Where to go
Best places to travel
in december.
We ranked every destination in the almanac by climate score for December — temperature comfort, rainfall, and daily sunshine hours. Below: the 20 best places to be, right now.
Start with Cape Town→
Our top pick for December
Runners-up
Also excellent in december
By category
Choose your december
Different priorities. Warmest, driest, sunniest, or a cool escape.
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Warmest
Where it's warmest in december
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Driest
Reliably rain-free
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Sunniest
Longest days of december
The full list
The top 20 destinations for december
№05
Chiang Mai
Thailand
27°· 24mm· 10.2h sun
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Cairo
Egypt
22°· 5mm· 9.1h sun
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Bangkok
Thailand
31°· 19mm· 10.1h sun
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Marrakech
Morocco
21°· 25mm· 8.9h sun
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Cancun
Mexico
27°· 83mm· 9.6h sun
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Phoenix
United States
20°· 31mm· 8.2h sun
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Miami
United States
25°· 95mm· 8.8h sun
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Tucson
United States
19°· 33mm· 8.6h sun
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Kathmandu
Nepal
18°· 8mm· 9.5h sun
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Hong Kong
Hong Kong
20°· 27mm· 8.0h sun
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Lake Havasu City
United States
18°· 15mm· 8.3h sun
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Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
29°· 137mm· 10.4h sun
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Goa
India
34°· 11mm· 10.1h sun
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Los Angeles
United States
20°· 77mm· 8.2h sun
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Las Vegas
United States
15°· 13mm· 8.1h sun
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Phuket
Thailand
29°· 133mm· 9.5h sun