Where is warm for Christmas 2026 with a direct flight from the UK?

The warmest are Abuja, Nigeria (35°C); Lagos, Nigeria (33°C); Accra, Ghana (31°C), based on typical December daytime temperatures.

What is the closest warm destination from the UK for Christmas 2026?

Casablanca, Morocco, about 3h 15m away, averages 20°C by day in December.

Where is the sea warm enough to swim for Christmas 2026?

The sea averages 21°C or more at Singapore, Singapore; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Lagos, Nigeria; Accra, Ghana; Kingston, Jamaica; Phuket, Thailand in December.

Winter sun for Christmas 2026: where's warm from UK airports

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Warmest within 4 hours

Agadir, Morocco: 24°C by day, 3h 40m
Marrakech, Morocco: 22°C by day, 3h 30m
Lanzarote Island, Spain: 22°C by day, sea 21°C, 4h 00m
Fuerteventura Island, Spain: 22°C by day, sea 21°C, 4h 00m
Casablanca, Morocco: 20°C by day, 3h 15m

Hot: 25°C and above (44)

Destination	Day	Night	Sea	Flight	Fly from
LuxorEgypt	25°C	12°C	–	5h 15m	London Gatwick, London Heathrow
EspargosCape Verde	27°C	22°C	25°C	5h 55m	Bristol, London Gatwick, Manchester
Jebel AliUnited Arab Emirates	27°C	16°C	25°C	6h 00m	London Heathrow
JeddahSaudi Arabia	30°C	21°C	28°C	6h 00m	Birmingham, London Heathrow, Manchester
AbujaNigeria	35°C	21°C	–	6h 10m	London Gatwick, London Heathrow
DohaQatar	25°C	17°C	23°C	6h 30m	Birmingham, London Gatwick, London Heathrow, Manchester
LagosNigeria	33°C	23°C	29°C	6h 40m	London Gatwick, London Heathrow
AccraGhana	31°C	25°C	29°C	6h 45m	London Gatwick, London Heathrow
Abu DhabiUnited Arab Emirates	27°C	17°C	25°C	6h 55m	London Heathrow, Manchester
DubaiUnited Arab Emirates	26°C	17°C	25°C	6h 55m	Birmingham, London Gatwick, London Heathrow, Manchester
MuscatOman	26°C	19°C	26°C	7h 10m	London Heathrow
SharjahUnited Arab Emirates	27°C	16°C	25°C	7h 10m	London Gatwick
AhmedabadIndia	28°C	16°C	–	8h 35m	London Gatwick
KampalaUganda	25°C	18°C	–	8h 40m	London Gatwick
NairobiKenya	26°C	15°C	–	8h 50m	London Gatwick, London Heathrow
St. GeorgeAntigua and Barbuda	28°C	25°C	28°C	8h 50m	London Gatwick, London Heathrow
BridgetownBarbados	28°C	25°C	28°C	9h 05m	London Gatwick, London Heathrow, Manchester
MumbaiIndia	31°C	21°C	27°C	9h 05m	London Heathrow
HyderabadIndia	28°C	17°C	–	9h 20m	London Heathrow
Port of SpainTrinidad and Tobago	30°C	23°C	29°C	9h 25m	London Gatwick
Punta CanaDominican Republic	28°C	24°C	28°C	9h 25m	London Gatwick
SylhetBangladesh	26°C	14°C	–	9h 40m	London Heathrow, Manchester
BangaloreIndia	26°C	17°C	–	9h 45m	London Heathrow
NassauBahamas	26°C	22°C	25°C	9h 50m	London Heathrow
ChennaiIndia	28°C	23°C	28°C	9h 55m	London Heathrow
ColomboSri Lanka	30°C	23°C	29°C	10h 00m	London Gatwick, London Heathrow
MiamiUnited States	25°C	17°C	24°C	10h 00m	London Heathrow
Montego BayJamaica	28°C	24°C	29°C	10h 00m	London Heathrow
KingstonJamaica	29°C	22°C	29°C	10h 20m	London Gatwick
MaléMaldives	28°C	26°C	29°C	10h 30m	London Heathrow
CancúnMexico	27°C	22°C	28°C	10h 40m	London Gatwick, London Heathrow
Jo'annaSouth Africa	25°C	15°C	–	11h 05m	London Heathrow
BangkokThailand	31°C	21°C	–	11h 25m	London Gatwick, London Heathrow, Manchester
Cape TownSouth Africa	26°C	16°C	19°C	11h 30m	London Gatwick, London Heathrow
San JoséCosta Rica	27°C	18°C	–	11h 30m	London Heathrow
São PauloBrazil	27°C	18°C	–	11h 45m	London Heathrow
Port LouisMauritius	27°C	23°C	27°C	11h 50m	London Gatwick
Rio de JaneiroBrazil	30°C	22°C	25°C	11h 50m	London Heathrow
PhuketThailand	30°C	24°C	29°C	11h 55m	London Gatwick, London Heathrow
Ho Chi Minh CityVietnam	31°C	23°C	–	12h 10m	London Heathrow
Kuala LumpurMalaysia	30°C	23°C	30°C	12h 55m	London Heathrow
SingaporeSingapore	29°C	25°C	30°C	12h 55m	London Gatwick, London Heathrow, Manchester
SantiagoChile	29°C	13°C	–	14h 35m	London Heathrow
PerthAustralia	31°C	18°C	23°C	16h 40m	London Heathrow

Warm: 20 to 24°C (30)

Destination	Day	Night	Sea	Flight	Fly from
CasablancaMorocco	20°C	9°C	–	3h 15m	London Gatwick, London Heathrow, Manchester
MarrakechMorocco	22°C	8°C	–	3h 30m	Birmingham, Bristol, London Gatwick, London Heathrow, London Luton, Manchester
AgadirMorocco	24°C	12°C	–	3h 40m	Birmingham, Bristol, London Gatwick, London Luton, Manchester
Fuerteventura IslandSpain	22°C	16°C	21°C	4h 00m	Birmingham, Bristol, London Gatwick, London Luton, Manchester
Lanzarote IslandSpain	22°C	16°C	21°C	4h 00m	Birmingham, Bristol, London Gatwick, London Luton, Manchester
Gran Canaria IslandSpain	22°C	17°C	22°C	4h 10m	Birmingham, Bristol, London Gatwick, London Luton, Manchester
Tenerife IslandSpain	22°C	17°C	22°C	4h 15m	Birmingham, Bristol, London Gatwick, London Heathrow, London Luton, Manchester
Sta Cruz de la Palma, La Palma IslandSpain	22°C	16°C	22°C	4h 40m	Manchester
Tel Aviv YafoIsrael	21°C	11°C	22°C	4h 50m	London Heathrow, London Luton
CairoEgypt	21°C	11°C	–	5h 00m	Birmingham, London Heathrow, Manchester
GizaEgypt	21°C	11°C	–	5h 00m	London Luton, Manchester
Sharm el SheikhEgypt	24°C	17°C	25°C	5h 20m	Birmingham, Bristol, London Gatwick, London Luton, Manchester
HurghadaEgypt	24°C	15°C	24°C	5h 25m	Birmingham, Bristol, London Gatwick, London Luton, Manchester
Kuwait CityKuwait	21°C	11°C	20°C	6h 00m	London Heathrow, London Luton, Manchester
ManamaBahrain	23°C	17°C	21°C	6h 30m	London Gatwick, London Heathrow
RiyadhSaudi Arabia	22°C	10°C	–	6h 30m	London Heathrow
LahorePakistan	20°C	8°C	–	6h 55m	London Heathrow
Addis AbabaEthiopia	22°C	8°C	–	7h 40m	London Gatwick, London Heathrow
HamiltonBermuda	21°C	19°C	21°C	7h 55m	London Heathrow
New DelhiIndia	21°C	9°C	–	8h 45m	Birmingham, London Heathrow
AmritsarIndia	20°C	7°C	–	9h 40m	Birmingham, London Gatwick
OrlandoUnited States	22°C	13°C	–	9h 40m	London Gatwick, London Heathrow, Manchester
TampaUnited States	22°C	13°C	19°C	9h 40m	London Gatwick, London Heathrow
HoustonUnited States	20°C	10°C	–	10h 35m	London Heathrow
PhoenixUnited States	20°C	7°C	–	11h 00m	London Heathrow
HanoiVietnam	21°C	14°C	–	11h 20m	London Heathrow
GuangzhouChina	20°C	12°C	–	11h 45m	London Gatwick, London Heathrow
Mexico CityMexico	22°C	8°C	–	12h 00m	London Heathrow
ShenzhenChina	21°C	12°C	19°C	12h 05m	London Heathrow
Hong KongHong Kong	20°C	14°C	21°C	12h 25m	Manchester

Mild: 16 to 19°C (38)

Destination	Day	Night	Sea	Flight	Fly from
Menorca IslandSpain	16°C	11°C	18°C	2h 20m	Birmingham, London Gatwick, Manchester
Palma De MallorcaSpain	17°C	9°C	17°C	2h 20m	Birmingham, Bristol, London Gatwick, London Luton, Manchester
ValenciaSpain	18°C	8°C	16°C	2h 20m	Birmingham, London Gatwick, London Heathrow, Manchester
AlicanteSpain	18°C	9°C	16°C	2h 30m	Birmingham, Bristol, London Gatwick, London Luton, Manchester
Ibiza TownSpain	17°C	12°C	18°C	2h 35m	London Gatwick
LisbonPortugal	16°C	10°C	16°C	2h 35m	Birmingham, Bristol, London Gatwick, London Heathrow, London Luton, Manchester
MurciaSpain	17°C	9°C	–	2h 35m	Birmingham, Bristol, London Gatwick, Manchester
SevilleSpain	17°C	8°C	–	2h 35m	Birmingham, Bristol, London Gatwick, London Heathrow, London Luton, Manchester
FaroPortugal	17°C	11°C	17°C	2h 40m	Birmingham, Bristol, London Gatwick, London Luton, Manchester
MálagaSpain	17°C	10°C	17°C	2h 40m	Birmingham, Bristol, London Gatwick, London Heathrow, London Luton, Manchester
AlgiersAlgeria	18°C	9°C	18°C	2h 45m	London Gatwick, London Heathrow
GibraltarGibraltar	18°C	11°C	18°C	2h 45m	Birmingham, Bristol, London Gatwick, London Heathrow, Manchester
AlmeríaSpain	18°C	10°C	17°C	2h 50m	London Gatwick
TunisTunisia	18°C	10°C	17°C	2h 50m	London Gatwick, London Heathrow
TangierMorocco	18°C	12°C	18°C	3h 00m	London Gatwick, Manchester
EnfidhaTunisia	19°C	10°C	18°C	3h 05m	Birmingham, Bristol, London Gatwick, London Luton, Manchester
PalermoItaly	16°C	12°C	18°C	3h 05m	London Heathrow
TétouanMorocco	18°C	10°C	18°C	3h 05m	London Gatwick
CataniaItaly	17°C	9°C	18°C	3h 10m	London Gatwick
LuqaMalta	17°C	14°C	19°C	3h 10m	Birmingham, Bristol, London Gatwick, London Heathrow, London Luton, Manchester
RabatMorocco	19°C	11°C	19°C	3h 15m	Manchester
Houmt El SoukTunisia	19°C	13°C	18°C	3h 35m	Manchester
FunchalPortugal	19°C	15°C	21°C	3h 40m	Birmingham, Bristol, London Gatwick, London Luton, Manchester
SoudaGreece	17°C	12°C	19°C	3h 55m	London Gatwick
Samos IslandGreece	16°C	12°C	19°C	4h 00m	Manchester
DalamanTurkiye	17°C	10°C	21°C	4h 05m	London Gatwick, Manchester
AntalyaTurkiye	16°C	9°C	21°C	4h 15m	Birmingham, Bristol, London Gatwick, London Luton, Manchester
BeirutLebanon	19°C	12°C	22°C	4h 35m	London Heathrow
PaphosCyprus	19°C	11°C	21°C	4h 35m	Birmingham, Bristol, London Gatwick, Manchester
LarnarcaCyprus	19°C	12°C	20°C	4h 40m	Birmingham, London Gatwick, London Heathrow, London Luton, Manchester
AmmanJordan	16°C	6°C	–	5h 10m	London Heathrow, Manchester
IslamabadPakistan	17°C	6°C	–	6h 40m	London Gatwick, London Heathrow
New OrleansUnited States	19°C	11°C	–	10h 10m	London Heathrow
AustinUnited States	19°C	9°C	–	10h 30m	London Heathrow
Dallas-Fort WorthUnited States	17°C	7°C	–	10h 30m	London Heathrow
Los AngelesUnited States	18°C	9°C	16°C	11h 20m	London Heathrow
San DiegoUnited States	18°C	9°C	16°C	11h 25m	London Heathrow
TaipeiTaiwan	19°C	15°C	21°C	13h 20m	London Heathrow

Where is the sea warm enough to swim?

The sea averages 21°C or more in December at Singapore, Singapore (30°C); Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (30°C); Lagos, Nigeria (29°C); Accra, Ghana (29°C); Kingston, Jamaica (29°C); Phuket, Thailand (29°C); Colombo, Sri Lanka (29°C); Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (29°C); Montego Bay, Jamaica (29°C); Malé, Maldives (29°C); Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (28°C); Bridgetown, Barbados (28°C).

173 other destinations average under 16°C by day in December. See the flight guides for every destination.

Temperatures are averages for December from 2020 to 2024 (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo), measured at each destination's airport. Sea temperatures are shown for coastal airports only. They describe typical conditions, not a forecast. Flight times are scheduled times; a ~ marks an estimate from distance.

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