Nº 1
Doha
Ideal in December
- 25° / 17° high / low
- 0.2 h rain/day
- 10.6 h daylight
25° highs with 1 rain days — inside the ideal window (18–29 °C highs, ≤13 rain days, ≤90 mm).
Things to do in Doha in December →Where to go in December
87 cities, one measured yardstick: average highs, rain days, rain hours and daylight from multi-year Open-Meteo records. 17 cities sit in the ideal band this month. Ranked by disclosed thresholds — the skip list included.
Nº 2
Abu Dhabi
Ideal in December
- 26° / 20° high / low
- 0.1 h rain/day
- 10.6 h daylight
26° highs with 1 rain days — inside the ideal window (18–29 °C highs, ≤13 rain days, ≤90 mm).
Things to do in Abu Dhabi in December →
Nº 3
Dubai
Ideal in December
- 27° / 18° high / low
- 0.2 h rain/day
- 10.6 h daylight
27° highs with 1 rain days — inside the ideal window (18–29 °C highs, ≤13 rain days, ≤90 mm).
Things to do in Dubai in December →
Nº 4
Kathmandu
Ideal in December
- 18° / 6° high / low
- 0.1 h rain/day
- 10.4 h daylight
18° highs with 1 rain days — inside the ideal window (18–29 °C highs, ≤13 rain days, ≤90 mm).
Things to do in Kathmandu in December →
Nº 5
Phoenix
Ideal in December
- 20° / 8° high / low
- 0.6 h rain/day
- 9.9 h daylight
20° highs with 4 rain days — inside the ideal window (18–29 °C highs, ≤13 rain days, ≤90 mm).
Things to do in Phoenix in December →
Nº 6
Cape Town
Ideal in December
- 24° / 16° high / low
- 0.4 h rain/day
- 14.4 h daylight
24° highs with 5 rain days — inside the ideal window (18–29 °C highs, ≤13 rain days, ≤90 mm).
Things to do in Cape Town in December →
Nº 7
Orlando
Ideal in December
- 23° / 13° high / low
- 0.8 h rain/day
- 10.3 h daylight
23° highs with 5 rain days — inside the ideal window (18–29 °C highs, ≤13 rain days, ≤90 mm).
Things to do in Orlando in December →
Nº 8
St. Petersburg
Ideal in December
- 22° / 15° high / low
- 0.8 h rain/day
- 10.4 h daylight
22° highs with 5 rain days — inside the ideal window (18–29 °C highs, ≤13 rain days, ≤90 mm).
Things to do in St. Petersburg in December →
Nº 9
Marrakech
Ideal in December
- 21° / 8° high / low
- 0.9 h rain/day
- 10.1 h daylight
21° highs with 6 rain days — inside the ideal window (18–29 °C highs, ≤13 rain days, ≤90 mm).
Things to do in Marrakech in December →
Nº 10
St. Augustine
Ideal in December
- 20° / 13° high / low
- 0.7 h rain/day
- 10.2 h daylight
20° highs with 6 rain days — inside the ideal window (18–29 °C highs, ≤13 rain days, ≤90 mm).
Things to do in St. Augustine in December →
Nº 11
Buenos Aires
Ideal in December
- 28° / 19° high / low
- 0.9 h rain/day
- 14.5 h daylight
28° highs with 7 rain days — inside the ideal window (18–29 °C highs, ≤13 rain days, ≤90 mm).
Things to do in Buenos Aires in December →
Nº 12
Honolulu
Ideal in December
- 26° / 21° high / low
- 1.0 h rain/day
- 10.8 h daylight
26° highs with 8 rain days — inside the ideal window (18–29 °C highs, ≤13 rain days, ≤90 mm).
Things to do in Honolulu in December →
Nº 13
Austin
Ideal in December
- 19° / 10° high / low
- 0.8 h rain/day
- 10.2 h daylight
19° highs with 8 rain days — inside the ideal window (18–29 °C highs, ≤13 rain days, ≤90 mm).
Things to do in Austin in December →
Nº 14
San José
Ideal in December
- 25° / 16° high / low
- 0.9 h rain/day
- 11.5 h daylight
25° highs with 10 rain days — inside the ideal window (18–29 °C highs, ≤13 rain days, ≤90 mm).
Things to do in San José in December →
Nº 15
Sydney
Ideal in December
- 25° / 17° high / low
- 1.0 h rain/day
- 14.4 h daylight
25° highs with 10 rain days — inside the ideal window (18–29 °C highs, ≤13 rain days, ≤90 mm).
Things to do in Sydney in December →
Nº 16
Crete
Ideal in December
- 18° / 11° high / low
- 1.0 h rain/day
- 9.8 h daylight
18° highs with 10 rain days — inside the ideal window (18–29 °C highs, ≤13 rain days, ≤90 mm).
Things to do in Crete in December →
Nº 17
Taipei
Ideal in December
- 20° / 15° high / low
- 1.0 h rain/day
- 10.6 h daylight
20° highs with 13 rain days — inside the ideal window (18–29 °C highs, ≤13 rain days, ≤90 mm).
Things to do in Taipei in December →
Nº 18
Mumbai
Good in December
- 31° / 21° high / low
- 0.2 h rain/day
- 11.0 h daylight
31° highs with 0 rain days — comfortable, just outside the ideal window.
Things to do in Mumbai in December →
Nº 19
Las Vegas
Good in December
- 16° / 5° high / low
- 0.3 h rain/day
- 9.7 h daylight
16° highs with 2 rain days — comfortable, just outside the ideal window.
Things to do in Las Vegas in December →
Nº 20
Goa
Good in December
- 32° / 22° high / low
- 0.3 h rain/day
- 11.2 h daylight
32° highs with 2 rain days — comfortable, just outside the ideal window.
Things to do in Goa in December →
Nº 21
Bangkok
Good in December
- 32° / 23° high / low
- 0.2 h rain/day
- 11.3 h daylight
32° highs with 3 rain days — comfortable, just outside the ideal window.
Things to do in Bangkok in December →
Nº 22
Petra
Good in December
- 16° / 9° high / low
- 0.7 h rain/day
- 10.2 h daylight
16° highs with 6 rain days — comfortable, just outside the ideal window.
Things to do in Petra in December →
Nº 23
Barcelona
Good in December
- 16° / 6° high / low
- 0.9 h rain/day
- 9.2 h daylight
16° highs with 6 rain days — comfortable, just outside the ideal window.
Things to do in Barcelona in December →
Nº 24
Cannes
Good in December
- 14° / 7° high / low
- 1.3 h rain/day
- 9.0 h daylight
14° highs with 7 rain days — comfortable, just outside the ideal window.
Things to do in Cannes in December →
Nº 25
Seville
Good in December
- 17° / 8° high / low
- 1.4 h rain/day
- 9.6 h daylight
17° highs with 8 rain days — comfortable, just outside the ideal window.
Things to do in Seville in December →
Nº 26
Mykonos
Good in December
- 16° / 13° high / low
- 1.0 h rain/day
- 9.6 h daylight
16° highs with 9 rain days — comfortable, just outside the ideal window.
Things to do in Mykonos in December →
Nº 27
Athens
Good in December
- 15° / 9° high / low
- 1.6 h rain/day
- 9.5 h daylight
15° highs with 9 rain days — comfortable, just outside the ideal window.
Things to do in Athens in December →
Nº 28
Rome
Good in December
- 14° / 6° high / low
- 1.5 h rain/day
- 9.1 h daylight
14° highs with 9 rain days — comfortable, just outside the ideal window.
Things to do in Rome in December →
Nº 29
Lisbon
Good in December
- 16° / 10° high / low
- 1.6 h rain/day
- 9.5 h daylight
16° highs with 10 rain days — comfortable, just outside the ideal window.
Things to do in Lisbon in December →
Nº 30
Miami
Good in December
- 25° / 19° high / low
- 1.5 h rain/day
- 10.5 h daylight
25° highs with 11 rain days — comfortable, just outside the ideal window.
Things to do in Miami in December →
Nº 31
Cancun
Good in December
- 27° / 22° high / low
- 1.4 h rain/day
- 10.8 h daylight
27° highs with 14 rain days — comfortable, just outside the ideal window.
Things to do in Cancun in December →Measurably difficult in December
Honesty cuts both ways — these cities trip a difficult threshold this month:
- Beijing — 3° highs sit below the 5 °C cold threshold — measurably difficult.
- Seoul — 3° highs sit below the 5 °C cold threshold — measurably difficult.
- Budapest — 5° highs sit below the 5 °C cold threshold — measurably difficult.
- Edmonton — -8° highs sit below the 5 °C cold threshold — measurably difficult.
- Chicago — 4° highs sit below the 5 °C cold threshold — measurably difficult.
- Krakow — 4° highs sit below the 5 °C cold threshold — measurably difficult.
- Lidingo — 2° highs sit below the 5 °C cold threshold — measurably difficult.
- Stockholm — 1° highs sit below the 5 °C cold threshold — measurably difficult.
- Oslo — 0° highs sit below the 5 °C cold threshold — measurably difficult.
- Dubrovnik — 209 mm of rain clears the 200 mm threshold — measurably difficult.
- Berlin — 5° highs sit below the 5 °C cold threshold — measurably difficult.
- Toronto — 3° highs sit below the 5 °C cold threshold — measurably difficult.
- Saratoga Springs — 3° highs sit below the 5 °C cold threshold — measurably difficult.
- Helsinki — 0° highs sit below the 5 °C cold threshold — measurably difficult.
- Sapporo — 0° highs sit below the 5 °C cold threshold — measurably difficult.
- Riga — 1° highs sit below the 5 °C cold threshold — measurably difficult.
- Medellin — Rain on 20 days clears the 20-day threshold — measurably difficult.
- Seattle — Rain on 20 days clears the 20-day threshold — measurably difficult.
- Bali — Rain on 26 days clears the 20-day threshold — measurably difficult.
- Singapore — Rain on 28 days clears the 20-day threshold — measurably difficult.
Tracked events in December
- 1 Dec 2026 New York Rangers vs. Carolina Hurricanes Madison Square Garden, New York
- 1 Dec 2026 Chicago Ambassador Theatre, New York
- 1 Dec 2026 The Great Gatsby Broadway Theatre, New York
- 1 Dec 2026 Colors of Mexico Fantasy Lab Las Vegas, Las Vegas
- 1 Dec 2026 Inter Alia Music Box Theatre, New York
- 1 Dec 2026 The Play That Goes Wrong New World Stages - Stage 4, New York
- 1 Dec 2026 The Love Tour: An All-New Countess Cabaret Starring Luann de Lesseps The Danforth Music Hall, Toronto
- 1 Dec 2026 Slam Frank Orpheum Theatre NYC, New York
- 1 Dec 2026 Jeremy Jordan Emerson Colonial Theatre, Boston
- 1 Dec 2026 Matt Donnelly The Mind Noodler At The Magician's Room The Magicians Room, Las Vegas
From the live events feed we sync daily — listings exist only where measured coverage does.
December, answered from the data
Where is it ideal to travel in December?
17 of the 87 cities we measure sit in the ideal band in December — Doha, Abu Dhabi, Dubai lead the ranking.
Which city is coolest in December?
Edmonton, with average highs of -8 °C in our measured record.
Which city is driest in December?
Mumbai, averaging 0 rain days across the month.