Where to go
Where to go in December
Every place in the atlas, ranked by its December climate: comfortable temperatures, few wet days and clear skies score highest. Algeria has the month's top-scoring destination.
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iTop ten
The best of December
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La Serena
Coquimbo Region, Chile
23°high in Dec15°low16°sea
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Viña del Mar
Valparaiso, Chile
19°high in Dec14°low16°sea
iiThe full table
December, ranked
| # | Place | Country | High | Low | Rain | Sea | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Serena Coquimbo Region | Chile | 23° | 15° | 0 days | 16° | 100 |
| 2 | Viña del Mar Valparaiso | Chile | 19° | 14° | 0 days | 16° | 100 |
| 3 | Antofagasta Antofagasta | Chile | 21° | 15° | 0 days | 19° | 100 |
| 4 | Khamis Mushait 'Asir Region | Saudi Arabia | 21° | 10° | 0 days | – | 100 |
| 5 | Ataq Shabwah | Yemen | 25° | 12° | 0 days | – | 100 |
| 6 | Ta'if Mecca Region | Saudi Arabia | 20° | 10° | 0 days | – | 99 |
| 7 | Axum Tigray | Ethiopia | 24° | 8° | 1 day | – | 99 |
| 8 | Saada Şa‘dah | Yemen | 22° | 9° | 0 days | – | 99 |
| 9 | Riyadh Riyadh Region | Saudi Arabia | 21° | 9° | 1 day | – | 98 |
| 10 | Sanaa Amanat Alasimah | Yemen | 21° | 8° | 1 day | – | 98 |
| 11 | Concepción Biobio | Chile | 22° | 12° | 1 day | 14° | 98 |
| 12 | Medina Medina Region | Saudi Arabia | 25° | 11° | 0 days | – | 98 |
| 13 | Jaipur Rajasthan | India | 23° | 10° | 1 day | – | 98 |
| 14 | Iquique Tarapacá | Chile | 22° | 18° | 0 days | 20° | 98 |
| 15 | Chillán Ñuble | Chile | 25° | 12° | 0 days | – | 98 |
| 16 | Sakakah Al Jawf Region | Saudi Arabia | 18° | 7° | 1 day | – | 98 |
| 17 | Lucknow Uttar Pradesh | India | 23° | 10° | 1 day | – | 98 |
| 18 | Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi | United Arab Emirates | 25° | 18° | 1 day | 24° | 97 |
| 19 | Delhi Delhi | India | 22° | 9° | 1 day | – | 97 |
| 20 | Doha Baladiyat ad Dawhah | Qatar | 23° | 17° | 2 days | 23° | 96 |
| 21 | Aden Aden | Yemen | 26° | 24° | 1 day | 26° | 96 |
| 22 | Kuwait City Al Asimah | Kuwait | 19° | 12° | 2 days | 19° | 96 |
| 23 | Muscat Muscat | Oman | 25° | 19° | 2 days | 25° | 95 |
| 24 | Manama Manama | Bahrain | 21° | 19° | 2 days | 21° | 95 |
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Beach weather in December
Beach scores add sea temperature and favour hot, settled days.
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1Mukalla
Yemen
27°high
26°sea
100beach score
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2Jeddah
Saudi Arabia
27°high
28°sea
99beach score
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3Aden
Yemen
26°high
26°sea
99beach score
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5Salalah
Oman
27°high
26°sea
99beach score
Beaches to swim at in December
At the towns with the best beach weather this month, with the sea temperature and the EU water quality on each beach's page.
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Nagoa Beach
Beach
Nagoa Beach
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As Sāḩil adh Dhahhabī
Beach · 4 m
As Sāḩil adh Dhahhabī
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Beach
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Playa El Borrego
Beach
Playa El BorregoFestivals in December
The best-known festivals held this month, with their town.
- StriezelmarktChristmas market · Nov–DecDresden, Germany
- International Film Festival of IndiaFilm festival · Nov–DecPonda, India
- L'EscaladeTraditional festivalGeneva, Switzerland
- Christkindlesmarkt, NurembergChristmas market · Nov–DecNuremberg, Germany
- Advent in ZagrebChristmas marketZagreb, Croatia
- Amsterdam Light FestivalArts festival · Dec–JanAmsterdam, Netherlands
- Festivali i KëngësMusic festivalTirana, Albania
- Edinburgh's HogmanayTraditional festival · Dec–JanEdinburgh, United Kingdom
- Tallinn Black Nights Film FestivalFilm festival · Nov–DecTallinn, Estonia
- Marrakech International Film FestivalFilm festivalDouar Sidi Youssef Ben Ali, Morocco
- Dubai International Film FestivalFilm festivalDubai, United Arab Emirates
- Festival of Lights (Lyon)Arts festivalLyon, France
Only the month is given: the exact dates change from year to year.
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