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Where to go in December
The world’s best-suited destinations in December, ranked by climate normals — warmth, sunshine and dry days.
i 100
Dubai
Dubai · United Arab Emirates
27° / 15° 14 mm Dec
100
Jaipur
Rajasthan · India
24° / 9° 3 mm Dec
i 100
Muscat
Muscat · Oman
26° / 17° 12 mm Dec
i 100
Luxor
Luxor Governorate · Egypt
24° / 8° 0 mm Dec
i 96
Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai · Thailand
27° / 14° 10 mm Dec
i 94
Cape Town
Western Cape · South Africa
24° / 15° 20 mm Dec
i 92
Mexico City
Mexico City · Mexico
23° / 6° 8 mm Dec
i 92
Hoi An
Da Nang City · Vietnam
25° / 20° 214 mm Dec
i 90
Havana
Havana · Cuba
27° / 19° 63 mm Dec
89
Cartagena
Bolívar · Colombia
32° / 22° 52 mm Dec
i 85
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires F.D. · Argentina
28° / 17° 99 mm Dec
i 85
San Pedro de Atacama
Antofagasta · Chile
24° / 8° 4 mm Dec
Water temperature
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i 100
Muscat
Oman
26° / 17° 25° Dec
i 100
Sharm el Sheikh
Egypt
23° / 15° 25° Dec
i 100
Sharjah city
United Arab Emirates
26° / 16° 25° Dec
98
Acapulco de Juárez
Mexico
31° / 21° 29° Dec
i 95
Pattaya
Thailand
31° / 21° 28° Dec
i 98
Vigan
Philippines
30° / 22° 28° Dec
i 96
Jeddah
Saudi Arabia
30° / 20° 28° Dec
i 92
Miami
United States
25° / 17° 26° Dec
World ranking in December
| # | Country | Average high | Average low | Rainfall | Go score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dubai | 27° | 15° | 14 mm | 100 | |
| 2 | Luxor | 24° | 8° | 0 mm | 100 | |
| 3 | Aswān | 25° | 11° | 0 mm | 100 | |
| 4 | Doha | 24° | 15° | 12 mm | 100 | |
| 5 | Abu Dhabi | 25° | 17° | 6 mm | 100 | |
| 6 | Muscat | 26° | 17° | 12 mm | 100 | |
| 7 | Perth | 29° | 16° | 8 mm | 99 | |
| 8 | Valparaíso | 23° | 12° | 2 mm | 100 | |
| 9 | Delhi | 23° | 8° | 6 mm | 98 | |
| 10 | Jaipur | 24° | 9° | 3 mm | 100 | |
| 11 | Concepción | 23° | 10° | 24 mm | 100 | |
| 12 | Cape Town | 24° | 15° | 20 mm | 94 | |
| 13 | Los Angeles | 22° | 8° | 51 mm | 94 | |
| 14 | Arequipa | 22° | 9° | 4 mm | 97 | |
| 15 | Puebla City | 24° | 5° | 5 mm | 97 | |
| 16 | Mexico City | 23° | 6° | 8 mm | 92 | |
| 17 | Adelaide | 25° | 14° | 31 mm | 92 | |
| 18 | Miami | 25° | 17° | 50 mm | 92 | |
| 19 | Riyadh | 21° | 11° | 13 mm | 94 | |
| 20 | Vientiane | 28° | 16° | 5 mm | 90 | |
| 21 | Salalah | 29° | 19° | 4 mm | 100 | |
| 22 | Manila | 30° | 22° | 80 mm | 89 | |
| 23 | Jeddah | 30° | 20° | 22 mm | 96 | |
| 24 | Hanoi | 22° | 15° | 18 mm | 85 | |
| 25 | San Salvador | 28° | 16° | 8 mm | 89 | |
| 26 | Lima | 24° | 17° | 1 mm | 90 | |
| 27 | Havana | 27° | 19° | 63 mm | 90 | |
| 28 | Kingston | 30° | 22° | 74 mm | 87 | |
| 29 | Buenos Aires | 28° | 17° | 99 mm | 85 | |
| 30 | Baguio City | 24° | 15° | 33 mm | 93 | |
| 31 | Macao | 20° | 13° | 32 mm | 83 | |
| 32 | Montevideo | 26° | 16° | 67 mm | 85 | |
| 33 | Santa Marta | 32° | 23° | 24 mm | 91 | |
| 34 | Santa Ana | 28° | 16° | 6 mm | 89 | |
| 35 | Agadir | 20° | 9° | 50 mm | 86 | |
| 36 | Vinh | 22° | 17° | 73 mm | 95 | |
| 37 | Jos | 28° | 13° | 0 mm | 95 | |
| 38 | Nassau | 27° | 18° | 46 mm | 81 | |
| 39 | Jinghong | 23° | 11° | 34 mm | 93 | |
| 40 | Lagos | 32° | 23° | 19 mm | 86 | |
| 41 | Marrakesh | 18° | 7° | 30 mm | 80 | |
| 42 | Port Elizabeth | 25° | 16° | 48 mm | 88 | |
| 43 | Mar del Plata | 25° | 13° | 94 mm | 84 | |
| 44 | Chon Buri | 32° | 21° | 8 mm | 95 | |
| 45 | Mueang Samut Prakan | 32° | 21° | 7 mm | 95 | |
| 46 | Guangzhou | 20° | 11° | 38 mm | 80 | |
| 47 | Phnom Penh | 31° | 22° | 35 mm | 76 | |
| 48 | Santo Domingo | 31° | 20° | 79 mm | 76 | |
| 49 | Christchurch | 22° | 11° | 53 mm | 77 | |
| 50 | Camagüey | 28° | 18° | 25 mm | 85 |
The go score (0–100) rewards daytime highs of 22–27 °C, mild nights, sunshine and few rainy days.