Where to go in December

Where the weather is good in December

Destinations ranked by what December is usually like there, from mild to warm and dry down to cold, on NASA POWER's 2001–2020 averages.

November January

Of the atlas's 2,078 main cities, in December:

Mild to warm and dry388
Mild to warm, humid or showery319
Hot43
Cool318
Wet244
Cold766

Where to go in December

Ranked by what December is like

The 48 best-known places on each continent (by how many Wikipedias write about them), ranked by what the month is like there; every city in the atlas has its own month-by-month page.

Mild to warm and dry
Mild to warm, humid or showery
Hot
Cool
Wet
Cold

Show places in230 places

#	Place	Mean high	Rain	What it is like
1	Hong KongHong Kong · Mild–warm, dry	21°C	25 mm	Mild to warm and dry
2	SantiagoChile · Mild–warm, dry	28°C	7 mm	Mild to warm and dry
3	CairoEgypt · Mild–warm, dry	20°C	7 mm	Mild to warm and dry
4	Mexico CityMexico · Mild–warm, dry	18°C	6 mm	Mild to warm and dry
5	MeccaSaudi Arabia · Mild–warm, dry	29°C	4 mm	Mild to warm and dry
6	MumbaiIndia · Mild–warm, dry	30°C	5 mm	Mild to warm and dry
7	ConcepciónChile · Mild–warm, dry	22°C	21 mm	Mild to warm and dry
8	MacaoMacao · Mild–warm, dry	20°C	26 mm	Mild to warm and dry
9	DhakaBangladesh · Mild–warm, dry	24°C	18 mm	Mild to warm and dry
10	New DelhiIndia · Mild–warm, dry	23°C	8 mm	Mild to warm and dry
11	LimaPeru · Mild–warm, dry	22°C	3 mm	Mild to warm and dry
12	DubaiUnited Arab Emirates · Mild–warm, dry	25°C	14 mm	Mild to warm and dry
13	Cape TownSouth Africa · Mild–warm, dry	21°C	12 mm	Mild to warm and dry
14	KarachiPakistan · Mild–warm, dry	26°C	7 mm	Mild to warm and dry
15	KolkataIndia · Mild–warm, dry	24°C	9 mm	Mild to warm and dry
16	DelhiIndia · Mild–warm, dry	23°C	8 mm	Mild to warm and dry
17	HanoiVietnam · Mild–warm, dry	21°C	25 mm	Mild to warm and dry
18	Addis AbabaEthiopia · Mild–warm, dry	22°C	13 mm	Mild to warm and dry
19	RiyadhSaudi Arabia · Mild–warm, dry	22°C	6 mm	Mild to warm and dry
20	IslamabadPakistan · Mild–warm, dry	19°C	25 mm	Mild to warm and dry
21	DohaQatar · Mild–warm, dry	24°C	9 mm	Mild to warm and dry
22	Abu DhabiUnited Arab Emirates · Mild–warm, dry	25°C	9 mm	Mild to warm and dry
23	GuadalajaraMexico · Mild–warm, dry	24°C	7 mm	Mild to warm and dry
24	PhoenixUnited States · Mild–warm, dry	18°C	31 mm	Mild to warm and dry
25	DakarSenegal · Mild–warm, dry	26°C	13 mm	Mild to warm and dry
26	PerthAustralia · Mild–warm, dry	25°C	12 mm	Mild to warm and dry
27	AlexandriaEgypt · Mild–warm, dry	20°C	20 mm	Mild to warm and dry
28	GuangzhouChina · Mild–warm, dry	21°C	30 mm	Mild to warm and dry
29	BissauGuinea-Bissau · Mild–warm, dry	29°C	0 mm	Mild to warm and dry
30	ManamaBahrain · Mild–warm, dry	22°C	8 mm	Mild to warm and dry
31	Kuwait CityKuwait · Mild–warm, dry	20°C	8 mm	Mild to warm and dry
32	AsmaraEritrea · Mild–warm, dry	27°C	4 mm	Mild to warm and dry
33	ConakryGuinea · Mild–warm, dry	30°C	2 mm	Mild to warm and dry
34	MadinahSaudi Arabia · Mild–warm, dry	26°C	3 mm	Mild to warm and dry
35	JeddahSaudi Arabia · Mild–warm, dry	30°C	5 mm	Mild to warm and dry
36	BanjulGambia · Mild–warm, dry	28°C	2 mm	Mild to warm and dry
37	AdelaideAustralia · Mild–warm, dry	27°C	23 mm	Mild to warm and dry
38	MuscatOman · Mild–warm, dry	25°C	10 mm	Mild to warm and dry
39	Nay Pyi TawMyanmar · Mild–warm, dry	30°C	7 mm	Mild to warm and dry
40	NouakchottMauritania · Mild–warm, dry	24°C	0 mm	Mild to warm and dry
41	Guatemala CityGuatemala · Mild–warm, dry	24°C	8 mm	Mild to warm and dry
42	YangonMyanmar · Mild–warm, dry	31°C	7 mm	Mild to warm and dry
43	HyderabadIndia · Mild–warm, dry	28°C	3 mm	Mild to warm and dry
44	JaipurIndia · Mild–warm, dry	24°C	3 mm	Mild to warm and dry
45	AhmedabadIndia · Mild–warm, dry	29°C	1 mm	Mild to warm and dry
46	NassauBahamas · Mild–warm, dry	25°C	40 mm	Mild to warm and dry
47	LahorePakistan · Mild–warm, dry	22°C	10 mm	Mild to warm and dry
48	ChittagongBangladesh · Mild–warm, dry	25°C	14 mm	Mild to warm and dry
49	MarrakechMorocco · Mild–warm, dry	18°C	32 mm	Mild to warm and dry
50	AgraIndia · Mild–warm, dry	24°C	6 mm	Mild to warm and dry
51	ShenzhenChina · Mild–warm, dry	21°C	25 mm	Mild to warm and dry
52	VaranasiIndia · Mild–warm, dry	24°C	5 mm	Mild to warm and dry
53	PuneIndia · Mild–warm, dry	27°C	4 mm	Mild to warm and dry
54	LucknowIndia · Mild–warm, dry	23°C	7 mm	Mild to warm and dry
55	MonterreyMexico · Mild–warm, dry	19°C	15 mm	Mild to warm and dry
56	BhopalIndia · Mild–warm, dry	26°C	6 mm	Mild to warm and dry
57	AntofagastaChile · Mild–warm, dry	21°C	1 mm	Mild to warm and dry
58	ChandigarhIndia · Mild–warm, dry	21°C	11 mm	Mild to warm and dry
59	PatnaIndia · Mild–warm, dry	24°C	3 mm	Mild to warm and dry
60	GizaEgypt · Mild–warm, dry	20°C	7 mm	Mild to warm and dry
61	AmritsarIndia · Mild–warm, dry	21°C	11 mm	Mild to warm and dry
62	PrayagrajIndia · Mild–warm, dry	24°C	6 mm	Mild to warm and dry
63	LaayouneMild–warm, dry	22°C	11 mm	Mild to warm and dry
64	KanpurIndia · Mild–warm, dry	24°C	6 mm	Mild to warm and dry
65	PeshawarPakistan · Mild–warm, dry	19°C	21 mm	Mild to warm and dry
66	AgadirMorocco · Mild–warm, dry	20°C	39 mm	Mild to warm and dry
67	LuxorEgypt · Mild–warm, dry	23°C	0 mm	Mild to warm and dry
68	KaohsiungTaiwan · Mild–warm, dry	24°C	34 mm	Mild to warm and dry
69	NagpurIndia · Mild–warm, dry	28°C	3 mm	Mild to warm and dry
70	EilatIsrael · Mild–warm, dry	18°C	5 mm	Mild to warm and dry
71	IndoreIndia · Mild–warm, dry	28°C	4 mm	Mild to warm and dry
72	AswānEgypt · Mild–warm, dry	25°C	0 mm	Mild to warm and dry
73	GqeberhaSouth Africa · Mild–warm, dry	23°C	33 mm	Mild to warm and dry
74	HargeisaSomalia · Mild–warm, dry	27°C	15 mm	Mild to warm and dry
75	Port SaidEgypt · Mild–warm, dry	19°C	33 mm	Mild to warm and dry
76	SuezEgypt · Mild–warm, dry	20°C	7 mm	Mild to warm and dry
77	HurghadaEgypt · Mild–warm, dry	23°C	1 mm	Mild to warm and dry
78	Sharm el SheikhEgypt · Mild–warm, dry	23°C	1 mm	Mild to warm and dry
79	JamestownSt Helena · Mild–warm, dry	22°C	3 mm	Mild to warm and dry
80	Dire DawaEthiopia · Mild–warm, dry	26°C	11 mm	Mild to warm and dry
81	AsyutEgypt · Mild–warm, dry	21°C	0 mm	Mild to warm and dry
82	IsmailiaEgypt · Mild–warm, dry	20°C	7 mm	Mild to warm and dry
83	DamiettaEgypt · Mild–warm, dry	19°C	23 mm	Mild to warm and dry
84	TantaEgypt · Mild–warm, dry	21°C	11 mm	Mild to warm and dry
85	Al FayyumEgypt · Mild–warm, dry	20°C	7 mm	Mild to warm and dry
86	ZagazigEgypt · Mild–warm, dry	21°C	6 mm	Mild to warm and dry
87	Al MansurahEgypt · Mild–warm, dry	21°C	11 mm	Mild to warm and dry
88	KadunaNigeria · Mild–warm, dry	29°C	0 mm	Mild to warm and dry
89	JosNigeria · Mild–warm, dry	30°C	0 mm	Mild to warm and dry
90	RosettaEgypt · Mild–warm, dry	19°C	33 mm	Mild to warm and dry
91	ZariaNigeria · Mild–warm, dry	29°C	0 mm	Mild to warm and dry
92	SerekundaGambia · Mild–warm, dry	28°C	2 mm	Mild to warm and dry
93	DamanhurEgypt · Mild–warm, dry	21°C	18 mm	Mild to warm and dry
94	JerusalemMild–warm, mixed	18°C	83 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
95	BogotáColombia · Mild–warm, mixed	23°C	103 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
96	Buenos AiresArgentina · Mild–warm, mixed	26°C	94 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
97	SydneyAustralia · Mild–warm, mixed	24°C	72 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
98	BangkokThailand · Mild–warm, mixed	31°C	10 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
99	Ho Chi Minh CityVietnam · Mild–warm, mixed	30°C	32 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
100	NairobiKenya · Mild–warm, mixed	26°C	65 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
101	CaracasVenezuela · Mild–warm, mixed	27°C	74 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
102	CanberraAustralia · Mild–warm, mixed	25°C	71 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
103	MelbourneAustralia · Mild–warm, mixed	23°C	60 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
104	MontevideoUruguay · Mild–warm, mixed	25°C	86 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
105	MiamiUnited States · Mild–warm, mixed	24°C	51 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
106	HavanaCuba · Mild–warm, mixed	27°C	30 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
107	AccraGhana · Mild–warm, mixed	30°C	25 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
108	TaipeiMild–warm, mixed	18°C	96 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
109	PretoriaSouth Africa · Mild–warm, mixed	31°C	112 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
110	HonoluluUnited States · Mild–warm, mixed	25°C	93 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
111	LagosNigeria · Mild–warm, mixed	29°C	24 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
112	RabatMorocco · Mild–warm, mixed	18°C	67 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
113	JohannesburgSouth Africa · Mild–warm, mixed	28°C	127 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
114	LuandaAngola · Mild–warm, mixed	29°C	29 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
115	KampalaUganda · Mild–warm, mixed	28°C	116 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
116	QuitoEcuador · Mild–warm, mixed	22°C	100 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
117	BrisbaneAustralia · Mild–warm, mixed	28°C	130 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
118	YaoundéCameroon · Mild–warm, mixed	28°C	18 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
119	MaputoMozambique · Mild–warm, mixed	31°C	122 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
120	KigaliRwanda · Mild–warm, mixed	25°C	109 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
121	AucklandNew Zealand · Mild–warm, mixed	21°C	81 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
122	KingstonJamaica · Mild–warm, mixed	28°C	49 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
123	Panama CityPanama · Mild–warm, mixed	29°C	108 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
124	TegucigalpaHonduras · Mild–warm, mixed	27°C	28 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
125	ManaguaNicaragua · Mild–warm, mixed	31°C	8 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
126	Port MoresbyPapua New Guinea · Mild–warm, mixed	30°C	112 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
127	Santo DomingoDominican Republic · Mild–warm, mixed	29°C	42 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
128	SucreBolivia · Mild–warm, mixed	23°C	99 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
129	San JoséCosta Rica · Mild–warm, mixed	26°C	70 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
130	San SalvadorEl Salvador · Mild–warm, mixed	29°C	10 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
131	BelmopanBelize · Mild–warm, mixed	27°C	126 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
132	BridgetownBarbados · Mild–warm, mixed	28°C	49 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
133	TallahasseeUnited States · Mild–warm, mixed	18°C	118 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
134	JacksonvilleUnited States · Mild–warm, mixed	19°C	80 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
135	SalvadorBrazil · Mild–warm, mixed	30°C	57 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
136	St John'sAntigua and Barbuda · Mild–warm, mixed	27°C	70 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
137	HobartAustralia · Mild–warm, mixed	19°C	61 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
138	Port VilaVanuatu · Mild–warm, mixed	28°C	139 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
139	OrlandoUnited States · Mild–warm, mixed	23°C	59 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
140	CastriesSt Lucia · Mild–warm, mixed	28°C	85 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
141	RecifeBrazil · Mild–warm, mixed	30°C	38 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
142	Saint George'sGrenada · Mild–warm, mixed	28°C	108 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
143	ChristchurchNew Zealand · Mild–warm, mixed	22°C	77 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
144	TampaUnited States · Mild–warm, mixed	22°C	65 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
145	Porto AlegreBrazil · Mild–warm, mixed	28°C	110 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
146	FortalezaBrazil · Mild–warm, mixed	30°C	24 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
147	RoseauDominica · Mild–warm, mixed	27°C	94 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
148	Nuku‘alofaTonga · Mild–warm, mixed	26°C	115 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
149	BasseterreSt Kitts and Nevis · Mild–warm, mixed	27°C	51 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
150	MéridaVenezuela · Mild–warm, mixed	21°C	68 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
151	KingstownSt Vincent and the Grenadines · Mild–warm, mixed	28°C	43 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
152	CartagenaColombia · Mild–warm, mixed	29°C	56 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
153	San JuanPuerto Rico · Mild–warm, mixed	28°C	64 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
154	NoumeaNew Caledonia · Mild–warm, mixed	26°C	78 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
155	NewcastleAustralia · Mild–warm, mixed	25°C	81 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
156	Gold CoastAustralia · Mild–warm, mixed	29°C	138 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
157	HagåtñaGuam · Mild–warm, mixed	29°C	69 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
158	SaipanNorthern Mariana Islands · Mild–warm, mixed	28°C	59 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
159	Sunshine CoastAustralia · Mild–warm, mixed	27°C	144 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
160	Logan CityAustralia · Mild–warm, mixed	28°C	130 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
161	Central CoastAustralia · Mild–warm, mixed	27°C	80 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
162	RomeItaly · Cool	12°C	91 mm	Cool
163	Vatican CityVatican City · Cool	12°C	91 mm	Cool
164	MonacoMonaco · Cool	13°C	81 mm	Cool
165	AthensGreece · Cool	14°C	86 mm	Cool
166	Los AngelesUnited States · Cool	17°C	65 mm	Cool
167	LisbonPortugal · Cool	15°C	64 mm	Cool
168	BarcelonaSpain · Cool	12°C	31 mm	Cool
169	San FranciscoUnited States · Cool	13°C	138 mm	Cool
170	GibraltarGibraltar · Cool	16°C	94 mm	Cool
171	AtlantaUnited States · Cool	13°C	130 mm	Cool
172	NaplesItaly · Cool	12°C	84 mm	Cool
173	MarseilleFrance · Cool	10°C	54 mm	Cool
174	WellingtonNew Zealand · Cool	17°C	69 mm	Cool
175	BordeauxFrance · Cool	10°C	80 mm	Cool
176	VallettaMalta · Cool	17°C	82 mm	Cool
177	SevilleSpain · Cool	15°C	57 mm	Cool
178	MelillaSpain · Cool	16°C	51 mm	Cool
179	PalermoItaly · Cool	14°C	95 mm	Cool
180	NiceFrance · Cool	13°C	81 mm	Cool
181	ToulouseFrance · Cool	10°C	68 mm	Cool
182	ValenciaSpain · Cool	14°C	33 mm	Cool
183	PisaItaly · Cool	11°C	78 mm	Cool
184	ZaragozaSpain · Cool	11°C	19 mm	Cool
185	GranadaSpain · Cool	13°C	53 mm	Cool
186	BilbaoSpain · Cool	13°C	120 mm	Cool
187	MálagaSpain · Cool	15°C	71 mm	Cool
188	BariItaly · Cool	13°C	68 mm	Cool
189	MontpellierFrance · Cool	11°C	47 mm	Cool
190	CórdobaSpain · Cool	14°C	62 mm	Cool
191	CataniaItaly · Cool	14°C	80 mm	Cool
192	PortoPortugal · Cool	14°C	122 mm	Cool
193	DunedinNew Zealand · Cool	15°C	66 mm	Cool
194	QueenstownNew Zealand · Cool	15°C	120 mm	Cool
195	Santiago de CompostelaSpain · Wet	12°C	158 mm	Wet
196	ApiaSamoa · Wet	28°C	229 mm	Wet
197	SuvaFiji · Wet	28°C	286 mm	Wet
198	DarwinAustralia · Wet	31°C	291 mm	Wet
199	HoniaraSolomon Islands · Wet	29°C	221 mm	Wet
200	MajuroMarshall Islands · Wet	29°C	224 mm	Wet
201	FunafutiTuvalu · Wet	29°C	284 mm	Wet
202	PalikirMicronesia · Wet	29°C	250 mm	Wet
203	YarenNauru · Wet	29°C	202 mm	Wet
204	PapeeteFrench Polynesia · Wet	27°C	221 mm	Wet
205	TarawaKiribati · Wet	28°C	208 mm	Wet
206	Pago PagoAmerican Samoa · Wet	28°C	245 mm	Wet
207	NgerulmudPalau · Wet	29°C	246 mm	Wet
208	CairnsAustralia · Wet	29°C	179 mm	Wet
209	AvaruaCook Islands · Wet	26°C	175 mm	Wet
210	Mata-UtuWallis and Futuna · Wet	29°C	264 mm	Wet
211	ParisFrance · Cold	6°C	69 mm	Cold
212	LondonUnited Kingdom · Cold	7°C	71 mm	Cold
213	MoscowRussia · Cold	-5°C	52 mm	Cold
214	BerlinGermany · Cold	3°C	48 mm	Cold
215	MadridSpain · Cold	9°C	40 mm	Cold
216	ViennaAustria · Cold	3°C	42 mm	Cold
217	HelsinkiFinland · Cold	1°C	67 mm	Cold
218	WarsawPoland · Cold	1°C	44 mm	Cold
219	AmsterdamNetherlands · Cold	6°C	81 mm	Cold
220	TiranaAlbania · Cold	7°C	109 mm	Cold
221	StockholmSweden · Cold	1°C	54 mm	Cold
222	Saint PetersburgRussia · Cold	-4°C	58 mm	Cold
223	PragueCzechia · Cold	2°C	41 mm	Cold
224	BudapestHungary · Cold	3°C	43 mm	Cold
225	CopenhagenDenmark · Cold	4°C	63 mm	Cold
226	OsloNorway · Cold	-3°C	78 mm	Cold
227	MunichGermany · Cold	3°C	68 mm	Cold
228	BrusselsBelgium · Cold	6°C	78 mm	Cold
229	DublinIreland · Cold	8°C	97 mm	Cold
230	BucharestRomania · Cold	4°C	48 mm	Cold

How these sentences are worded

Each sentence is written from the figures by fixed rules, and says no more than they do. Mild to warm: a mean daily high from 18°C up to 32°C. Hot: 32°C or more. Cool: 10°C up to 18°C. Cold: under 10°C. Dry: under 50 mm of rain in the month; wet: 150 mm or more. Humid: a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more. A month is described as good for going when it is mild to warm and not wet.

Mean daily highs, modelled for an area about 50 km across: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. A cell's swatch says what the month is like (key above).

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