Winter sun · December

Where is hot in December?

31 of our 72 destinations average 24°C or more in December. The closest to Ireland and the UK is Boa Vista (26°, about 5h 45m from Dublin); the hottest is Goa at 32°.

Average 24°C or more

5 to 7½ hours from Dublin

Hot in Dec
31°C average high
avg high · 22° at night
+21° vs Dublin
25°C+ on almost every day
The Gambia
The Gambia
Sea
25°
Rain
0 days
Sky
Often cloudy
From Dublin
≈ 6h
Warm in Dec
26°C average high
avg high · 21° at night
+17° vs Dublin
25°C+ on 8 in 10 days
Boa Vista
Cape Verde
Sea
25°
Rain
1 day
Sky
Often cloudy
From Dublin
≈ 5h 45m
Warm in Dec
25°C average high
avg high · 22° at night
+16° vs Dublin
25°C+ on 5 in 10 days
Sal
Cape Verde
Sea
25°
Rain
1 day
Sky
Often cloudy
From Dublin
≈ 5h 45m
Warm in Dec
24°C average high
avg high · 16° at night
+15° vs Dublin
25°C+ on 4 in 10 days
Doha
Qatar
Sea
22°
Rain
1 day
Sky
Some cloud
From Dublin
≈ 7h 30m
Warm in Dec
24°C average high
avg high · 14° at night
+15° vs Dublin
25°C+ on 3 in 10 days
Sharm el-Sheikh
Egypt
Sea
25°
Rain
0 days
Sky
Mostly clear
From Dublin
≈ 5h 45m

Average 24°C or more

Long haul from Dublin

Hot in Dec
32°C average high
avg high · 22° at night
+23° vs Dublin
25°C+ on almost every day
Goa
India
Sea
28°
Rain
1 day
Sky
Some cloud
From Dublin
≈ 10h 15m
Hot in Dec
31°C average high
avg high · 22° at night
+22° vs Dublin
25°C+ on almost every day
Bangkok
Thailand
Sea
Inland
Rain
2 days
Sky
Often cloudy
From Dublin
≈ 12h 30m
Hot in Dec
31°C average high
avg high · 23° at night
+22° vs Dublin
25°C+ on almost every day
Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam
Sea
Inland
Rain
7 days
Sky
Mostly cloudy
From Dublin
≈ 13h 15m
Hot in Dec
30°C average high
avg high · 25° at night
+21° vs Dublin
25°C+ on almost every day
Mombasa
Kenya
Sea
29°
Rain
14 days
Sky
Often cloudy
From Dublin
≈ 9h 45m
Hot in Dec
30°C average high
avg high · 26° at night
+21° vs Dublin
25°C+ on almost every day
Zanzibar
Tanzania
Sea
30°
Rain
12 days
Sky
Often cloudy
From Dublin
≈ 10h
Hot in Dec
30°C average high
avg high · 24° at night
+21° vs Dublin
25°C+ on almost every day
Mauritius
Mauritius
Sea
28°
Rain
14 days
Sky
Often cloudy
From Dublin
≈ 13h
Hot in Dec
29°C average high
avg high · 23° at night
+20° vs Dublin
25°C+ on almost every day
Sri Lanka (Colombo)
Sri Lanka
Sea
29°
Rain
16 days
Sky
Mostly cloudy
From Dublin
≈ 11h 45m
Hot in Dec
29°C average high
avg high · 24° at night
+20° vs Dublin
25°C+ on almost every day
Langkawi
Malaysia
Sea
29°
Rain
14 days
Sky
Mostly cloudy
From Dublin
≈ 13h 15m
Hot in Dec
29°C average high
avg high · 25° at night
+20° vs Dublin
25°C+ on almost every day
Phuket
Thailand
Sea
29°
Rain
12 days
Sky
Mostly cloudy
From Dublin
≈ 13h
Hot in Dec
29°C average high
avg high · 24° at night
+20° vs Dublin
25°C+ on almost every day
Singapore
Singapore
Sea
29°
Rain
25 days
Sky
Mostly cloudy
From Dublin
≈ 14h 15m
Hot in Dec
29°C average high
avg high · 24° at night
+20° vs Dublin
25°C+ on almost every day
Bali
Indonesia
Sea
30°
Rain
26 days
Sky
Mostly cloudy
From Dublin
≈ 16h 15m
Hot in Dec
29°C average high
avg high · 23° at night
+19° vs Dublin
25°C+ on almost every day
Jamaica (Montego Bay)
Caribbean
Sea
29°
Rain
8 days
Sky
Some cloud
From Dublin
≈ 9h 15m
Hot in Dec
28°C average high
avg high · 25° at night
+19° vs Dublin
25°C+ on almost every day
Barbados
Caribbean
Sea
28°
Rain
7 days
Sky
Some cloud
From Dublin
≈ 8h 30m
Hot in Dec
28°C average high
avg high · 26° at night
+19° vs Dublin
25°C+ on almost every day
Maldives
Maldives
Sea
29°
Rain
16 days
Sky
Mostly cloudy
From Dublin
≈ 11h 30m
Warm in Dec
28°C average high
avg high · 25° at night
+19° vs Dublin
25°C+ on almost every day
Antigua
Caribbean
Sea
28°
Rain
8 days
Sky
Some cloud
From Dublin
≈ 8h
Warm in Dec
27°C average high
avg high · 23° at night
+18° vs Dublin
25°C+ on almost every day
St Lucia
Caribbean
Sea
28°
Rain
7 days
Sky
Some cloud
From Dublin
≈ 8h 30m
Warm in Dec
27°C average high
avg high · 24° at night
+18° vs Dublin
25°C+ on almost every day
Punta Cana
Dominican Republic
Sea
28°
Rain
11 days
Sky
Some cloud
From Dublin
≈ 8h 30m
Warm in Dec
27°C average high
avg high · 25° at night
+18° vs Dublin
25°C+ on almost every day
Seychelles
Seychelles
Sea
29°
Rain
22 days
Sky
Mostly cloudy
From Dublin
≈ 11h
Warm in Dec
27°C average high
avg high · 23° at night
+18° vs Dublin
25°C+ on 9 in 10 days
Cancún
Mexico
Sea
28°
Rain
9 days
Sky
Often cloudy
From Dublin
≈ 9h 45m
Warm in Dec
27°C average high
avg high · 22° at night
+17° vs Dublin
25°C+ on 8 in 10 days
Varadero
Cuba
Sea
27°
Rain
4 days
Sky
Some cloud
From Dublin
≈ 9h
Warm in Dec
26°C average high
avg high · 16° at night
+17° vs Dublin
25°C+ on 7 in 10 days
Dubai
United Arab Emirates
Sea
25°
Rain
1 day
Sky
Mostly clear
From Dublin
≈ 7h 45m
Warm in Dec
26°C average high
avg high · 19° at night
+17° vs Dublin
25°C+ on 6 in 10 days
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates
Sea
24°
Rain
1 day
Sky
Mostly clear
From Dublin
≈ 7h 45m
Warm in Dec
26°C average high
avg high · 18° at night
+16° vs Dublin
25°C+ on 6 in 10 days
Muscat
Oman
Sea
26°
Rain
1 day
Sky
Mostly clear
From Dublin
≈ 8h 15m
Warm in Dec
25°C average high
avg high · 23° at night
+16° vs Dublin
25°C+ on 7 in 10 days
Nassau
Bahamas
Sea
25°
Rain
5 days
Sky
Some cloud
From Dublin
≈ 8h 30m
Warm in Dec
25°C average high
avg high · 20° at night
+16° vs Dublin
25°C+ on 6 in 10 days
Miami
Florida, USA
Sea
24°
Rain
7 days
Sky
Often cloudy
From Dublin
≈ 8h 45m
Warm in Dec
24°C average high
avg high · 16° at night
+15° vs Dublin
25°C+ on 4 in 10 days
Cape Town
South Africa
Sea
14°
Rain
3 days
Sky
Some cloud
From Dublin
≈ 12h 45m

Average 20–23°C

Mild in December

Comfortable for walking and sightseeing; sunbathing only on the warmer days.

Mild in Dec
20°C average high
avg high · 6° at night
+11° vs Dublin
25°C+ on 1 in 10 days
Marrakech
Morocco
Sea
Inland
Rain
4 days
Sky
Some cloud
From Dublin
≈ 3h 30m
Mild in Dec
21°C average high
avg high · 12° at night
+12° vs Dublin
25°C+ on 1 in 10 days
Agadir
Morocco
Sea
18°
Rain
2 days
Sky
Some cloud
From Dublin
≈ 3h 45m
Mild in Dec
22°C average high
avg high · 16° at night
+13° vs Dublin
25°C+ on 1 in 10 days
Tenerife
Canary Islands, Spain
Sea
22°
Rain
4 days
Sky
Some cloud
From Dublin
≈ 4h
Mild in Dec
22°C average high
avg high · 17° at night
+13° vs Dublin
25°C+ on rarely
Gran Canaria
Canary Islands, Spain
Sea
22°
Rain
1 day
Sky
Some cloud
From Dublin
≈ 4h
Mild in Dec
21°C average high
avg high · 17° at night
+12° vs Dublin
25°C+ on 1 in 10 days
La Palma
Canary Islands, Spain
Sea
22°
Rain
6 days
Sky
Often cloudy
From Dublin
≈ 4h
Mild in Dec
21°C average high
avg high · 16° at night
+12° vs Dublin
25°C+ on rarely
Fuerteventura
Canary Islands, Spain
Sea
21°
Rain
1 day
Sky
Some cloud
From Dublin
≈ 4h
Mild in Dec
21°C average high
avg high · 17° at night
+12° vs Dublin
25°C+ on rarely
Lanzarote
Canary Islands, Spain
Sea
21°
Rain
1 day
Sky
Some cloud
From Dublin
≈ 4h
Mild in Dec
23°C average high
avg high · 16° at night
+13° vs Dublin
25°C+ on 1 in 10 days
Hurghada
Egypt
Sea
24°
Rain
0 days
Sky
Mostly clear
From Dublin
≈ 5h 45m
Mild in Dec
22°C average high
avg high · 12° at night
+13° vs Dublin
25°C+ on 2 in 10 days
Aqaba
Jordan
Sea
24°
Rain
1 day
Sky
Some cloud
From Dublin
≈ 5h 45m
Mild in Dec
24°C average high
avg high · 10° at night
+15° vs Dublin
25°C+ on 3 in 10 days
Luxor
Egypt
Sea
Inland
Rain
0 days
Sky
Mostly clear
From Dublin
≈ 6h
Mild in Dec
23°C average high
avg high · 14° at night
+14° vs Dublin
25°C+ on 4 in 10 days
Orlando
Florida, USA
Sea
Inland
Rain
4 days
Sky
Often cloudy
From Dublin
≈ 8h 30m

Flying times are estimates for a direct flight from Dublin; from London they’re within 45 minutes either way, usually about half an hour shorter. To compare from another airport, use the finder. Averages for December, 2011–2025.

Where is hot in December?

5 to 7½ hours from Dublin

Long haul from Dublin

Mild in December

Not warm in December (under 20°C)