Where to go in December?

84 destinations where December is among the best months — for the weather, but also for crowds and prices. For each: that month’s temperature and rainy days, and the daily budget on the ground.

For the sun

The warmest in December, with eight rainy days at most.

Goa India · 34 °C / 93 °F · 2 rainy days · from €20 a day
Bangkok Thailand · 32 °C / 90 °F · 3 rainy days · from €25 a day
Mumbai India · 32 °C / 90 °F · 0 rainy days · from €25 a day
Jeddah Saudi Arabia · 30 °C / 86 °F · 4 rainy days · from €50 a day
Hampi India · 30 °C / 86 °F · 3 rainy days · from €20 a day
Siem Reap and Angkor Cambodia · 30 °C / 86 °F · 5 rainy days · from €20 a day
Dakar Senegal · 29 °C / 84 °F · 1 rainy days · from €30 a day
Salalah Oman · 29 °C / 84 °F · 1 rainy days · from €50 a day
Santiago, Chile Chile · 29 °C / 84 °F · 0 rainy days · from €40 a day
Chiang Mai Thailand · 28 °C / 82 °F · 3 rainy days · from €20 a day
Los Cabos Mexico · 28 °C / 82 °F · 2 rainy days · from €50 a day
Luang Prabang Laos · 28 °C / 82 °F · 4 rainy days · from €20 a day

Europe

Bruges Belgium · 9 °C / 48 °F · 12 rainy days · from €65 a day
Colmar France · 7 °C / 45 °F · 10 rainy days · from €60 a day
Cologne Germany · 8 °C / 46 °F · 14 rainy days · from €60 a day
Dresden Germany · 6 °C / 43 °F · 11 rainy days · from €50 a day
Fuerteventura Spain · 21 °C / 70 °F · 3 rainy days · from €50 a day
Gran Canaria Spain · 21 °C / 70 °F · 12 rainy days · from €50 a day
Lanzarote Spain · 21 °C / 70 °F · 2 rainy days · from €50 a day
Madeira Portugal · 17 °C / 63 °F · 12 rainy days · from €50 a day
Nuremberg Germany · 5 °C / 41 °F · 11 rainy days · from €55 a day
Rovaniemi and Lapland Finland · -5 °C / 23 °F · 11 rainy days · from €85 a day
Salzburg Austria · 7 °C / 45 °F · 13 rainy days · from €70 a day
Strasbourg France · 6 °C / 43 °F · 11 rainy days · from €65 a day
Tenerife Spain · 22 °C / 72 °F · 4 rainy days · from €50 a day
York United Kingdom · 9 °C / 48 °F · 14 rainy days · from €65 a day

Africa

Agadir Morocco · 21 °C / 70 °F · 3 rainy days · from €25 a day
Aswan Egypt · 25 °C / 77 °F · 0 rainy days · from €25 a day
Cairo and the pyramids Egypt · 23 °C / 73 °F · 1 rainy days · from €25 a day
Cape Town South Africa · 25 °C / 77 °F · 4 rainy days · from €35 a day
Dakar Senegal · 29 °C / 84 °F · 1 rainy days · from €30 a day
Garden Route South Africa · 24 °C / 75 °F · 9 rainy days · from €35 a day
Kigali and the gorillas Rwanda · 26 °C / 79 °F · 21 rainy days · from €35 a day
Luxor Egypt · 25 °C / 77 °F · 0 rainy days · from €25 a day

Asia

Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates · 26 °C / 79 °F · 1 rainy days · from €75 a day
Agra and the Taj Mahal India · 22 °C / 72 °F · 2 rainy days · from €20 a day
Al-Ahsa Oasis Saudi Arabia · 24 °C / 75 °F · 2 rainy days · from €40 a day
AlUla Saudi Arabia · 22 °C / 72 °F · 1 rainy days · from €55 a day
Bangkok Thailand · 32 °C / 90 °F · 3 rainy days · from €25 a day
Boracay Philippines · 28 °C / 82 °F · 31 rainy days · from €30 a day
Cebu and Bohol Philippines · 30 °C / 86 °F · 27 rainy days · from €25 a day
Chiang Mai Thailand · 28 °C / 82 °F · 3 rainy days · from €20 a day
Da Lat Vietnam · 22 °C / 72 °F · 8 rainy days · from €20 a day
Doha Qatar · 25 °C / 77 °F · 1 rainy days · from €75 a day
Dubai United Arab Emirates · 27 °C / 81 °F · 1 rainy days · from €80 a day
Goa India · 34 °C / 93 °F · 2 rainy days · from €20 a day
Hampi India · 30 °C / 86 °F · 3 rainy days · from €20 a day
Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam · 32 °C / 90 °F · 10 rainy days · from €20 a day
Hong Kong Hong Kong · 21 °C / 70 °F · 3 rainy days · from €70 a day
Jaipur and Rajasthan India · 23 °C / 73 °F · 1 rainy days · from €20 a day
Jeddah Saudi Arabia · 30 °C / 86 °F · 4 rainy days · from €50 a day
Kerala and the backwaters India · 31 °C / 88 °F · 10 rainy days · from €20 a day
Krabi and Koh Phi Phi Thailand · 31 °C / 88 °F · 19 rainy days · from €25 a day
Langkawi Malaysia · 30 °C / 86 °F · 17 rainy days · from €25 a day
Luang Prabang Laos · 28 °C / 82 °F · 4 rainy days · from €20 a day
Macau Macau · 22 °C / 72 °F · 3 rainy days · from €60 a day
Maldives Maldives · 28 °C / 82 °F · 17 rainy days · from €95 a day
Mumbai India · 32 °C / 90 °F · 0 rainy days · from €25 a day
Muscat Oman · 27 °C / 81 °F · 0 rainy days · from €55 a day
Palawan Philippines · 29 °C / 84 °F · 27 rainy days · from €25 a day
Phu Quoc Vietnam · 30 °C / 86 °F · 10 rainy days · from €25 a day
Phuket Thailand · 30 °C / 86 °F · 18 rainy days · from €30 a day
Raja Ampat Indonesia · 29 °C / 84 °F · 27 rainy days · from €40 a day
Riyadh Saudi Arabia · 23 °C / 73 °F · 1 rainy days · from €55 a day
Salalah Oman · 29 °C / 84 °F · 1 rainy days · from €50 a day
Siem Reap and Angkor Cambodia · 30 °C / 86 °F · 5 rainy days · from €20 a day
Sri Lanka — Colombo and Kandy Sri Lanka · 30 °C / 86 °F · 22 rainy days · from €25 a day
Taipei Taiwan · 21 °C / 70 °F · 11 rainy days · from €45 a day
Udaipur India · 24 °C / 75 °F · 1 rainy days · from €20 a day

North America

Cancún and the Riviera Maya Mexico · 27 °C / 81 °F · 14 rainy days · from €40 a day
Costa Rica Costa Rica · 25 °C / 77 °F · 10 rainy days · from €45 a day
Guadeloupe Guadeloupe · 29 °C / 84 °F · 18 rainy days · from €65 a day
Havana Cuba · 27 °C / 81 °F · 10 rainy days · from €35 a day
Los Cabos Mexico · 28 °C / 82 °F · 2 rainy days · from €50 a day
Martinique Martinique · 27 °C / 81 °F · 23 rainy days · from €65 a day
Miami United States · 25 °C / 77 °F · 12 rainy days · from €85 a day
New York United States · 6 °C / 43 °F · 10 rainy days · from €95 a day
Oaxaca Mexico · 25 °C / 77 °F · 1 rainy days · from €25 a day
Punta Cana Dominican Republic · 28 °C / 82 °F · 19 rainy days · from €40 a day
Quebec City Canada · -3 °C / 27 °F · 13 rainy days · from €70 a day
Saint Barthélemy France · 27 °C / 81 °F · 10 rainy days · from €100 a day
Tulum Mexico · 28 °C / 82 °F · 15 rainy days · from €50 a day

South America

Bogotá Colombia · 21 °C / 70 °F · 16 rainy days · from €25 a day
Cartagena Colombia · 31 °C / 88 °F · 12 rainy days · from €35 a day
Lima Peru · 22 °C / 72 °F · 2 rainy days · from €25 a day
Medellín Colombia · 27 °C / 81 °F · 19 rainy days · from €25 a day
Quito Ecuador · 18 °C / 64 °F · 25 rainy days · from €25 a day
Rio de Janeiro Brazil · 30 °C / 86 °F · 14 rainy days · from €40 a day
Salvador, Bahia Brazil · 29 °C / 84 °F · 16 rainy days · from €30 a day
Santiago, Chile Chile · 29 °C / 84 °F · 0 rainy days · from €40 a day

Oceania

Auckland New Zealand · 23 °C / 73 °F · 14 rainy days · from €75 a day
Melbourne Australia · 24 °C / 75 °F · 10 rainy days · from €80 a day
Queenstown New Zealand · 20 °C / 68 °F · 15 rainy days · from €80 a day
Rotorua New Zealand · 22 °C / 72 °F · 14 rainy days · from €70 a day
Sydney Australia · 27 °C / 81 °F · 10 rainy days · from €80 a day
Tasmania Australia · 21 °C / 70 °F · 11 rainy days · from €70 a day