The warmest places in the world in December

Winejok tops the list at 36 °C in December. Ranked from 1991–2020 climate normals across 50 destinations.

# Destination Country Avg high Avg high Rainfall
1 Winejok South Sudan 36 °C 36 °C 1 mm
2 Malakal South Sudan 35 °C 35 °C 0 mm
3 Bida Nigeria 35 °C 35 °C 0 mm
4 Makurdi Nigeria 35 °C 35 °C 1 mm
5 Al Qadarif Sudan 35 °C 35 °C 0 mm
6 Singa Sudan 35 °C 35 °C 0 mm
7 Tamale Ghana 35 °C 35 °C 1 mm
8 Yola Nigeria 35 °C 35 °C 0 mm
9 Minna Nigeria 35 °C 35 °C 0 mm
10 Kisi Nigeria 35 °C 35 °C 1 mm
11 Ilorin Nigeria 35 °C 35 °C 1 mm
12 Sobral Brazil 34 °C 34 °C 28 mm
13 Juba South Sudan 34 °C 34 °C 9 mm
14 Mossoró Brazil 34 °C 34 °C 17 mm
15 Parakou Benin 34 °C 34 °C 2 mm
16 Kayes Mali 34 °C 34 °C 1 mm
17 Suleja Nigeria 34 °C 34 °C 1 mm
18 Gboko Nigeria 34 °C 34 °C 2 mm
19 Wad Medani Sudan 34 °C 34 °C 0 mm
20 Kosti Sudan 34 °C 34 °C 0 mm
21 Teresina Brazil 34 °C 34 °C 96 mm
22 Korhogo Ivory Coast 34 °C 34 °C 2 mm
23 Kassala Sudan 34 °C 34 °C 0 mm
24 San Miguel El Salvador 34 °C 34 °C 6 mm
25 Abuja Nigeria 34 °C 34 °C 1 mm
26 Enugu Nigeria 34 °C 34 °C 5 mm
27 Ziguinchor Senegal 34 °C 34 °C 1 mm
28 Iseyin Nigeria 34 °C 34 °C 4 mm
29 Koudougou Burkina Faso 33 °C 33 °C 0 mm
30 Abeokuta Nigeria 33 °C 33 °C 11 mm
31 Ouagadougou Burkina Faso 33 °C 33 °C 0 mm
32 Osogbo Nigeria 33 °C 33 °C 6 mm
33 Tete Mozambique 33 °C 33 °C 147 mm
34 Awka Nigeria 33 °C 33 °C 7 mm
35 Oyo Nigeria 33 °C 33 °C 4 mm
36 Petrolina Brazil 33 °C 33 °C 54 mm
37 Saki Nigeria 33 °C 33 °C 2 mm
38 Sikasso Mali 33 °C 33 °C 0 mm
39 Atani Nigeria 33 °C 33 °C 8 mm
40 Okene Nigeria 33 °C 33 °C 3 mm
41 Bobo-Dioulasso Burkina Faso 33 °C 33 °C 0 mm
42 Ogbomoso Nigeria 33 °C 33 °C 2 mm
43 Juazeiro do Norte Brazil 33 °C 33 °C 39 mm
44 Ila Orangun Nigeria 33 °C 33 °C 4 mm
45 Ad-Damazin Sudan 33 °C 33 °C 0 mm
46 Ibadan Nigeria 33 °C 33 °C 7 mm
47 Owerri Nigeria 33 °C 33 °C 24 mm
48 Onitsha Nigeria 33 °C 33 °C 5 mm
49 Kankan Guinea 33 °C 33 °C 0 mm
50 Ijero-Ekiti Nigeria 33 °C 33 °C 6 mm

Only destinations with a published page for that month are ranked. The ranking is ours; the underlying values are reproduced from the source.

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: ranking order, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

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