Where to go in December

58 countries are at their best in December, including Austria, Belize, Cameroon and Chile, and 33 more are a good bet. Temperatures are averages for each country's capital or main city.

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At their best in December

Africa

• Benin
  31° / 24°C15 mm rain~£75/dayFCDO: some areas
• Cameroon
  28° / 19°C25 mm rain~£85/dayFCDO: some areas
• Cape Verde
  26° / 21°C3 mm rain~£100/day
• Chad
  34° / 15°C0 mm rain~£220/dayFCDO: some areas
• Djibouti
  29° / 23°C13 mm rain~£150/dayFCDO: some areas
• Egypt
  21° / 11°C5 mm rain~£75/dayFCDO: some areas
• Equatorial Guinea
  30° / 21°C40 mm rain~£200/day
• Eritrea
  22° / 7°C3 mm rain~£90/dayFCDO: some areas
• Ethiopia
  22° / 7°C7 mm rain~£80/dayFCDO: some areas
• Gambia
  31° / 16°C1 mm rain~£75/day
• Ghana
  31° / 24°C20 mm rain~£80/dayFCDO: some areas
• Guinea
  32° / 23°C6 mm rain~£80/day
• Guinea-Bissau
  30° / 19°C2 mm rain~£80/day
• Ivory Coast
  30° / 23°C75 mm rain~£100/dayFCDO: some areas
• Liberia
  30° / 23°C130 mm rain~£110/day
• Mauritania
  29° / 15°C3 mm rain~£75/dayFCDO: some areas
• Mauritius
  30° / 22°C110 mm rain~£110/day
• Nigeria
  32° / 24°C20 mm rain~£110/dayFCDO: some areas
• Senegal
  28° / 20°C2 mm rain~£85/day
• Sierra Leone
  30° / 23°C30 mm rain~£90/day
• Togo
  31° / 23°C10 mm rain~£70/dayFCDO: some areas
• Uganda
  27° / 17°C95 mm rain~£110/day

Asia

• Bahrain
  22° / 16°C11 mm rain~£130/day
• Bangladesh
  26° / 15°C13 mm rain~£60/dayFCDO: some areas
• Cambodia
  30° / 22°C45 mm rain~£60/dayFCDO: some areas
• India
  23° / 8°C8 mm rain~£65/dayFCDO: some areas
• Kuwait
  21° / 10°C25 mm rain~£150/day
• Laos
  28° / 16°C3 mm rain~£60/dayFCDO: some areas
• Myanmar
  33° / 18°C9 mm rain~£70/dayFCDO: some areas
• Oman
  27° / 19°C10 mm rain~£120/day
• Philippines
  30° / 25°C61 mm rain~£80/dayFCDO: some areas
• Qatar
  24° / 16°C12 mm rain~£140/day
• Saudi Arabia
  22° / 10°C15 mm rain~£140/dayFCDO: some areas
• Sri Lanka
  30° / 23°C173 mm rain~£70/day
• Taiwan
  21° / 15°C75 mm rain~£100/day
• Thailand
  32° / 23°C12 mm rain~£75/dayFCDO: some areas
• United Arab Emirates
  26° / 16°C16 mm rain~£170/day

Europe

• Andorra
  6° / -2°C50 mm rain~£140/day
• Austria
  4° / -1°C45 mm rain~£140/day
• Finland
  1° / -3°C58 mm rain~£160/day
• Germany
  4° / 0°C55 mm rain~£130/day

North America

• Antigua and Barbuda
  28° / 23°C90 mm rain~£170/day
• Bahamas
  26° / 18°C50 mm rain~£210/day
• Barbados
  30° / 24°C91 mm rain~£190/day
• Belize
  28° / 21°C151 mm rain~£120/day
• Costa Rica
  24° / 16°C35 mm rain~£120/day
• Dominican Republic
  29° / 21°C77 mm rain~£100/day
• El Salvador
  30° / 18°C9 mm rain~£80/day
• Guatemala
  23° / 14°C6 mm rain~£80/dayFCDO: some areas
• Jamaica
  31° / 23°C36 mm rain~£140/day
• Nicaragua
  31° / 21°C8 mm rain~£70/day
• Saint Kitts and Nevis
  29° / 22°C110 mm rain~£175/day
• Saint Lucia
  29° / 23°C150 mm rain~£180/day
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  29° / 23°C130 mm rain~£130/day

South America

• Chile
  30° / 12°C2 mm rain~£105/day
• Colombia
  19° / 7°C60 mm rain~£80/dayFCDO: some areas
• Uruguay
  27° / 16°C85 mm rain~£100/day

Oceania

• New Zealand
  22° / 14°C93 mm rain~£180/day

Also good in December

Africa

• Algeria
  18° / 7°C100 mm rain~£80/dayFCDO: some areas
• Gabon
  30° / 23°C305 mm rain~£200/day
• Kenya
  23° / 13°C90 mm rain~£150/dayFCDO: some areas
• Rwanda
  26° / 16°C80 mm rain~£120/dayFCDO: some areas
• Sao Tome and Principe
  30° / 22°C90 mm rain~£110/day
• South Africa
  25° / 15°C17 mm rain~£90/day
• Tanzania
  27° / 13°C90 mm rain~£160/dayFCDO: some areas

Asia

• Bhutan
  14° / -1°C5 mm rain~£300/day
• Japan
  12° / 4°C58 mm rain~£130/day
• Maldives
  30° / 25°C217 mm rain~£200/day
• Nepal
  20° / 3°C13 mm rain~£60/day
• Vietnam
  22° / 15°C23 mm rain~£70/day

Europe

• Belgium
  6° / 2°C87 mm rain~£150/day
• Czech Republic
  3° / -2°C26 mm rain~£100/day
• Norway
  1° / -5°C55 mm rain~£170/day
• Sweden
  2° / -2°C45 mm rain~£140/day
• Switzerland
  4° / -2°C75 mm rain~£210/day
• Vatican City
  13° / 4°C85 mm rain~£160/day

North America

• Canada
  2° / -3°C62 mm rain~£170/day
• Dominica
  29° / 22°C160 mm rain~£150/day
• Grenada
  30° / 24°C120 mm rain~£150/day
• Honduras
  26° / 15°C10 mm rain~£90/day
• Mexico
  22° / 6°C5 mm rain~£95/dayFCDO: some areas
• Panama
  31° / 23°C120 mm rain~£110/day
• Trinidad and Tobago
  31° / 22°C170 mm rain~£125/day

South America

• Argentina
  29° / 18°C112 mm rain~£115/day
• Brazil
  29° / 22°C155 mm rain~£95/dayFCDO: some areas
• Ecuador
  19° / 10°C85 mm rain~£70/dayFCDO: some areas
• Venezuela
  26° / 17°C45 mm rain~£90/dayFCDO: some areas

Oceania

• Australia
  25° / 18°C80 mm rain~£140/day
• Marshall Islands
  30° / 25°C290 mm rain~£150/day
• Micronesia
  31° / 23°C410 mm rain~£170/day
• Palau
  31° / 24°C300 mm rain~£220/day

Countries where the UK Foreign Office advises against all or all-but-essential travel to the whole country, or to most of it, are left out. “FCDO: some areas” means the FCDO advises against travel to parts of that country — check the advice before you plan.

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