Where to honeymoon in December
Travelling later or not sure of the month? These winter honeymoon destinations stay good from December to February.
52 rated best · 11 rated good · 13 rated mixed · 7 rated avoid
By kind of trip
December honeymoon shortlists
Beach and island honeymoons in December
- Saint Lucia · 27°C, sea 29°C
- Bahamas · 26°C, sea 25°C
- Maui · 26°C, sea 26°C
- Kauaʻi · 26°C, sea 26°C
- Dubai · 26°C, sea 25°C
- Costa Rica · 31°C, sea 29°C
Snow and mountain honeymoons in December
- Shimla · 13°C by day
- Gangtok & Sikkim · 12°C by day
- Swiss Alps · 8°C by day
- Lapland · -4°C by day
- Kashmir · 6°C by day
- Iceland · 2°C by day
Best-value honeymoons in December
- Meghalaya · about $980 for 7 nights
- Mount Abu · about $1,015 for 7 nights
- Darjeeling · about $1,015 for 7 nights
- Nainital · about $1,050 for 7 nights
- Mussoorie · about $1,050 for 7 nights
- Ooty · about $1,092 for 7 nights
Two people, comfort level, on the ground, before flights. Includes the peak-season uplift where December is peak.
Where to avoid in December
- Scottish Highlands · rainy season
- Dubrovnik & Hvar · rainy season
- Amalfi Coast · cold
- Ladakh · cold
- Hoi An & Ha Long Bay · rainy season
- Santorini · cold
Every destination
All destinations in December
Best 52
The weather is at its best for a honeymoon.
- Saint Lucia,
- Udaipur,
- Bahamas,
- Cape Town & Winelands,
- Coorg,
- Margaret River,
- Nainital,
- Jaipur,
- Marrakech,
- Wayanad,
- Maui,
- Pokhara,
- Kauaʻi,
- Dubai,
- Shimla,
- Mount Abu,
- Meghalaya,
- Mahabaleshwar,
- Egypt,
- Costa Rica,
- Darjeeling,
- Phu Quoc,
- Hong Kong,
- Mussoorie,
- Goa,
- Tasmania,
- Great Ocean Road,
- Gangtok & Sikkim,
- Swiss Alps,
- Lapland,
- Kashmir,
- Lakshadweep,
- Tulum,
- Florida Keys,
- Kerala,
- Maasai Mara,
- Iceland,
- Banff,
- Andaman Islands,
- Aspen,
- Bhutan,
- Zanzibar,
- Cancún,
- Queenstown,
- Sri Lanka,
- Manali,
- Noosa,
- Byron Bay,
- Phuket & Krabi,
- Ooty,
- Munnar,
- Gold Coast
Good 11
Pleasant, with the odd shower or a little heat.
Mixed 13
Possible, but expect rain, heat or cold for part of the trip.
Avoid 7
Off season: monsoon, storms or real cold.
Weather numbers for all 83 placesDaytime high, rain and sea temperature, ranked
| # | Destination | High | Rain | Sea | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saint Lucia · Saint Lucia | 27°C | 44 mm | 29°C | Best |
| 2 | Udaipur · India | 24°C | 5 mm | · | Best |
| 3 | Bahamas · Bahamas | 26°C | 51 mm | 25°C | Best |
| 4 | Cape Town & Winelands · South Africa | 24°C | 28 mm | 15°C | Best |
| 5 | Coorg · India | 26°C | 32 mm | · | Best |
| 6 | Margaret River · Australia | 24°C | 18 mm | 20°C | Best |
| 7 | Nainital · India | 13°C | 21 mm | · | Best |
| 8 | Jaipur · India | 23°C | 6 mm | · | Best |
| 9 | Marrakech · Morocco | 21°C | 25 mm | · | Best |
| 10 | Wayanad · India | 28°C | 42 mm | · | Best |
| 11 | Maui · United States | 26°C | 85 mm | 26°C | Best |
| 12 | Pokhara · Nepal | 18°C | 31 mm | · | Best |
| 13 | Kauaʻi · United States | 26°C | 82 mm | 26°C | Best |
| 14 | Dubai · United Arab Emirates | 26°C | 7 mm | 25°C | Best |
| 15 | Shimla · India | 13°C | 27 mm | · | Best |
| 16 | Mount Abu · India | 20°C | 3 mm | · | Best |
| 17 | Meghalaya · India | 17°C | 22 mm | · | Best |
| 18 | Mahabaleshwar · India | 24°C | 13 mm | · | Best |
| 19 | Egypt · Egypt | 24°C | 0 mm | · | Best |
| 20 | Costa Rica · Costa Rica | 31°C | 33 mm | 29°C | Best |
| 21 | Darjeeling · India | 12°C | 31 mm | · | Best |
| 22 | Phu Quoc · Vietnam | 29°C | 69 mm | 30°C | Best |
| 23 | Hong Kong · Hong Kong | 20°C | 27 mm | · | Best |
| 24 | Mussoorie · India | 12°C | 27 mm | · | Best |
| 25 | Goa · India | 32°C | 13 mm | 29°C | Best |
| 26 | Tasmania · Australia | 21°C | 66 mm | 18°C | Best |
| 27 | Great Ocean Road · Australia | 21°C | 57 mm | 17°C | Best |
| 28 | Gangtok & Sikkim · India | 12°C | 46 mm | · | Best |
| 29 | Swiss Alps · Switzerland | 8°C | 144 mm | · | Best |
| 30 | Lapland · Finland | -4°C | 48 mm | · | Best |
| 31 | Kashmir · India | 6°C | 79 mm | · | Best |
| 32 | Lakshadweep · India | 28°C | 93 mm | 30°C | Best |
| 33 | Tulum · Mexico | 27°C | 77 mm | 28°C | Best |
| 34 | Florida Keys · United States | 24°C | 66 mm | 26°C | Best |
| 35 | Kerala · India | 30°C | 82 mm | 30°C | Best |
| 36 | Maasai Mara · Kenya | 28°C | 89 mm | · | Best |
| 37 | Iceland · Iceland | 2°C | 135 mm | 4°C | Best |
| 38 | Banff · Canada | -6°C | 34 mm | · | Best |
| 39 | Andaman Islands · India | 29°C | 144 mm | 29°C | Best |
| 40 | Aspen · United States | 1°C | 65 mm | · | Best |
| 41 | Bhutan · Bhutan | 14°C | 76 mm | · | Best |
| 42 | Zanzibar · Tanzania | 31°C | 99 mm | 30°C | Best |
| 43 | Cancún · Mexico | 27°C | 83 mm | 28°C | Best |
| 44 | Queenstown · New Zealand | 19°C | 124 mm | · | Best |
| 45 | Sri Lanka · Sri Lanka | 29°C | 197 mm | 29°C | Best |
| 46 | Manali · India | 11°C | 170 mm | · | Best |
| 47 | Noosa · Australia | 27°C | 122 mm | 25°C | Best |
| 48 | Byron Bay · Australia | 27°C | 121 mm | 25°C | Best |
| 49 | Phuket & Krabi · Thailand | 29°C | 97 mm | 29°C | Best |
| 50 | Ooty · India | 18°C | 103 mm | · | Best |
| 51 | Munnar · India | 22°C | 128 mm | · | Best |
| 52 | Gold Coast · Australia | 27°C | 119 mm | 24°C | Best |
| 53 | Langkawi · Malaysia | 29°C | 158 mm | 29°C | Good |
| 54 | Barcelona & Mallorca · Spain | 15°C | 25 mm | 16°C | Goodoff season |
| 55 | Azores · Portugal | 18°C | 162 mm | 19°C | Good |
| 56 | Maldives · Maldives | 28°C | 219 mm | 30°C | Goodrainy season |
| 57 | Palawan · Philippines | 29°C | 179 mm | 29°C | Good |
| 58 | Port Douglas & Daintree · Australia | 29°C | 446 mm | 29°C | Good |
| 59 | Singapore · Singapore | 29°C | 259 mm | 29°C | Goodrainy season |
| 60 | Whitsundays · Australia | 28°C | 173 mm | 28°C | Good |
| 61 | Mauritius · Mauritius | 26°C | 172 mm | 27°C | Good |
| 62 | Paris · France | 9°C | 76 mm | · | Mixedcold |
| 63 | Baku · Azerbaijan | 10°C | 36 mm | · | Goodcold |
| 64 | Kuala Lumpur · Malaysia | 30°C | 310 mm | · | Goodrainy season |
| 65 | Istanbul · Türkiye | 11°C | 90 mm | · | Mixedcold |
| 66 | Seychelles · Seychelles | 27°C | 330 mm | 29°C | Mixedrainy season |
| 67 | Kyoto · Japan | 11°C | 61 mm | · | Mixedcold |
| 68 | Sedona · United States | 12°C | 46 mm | · | Mixedcold |
| 69 | Smoky Mountains · United States | 12°C | 141 mm | · | Mixed |
| 70 | Fiji · Fiji | 30°C | 256 mm | 29°C | Mixedrainy season |
| 71 | Bali · Indonesia | 29°C | 295 mm | 30°C | Mixedrainy season |
| 72 | Bora Bora · French Polynesia | 24°C | 246 mm | 28°C | Mixedrainy season |
| 73 | Cappadocia · Türkiye | 8°C | 45 mm | · | Mixedcold |
| 74 | Napa Valley · United States | 15°C | 138 mm | · | Mixed |
| 75 | Georgia · Georgia | 8°C | 28 mm | · | Mixedcold |
| 76 | Kodaikanal · India | 17°C | 210 mm | · | Mixedrainy season |
| 77 | Koh Samui · Thailand | 25°C | 224 mm | 29°C | Avoidrainy season |
| 78 | Santorini · Greece | 15°C | 47 mm | 19°C | Avoidcold |
| 79 | Hoi An & Ha Long Bay · Vietnam | 24°C | 376 mm | 26°C | Avoidrainy season |
| 80 | Ladakh · India | -3°C | 12 mm | · | Avoidcold |
| 81 | Amalfi Coast · Italy | 13°C | 156 mm | 18°C | Avoidcold |
| 82 | Dubrovnik & Hvar · Croatia | 13°C | 216 mm | 17°C | Avoidrainy season |
| 83 | Scottish Highlands · United Kingdom | 7°C | 313 mm | · | Avoidrainy season |
Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (ERA5, 2015–2024). Download: CSV · JSON
Quick answers
December honeymoon questions
Where is the best place to honeymoon in December?
Ranked on ten years of December weather plus how romantic each place is, the top picks are Saint Lucia, Udaipur (India) and Bahamas. 52 of the 83 destinations we track are rated best for December.
Is December a good month for a honeymoon?
63 of 83 destinations have good or better weather in December. It is off season in places like Scottish Highlands (United Kingdom), Dubrovnik & Hvar (Croatia) and Amalfi Coast (Italy), so the destination matters more than the month.
Where is warm for a beach honeymoon in December?
Saint Lucia, Bahamas, Maui (United States) and Kauaʻi (United States) all have good beach weather in December, with the sea at 29°C, 25°C, 26°C, 26°C respectively.
What is a good-value honeymoon destination in December?
Among places with good December weather, Meghalaya (about US$980), Mount Abu (about US$1,020), Darjeeling (about US$1,020) cost the least: seven nights for two at comfort level, on the ground, before flights.
Where should we avoid for a honeymoon in December?
Scottish Highlands (United Kingdom), Dubrovnik & Hvar (Croatia), Amalfi Coast (Italy) and Ladakh (India) are in their off season in December. Each place's reason is in the full list below.
Going in December? Let the two of you decide in two minutes.