Best Places to Visit in Europe in December 2026

173 Europe destinations ranked by December temperature — coolest first. Find a warm-winter beach or a summer escape from the heat.

Coolest

Svalbard

~-15°C

Median

Faroe Islands

~5°C

Warmest

Tenerife

~20°C

Europe destinations in December, sorted by temperature

Svalbard-15°C

Svalbard

Norway

$450/daySafety 85/100
Rovaniemi-10°C

Rovaniemi

Finland

$260/daySafety 90/100Peak in December
Abisko-9°C

Abisko

Sweden

$200/daySafety 92/100Peak in December
Tromsø-4°C

Tromsø

Norway

$290/daySafety 90/100Peak in December
Swiss Alps-3°C

Swiss Alps

Switzerland

$325/daySafety 95/100Peak in December
Oslo-3°C

Oslo

Norway

$240/daySafety 88/100
Helsinki-3°C

Helsinki

Finland

$190/daySafety 90/100
Tallinn-3°C

Tallinn

Estonia

$110/daySafety 82/100
Vilnius-2°C

Vilnius

Lithuania

$90/daySafety 83/100
Zermatt-2°C

Zermatt

Switzerland

$380/daySafety 95/100Peak in December
Reykjavik-1°C

Reykjavik

Iceland

$275/daySafety 95/100
Norwegian Fjords-1°C

Norwegian Fjords

Norway

$300/daySafety 92/100
Dolomites-1°C

Dolomites

Italy

$240/daySafety 85/100Peak in December
Lofoten Islands-1°C

Lofoten Islands

Norway

$300/daySafety 92/100
Kyiv-1°C

Kyiv

Ukraine

$100/daySafety 45/100
Riga-1°C

Riga

Latvia

$120/daySafety 82/100
Lviv-1°C

Lviv

Ukraine

$65/daySafety 60/100
Akureyri-1°C

Akureyri

Iceland

$230/daySafety 92/100Peak in December
Sighișoara-1°C

Sighișoara

Romania

$65/daySafety 84/100
Interlaken0°C

Interlaken

Switzerland

$350/daySafety 92/100
Sarajevo0°C

Sarajevo

Bosnia and Herzegovina

$90/daySafety 78/100
Warsaw0°C

Warsaw

Poland

$115/daySafety 85/100
Brașov0°C

Brașov

Romania

$75/daySafety 85/100
Hallstatt0°C

Hallstatt

Austria

$230/daySafety 92/100
Cluj-Napoca0°C

Cluj-Napoca

Romania

$75/daySafety 80/100
Sibiu0°C

Sibiu

Romania

$75/daySafety 82/100
Salzburg1°C

Salzburg

Austria

$190/daySafety 90/100Peak in December
Stockholm1°C

Stockholm

Sweden

$200/daySafety 82/100
Krakow1°C

Krakow

Poland

$110/daySafety 80/100
Gdańsk1°C

Gdańsk

Poland

$120/daySafety 82/100
Innsbruck1°C

Innsbruck

Austria

$200/daySafety 90/100
Höfn1°C

Höfn

Iceland

$240/daySafety 92/100
Snæfellsnes Peninsula1°C

Snæfellsnes Peninsula

Iceland

$240/daySafety 92/100
Český Krumlov1°C

Český Krumlov

Czech Republic

$100/daySafety 90/100
Karlovy Vary1°C

Karlovy Vary

Czech Republic

$110/daySafety 92/100
Gothenburg1°C

Gothenburg

Sweden

$170/daySafety 80/100
Eger1°C

Eger

Hungary

$90/daySafety 88/100
Prague2°C

Prague

Czech Republic

$130/daySafety 80/100
Bucharest2°C

Bucharest

Romania

$100/daySafety 75/100
Belgrade2°C

Belgrade

Serbia

$90/daySafety 70/100
Sofia2°C

Sofia

Bulgaria

$85/daySafety 75/100
Bratislava2°C

Bratislava

Slovakia

$120/daySafety 82/100
Munich2°C

Munich

Germany

$200/daySafety 82/100
Plitvice Lakes National Park2°C

Plitvice Lakes National Park

Croatia

$160/daySafety 82/100
Hjørundfjord2°C

Hjørundfjord

Norway

$175/daySafety 88/100
Lake Bled2°C

Lake Bled

Slovenia

$170/daySafety 90/100
Lucerne2°C

Lucerne

Switzerland

$350/daySafety 92/100
Vík í Mýrdal2°C

Vík í Mýrdal

Iceland

$240/daySafety 90/100
Dresden2°C

Dresden

Germany

$130/daySafety 82/100Peak in December
Black Forest2°C

Black Forest

Germany

$130/daySafety 85/100Peak in December
Rothenburg ob der Tauber2°C

Rothenburg ob der Tauber

Germany

$125/daySafety 85/100Peak in December
Aarhus2°C

Aarhus

Denmark

$180/daySafety 88/100
Bornholm2°C

Bornholm

Denmark

$175/daySafety 92/100
Lake Balaton2°C

Lake Balaton

Hungary

$95/daySafety 85/100
Veliko Tarnovo2°C

Veliko Tarnovo

Bulgaria

$60/daySafety 80/100
Berlin3°C

Berlin

Germany

$140/daySafety 78/100
Scottish Highlands3°C

Scottish Highlands

United Kingdom

$200/daySafety 85/100
Vienna3°C

Vienna

Austria

$185/daySafety 88/100
Copenhagen3°C

Copenhagen

Denmark

$230/daySafety 85/100
Budapest3°C

Budapest

Hungary

$125/daySafety 75/100
Edinburgh3°C

Edinburgh

United Kingdom

$200/daySafety 80/100
Cappadocia3°C

Cappadocia

Turkey

$150/daySafety 78/100
Ljubljana3°C

Ljubljana

Slovenia

$135/daySafety 85/100
Hardangerfjord3°C

Hardangerfjord

Norway

$190/daySafety 88/100
Zurich3°C

Zurich

Switzerland

$300/daySafety 92/100
Zagreb3°C

Zagreb

Croatia

$110/daySafety 85/100Peak in December
Hamburg3°C

Hamburg

Germany

$200/daySafety 78/100
Annecy3°C

Annecy

France

$210/daySafety 88/100
Heidelberg3°C

Heidelberg

Germany

$145/daySafety 85/100Peak in December
Bern3°C

Bern

Switzerland

$280/daySafety 93/100
Plovdiv3°C

Plovdiv

Bulgaria

$65/daySafety 78/100
Brussels4°C

Brussels

Belgium

$165/daySafety 68/100
Bergen4°C

Bergen

Norway

$215/daySafety 86/100
Stavanger4°C

Stavanger

Norway

$210/daySafety 85/100
Colmar4°C

Colmar

France

$190/daySafety 90/100Peak in December
Cologne4°C

Cologne

Germany

$145/daySafety 80/100Peak in December
Frankfurt4°C

Frankfurt

Germany

$160/daySafety 78/100Peak in December
Geneva4°C

Geneva

Switzerland

$350/daySafety 92/100
Lausanne4°C

Lausanne

Switzerland

$280/daySafety 92/100
Skopje4°C

Skopje

North Macedonia

$55/daySafety 75/100
Amsterdam5°C

Amsterdam

Netherlands

$195/daySafety 78/100
Bruges5°C

Bruges

Belgium

$190/daySafety 85/100
Dublin5°C

Dublin

Ireland

$200/daySafety 78/100
Bologna5°C

Bologna

Italy

$190/daySafety 80/100
Ghent5°C

Ghent

Belgium

$175/daySafety 85/100
Lyon5°C

Lyon

France

$200/daySafety 72/100
Faroe Islands5°C

Faroe Islands

Faroe Islands

$230/daySafety 92/100
Rotterdam5°C

Rotterdam

Netherlands

$165/daySafety 80/100
Lake District5°C

Lake District

United Kingdom

$195/daySafety 90/100
Isle of Skye5°C

Isle of Skye

United Kingdom

$195/daySafety 92/100
York5°C

York

United Kingdom

$200/daySafety 85/100
Utrecht5°C

Utrecht

Netherlands

$165/daySafety 85/100
The Hague5°C

The Hague

Netherlands

$175/daySafety 85/100
Delft5°C

Delft

Netherlands

$155/daySafety 85/100
Paris6°C

Paris

France

$275/daySafety 72/100
London6°C

London

United Kingdom

$230/daySafety 75/100
Belfast6°C

Belfast

United Kingdom

$115/daySafety 82/100
Bath6°C

Bath

United Kingdom

$230/daySafety 88/100
Lake Como6°C

Lake Como

Italy

$220/daySafety 88/100
Verona6°C

Verona

Italy

$160/daySafety 84/100
Cotswolds6°C

Cotswolds

United Kingdom

$300/daySafety 92/100
Ohrid6°C

Ohrid

North Macedonia

$100/daySafety 82/100
Salamanca6°C

Salamanca

Spain

$150/daySafety 88/100
Istanbul7°C

Istanbul

Turkey

$110/daySafety 60/100
Milan7°C

Milan

Italy

$185/daySafety 82/100
Venice7°C

Venice

Italy

$230/daySafety 82/100
Mont Saint-Michel7°C

Mont Saint-Michel

France

$210/daySafety 90/100
Mostar7°C

Mostar

Bosnia and Herzegovina

$85/daySafety 75/100
Lake Garda7°C

Lake Garda

Italy

$240/daySafety 88/100
Toledo7°C

Toledo

Spain

$150/daySafety 88/100
Tuscany8°C

Tuscany

Italy

$200/daySafety 85/100
Florence8°C

Florence

Italy

$185/daySafety 78/100
Thessaloniki8°C

Thessaloniki

Greece

$115/daySafety 72/100
Tirana8°C

Tirana

Albania

$65/daySafety 72/100
Galway8°C

Galway

Ireland

$130/daySafety 83/100
Matera8°C

Matera

Italy

$175/daySafety 84/100
Cork8°C

Cork

Ireland

$165/daySafety 88/100
Killarney8°C

Killarney

Ireland

$175/daySafety 90/100
Cliffs of Moher8°C

Cliffs of Moher

Ireland

$150/daySafety 85/100
Doolin8°C

Doolin

Ireland

$160/daySafety 92/100
Rome9°C

Rome

Italy

$165/daySafety 70/100
San Sebastián9°C

San Sebastián

Spain

$230/daySafety 85/100
Kotor9°C

Kotor

Montenegro

$135/daySafety 82/100
Berat9°C

Berat

Albania

$70/daySafety 82/100
Hvar9°C

Hvar

Croatia

$160/daySafety 88/100
Bordeaux9°C

Bordeaux

France

$190/daySafety 75/100
Provence9°C

Provence

France

$200/daySafety 85/100
Piran9°C

Piran

Slovenia

$130/daySafety 88/100
Pula9°C

Pula

Croatia

$120/daySafety 85/100
Madrid10°C

Madrid

Spain

$150/daySafety 75/100
Marseille10°C

Marseille

France

$150/daySafety 62/100
Split10°C

Split

Croatia

$140/daySafety 80/100
Granada10°C

Granada

Spain

$145/daySafety 82/100
Pamukkale10°C

Pamukkale

Turkey

$70/daySafety 82/100
Bilbao10°C

Bilbao

Spain

$200/daySafety 85/100
Coimbra10°C

Coimbra

Portugal

$145/daySafety 86/100
Zadar10°C

Zadar

Croatia

$120/daySafety 88/100
Evora10°C

Evora

Portugal

$140/daySafety 88/100
Barcelona11°C

Barcelona

Spain

$180/daySafety 65/100
Amalfi Coast11°C

Amalfi Coast

Italy

$275/daySafety 85/100
Dubrovnik11°C

Dubrovnik

Croatia

$200/daySafety 82/100
Naples11°C

Naples

Italy

$130/daySafety 60/100
Nice11°C

Nice

France

$220/daySafety 70/100
Córdoba11°C

Córdoba

Spain

$140/daySafety 85/100
Lisbon12°C

Lisbon

Portugal

$150/daySafety 80/100
Porto12°C

Porto

Portugal

$135/daySafety 82/100
Athens12°C

Athens

Greece

$160/daySafety 70/100
Cinque Terre12°C

Cinque Terre

Italy

$250/daySafety 82/100
Cannes12°C

Cannes

France

$240/daySafety 78/100
Sardinia12°C

Sardinia

Italy

$175/daySafety 88/100
Seville13°C

Seville

Spain

$140/daySafety 72/100
Santorini13°C

Santorini

Greece

$275/daySafety 85/100
Málaga13°C

Málaga

Spain

$150/daySafety 78/100
Sintra13°C

Sintra

Portugal

$105/daySafety 87/100
Palermo13°C

Palermo

Italy

$105/daySafety 72/100
Mykonos13°C

Mykonos

Greece

$300/daySafety 88/100
Mallorca13°C

Mallorca

Spain

$220/daySafety 86/100
Antalya13°C

Antalya

Turkey

$90/daySafety 80/100
Fethiye13°C

Fethiye

Turkey

$85/daySafety 80/100
Valencia13°C

Valencia

Spain

$175/daySafety 84/100
Positano13°C

Positano

Italy

$380/daySafety 88/100
Sarandë13°C

Sarandë

Albania

$65/daySafety 80/100
Capri14°C

Capri

Italy

$280/daySafety 86/100
Rhodes14°C

Rhodes

Greece

$130/daySafety 86/100
Ibiza14°C

Ibiza

Spain

$280/daySafety 80/100
Azores15°C

Azores

Portugal

$160/daySafety 90/100
Valletta15°C

Valletta

Malta

$175/daySafety 85/100
Crete15°C

Crete

Greece

$150/daySafety 90/100
Naxos15°C

Naxos

Greece

$140/daySafety 88/100
Paros15°C

Paros

Greece

$150/daySafety 88/100
Algarve16°C

Algarve

Portugal

$170/daySafety 90/100
Madeira19°C

Madeira

Portugal

$160/daySafety 92/100
Tenerife20°C

Tenerife

Spain

$165/daySafety 82/100Peak in December

Frequently asked

What's the weather like in Europe in December?

Europe in December ranges from about -15°C (Svalbard) to 20°C (Tenerife). Median around 5°C. The exact temperature depends heavily on which destination — coastal vs inland, north vs south, altitude all matter.

Where's the coolest place to visit in Europe in December?

Svalbard, Norway averages around -15°C in December — the coolest destination in Europe on our list. Worth checking peak/shoulder season too: even with cool temps, December may not be peak for the destination.

Where's the warmest place to visit in Europe in December?

Tenerife, Spain runs around 20°C in December — the warmest destination in Europe on our list. If you're chasing summer in winter or beach weather year-round, this is the move.

Is December a good time to visit Europe?

Across Europe we have 173 destinations with weather data. Whether December is "good" depends on what you're after: cool weather, warm weather, peak season pricing or shoulder. The list below sorts by temperature so you can match destinations to your weather preference.

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