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Where to go in December
44 places that are at their best — or close to it — in December, grouped by the kind of trip. Every card shows the average high and low, how many days usually see rain, and what a budget day costs there.
In the tropics a “rain day” in these figures is often a short afternoon shower rather than a wet day, so we also lean on each place’s known best season.
Warm and sunny: beach weather
Accra
32°C / 24°C · 8 rain daysBudget day from GH₵ 730 (about €55). Jamestown Lighthouse, Independence Arch, Makola Market, Labadi Beach.
Kochi
30°C / 24°C · 9 rain daysBudget day from ₹ 2,500 (about €23). Chinese Fishing Nets, Mattancherry Palace, Paradesi Synagogue, Kathakali Centre.
Florianopolis
27°C / 21°C · 14 rain daysBudget day from R$ 200 (about €34). Hercílio Luz Bridge, Praia da Joaquina, Lagoa da Conceição, Ribeirão da Ilha.
Rio de Janeiro
28°C / 22°C · 16 rain daysBudget day from R$ 360 (about €61). Christ the Redeemer, Copacabana, Sugarloaf Mountain, Tijuca Forest, feijoada.
Krabi
30°C / 23°C · 18 rain daysBudget day from baht 1,400 (about €37). Railay Beach, Tiger Cave Temple, Hong Islands, Phra Nang Cave.
Cabo San Lucas
27°C / 18°C · 1 rain dayBudget day from MX$ 1,850 (about €90). El Arco, Medano Beach, Mount Solmar, Marina District, Land's End.
Puerto Vallarta
28°C / 19°C · 1 rain dayBudget day from MX$ 1,400 (about €68). Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Los Arcos, Malecón, Cuale River Island.
Perth
29°C / 18°C · 2 rain daysBudget day from A$ 140 (about €86). Kings Park, Cottesloe Beach, Elizabeth Quay, Fremantle Prison.
Puerto Escondido
31°C / 20°C · 2 rain daysBudget day from MX$ 1,050 (about €51). Playa Zicatela, Manialtepec Lagoon, Playa Carrizalillo, Punta Cometa.
Good for a city break
Luxor
25°C / 12°C · 0 rain daysBudget day from E£ 1,950 (about €33). Karnak Temple, Valley of the Kings, Luxor Temple, Hatshepsut Temple.
Oaxaca
26°C / 10°C · 0 rain daysBudget day from MX$ 930 (about €45). Monte Albán, Templo de Santo Domingo, Hierve el Agua, Mercado 20 de Noviembre.
Udaipur
24°C / 12°C · 1 rain dayBudget day from ₹ 2,600 (about €24). City Palace, Lake Palace, Jagdish Temple, Monsoon Palace, Saheliyon-ki-Bari.
Varanasi
24°C / 12°C · 1 rain dayBudget day from ₹ 1,700 (about €16). Ganga Aarti, Manikarnika Ghat, Dashashwamedh Ghat, Kashi Vishwanath Temple.
Muscat
27°C / 19°C · 1 rain dayBudget day from OMR 31 (about €72). Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque, Mutrah Souq, Royal Opera House, Wadi Shab, Qurum Beach.
Agra
22°C / 10°C · 1 rain dayBudget day from ₹ 2,900 (about €27). Taj Mahal, Agra Fort, Itmad-ud-Daulah, Mehtab Bagh, Kinari Bazaar.
Delhi
22°C / 9°C · 1 rain dayBudget day from rupees 2,200 (about €20). Red Fort, Qutub Minar, Humayun's Tomb, Jama Masjid, India Gate.
Abu Dhabi
27°C / 20°C · 2 rain daysBudget day from AED 330 (about €80). Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque's 82 marble domes and Louvre Abu Dhabi.
Dubai
27°C / 16°C · 2 rain daysBudget day from AED 380 (about €92). Burj Khalifa, gold souks, desert safaris, and dancing fountains..
Jaipur
23°C / 10°C · 2 rain daysBudget day from rupees 2,000 (about €18). Hawa Mahal, Amber Fort, Jantar Mantar, Jal Mahal, City Palace.
Riyadh
23°C / 11°C · 2 rain daysBudget day from SAR 280 (about €66). Masmak Fortress, Kingdom Centre, Diriyah, Souq Al Zal, Edge of the World.
Lima
22°C / 18°C · 2 rain daysBudget day from S/ 165 (about €43). Huaca Pucllana, Museo Larco, Puente de los Suspiros, Plaza Mayor.
Antigua Guatemala
24°C / 13°C · 3 rain daysBudget day from Q 310 (about €36). Santa Catalina Arch, Volcán de Agua, Convento de las Capuchinas, San Francisco Church.
Guadalajara
24°C / 10°C · 3 rain daysBudget day from MX$ 900 (about €44). Guadalajara Cathedral, Hospicio Cabañas, Mercado Libertad, Tlaquepaque.
Hanoi
21°C / 14°C · 4 rain daysBudget day from VND 780,000 (about €27). Hoan Kiem Lake, Temple of Literature, Old Quarter, Train Street.
Nature, mountains and wildlife
Santiago
29°C / 14°C · 0 rain daysBudget day from CLP$ 51,000 (about €46). Cerro San Cristóbal, Palacio de La Moneda, Mercado Central, Plaza de Armas.
Chiang Mai
27°C / 18°C · 3 rain daysBudget day from baht 1,150 (about €30). Wat Chedi Luang, Doi Suthep, Warorot Market, Tha Phae Gate.
Luang Prabang
28°C / 16°C · 3 rain daysBudget day from kip 600,000 (about €24). Wat Xieng Thong, Kuang Si Falls, Mount Phousi, Pak Ou Caves.
Cape Town
24°C / 16°C · 4 rain daysBudget day from R 1,400 (about €75). Table Mountain, Bo-Kaap, Cape of Good Hope, Stellenbosch vineyards, Boulders Beach penguins.
Bariloche
21°C / 9°C · 4 rain daysBudget day from US$ 70 (about €62). Cerro Catedral, Llao Llao Hotel, Nahuel Huapi Lake, Cerro Campanario, Refugio Frey.
Chiang Rai
26°C / 16°C · 7 rain daysBudget day from ฿ 950 (about €25). White Temple, Blue Temple, Baandam Museum, Clock Tower.
Melbourne
23°C / 13°C · 10 rain daysBudget day from A$ 140 (about €86). Hosier Lane street art, Great Ocean Road, Twelve Apostles, espresso laneway culture.
Patagonia
16°C / 9°C · 8 rain daysBudget day from US$ 100 (about €89). Perito Moreno Glacier, Mount Fitz Roy, Ruta 40, Marble Caves, Punta Tombo.
Sydney
25°C / 17°C · 11 rain daysBudget day from A$ 155 (about €96). Sydney Opera House, Bondi Beach, Blue Mountains, Sydney Rock Oysters.
Bogota
19°C / 8°C · 11 rain daysBudget day from COP 130,000 (about €35). Monserrate, Museo del Oro, La Candelaria, Plaza de Bolivar.
Christchurch
20°C / 13°C · 12 rain daysBudget day from NZ$ 140 (about €70). Riverside Market, Botanic Gardens, Cardboard Cathedral, Sumner Beach, Christchurch Gondola.
Wellington
19°C / 14°C · 12 rain daysBudget day from NZ$ 128 (about €64). Wellington Cable Car, Te Papa, The Beehive, Red Rocks Reserve.
Snow and winter atmosphere
Banff
-7°C / -15°C · 10 rain or snow daysBudget day from C$ 185 (about €115). Lake Louise, Moraine Lake, Banff Upper Hot Springs, Tunnel Mountain.
Tromso
-4°C / -9°C · 11 rain or snow daysBudget day from NOK 1,460 (about €135). Arctic Cathedral, Fjellheisen, Polaria, Mack Brewery, Tromsø Cathedral.
Bled
6°C / -1°C · 10 rain or snow daysBudget day from €90. Lake Bled, Bled Island, Bled Castle, Vintgar Gorge, Ojstrica Viewpoint.
Calgary
-4°C / -13°C · 7 rain or snow daysBudget day from C$ 140 (about €87). Calgary Tower, Central Library, Prince's Island Park, Bow River, Peace Bridge.
Dolomites
-1°C / -11°C · 8 rain or snow daysBudget day from €135. Tre Cime di Lavaredo, Lago di Braies, Alpe di Siusi, Pordoi Pass.
Brasov
5°C / -2°C · 14 rain or snow daysBudget day from lei 210 (about €39). Black Church, Council House, Tampa Mountain, Bran Castle, Strada Sforii.
Zermatt
2°C / -5°C · 13 rain or snow daysBudget day from CHF 190 (about €204). Matterhorn, Gornergrat Bahn, Hinterdorf, Findeln.
Munich
5°C / -1°C · 16 rain or snow daysBudget day from €109. Hofbräuhaus, Oktoberfest, Neuschwanstein Castle, Marienplatz Glockenspiel.
Common questions
Where is warm in Europe in December?
Europe is mild rather than hot in December. The warmest fairly dry choices are Tenerife (23°C), Canary Islands (22°C), Malaga (19°C), Chania (18°C), Crete (18°C) — average daytime highs. Expect cool evenings and pack a layer.
What is the cheapest warm place to go in December?
On our budget-day figures (bed, food, sights and local transport), the cheapest warm, mostly dry places in December are Luang Prabang (about €24 a day), Chiang Rai (about €25 a day), Ho Chi Minh City (about €27 a day), Chiang Mai (about €30 a day). Flights are not included, so check fares from your home airport.
Where is it dry in December?
Places that averaged two or fewer rain days in December with comfortable highs: Luxor (0 days, 25°C), Oaxaca (0 days, 26°C), Hurghada (0 days, 23°C), Santiago (0 days, 29°C), Sharm El Sheikh (1 day, 25°C). A rain day here means 1 mm or more.
How did you choose these places?
Each destination has three years (2021–2023) of daily weather for one point where visitors stay, from Open-Meteo's ERA5 archive. We combine December's average high, low and rain days with our own best-months rating and the daily budget from our cost tables. Weather varies year to year, so treat these as typical, not guaranteed.
Not sure which one?
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Plan my December trip →Weather: Open-Meteo ERA5 archive, daily values 2021–2023, one representative point per destination (average daily high / low, rain day = 1 mm or more). Costs: TonyPlan budget-day estimates for 2026 (bed sharing a double, food, sights, local transport), converted to euros at recent rates. Flights not included.