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Cities with mild weather in December96 cities

Monthly mean 15–26 °C · grouped by continent (ordered by temperature)

Cities in our library whose December monthly mean temperature falls in the 15–26 °C mild band — a seasonal shortlist, not a ranking or a forecast.

Europe (4)

Funchal, MadeiraPortugal · 15.2°C · 81mm · 11 rain days
SliemaMalta · 15.4°C · 37mm · 8 rain days
VallettaMalta · 15.5°C · 37mm · 8 rain days
Santa Cruz de TenerifeSpain · 18.7°C · 25mm · 6 rain days

Asia (35)

Tel AvivIsrael · 15.4°C · 104mm · 11 rain days
GuangzhouChina · 15.7°C · 31mm · 5 rain days
HaifaIsrael · 15.8°C · 138mm · 12 rain days
JaipurIndia · 16°C · 8mm · 1 rain days
ShenzhenChina · 16.4°C · 22mm · 4 rain days
Da LatViet Nam · 16.7°C · 64mm · 9 rain days
Hong KongHong Kong SAR, China · 16.8°C · 27mm · 4 rain days
TaipeiTaiwan, China · 17.5°C · 76mm · 14 rain days
HanoiViet Nam · 17.7°C · 35mm · 7 rain days
TaichungTaiwan, China · 18°C · 67mm · 7 rain days
TainanTaiwan, China · 19.7°C · 26mm · 4 rain days
KolkataIndia · 20.1°C · 31mm · 2 rain days
KaohsiungTaiwan, China · 20.7°C · 28mm · 4 rain days
Chiang RaiThailand · 20.8°C · 35mm · 6 rain days
BengaluruIndia · 20.9°C · 37mm · 6 rain days
DubaiUnited Arab Emirates · 21.3°C · 8mm · 1 rain days
AhmedabadIndia · 21.4°C · 3mm · 1 rain days
SharjahUnited Arab Emirates · 21.9°C · 7mm · 1 rain days
SanyaChina · 22.1°C · 23mm · 3 rain days
PuneIndia · 22.1°C · 10mm · 1 rain days
HyderabadIndia · 22.2°C · 9mm · 2 rain days
Chiang MaiThailand · 22.3°C · 25mm · 3 rain days
Abu DhabiUnited Arab Emirates · 22.7°C · 3mm · 1 rain days
Da NangViet Nam · 22.8°C · 344mm · 26 rain days
BandungIndonesia · 23°C · 262mm · 25 rain days
KandySri Lanka · 23.1°C · 147mm · 17 rain days
Nha TrangViet Nam · 24.3°C · 232mm · 19 rain days
MumbaiIndia · 25°C · 16mm · 1 rain days
Bali (Canggu & Ubud)Indonesia · 25.3°C · 327mm · 29 rain days
ChennaiIndia · 25.4°C · 175mm · 13 rain days
YogyakartaIndonesia · 25.7°C · 316mm · 28 rain days
Siem ReapCambodia · 25.7°C · 27mm · 4 rain days
KrabiThailand · 25.8°C · 154mm · 19 rain days
ColomboSri Lanka · 25.9°C · 169mm · 18 rain days
Johor BahruMalaysia · 26°C · 316mm · 28 rain days

Africa (11)

CairoEgypt, Arab Rep. · 16.1°C · 6mm · 1 rain days
AlexandriaEgypt, Arab Rep. · 16.4°C · 37mm · 7 rain days
HurghadaEgypt, Arab Rep. · 18.9°C · 0mm · 0 rain days
NairobiKenya · 19°C · 83mm · 17 rain days
KigaliRwanda · 19.6°C · 104mm · 19 rain days
Cape TownSouth Africa · 19.6°C · 28mm · 5 rain days
JohannesburgSouth Africa · 20°C · 109mm · 16 rain days
PretoriaSouth Africa · 22.1°C · 100mm · 14 rain days
CurepipeMauritius · 22.5°C · 187mm · 24 rain days
DurbanSouth Africa · 23.1°C · 99mm · 14 rain days
DakarSenegal · 24.8°C · 1mm · 0 rain days

North America (9)

QuerétaroMexico · 15.5°C · 9mm · 2 rain days
MonterreyMexico · 15.7°C · 27mm · 5 rain days
GuadalajaraMexico · 17.2°C · 14mm · 2 rain days
OaxacaMexico · 17.6°C · 2mm · 1 rain days
MiamiUnited States · 22.2°C · 94mm · 11 rain days
MéridaMexico · 24°C · 31mm · 6 rain days
CancúnMexico · 24.6°C · 83mm · 14 rain days
Playa del CarmenMexico · 24.7°C · 76mm · 14 rain days
San JuanPuerto Rico (US) · 25.3°C · 62mm · 18 rain days

South America (23)

ConcepciónChile · 16°C · 12mm · 3 rain days
ValparaísoChile · 16.3°C · 5mm · 1 rain days
ArequipaPeru · 17°C · 26mm · 6 rain days
La SerenaChile · 17.7°C · 2mm · 0 rain days
MedellínColombia · 20.1°C · 117mm · 21 rain days
CuritibaBrazil · 20.1°C · 162mm · 21 rain days
LimaPeru · 20.3°C · 9mm · 2 rain days
MaldonadoUruguay · 20.5°C · 80mm · 9 rain days
SantiagoChile · 20.7°C · 6mm · 1 rain days
MontevideoUruguay · 21.3°C · 71mm · 8 rain days
CaliColombia · 21.4°C · 262mm · 26 rain days
BucaramangaColombia · 21.4°C · 241mm · 24 rain days
São PauloBrazil · 21.6°C · 162mm · 21 rain days
Belo HorizonteBrazil · 22.1°C · 209mm · 21 rain days
BrasíliaBrazil · 22.1°C · 194mm · 22 rain days
Buenos AiresArgentina · 23°C · 84mm · 8 rain days
CampinasBrazil · 23.5°C · 183mm · 19 rain days
Porto AlegreBrazil · 23.6°C · 110mm · 11 rain days
FlorianópolisBrazil · 23.7°C · 160mm · 17 rain days
CórdobaArgentina · 23.8°C · 80mm · 10 rain days
MendozaArgentina · 24.2°C · 30mm · 5 rain days
RosarioArgentina · 24.2°C · 83mm · 9 rain days
Rio de JaneiroBrazil · 25.4°C · 137mm · 16 rain days

Oceania (14)

HobartAustralia · 15.8°C · 69mm · 11 rain days
WellingtonNew Zealand · 16°C · 79mm · 11 rain days
ChristchurchNew Zealand · 16°C · 68mm · 11 rain days
HamiltonNew Zealand · 17.9°C · 108mm · 12 rain days
AucklandNew Zealand · 18.6°C · 86mm · 14 rain days
MelbourneAustralia · 18.7°C · 67mm · 9 rain days
CanberraAustralia · 19°C · 69mm · 8 rain days
AdelaideAustralia · 20.8°C · 26mm · 5 rain days
SydneyAustralia · 21.5°C · 66mm · 10 rain days
PerthAustralia · 22.9°C · 9mm · 2 rain days
Gold CoastAustralia · 23.7°C · 122mm · 14 rain days
BrisbaneAustralia · 24°C · 117mm · 13 rain days
SuvaFiji · 25.5°C · 306mm · 26 rain days
LautokaFiji · 26°C · 287mm · 24 rain days

Definition: a city is “mild in December” when its monthly mean temperature is between 15 and 26 °C (10-year mean). These are climatological means, not a weather forecast — check a live forecast before travelling. Source: Open-Meteo Historical Weather API (CC BY 4.0, 2015–2024). Grouped by continent, ordered by temperature within each group — a filter tool, not a ranking or liveability judgement.

FAQ

How is “mild in December” defined?

December has a monthly mean temperature between 15 and 26 °C. Data are 2015–2024 monthly means (Open-Meteo Historical, CC BY 4.0), aggregated per city.

Is this a liveability ranking?

No. This page groups cities by continent and orders them within each group by that month's temperature ascending; the temperature value carries no good/bad judgement. The sample is only our cities with data for that month.

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