Where to go in December
In December, 90 of 263 destinations have good or excellent holiday weather. The warmest is Calangute, Goa with 31 °C. The warmest sea is at Phu Quoc (Duong Dong), with 29 °C.
Where to go in December: quick answers
Where is the best weather in December?
The best holiday weather in December – warm, sunny and dry – is in Cape Town, Swakopmund and Calangute, Goa.
Where is it hot in December?
The warmest destinations in December are Calangute, Goa (31 °C), Diani Beach (31 °C) and Mombasa (31 °C).
Where is it warm in Europe in December?
In Europe, the warmest places in December are Maspalomas, Gran Canaria (21 °C), Costa Calma, Fuerteventura (21 °C) and Santa Cruz de La Palma (20 °C).
Where can you swim in December?
The sea is warmest at Phu Quoc (Duong Dong) (29 °C), Cartagena, Colombia (29 °C) and Cairns (29 °C). In total, 97 destinations have a sea of 20 °C or more in December.
Where to go, month by month
Climate averages 1996–2025, not a forecast. Data: Copernicus ERA5 / ERA5-Land via Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0), NOAA OISST, WMO 1991–2020 (NOAA NCEI), GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)