Warm Places to Visit in December

The warmest sunny destinations in December, ranked by temperature — escape the cold this month.

Warmest places in December

  1. Bangkok, Thailand — 30.6°C high, 10 rain mm, 10.2h sun
  2. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil — 29.5°C high, 225 rain mm, 9.9h sun
  3. Cartagena, Colombia — 29.3°C high, 60 rain mm, 10.7h sun
  4. Malé, Maldives — 27.4°C high, 206 rain mm, 10.4h sun
  5. Santiago, Chile — 26.6°C high, 7 rain mm, 13.7h sun
  6. Buenos Aires, Argentina — 26.4°C high, 88 rain mm, 12.2h sun
  7. Sydney, Australia — 24.3°C high, 56 rain mm, 11.5h sun
  8. Melbourne, Australia — 23.4°C high, 59 rain mm, 11.9h sun
  9. Lima, Peru — 22.7°C high, 6 rain mm, 11.1h sun
  10. Cairo, Egypt — 20.6°C high, 2 rain mm, 9.3h sun
  11. Mexico City, Mexico — 20.3°C high, 16 rain mm, 10.3h sun
  12. Auckland, New Zealand — 20.2°C high, 93 rain mm, 11.8h sun
  13. Los Angeles, United States — 18.7°C high, 52 rain mm, 8.5h sun
  14. Marrakech, Morocco — 18.7°C high, 28 rain mm, 8.8h sun
  15. Tel Aviv, Israel — 18.6°C high, 89 rain mm, 8.6h sun
  16. Queenstown, New Zealand — 17.4°C high, 135 rain mm, 11.5h sun
  17. Santorini, Greece — 14.5°C high, 54 rain mm, 7.7h sun
  18. Lisbon, Portugal — 14.4°C high, 79 rain mm, 7.2h sun
  19. Barcelona, Spain — 13.2°C high, 42 rain mm, 7.3h sun
  20. Rome, Italy — 12.4°C high, 92 rain mm, 6.5h sun

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