Where is it hottest in December?

In December, the hottest destinations by average daytime high are Newman (40°C / 104°F), Port Hedland (38°C / 100°F), Alice Springs (36°C / 97°F).

Where is it warm in Europe in December?

The warmest European destinations in December are Lampedusa (16°C), Lisbon (16°C), Funchal (16°C).

Where is it hot in December?

1,393 major destinations ranked by average daytime high for December, from long-term climate normals. Want reliable sunshine, not just heat? See where it's sunniest in December.

Hottest in December: Newman (40°C / 104°F), Port Hedland (38°C) and Alice Springs (36°C). Jump to Europe, Asia, North America, South America, Africa or Oceania.

The world's hottest destinations in December

#	Destination	Country	Day high	Night low	Rain	Sun score
1	Newman	🇦🇺 Australia	40° / 104°F	24° / 75°F	33 mm	19
2	Port Hedland	🇦🇺 Australia	38° / 100°F	24° / 75°F	27 mm	38
3	Alice Springs	🇦🇺 Australia	36° / 97°F	21° / 70°F	38 mm	56
4	Broome	🇦🇺 Australia	36° / 97°F	26° / 79°F	120 mm	47
5	Petrolina	🇧🇷 Brazil	35° / 95°F	22° / 72°F	46 mm	61
6	Ouagadougou	🇧🇫 Burkina Faso	34° / 93°F	16° / 61°F	0 mm	78
7	Abuja	🇳🇬 Nigeria	34° / 93°F	18° / 64°F	1 mm	75
8	N'Djamena	🇹🇩 Chad	33° / 91°F	15° / 59°F	0 mm	88
9	Niamey	🇳🇪 Niger	33° / 91°F	17° / 63°F	0 mm	88
10	Bamako	🇲🇱 Mali	33° / 91°F	16° / 61°F	0 mm	87
11	Broadwood	🇦🇺 Australia	33° / 91°F	15° / 59°F	22 mm	83
12	Natal	🇧🇷 Brazil	33° / 91°F	22° / 72°F	21 mm	82
13	Fortaleza	🇧🇷 Brazil	33° / 91°F	24° / 75°F	29 mm	81
14	Cruz	🇧🇷 Brazil	33° / 91°F	24° / 75°F	23 mm	81
15	Boa Vista	🇧🇷 Brazil	33° / 91°F	23° / 73°F	52 mm	77
16	Guayaquil	🇪🇨 Ecuador	33° / 91°F	20° / 68°F	24 mm	75
17	Juazeiro do Norte	🇧🇷 Brazil	33° / 91°F	21° / 70°F	69 mm	75
18	Gaborone	🇧🇼 Botswana	33° / 91°F	19° / 66°F	90 mm	74
19	Teresina	🇧🇷 Brazil	33° / 91°F	24° / 75°F	86 mm	71
20	Asunción	🇵🇾 Paraguay	33° / 91°F	23° / 73°F	182 mm	61
21	Macapá	🇧🇷 Brazil	33° / 91°F	23° / 73°F	135 mm	60
22	Khartoum	🇸🇩 Sudan	32° / 90°F	16° / 61°F	0 mm	100
23	Perth	🇦🇺 Australia	32° / 90°F	15° / 59°F	13 mm	96
24	Mogadishu	🇸🇴 Somalia	32° / 90°F	23° / 73°F	24 mm	93
25	Mendoza	🇦🇷 Argentina	32° / 90°F	17° / 63°F	30 mm	90

Europe: hottest in December

#	Destination	Country	Day high	Night low	Rain	Sun score
1	Lampedusa	🇮🇹 Italy	16° / 61°F	15° / 59°F	62 mm	57
2	Lisbon	🇵🇹 Portugal	16° / 61°F	10° / 50°F	67 mm	56
3	Funchal	🇵🇹 Portugal	16° / 61°F	15° / 59°F	53 mm	54
4	Jerez de la Frontera	🇪🇸 Spain	16° / 61°F	11° / 52°F	84 mm	54
5	Gibraltar	🇬🇮 Gibraltar	16° / 61°F	13° / 55°F	94 mm	52
6	Praia da Vitória	🇵🇹 Portugal	16° / 61°F	15° / 59°F	108 mm	46
7	Alicante	🇪🇸 Spain	15° / 59°F	7° / 45°F	33 mm	52
8	Seville	🇪🇸 Spain	15° / 59°F	4° / 39°F	63 mm	51
9	Faro	🇵🇹 Portugal	15° / 59°F	11° / 52°F	72 mm	49
10	Valletta	🇲🇹 Malta	15° / 59°F	14° / 57°F	82 mm	48

Asia: hottest in December

#	Destination	Country	Day high	Night low	Rain	Sun score
1	Mogadishu	🇸🇴 Somalia	32° / 90°F	23° / 73°F	24 mm	93
2	Phnom Penh (Boeng Khyang)	🇰🇭 Cambodia	32° / 90°F	21° / 70°F	28 mm	89
3	Phnom Penh (Pou Senchey)	🇰🇭 Cambodia	32° / 90°F	21° / 70°F	28 mm	89
4	Navi Mumbai	🇮🇳 India	31° / 88°F	17° / 63°F	5 mm	94
5	Mumbai	🇮🇳 India	31° / 88°F	17° / 63°F	5 mm	93
6	Ho Chi Minh City	🇻🇳 Vietnam	31° / 88°F	22° / 72°F	32 mm	88
7	Luanda (Ícolo e Bengo)	🇦🇴 Angola	31° / 88°F	21° / 70°F	40 mm	85
8	Port Moresby	🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea	31° / 88°F	23° / 73°F	109 mm	73
9	Surabaya	🇮🇩 Indonesia	31° / 88°F	25° / 77°F	283 mm	71
10	Santa Cruz	🇧🇴 Bolivia	31° / 88°F	22° / 72°F	146 mm	68

North America: hottest in December

#	Destination	Country	Day high	Night low	Rain	Sun score
1	San Salvador (San Luis Talpa)	🇸🇻 El Salvador	31° / 88°F	21° / 70°F	10 mm	95
2	Huatulco	🇲🇽 Mexico	31° / 88°F	19° / 66°F	3 mm	94
3	Puerto Escondido	🇲🇽 Mexico	31° / 88°F	20° / 68°F	3 mm	94
4	Tapachula	🇲🇽 Mexico	31° / 88°F	23° / 73°F	11 mm	89
5	Acapulco	🇲🇽 Mexico	30° / 86°F	22° / 72°F	4 mm	93
6	Ixtapa	🇲🇽 Mexico	30° / 86°F	24° / 75°F	6 mm	92
7	Managua	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	29° / 84°F	20° / 68°F	8 mm	94
8	Puerto Vallarta	🇲🇽 Mexico	29° / 84°F	18° / 64°F	17 mm	91
9	Liberia	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	29° / 84°F	22° / 72°F	17 mm	89
10	Port-au-Prince	🇭🇹 Haiti	28° / 82°F	21° / 70°F	28 mm	90

South America: hottest in December

#	Destination	Country	Day high	Night low	Rain	Sun score
1	Petrolina	🇧🇷 Brazil	35° / 95°F	22° / 72°F	46 mm	61
2	Natal	🇧🇷 Brazil	33° / 91°F	22° / 72°F	21 mm	82
3	Fortaleza	🇧🇷 Brazil	33° / 91°F	24° / 75°F	29 mm	81
4	Cruz	🇧🇷 Brazil	33° / 91°F	24° / 75°F	23 mm	81
5	Boa Vista	🇧🇷 Brazil	33° / 91°F	23° / 73°F	52 mm	77
6	Guayaquil	🇪🇨 Ecuador	33° / 91°F	20° / 68°F	24 mm	75
7	Juazeiro do Norte	🇧🇷 Brazil	33° / 91°F	21° / 70°F	69 mm	75
8	Teresina	🇧🇷 Brazil	33° / 91°F	24° / 75°F	86 mm	71
9	Asunción	🇵🇾 Paraguay	33° / 91°F	23° / 73°F	182 mm	61
10	Macapá	🇧🇷 Brazil	33° / 91°F	23° / 73°F	135 mm	60

Africa: hottest in December

#	Destination	Country	Day high	Night low	Rain	Sun score
1	Ouagadougou	🇧🇫 Burkina Faso	34° / 93°F	16° / 61°F	0 mm	78
2	Abuja	🇳🇬 Nigeria	34° / 93°F	18° / 64°F	1 mm	75
3	N'Djamena	🇹🇩 Chad	33° / 91°F	15° / 59°F	0 mm	88
4	Niamey	🇳🇪 Niger	33° / 91°F	17° / 63°F	0 mm	88
5	Bamako	🇲🇱 Mali	33° / 91°F	16° / 61°F	0 mm	87
6	Gaborone	🇧🇼 Botswana	33° / 91°F	19° / 66°F	90 mm	74
7	Khartoum	🇸🇩 Sudan	32° / 90°F	16° / 61°F	0 mm	100
8	Windhoek	🇳🇦 Namibia	32° / 90°F	16° / 61°F	64 mm	88
9	Mombasa	🇰🇪 Kenya	32° / 90°F	22° / 72°F	69 mm	84
10	Dakar	🇸🇳 Senegal	31° / 88°F	17° / 63°F	3 mm	97

Oceania: hottest in December

#	Destination	Country	Day high	Night low	Rain	Sun score
1	Newman	🇦🇺 Australia	40° / 104°F	24° / 75°F	33 mm	19
2	Port Hedland	🇦🇺 Australia	38° / 100°F	24° / 75°F	27 mm	38
3	Alice Springs	🇦🇺 Australia	36° / 97°F	21° / 70°F	38 mm	56
4	Broome	🇦🇺 Australia	36° / 97°F	26° / 79°F	120 mm	47
5	Broadwood	🇦🇺 Australia	33° / 91°F	15° / 59°F	22 mm	83
6	Perth	🇦🇺 Australia	32° / 90°F	15° / 59°F	13 mm	96
7	Townsville	🇦🇺 Australia	32° / 90°F	23° / 73°F	87 mm	82
8	Karratha	🇦🇺 Australia	31° / 88°F	27° / 81°F	15 mm	97
9	Rockhampton	🇦🇺 Australia	31° / 88°F	21° / 70°F	107 mm	77
10	Darwin	🇦🇺 Australia	31° / 88°F	28° / 82°F	291 mm	70

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