Where is it sunny in December?
1,393 major destinations ranked by Sunshine Score — daytime warmth, dryness and sunshine for December, from long-term climate normals.
Top of the world in December: Marsa Alam (100/100), Luxor (100) and Hurghada (100). Jump to Europe, Asia, North America, South America, Africa or Oceania.
The world's sunniest places in December
| # | Destination | Country | Score | Day high | Rain | Sun h/yr |
|---|
| 1 | Marsa Alam |
🇪🇬 Egypt |
100 |
22° / 72°F |
0 mm |
3,958 |
| 2 | Luxor |
🇪🇬 Egypt |
100 |
22° / 72°F |
0 mm |
3,811 |
| 3 | Hurghada |
🇪🇬 Egypt |
100 |
21° / 70°F |
0 mm |
3,767 |
| 4 | Sohag |
🇪🇬 Egypt |
100 |
22° / 72°F |
0 mm |
3,767 |
| 5 | Khartoum |
🇸🇩 Sudan |
100 |
32° / 90°F |
0 mm |
3,737 |
| 6 | Sharm El Sheikh |
🇪🇬 Egypt |
100 |
20° / 68°F |
1 mm |
3,723 |
| 7 | Tamanrasset |
🇩🇿 Algeria |
100 |
21° / 70°F |
2 mm |
3,686 |
| 8 | Medina |
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia |
100 |
26° / 79°F |
2 mm |
3,592 |
| 9 | Calama |
🇨🇱 Chile |
99 |
23° / 73°F |
4 mm |
3,926 |
| 10 | Nouakchott |
🇲🇷 Mauritania |
99 |
28° / 82°F |
0 mm |
3,333 |
| 11 | Dubai |
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates |
98 |
24° / 75°F |
11 mm |
3,509 |
| 12 | Qassim |
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia |
98 |
20° / 68°F |
9 mm |
3,504 |
| 13 | Abu Dhabi |
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates |
98 |
24° / 75°F |
9 mm |
3,460 |
| 14 | Muscat/Seeb |
🇴🇲 Oman |
98 |
25° / 77°F |
10 mm |
3,460 |
| 15 | Port Sudan |
🇸🇩 Sudan |
98 |
26° / 79°F |
8 mm |
3,382 |
| 16 | Jeddah |
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia |
98 |
28° / 82°F |
5 mm |
3,373 |
| 17 | Arequipa |
🇵🇪 Peru |
98 |
20° / 68°F |
5 mm |
3,333 |
| 18 | Abha |
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia |
98 |
20° / 68°F |
4 mm |
3,248 |
| 19 | Taif |
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia |
98 |
23° / 73°F |
2 mm |
3,197 |
| 20 | Kano |
🇳🇬 Nigeria |
98 |
30° / 86°F |
0 mm |
3,114 |
| 21 | Karratha |
🇦🇺 Australia |
97 |
31° / 88°F |
15 mm |
3,635 |
| 22 | Doha |
🇶🇦 Qatar |
97 |
23° / 73°F |
13 mm |
3,416 |
| 23 | Sharjah |
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates |
97 |
24° / 75°F |
14 mm |
3,416 |
| 24 | Suhar |
🇴🇲 Oman |
97 |
24° / 75°F |
15 mm |
3,416 |
| 25 | Ad Dammam |
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia |
97 |
21° / 70°F |
10 mm |
3,285 |
Europe: sunniest in December
| # | Destination | Country | Score | Day high | Rain | Sun h/yr |
|---|
| 1 | Lampedusa |
🇮🇹 Italy |
57 |
16° / 61°F |
62 mm |
3,022 |
| 2 | Lisbon |
🇵🇹 Portugal |
56 |
16° / 61°F |
67 mm |
2,806 |
| 3 | Jerez de la Frontera |
🇪🇸 Spain |
54 |
16° / 61°F |
84 mm |
2,847 |
| 4 | Funchal |
🇵🇹 Portugal |
54 |
16° / 61°F |
53 mm |
2,146 |
| 5 | Alicante |
🇪🇸 Spain |
52 |
15° / 59°F |
33 mm |
2,851 |
| 6 | Gibraltar |
🇬🇮 Gibraltar |
52 |
16° / 61°F |
94 mm |
2,672 |
| 7 | Seville |
🇪🇸 Spain |
51 |
15° / 59°F |
63 mm |
3,279 |
| 8 | Faro |
🇵🇹 Portugal |
49 |
15° / 59°F |
72 mm |
3,044 |
| 9 | Valletta |
🇲🇹 Malta |
48 |
15° / 59°F |
82 mm |
3,054 |
| 10 | Santorini |
🇬🇷 Greece |
47 |
15° / 59°F |
87 mm |
2,891 |
Asia: sunniest in December
| # | Destination | Country | Score | Day high | Rain | Sun h/yr |
|---|
| 1 | Sharm El Sheikh |
🇪🇬 Egypt |
100 |
20° / 68°F |
1 mm |
3,723 |
| 2 | Tamanrasset |
🇩🇿 Algeria |
100 |
21° / 70°F |
2 mm |
3,686 |
| 3 | Medina |
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia |
100 |
26° / 79°F |
2 mm |
3,592 |
| 4 | Dubai |
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates |
98 |
24° / 75°F |
11 mm |
3,509 |
| 5 | Qassim |
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia |
98 |
20° / 68°F |
9 mm |
3,504 |
| 6 | Abu Dhabi |
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates |
98 |
24° / 75°F |
9 mm |
3,460 |
| 7 | Muscat/Seeb |
🇴🇲 Oman |
98 |
25° / 77°F |
10 mm |
3,460 |
| 8 | Port Sudan |
🇸🇩 Sudan |
98 |
26° / 79°F |
8 mm |
3,382 |
| 9 | Jeddah |
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia |
98 |
28° / 82°F |
5 mm |
3,373 |
| 10 | Abha |
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia |
98 |
20° / 68°F |
4 mm |
3,248 |
North America: sunniest in December
| # | Destination | Country | Score | Day high | Rain | Sun h/yr |
|---|
| 1 | La Paz |
🇲🇽 Mexico |
96 |
24° / 75°F |
8 mm |
3,148 |
| 2 | Hermosillo |
🇲🇽 Mexico |
95 |
23° / 73°F |
12 mm |
3,110 |
| 3 | San Salvador (San Luis Talpa) |
🇸🇻 El Salvador |
95 |
31° / 88°F |
10 mm |
2,957 |
| 4 | Ciudad Obregón |
🇲🇽 Mexico |
94 |
23° / 73°F |
8 mm |
2,847 |
| 5 | Managua |
🇳🇮 Nicaragua |
94 |
29° / 84°F |
8 mm |
2,760 |
| 6 | Huatulco |
🇲🇽 Mexico |
94 |
31° / 88°F |
3 mm |
2,584 |
| 7 | Puerto Escondido |
🇲🇽 Mexico |
94 |
31° / 88°F |
3 mm |
2,584 |
| 8 | Los Mochis |
🇲🇽 Mexico |
93 |
22° / 72°F |
9 mm |
2,716 |
| 9 | Mazatlàn |
🇲🇽 Mexico |
93 |
24° / 75°F |
10 mm |
2,716 |
| 10 | San José del Cabo |
🇲🇽 Mexico |
93 |
23° / 73°F |
11 mm |
2,672 |
South America: sunniest in December
| # | Destination | Country | Score | Day high | Rain | Sun h/yr |
|---|
| 1 | Calama |
🇨🇱 Chile |
99 |
23° / 73°F |
4 mm |
3,926 |
| 2 | Arequipa |
🇵🇪 Peru |
98 |
20° / 68°F |
5 mm |
3,333 |
| 3 | Antofagasta |
🇨🇱 Chile |
97 |
20° / 68°F |
1 mm |
3,077 |
| 4 | Copiapo |
🇨🇱 Chile |
97 |
24° / 75°F |
2 mm |
3,066 |
| 5 | La Serena-Coquimbo |
🇨🇱 Chile |
96 |
22° / 72°F |
1 mm |
2,978 |
| 6 | Iquique |
🇨🇱 Chile |
96 |
23° / 73°F |
0 mm |
2,847 |
| 7 | Arica |
🇨🇱 Chile |
95 |
20° / 68°F |
2 mm |
2,716 |
| 8 | Santiago |
🇨🇱 Chile |
94 |
27° / 81°F |
7 mm |
2,808 |
| 9 | Tacna |
🇵🇪 Peru |
94 |
24° / 75°F |
6 mm |
2,716 |
| 10 | Piura |
🇵🇪 Peru |
93 |
31° / 88°F |
7 mm |
2,628 |
Africa: sunniest in December
| # | Destination | Country | Score | Day high | Rain | Sun h/yr |
|---|
| 1 | Marsa Alam |
🇪🇬 Egypt |
100 |
22° / 72°F |
0 mm |
3,958 |
| 2 | Luxor |
🇪🇬 Egypt |
100 |
22° / 72°F |
0 mm |
3,811 |
| 3 | Hurghada |
🇪🇬 Egypt |
100 |
21° / 70°F |
0 mm |
3,767 |
| 4 | Sohag |
🇪🇬 Egypt |
100 |
22° / 72°F |
0 mm |
3,767 |
| 5 | Khartoum |
🇸🇩 Sudan |
100 |
32° / 90°F |
0 mm |
3,737 |
| 6 | Nouakchott |
🇲🇷 Mauritania |
99 |
28° / 82°F |
0 mm |
3,333 |
| 7 | Kano |
🇳🇬 Nigeria |
98 |
30° / 86°F |
0 mm |
3,114 |
| 8 | Dakar |
🇸🇳 Senegal |
97 |
31° / 88°F |
3 mm |
3,078 |
| 9 | Djibouti |
🇩🇯 Djibouti |
96 |
29° / 84°F |
14 mm |
3,279 |
| 10 | Dakhla |
🇪🇭 Western Sahara |
96 |
25° / 77°F |
2 mm |
2,935 |
Oceania: sunniest in December
| # | Destination | Country | Score | Day high | Rain | Sun h/yr |
|---|
| 1 | Karratha |
🇦🇺 Australia |
97 |
31° / 88°F |
15 mm |
3,635 |
| 2 | Perth |
🇦🇺 Australia |
96 |
32° / 90°F |
13 mm |
3,230 |
| 3 | Adelaide |
🇦🇺 Australia |
91 |
27° / 81°F |
23 mm |
2,765 |
| 4 | Launceston (Western Junction) |
🇦🇺 Australia |
84 |
22° / 72°F |
56 mm |
2,589 |
| 5 | Broadwood |
🇦🇺 Australia |
83 |
33° / 91°F |
22 mm |
2,978 |
| 6 | Kahului |
🇺🇸 United States |
83 |
24° / 75°F |
71 mm |
2,891 |
| 7 | Canberra |
🇦🇺 Australia |
83 |
26° / 79°F |
71 mm |
2,814 |
| 8 | Townsville |
🇦🇺 Australia |
82 |
32° / 90°F |
87 mm |
3,141 |
| 9 | Melbourne |
🇦🇺 Australia |
82 |
27° / 81°F |
58 mm |
2,363 |
| 10 | Sydney (Mascot) |
🇦🇺 Australia |
80 |
24° / 75°F |
72 mm |
2,468 |
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