Noël et Nouvel An, mois par mois dans le monde
Marchés, fermetures et la quinzaine la plus chère de l’année.
644 destinations sur SeasonMap, classées dans chaque mois selon le score de confort — car la question n’est pas seulement de savoir où la saison bat son plein, mais si la météo vaut le voyage pendant ce temps.
Quand ça a lieu
Noël et Nouvel An en janvier
- Hobart 🇦🇺 AustralieSydney to Hobart finish · 26 déc. – 3 janv.The leaders reach Constitution Dock about two days out of Sydney and the rest trickle in for a week, into a waterfront food festival that runs through New Year.96
- Addis-Abeba 🇪🇹 ÉthiopieGenna, Ethiopian Christmas · 6–8 janv.Christmas falls on 7 January here, after a fast that ends with an all-night service.95
- Panajachel 🇬🇹 GuatemalaChristmas and New Year · 18 déc. – 2 janv.The year-end fortnight is a peak for Guatemalan and foreign visitors alike: hotels fill and raise rates, shuttles book up, and fireworks go off at midnight on 24 and 31 December.95
- Antigua Guatemala 🇬🇹 GuatemalaChristmas and New Year · 16 déc. – 1 janv.Posadas move house to house from 16 December, and Christmas Eve ends in a wall of firecrackers at midnight rather than a quiet mass.94
- Valparaíso 🇨🇱 ChiliNew Year fireworks over the bay · 29 déc. – 2 janv.The display is fired from barges across the bay and the hills above the port are the grandstand, which is why every terrace with a view is sold months ahead and the roads out are shut afterwards.94
- Marsa Alam 🇪🇬 ÉgypteChristmas and New Year peak · 18 déc. – 6 janv. (en général)European charter flights land through the holidays and the dive centres run at capacity.94
- Baher Dar 🇪🇹 ÉthiopieGenna · 6–8 janv.Ethiopian Christmas on 7 January, kept with an overnight service and the first meat after the Advent fast.94
- Launceston 🇦🇺 AustralieChristmas and Boxing Day · 24 déc. – 1 janv.Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day are public holidays at the start of the long summer break: many shops, cafes and tours close on Christmas Day, Boxing Day sales fill the shopping centres, and much of the country is away on holiday until late January.93
- Querétaro 🇲🇽 MexiqueThree Kings parade · 5–6 janv.On the evening of 5 January the Three Kings ride through the historic centre with floats and bands, throwing sweets, and end at the Teatro de la República.93
- Swakopmund 🇳🇦 NamibieFestive season on the coast · 15 déc. – 10 janv. (en général)School and festive holidays send Namibian families from inland to the coast: from mid-December to early January accommodation fills early, rates rise and the beachfront and restaurants are at their busiest.93
- Ras el Khaïmah 🇦🇪 Émirats arabes unisNew Year's Eve fireworks · 28 déc. – 2 janv.The emirate spends the last night of the year setting records off Al Marjan Island, and the beachfront hotels sell the view months ahead.93
- Gondar 🇪🇹 ÉthiopieGenna · 6–8 janv.Ethiopian Christmas on 7 January, kept with an all-night service and the end of the Advent fast.93
- Calcutta 🇮🇳 IndePark Street at Christmas · 18 déc. – 1 janv.Park Street is strung with lights and closed to cars on the big nights, and the crowd is the point rather than the shopping.92
- Udaipur 🇮🇳 IndeChristmas to New Year rush · 22 déc. – 2 janv. (en général)The week from Christmas to New Year is India's busiest holiday stretch: schools and many offices break, domestic travellers pour into hill stations, heritage towns and resorts, and hotels charge peak rates, often with a New Year's Eve dinner surcharge.92
- Jodhpur 🇮🇳 IndeChristmas to New Year rush · 22 déc. – 2 janv. (en général)The week from Christmas to New Year is India's busiest holiday stretch: schools and many offices break, domestic travellers pour into hill stations, heritage towns and resorts, and hotels charge peak rates, often with a New Year's Eve dinner surcharge.92
- Viña del Mar 🇨🇱 ChiliNew Year over the bay · 29 déc. – 2 janv.The fireworks are fired down the whole bay and this side has the flat seafront to watch them from, so the coast road is closed and the hotels sell New Year as a package weeks out.92
- Munnar 🇮🇳 IndeChristmas to New Year rush · 22 déc. – 2 janv. (en général)The week from Christmas to New Year is India's busiest holiday stretch: schools and many offices break, domestic travellers pour into hill stations, heritage towns and resorts, and hotels charge peak rates, often with a New Year's Eve dinner surcharge.91
- Dahab 🇪🇬 ÉgypteChristmas and New Year peak · 18 déc. – 6 janv. (en général)The European diving season peaks over the holidays, when the water is still workable and the town is at its fullest.91
- Madikeri 🇮🇳 IndeChristmas to New Year rush · 22 déc. – 2 janv. (en général)The week from Christmas to New Year is India's busiest holiday stretch: schools and many offices break, domestic travellers pour into hill stations, heritage towns and resorts, and hotels charge peak rates, often with a New Year's Eve dinner surcharge.91
- Naples 🇺🇸 États-UnisChristmas and New Year · 24 déc. – 1 janv.Christmas Day and New Year's Day are federal holidays: on 25 December most shops, museums and many restaurants close, and airports stay busy through the week between as families travel.91
- Auckland 🇳🇿 Nouvelle-ZélandePohutukawa in flower · 25 nov. – 10 janv. (en général)The New Zealand Christmas tree flowers red along every stretch of coast and out on the volcanic cones through December.89
- Kauai 🇺🇸 États-UnisChristmas and New Year · 24 déc. – 1 janv.Christmas Day and New Year's Day are federal holidays: on 25 December most shops, museums and many restaurants close, and airports stay busy through the week between as families travel.89
- Monteverde 🇨🇷 Costa RicaChristmas and New Year · 18 déc. – 3 janv.From Christmas to New Year most Costa Ricans are on holiday and head for the beaches, mountains and parks, so rooms, rental cars and shuttles book up and rates are at their peak.89
- Chiang Rai 🇹🇭 ThaïlandeChristmas and New Year peak · 18 déc. – 5 janv.The weeks around Christmas and New Year are the busiest of the year here for both foreign and Thai visitors: rooms and transport sell out early and rates run at their highest.89
- Taghazout 🇲🇦 MarocChristmas and New Year peak · 15 déc. – 10 janv. (en général)Northern Europe arrives for a fortnight of waves and sun, the camps sell out and the Anchor Point line-up gets genuinely crowded.89
…et 457 de plus en janvier.
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Noël et Nouvel An en septembre
- Davao 🇵🇭 PhilippinesThe Ber months · 1 sept. – 25 déc.Carols in the malls from the first of September and four months of build-up; the last fortnight is when flights into Davao are full and rooms are not to be had.58
- Cebu 🇵🇭 PhilippinesThe Ber months · 1 sept. – 25 déc. (en général)Carols start in the malls on the first of September and run for four months, which is longer than anywhere else does it.54
- Manille 🇵🇭 PhilippinesThe Ber months · 1 sept. – 25 déc. (en général)Carols in the malls from the first of September and four months of it.45
Noël et Nouvel An en octobre
- Gramado 🇧🇷 BrésilNatal Luz · 20 oct. – 20 janv. (en général)The largest Christmas event in the country runs for close to three months: ticketed shows in the amphitheatre, two big parades most nights, and the whole town lit.79
- Turin 🇮🇹 ItalieLuci d'Artista · 25 oct. – 15 janv. (en général)Contemporary artists light the squares and porticoes for the winter, and it is not a Christmas market: the installations stay up long after the holidays and are the reason to walk here at night.78
- Manille 🇵🇭 PhilippinesThe Ber months · 1 sept. – 25 déc. (en général)Carols in the malls from the first of September and four months of it.55
- Davao 🇵🇭 PhilippinesThe Ber months · 1 sept. – 25 déc.Carols in the malls from the first of September and four months of build-up; the last fortnight is when flights into Davao are full and rooms are not to be had.54
- Cebu 🇵🇭 PhilippinesThe Ber months · 1 sept. – 25 déc. (en général)Carols start in the malls on the first of September and run for four months, which is longer than anywhere else does it.48
Noël et Nouvel An en novembre
- Adélaïde 🇦🇺 AustralieChristmas Pageant · 8–16 nov. (en général)A century-old parade of floats through the centre on a Saturday morning in November.94
- Alicante 🇪🇸 EspagneNavidad Gigante and the giant Belen · 22 nov. – 7 janv. (en général)The city's Christmas programme centres on a monumental nativity scene in Plaza del Ayuntamiento, listed by Guinness, with the square closed to traffic, a fairground and lit streets until Epiphany.89
- Malaga 🇪🇸 EspagneCalle Larios lights · 25 nov. – 6 janv.The main street is roofed in lights that run to music several times an evening from late November, and the crowd for it comes from across Andalusia.87
- San Antonio 🇺🇸 États-UnisRiver Walk holiday season · 26 nov. – 6 janv. (en général)A lit barge parade the Friday after Thanksgiving switches on a hundred thousand lights strung over the water, and they stay until Epiphany.87
- Auckland 🇳🇿 Nouvelle-ZélandePohutukawa in flower · 25 nov. – 10 janv. (en général)The New Zealand Christmas tree flowers red along every stretch of coast and out on the volcanic cones through December.86
- Saint Augustine 🇺🇸 États-UnisNights of Lights · 21 nov. – 31 janv. (en général)Three million white lights go up over the old town from the Saturday before Thanksgiving and stay until late January, which turns a quiet coastal off-season into the busiest weekends of the year.86
- Cadix 🇪🇸 EspagneZambombas in Jerez · 28 nov. – 24 déc. (en général)Jerez, under an hour by train, spends the weeks before Christmas singing flamenco carols around fires in patios, tabancos and brotherhood halls, busiest on December weekends; a protected local tradition rather than a staged show.85
- Curitiba 🇧🇷 BrésilCantata de Natal · 25 nov. – 23 déc. (en général)Choirs sing from the windows of the old Palácio Avenida on Rua XV several evenings a week through December, and the street below fills half an hour before.85
- Gramado 🇧🇷 BrésilNatal Luz · 20 oct. – 20 janv. (en général)The largest Christmas event in the country runs for close to three months: ticketed shows in the amphitheatre, two big parades most nights, and the whole town lit.85
- Île de Hilton-Head 🇺🇸 États-UnisHarbour Town and Shelter Cove lights · 24 nov. – 31 déc. (en général)From Thanksgiving weekend the Harbour Town lighthouse and marina and Shelter Cove are strung with lights, with a tree lighting, holiday concerts, and a New Year's Eve golf-ball drop from the lighthouse.85
- Savannah 🇺🇸 États-UnisHoliday season on the squares · 25 nov. – 31 déc.Lights strung through the live oaks, house tours in the old district and mild enough weather to walk it at night.84
- Barcelone 🇪🇸 EspagneFira de Santa Llúcia · 26 nov. – 23 déc.The oldest Christmas market in the city, set up beside the cathedral from the end of November: nativity figures, mistletoe, and the caganer stalls that visitors take a while to understand.83
- La Valette 🇲🇹 MalteChristmas in the Capital · 25 nov. – 31 déc.The city strings lights along its main streets and runs a month of choirs, a Baby Jesus procession, a craft Christmas village on Merchants Street and, to finish, Malta's biggest New Year's Eve party.82
- Séville 🇪🇸 EspagneFeria del Belen (nativity market) · 8 nov. – 23 déc. (en général)Nativity-scene makers set up stalls between the cathedral and the Archivo de Indias in the weeks before Christmas, selling figurines, moss and cork for home belenes.81
- Cascais 🇵🇹 PortugalCascais Christmas Village · 20 nov. – 5 janv. (en général)The Parque Marechal Carmona is given over to a ticketed Christmas village from late November, which is what fills the town on winter weekends when the beach cannot.79
- Atlanta 🇺🇸 États-UnisGarden Lights at the Botanical Garden · 14 nov. – 10 janv. (en général)Timed-entry light installations through the Botanical Garden in Midtown from mid-November into early January.77
- Ponta Delgada 🇵🇹 PortugalChristmas in Ponta Delgada · 25 nov. – 6 janv. (en général)The Portas da Cidade and Campo de Sao Francisco are lit from late November, with a Christmas market, a giant tree, rides for children and a shop-window contest in early December, through to the New Year.77
- Ajaccio 🇫🇷 FranceNatali in Aiacciu · 28 nov. – 31 déc. (en général)The Christmas market fills Place Foch, Place Campinchi and the harbour quay with chalets of Corsican produce, an ice rink and a parade.77
- Raleigh 🇺🇸 États-UnisRaleigh Christmas Parade · 14–27 nov. (en général)Held on the Saturday before Thanksgiving, the state's largest holiday parade takes floats and marching bands through downtown.77
- Marseille 🇫🇷 FranceFoire aux santons · 20 nov. – 31 déc. (en général)The santon makers set up on the Cours d'Estienne d'Orves from late November, the oldest fair of its kind in Provence, and the navettes come out of the oven at Saint-Victor alongside it.76
- Gangneung 🇰🇷 Corée du SudGangneung Christmas Winter Festival · 24 nov. – 31 janv. (en général)Wolhwa Street and the Anmok Coffee Street cafes light up from a late-November tree-lighting through the new year, with a snow-flower tunnel, a Christmas market and craft workshops on the busiest weekends.76
- Asheville 🇺🇸 États-UnisChristmas at Biltmore · 3 nov. – 10 janv.The house is decorated from early November and the candlelight evening tours sell out first; they are the ones worth having.75
- Charlotte 🇺🇸 États-UnisSpeedway Christmas lights · 15 nov. – 5 janv. (en général)The speedway turns its infield and banking into a drive-through light course from mid-November to early January.75
- Nice 🇫🇷 FranceChristmas village and rink · 28 nov. – 4 janv. (en général)The gardens between the old town and Place Massena take a market, a big wheel and an outdoor rink for five weeks, in the mildest winter of any city in France.74
- Monaco 🇲🇨 MonacoChristmas village on the port · 28 nov. – 5 janv. (en général)Chalets, a rink and a small fairground on Port Hercule from the end of November into the first week of January, run by the town hall.74
…et 149 de plus en novembre.
Noël et Nouvel An en décembre
- Swakopmund 🇳🇦 NamibieFestive season on the coast · 15 déc. – 10 janv. (en général)School and festive holidays send Namibian families from inland to the coast: from mid-December to early January accommodation fills early, rates rise and the beachfront and restaurants are at their busiest.96
- Viña del Mar 🇨🇱 ChiliNew Year over the bay · 29 déc. – 2 janv.The fireworks are fired down the whole bay and this side has the flat seafront to watch them from, so the coast road is closed and the hotels sell New Year as a package weeks out.95
- Antigua Guatemala 🇬🇹 GuatemalaChristmas and New Year · 16 déc. – 1 janv.Posadas move house to house from 16 December, and Christmas Eve ends in a wall of firecrackers at midnight rather than a quiet mass.93
- Napier 🇳🇿 Nouvelle-ZélandeChristmas Day closures · 25–26 déc.Christmas Day is one of the few days most shops must close by law, and many cafes, restaurants and tours shut too.93
- San Miguel de Allende 🇲🇽 MexiqueLas Posadas · 16–24 déc.Nine nights of candlelit processions between houses, ending with punch and a broken pinata.93
- Melbourne 🇦🇺 AustralieChristmas and Boxing Day · 24 déc. – 1 janv.Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day are public holidays at the start of the long summer break: many shops, cafes and tours close on Christmas Day, Boxing Day sales fill the shopping centres, and much of the country is away on holiday until late January.92
- Mexico 🇲🇽 MexiqueLas Posadas · 16–24 déc.Nine nights of neighbourhood processions, punch and broken pinatas before Christmas.92
- Valparaíso 🇨🇱 ChiliNew Year fireworks over the bay · 29 déc. – 2 janv.The display is fired from barges across the bay and the hills above the port are the grandstand, which is why every terrace with a view is sold months ahead and the roads out are shut afterwards.92
- Marsa Alam 🇪🇬 ÉgypteChristmas and New Year peak · 18 déc. – 6 janv. (en général)European charter flights land through the holidays and the dive centres run at capacity.92
- Lima 🇵🇪 PérouChristmas and New Year · 20 déc. – 2 janv.Midsummer here.91
- Adélaïde 🇦🇺 AustralieChristmas and Boxing Day · 24 déc. – 1 janv.Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day are public holidays at the start of the long summer break: many shops, cafes and tours close on Christmas Day, Boxing Day sales fill the shopping centres, and much of the country is away on holiday until late January.91
- Launceston 🇦🇺 AustralieChristmas and Boxing Day · 24 déc. – 1 janv.Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day are public holidays at the start of the long summer break: many shops, cafes and tours close on Christmas Day, Boxing Day sales fill the shopping centres, and much of the country is away on holiday until late January.91
- Panajachel 🇬🇹 GuatemalaChristmas and New Year · 18 déc. – 2 janv.The year-end fortnight is a peak for Guatemalan and foreign visitors alike: hotels fill and raise rates, shuttles book up, and fireworks go off at midnight on 24 and 31 December.91
- Paihia 🇳🇿 Nouvelle-ZélandeChristmas Day closures · 25–26 déc.Christmas Day is one of the few days most shops must close by law, and many cafes, restaurants and tours shut too.91
- Cafayate 🇦🇷 ArgentineChristmas and New Year · 24 déc. – 1 janv.Argentines celebrate at midnight on 24 and 31 December with family dinners and fireworks.91
- Jaipur 🇮🇳 IndeChristmas to New Year rush · 22 déc. – 2 janv. (en général)The week from Christmas to New Year is India's busiest holiday stretch: schools and many offices break, domestic travellers pour into hill stations, heritage towns and resorts, and hotels charge peak rates, often with a New Year's Eve dinner surcharge.90
- Auckland 🇳🇿 Nouvelle-ZélandePohutukawa in flower · 25 nov. – 10 janv. (en général)The New Zealand Christmas tree flowers red along every stretch of coast and out on the volcanic cones through December.90
- Udaipur 🇮🇳 IndeChristmas to New Year rush · 22 déc. – 2 janv. (en général)The week from Christmas to New Year is India's busiest holiday stretch: schools and many offices break, domestic travellers pour into hill stations, heritage towns and resorts, and hotels charge peak rates, often with a New Year's Eve dinner surcharge.90
- Hobart 🇦🇺 AustralieSydney to Hobart finish · 26 déc. – 3 janv.The leaders reach Constitution Dock about two days out of Sydney and the rest trickle in for a week, into a waterfront food festival that runs through New Year.90
- Dahab 🇪🇬 ÉgypteChristmas and New Year peak · 18 déc. – 6 janv. (en général)The European diving season peaks over the holidays, when the water is still workable and the town is at its fullest.90
- Macao 🇲🇴 MacaoLight Up Macao · 1 déc. – 11 janv. (en général)Projections and installations across the old squares and the Taipa houses from early December into January, tied to the handover anniversary on the twentieth.89
- Orlando 🇺🇸 États-UnisChristmas and New Year · 20 déc. – 2 janv.The busiest fortnight of the year anywhere in the resort.89
- Christchurch 🇳🇿 Nouvelle-ZélandeChristmas Day closures · 25–26 déc.Christmas Day is one of the few days most shops must close by law, and many cafes, restaurants and tours shut too.89
- Taghazout 🇲🇦 MarocChristmas and New Year peak · 15 déc. – 10 janv. (en général)Northern Europe arrives for a fortnight of waves and sun, the camps sell out and the Anchor Point line-up gets genuinely crowded.89
- Calcutta 🇮🇳 IndePark Street at Christmas · 18 déc. – 1 janv.Park Street is strung with lights and closed to cars on the big nights, and the crowd is the point rather than the shopping.88
…et 603 de plus en décembre.