Where is it sunny in December?

Where is it actually sunny in December? We score every destination in our catalog against climate records from 2015–2024 — all 395 destinations we track. This December, Santiago (Chile) tops the table at 100/100, with 29°C average highs and 3% rain-day odds.

Sun score v2: 40% effective sunshine hours, 30% thermal comfort (21–31°C), 20% dry days, 10% calm winds. Climate averages 2015–2024.

1. #1100
   Santiago — Chile

   29° / 14°C · 15% cloud · 3% rain-day odds

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2. #298
   Adelaide — Australia

   26° / 15°C · 41% cloud · 13% rain-day odds

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3. #398
   Camps Bay — South Africa

   24° / 16°C · 35% cloud · 16% rain-day odds

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4. #498
   Cape Town — South Africa

   24° / 16°C · 35% cloud · 16% rain-day odds

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5. #598
   Salalah — Oman

   28° / 20°C · 20% cloud · 4% rain-day odds

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6. #698
   Oaxaca — Mexico

   26° / 11°C · 33% cloud · 2% rain-day odds

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7. #798
   Lalibela — Ethiopia

   23° / 10°C · 25% cloud · 2% rain-day odds

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8. #898
   Aswan — Egypt

   25° / 11°C · 24% cloud · 0% rain-day odds

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9. #998
   Luxor — Egypt

   24° / 11°C · 25% cloud · 0% rain-day odds

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10. #1098
    Perth — Australia

    29° / 18°C · 22% cloud · 6% rain-day odds

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11. #1198
    Esperance — Australia

    23° / 15°C · 45% cloud · 14% rain-day odds

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12. #1297
    Sharm el-Sheikh — Egypt

    24° / 15°C · 24% cloud · 1% rain-day odds

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13. #1397
    Hurghada — Egypt

    23° / 16°C · 24% cloud · 1% rain-day odds

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14. #1497
    San Salvador — El Salvador

    30° / 20°C · 32% cloud · 15% rain-day odds

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15. #1597
    Mexico City — Mexico

    22° / 8°C · 41% cloud · 7% rain-day odds

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16. #1697
    Jandía — Spain

    21° / 17°C · 34% cloud · 7% rain-day odds

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17. #1797
    Sur — Oman

    27° / 19°C · 18% cloud · 3% rain-day odds

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18. #1897
    Al Ain — UAE

    26° / 15°C · 21% cloud · 2% rain-day odds

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19. #1997
    Nizwa — Oman

    26° / 16°C · 18% cloud · 4% rain-day odds

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20. #2096
    Jaipur — India

    23° / 10°C · 18% cloud · 3% rain-day odds

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21. #2196
    Abu Dhabi — UAE

    26° / 20°C · 26% cloud · 4% rain-day odds

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22. #2296
    Udaipur — India

    24° / 12°C · 17% cloud · 2% rain-day odds

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23. #2396
    Lamu — Kenya

    31° / 26°C · 48% cloud · 40% rain-day odds

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24. #2496
    Muscat — Oman

    26° / 19°C · 18% cloud · 5% rain-day odds

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25. #2596
    Maspalomas — Spain

    22° / 16°C · 34% cloud · 8% rain-day odds

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