Where is it snowy in December?

1,374 flyable destinations see real snow in December (5 cm or more in a typical year), ranked by average snowfall — the same guarded NASA POWER model as the ❄ figure on every destination page.

Snowiest in December: Haines (2.5 m), Juneau (1.9 m) and Cordova (1.8 m).

The snowiest places in December

• 1
  Haines

  🇺🇸 United Statessmall town

  December: 2.5 m of snow-5° / 23°F nights

• 2
  Juneau

  🇺🇸 United Statessmall town

  December: 1.9 m of snow-5° / 23°F nights

• 3
  Cordova

  🇺🇸 United Statesseaside town

  December: 1.8 m of snow-2° / 28°F nights

• 4
  Tatitlek

  🇺🇸 United Statesseaside town

  December: 1.6 m of snow-4° / 25°F nights

• 5
  Gustavus

  🇺🇸 United Statesseaside town

  December: 1.6 m of snow-2° / 28°F nights

• 6
  Mo i Rana

  🇳🇴 Norwaysmall town

  December: 1.5 m of snow-6° / 21°F nights

• 1
  Haines

  🇺🇸 United Statessmall town

  2.5 m snow0° / 32°F days-5° / 23°F nights

• 2
  Juneau

  🇺🇸 United Statessmall town

  1.9 m snow-1° / 30°F days-5° / 23°F nights

• 3
  Cordova

  🇺🇸 United Statesseaside town

  1.8 m snow1° / 34°F days-2° / 28°F nights

• 4
  Tatitlek

  🇺🇸 United Statesseaside town

  1.6 m snow0° / 32°F days-4° / 25°F nights

• 5
  Gustavus

  🇺🇸 United Statesseaside town

  1.6 m snow1° / 34°F days-2° / 28°F nights

• 6
  Mo i Rana

  🇳🇴 Norwaysmall town

  1.5 m snow-2° / 28°F days-6° / 21°F nights

• 7
  Wrangell

  🇺🇸 United Statesseaside town

  1.5 m snow1° / 34°F days-2° / 28°F nights

• 8
  Valdez

  🇺🇸 United Statessmall town

  1.4 m snow-2° / 28°F days-6° / 21°F nights

• 9
  Bella Coola

  🇨🇦 Canadasmall town

  1.4 m snow3° / 37°F days-3° / 27°F nights

• 10
  Kulusuk

  🇬🇱 Greenlandseaside town

  1.3 m snow-2° / 28°F days-4° / 25°F nights

• 11
  Yakutat

  🇺🇸 United Statesseaside town

  1.3 m snow2° / 36°F days-1° / 30°F nights

• 12
  McCall

  🇺🇸 United Statesalpine / mountain town

  1.2 m snow-2° / 28°F days-10° / 14°F nights

• 13
  Ōdate

  🇯🇵 Japansmall town

  1.1 m snow3° / 37°F days-2° / 28°F nights

• 14
  Sogndal

  🇳🇴 Norwaysmall town

  1.1 m snow-1° / 30°F days-6° / 21°F nights

• 15
  Hemavan

  🇸🇪 Swedensmall town

  1.1 m snow-4° / 25°F days-9° / 16°F nights

• 16
  Þórshöfn

  🇮🇸 Icelandseaside town

  1.1 m snow0° / 32°F days-5° / 23°F nights

• 17
  Førde

  🇳🇴 Norwaysmall town

  1.1 m snow1° / 34°F days-3° / 27°F nights

• 18
  Terrace

  🇨🇦 Canadasmall town

  1.0 m snow0° / 32°F days-6° / 21°F nights

• 19
  Quebec

  🇨🇦 Canadacity break

  1.0 m snow-4° / 25°F days-12° / 10°F nights

• 20
  Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky

  🇷🇺 Russiaregional city

  1.0 m snow-4° / 25°F days-9° / 16°F nights

• 21
  Neerlerit Inaat

  🇬🇱 Greenlandseaside town

  99 cm snow-11° / 12°F days-16° / 3°F nights

• 22
  Cartwright

  🇨🇦 Canadaseaside town

  98 cm snow-6° / 21°F days-14° / 7°F nights

• 23
  Höfn

  🇮🇸 Icelandseaside town

  98 cm snow2° / 36°F days-2° / 28°F nights

• 24
  St. Anthony

  🇨🇦 Canadaseaside town

  97 cm snow-3° / 27°F days-9° / 16°F nights

• 25
  Ørsta

  🇳🇴 Norwayseaside town

  97 cm snow1° / 34°F days-3° / 27°F nights

Showing the 300 snowiest of 1,374 destinations with ≥ 5 cm in December.

Major cities with real snow in December

• 1
  Juneau

  🇺🇸 United Statessmall town

  1.9 m snow-1° / 30°F days-5° / 23°F nights

• 2
  Quebec

  🇨🇦 Canadacity break

  1.0 m snow-4° / 25°F days-12° / 10°F nights

• 3
  Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky

  🇷🇺 Russiaregional city

  1.0 m snow-4° / 25°F days-9° / 16°F nights

• 4
  Molde

  🇳🇴 Norwayseaside town

  93 cm snow2° / 36°F days-2° / 28°F nights

• 5
  Muş

  🇹🇷 Türkiyealpine / mountain town

  93 cm snow5° / 41°F days-4° / 25°F nights

• 6
  Sept-Îles

  🇨🇦 Canadaseaside town

  84 cm snow-4° / 25°F days-8° / 18°F nights

• 7
  Asahikawa

  🇯🇵 Japanregional city

  84 cm snow-2° / 28°F days-9° / 16°F nights

• 8
  Jackson Hole

  🇺🇸 United Statesalpine / mountain town

  82 cm snow-3° / 27°F days-13° / 9°F nights

• 9
  Goose Bay

  🇨🇦 Canadasmall town

  79 cm snow-10° / 14°F days-18° / 0°F nights

• 10
  Fredericton

  🇨🇦 Canadasmall town

  78 cm snow-1° / 30°F days-9° / 16°F nights

See December snowfall painted on the interactive globe →