Where to go in December: Africa & Middle East
20 destinations in Africa & Middle East genuinely in season, warmest first: typical daytime highs, budget level and the full travel window for each. Tap one for details, or let the quiz pick for your whole group.
The band on each card is its year, January to December: blue where it's cool, red where it's hot, with December marked.
- Dakar & the Petite Côte Senegal
- Lagos Nigeria
- Banjul & the Gambian coast Gambia
- Accra & the Cape Coast Ghana
- Diani Beach & the Kenyan coast Kenya
- Jeddah & the Red Sea coast Saudi Arabia
- Lamu Kenya
- Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates
- Mauritius Mauritius
- Cape Town & the Garden Route South Africa
- Cape Verde Cape Verde
- Dubai & the desert United Arab Emirates
- Muscat & the Wahiba Sands Oman
- Doha Qatar
- Uganda – gorillas and the source of the Nile Uganda
- Sharm El Sheikh & the Red Sea Egypt
- AlUla Saudi Arabia
- Aqaba & the Jordanian Red Sea Jordan
- Lalibela & the Ethiopian Highlands Ethiopia
- The Nile & the Red Sea Egypt
Nothing in December matches all of those.
Which one would your whole group pick?
Can't agree where to go? Set what's actually possible, answer eight quick questions each, and out comes the one destination that fits everybody. Even the little ones join in, with questions read aloud and picture answers. Two minutes each, no signup.
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Where should I go in Africa & Middle East in December?
In Africa & Middle East, 20 destinations are genuinely in season in December. The warmest are Dakar & the Petite Côte (34°C/93°F), Lagos (33°C/91°F), Banjul & the Gambian coast (32°C/89°F), Accra & the Cape Coast (31°C/87°F), Diani Beach & the Kenyan coast (31°C/87°F).
Where is it warmest in Africa & Middle East in December?
Of the Africa & Middle East destinations in season in December, Dakar & the Petite Côte is the warmest, with typical daytime highs around 34°C (93°F).