Winter sun by month
Where's hot in December
Every destination we track, warmest first, by its average daytime high in December — not the annual average, and not a forecast. Beside each: how long the flight is, which UK airports fly it direct, and the cheapest December fare we have measured.
The winter sun band: Morocco, Egypt, the Canaries, Madeira, Cyprus, Cape Verde and Türkiye.
Within seven hours in December
| Destination | Average high | Flight from London | Direct from | December fare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sal Cape Verde | 26°C | 6h 12m | 6 UK airports London, Manchester, Birmingham … | £144 Bristol, 10 Dec – 17 Dec |
| Hurghada Egypt | 24°C | 5h 32m | 9 UK airports London, Manchester, Birmingham … | £106 London, 8 Dec – 16 Dec |
| Sharm el-Sheikh Egypt | 23°C | 5h 30m | 7 UK airports London, Manchester, Birmingham … | £130 Belfast, 9 Dec – 16 Dec |
| Lanzarote Spain | 22°C | 4h 03m | 10 UK airports London, Manchester, Birmingham … | £54 Bristol, 14 Dec – 22 Dec |
| Tenerife Spain | 22°C | 4h 16m | 10 UK airports London, Manchester, Birmingham … | £51 Birmingham, 3 Dec – 12 Dec |
| Agadir Morocco | 21°C | 3h 42m | 8 UK airports London, Manchester, Birmingham … | £54 Glasgow, 10 Dec – 20 Dec |
| Madeira Portugal | 20°C | 3h 44m | 9 UK airports London, Manchester, Birmingham … | £57 Bristol, 14 Dec – 23 Dec |
| Marrakesh Morocco | 20°C | 3h 30m | 10 UK airports London, Manchester, Birmingham … | £48 Bristol, 1 Dec – 10 Dec |
| Istanbul Türkiye | 11°C | 3h 47m | 4 UK airports London, Manchester, Birmingham … | Today's fare → |
Worth the flight for ten nights or more.
Long-haul in December
| Destination | Average high | Flight from London | Direct from | December fare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zanzibar Tanzania | 32°C | 9h 24m | No UK nonstop | £586 Bristol, 11 Dec – 22 Dec |
| Bali Indonesia | 31°C | 14h 30m | No UK nonstop | Today's fare → |
| Bangkok Thailand | 31°C | 11h 31m | 2 UK airports London, Manchester | £611 Birmingham, 6 Dec – 20 Dec |
| Phuket Thailand | 31°C | 11h 55m | 2 UK airports London, Manchester | £423 London, 9 Dec – 24 Dec |
| Maldives MLE | 30°C | 10h 29m | London | £1,121 Newcastle, 7 Dec – 21 Dec |
| Seychelles SEZ | 30°C | 10h 09m | No UK nonstop | Today's fare → |
| Sri Lanka CMB | 30°C | 10h 41m | London | £788 Edinburgh, 4 Dec – 16 Dec |
| Mauritius MRU | 29°C | 11h 51m | London | £720 London, 3 Dec – 18 Dec |
| Montego Bay Jamaica | 29°C | 10h 02m | 3 UK airports London, Manchester, Birmingham | Today's fare → |
| Cancún Mexico | 28°C | 10h 29m | 6 UK airports London, Manchester, Birmingham … | £517 London, 3 Dec – 15 Dec |
| Dubai UAE | 26°C | 7h 05m | 6 UK airports London, Manchester, Birmingham … | Today's fare → |
| Cape Town South Africa | 25°C | 11h 55m | London | Today's fare → |
| Miami USA | 25°C | 9h 34m | London | £652 Liverpool, 5 Dec – 15 Dec |
| Orlando USA | 23°C | 9h 24m | 3 UK airports London, Manchester, Edinburgh | £488 Glasgow, 2 Dec – 12 Dec |
| Los Angeles USA | 20°C | 11h 21m | London | Today's fare → |
| Las Vegas USA | 14°C | 10h 58m | 2 UK airports London, Manchester | Today's fare → |
| Tokyo Japan | 12°C | 11h 32m | London | £742 London, 2 Dec – 16 Dec |
| New York USA | 6°C | 7h 48m | 4 UK airports London, Manchester, Edinburgh … | Today's fare → |
The short answer
Where is hot in December from the UK?
The warmest places within seven hours of the UK in December are Sal (26°C), Hurghada (24°C) and Sharm el-Sheikh (23°C), going by average daytime highs. Further out, Zanzibar (32°C), Bali (31°C) and Bangkok (31°C) are the warmest of the long-haul destinations we track. The cheapest December fare we have measured is Marrakesh at £48 return from Bristol.
A December fare appears only where one of our searches found its cheapest week in December. Every UK airport is searched across the next six months and kept at its own cheapest week, so a destination without one here had a cheaper week in another month — it is not sold out. Fares were measured on 30 September 2026; the destination guide carries today's fare from every airport.
Withheld this month
Not on our boards in December
We stop publishing fares to Paphos, Antalya and Dalaman in December. A cheap fare there that month is cheap for a reason — the weather, the sea, or half the resort shut for the season — and each guide says which.
The rest of the season
Another month
Warm is half of it. The fare is the other.
The winter sun board has today's cheapest fare to every destination on this page, from whichever of ten UK airports has it.
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