaryBudapest	3°C	-1°C	45 mm	20/100
SwitzerlandZurich	4°C	-2°C	70 mm	20/100
VanuatuPort Vila	29°C	23°C	260 mm	20/100
CzechiaPrague	3°C	-2°C	25 mm	18/100
South KoreaSeoul	4°C	-4°C	22 mm	18/100
ChinaBeijing	4°C	-7°C	3 mm	17/100
PolandWarsaw	1°C	-4°C	36 mm	17/100
SwedenStockholm	1°C	-2°C	46 mm	17/100
CanadaToronto	1°C	-4°C	60 mm	16/100
FinlandHelsinki	-1°C	-5°C	58 mm	16/100
NorwayOslo	0°C	-4°C	55 mm	16/100
IcelandReykjavik	3°C	-2°C	79 mm	15/100
FijiSuva	31°C	23°C	290 mm	14/100
SamoaApia	30°C	24°C	360 mm	5/100
TuvaluFunafuti	31°C	26°C	360 mm	4/100

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