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Where should you go in December?

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Destinations our month-by-month guides rate best or good in December.

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Agra

Uttar Pradesh · 1-2 days

Cool; cold mornings

Photo: Taj_Mahal,_Agra,_India_edit2.jpg: Yann; edited by King of Hearts derivative work: Jbarta (talk)

Ajmer

Rajasthan · 1 day

Cool, clear; peak season

Photo: Singh92karan

Alappuzha

Kerala · 1-2 days

Peak season, Christmas crowds and higher prices

Photo: User:Sivavkm

Arambol

Goa · 2-4 days

Peak: Christmas, New Year; highest prices

Photo: Ankitsingh123

Bengaluru

Karnataka · 2-3 days

Cool and dry

Photo: Param munde

Chopta

Uttarakhand · 2-3 days

Snow treks

Photo: Vvnataraj

Fatehgarh Sahib

Punjab · 1 day

Shaheedi Jor Mela, last week of December

Photo: Quality check

Gurugram

Haryana · Half day (2-4 hours on foot)

Peak migrant season

Photo: Vishalbhatia93

Hyderabad

Telangana · 2-3 days

Cool winter

Photo: Rajashree Talukdar

Jammu

Jammu and Kashmir · 1 day

Cool; cold nights

Photo: varun Bajaj from PANCHKULA, india

Kolkata

West Bengal · 2-3 days

Cool; Christmas and Poush Mela season

Photo: Antony aarthi

Kufri

Himachal Pradesh · Half day to 1 day

First snow possible

Photo: wilford peloquin

Raipur

Chhattisgarh · 1 day

Pleasant, dry weather

Photo: Suyash Dwivedi
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Agartala

Tripura · 1 to 2 days

Cool, dry and clear; peak travel season.

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Agatti

Lakshadweep · 2-3 days

Peak season

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Aizawl

Mizoram · 1-2 days

Cool; Christmas and Pawl Kut season

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Amaravathi

Andhra Pradesh · Half a day to a day.

Pleasant

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Amindivi Islands

2-3 days

Peak season

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Andro

Manipur · Half day

Cool, dry, clear

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Ao Region (Mokokchung)

2 days

Hornbill Festival 1-10 Dec; cold nights

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Auroville

Puducherry · 1 day

Cool and dry after rains; busy around Christmas and New Year

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Bandhavgarh National Park

Madhya Pradesh · 2-3 days

Cold mornings, peak season

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Baratang

Andaman and Nicobar Islands · 1 day (or overnight on the way north)

Good.

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Betla National Park

Jharkhand · 1 to 2 nights

Pleasant

Festivals in December

Plan around these, or go and join one. Many follow the lunar calendar, so check this year's dates.

Explore by state

All 28 states and 8 union territories. Tinted ones are in season in December.