Rotterdam · December
Where to go from Rotterdam in December
158 places you can reach by train, coach or ferry within eight hours, leaving on a weekday morning, and what December is like in each: the warmth and the rain on average, the daylight, and what's on. 2 of them are at least 4° warmer than Rotterdam.
Good for December
Something on, mild weather, not too far: our reading of the month, not a ranking of the places.
- Schiedam 9 min Netherlands Winterlicht.
- Utrecht 1h 01 Netherlands Skate parade.
- Amsterdam 54 min Netherlands Highs of 7°, and Museumplein.
- Leuven 2h 19 Belgium International Short Film Festival Leuven.
- Lille 2h 49 France Highs of 7°, and Christmas Market.
- Cambridge 6h 11 United Kingdom Mill Road Winter Fair.
On in December
- Winterlicht in Schiedam 9 min
- Museumplein in Amsterdam 54 min
- Skate parade in Utrecht 1h 01
- International Short Film Festival Leuven in Leuven 2h 19
- Christmas Market in Lille 2h 49
- Mill Road Winter Fair in Cambridge 6h 11
- Derby's Ethical Christmas Market in Derby 6h 30
- Christmas Markets in Strasbourg 6h 32
- York Christmas Festival in York 7h 05
- Christmas Market in Sheffield 7h 06
- Winter Wonderland in Cardiff 7h 10
- Art | Basel in Basel 7h 28
- Basler Weihnachtsmarkt in Basel 7h 28
- Cathedral Christmas Market in Lincoln 7h 37
- Medieval Christmas Market in Lincoln 7h 37
- Lincoln Christmas Market in Lincoln 7h 37
Most happen every year in December; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In Rotterdam, December has 7 h 48 of daylight and averages 1–7°.
- Schiedam · Netherlands 9 min — 7 h 48 Winterlicht
- Delft · Netherlands 17 min — 7 h 47
- The Hague · Netherlands 23 min 2–7° 76 mm 7 h 46
- Breda · Netherlands 36 min — 7 h 51
- Leiden · Netherlands 39 min · 1 ch — 7 h 45
- Gouda · Netherlands 43 min — 7 h 47
- Dordrecht · Netherlands 46 min · 1 ch — 7 h 49
- Amsterdam · Netherlands 54 min · 1 ch 2–7° 82 mm 7 h 43 Museumplein
- Tilburg · Netherlands 55 min — 7 h 52
- Utrecht · Netherlands 1h 01 — 7 h 46 Skate parade
- Zaandam · Netherlands 1h 06 · 1 ch — 7 h 42
- Haarlem · Netherlands 1h 07 · 2 ch — 7 h 43
- Weesp · Netherlands 1h 07 · 1 ch — 7 h 44
- Hilversum · Netherlands 1h 08 — 7 h 45
- Antwerp · Belgium 1h 18 2–7° 91 mm 7 h 55
- Almere · Netherlands 1h 19 — 7 h 43
- Eindhoven · Netherlands 1h 19 1–7° 75 mm 7 h 53
- Bussum · Netherlands 1h 19 · 1 ch — 7 h 44
- Amersfoort · Netherlands 1h 20 — 7 h 45
- 's-Hertogenbosch · Netherlands 1h 22 · 1 ch — 7 h 50
- Alkmaar · Netherlands 1h 35 · 2 ch — 7 h 40
- Mechelen · Belgium 1h 39 — 7 h 57
- Lier · Belgium 1h 47 · 1 ch — 7 h 56
- Apeldoorn · Netherlands 1h 48 — 7 h 45
- Vlissingen · Netherlands 1h 52 — 7 h 53
- Geldrop · Netherlands 1h 54 · 1 ch — 7 h 53
- Nijmegen · Netherlands 1h 56 · 1 ch — 7 h 49
- Venlo · Netherlands 1h 57 · 1 ch — 7 h 53
- Deventer · Netherlands 1h 59 — 7 h 44
- Sint-Niklaas · Belgium 2h 03 · 1 ch — 7 h 55
- Brussels · Belgium 2h 05 · 1 ch 2–7° 87 mm 7 h 59
- Arnhem · Netherlands 2h 11 · 1 ch — 7 h 47
- Zwolle · Netherlands 2h 13 · 1 ch — 7 h 42
- Leuven · Belgium 2h 19 · 1 ch — 7 h 58 International Short Film Festival Leuven
- Ghent · Belgium 2h 26 · 1 ch — 7 h 57
- Zutphen · Netherlands 2h 26 · 1 ch — 7 h 46
- Kraainem · Belgium 2h 27 · 1 ch 2–6° 79 mm 7 h 58
- Maastricht · Netherlands 2h 32 · 1 ch — 7 h 58
- Heerlen · Netherlands 2h 40 · 2 ch — 7 h 58
- Enschede · Netherlands 2h 46 — 7 h 45
Journeys from Rotterdam's stations on a Tuesday from 08:00, waiting for the train included, from published timetables as of 19 October 2026. Temperatures and rain are long-term averages from each city's Wikivoyage article (CC BY-SA); daylight is worked out for the middle of the month.
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