Flying Fish Cove (The Settlement) weather in December
December in Flying Fish Cove: hot, soaked, with clean air — fine if you can take 16 rainy days.
Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
#9 of 12 months in Flying Fish Cove · #483 of 1413 destinations to visit in December · comfort 79/100 (tier B)
- Days
- 29°C
- Nights
- 24°C
- Wet days
- 16
- Sun
- 10.3 h
- Humidity
- 79%
- Daylight
- 13 h
Traveller notes on Flying Fish Cove in December
Other months in Flying Fish Cove
There isn't much March-specific forum detail for Flying Fish Cove, but the island's wet season runs roughly December through April, so March sits squarely in it - a nearby thread about the wet season generally summed up the local attitude well: it won't stop you from hiking or diving, and getting rained on somewhere this warm is more refreshing than a nuisance. The destination's own climate record backs that up with frequent, warm showers rather than anything approaching a washout month, and the diving and red-crab-season scenery stay a big draw regardless of the rain.
Forum posters flag September-October as a genuinely unique feature of a Christmas Island visit: the famous red crab migration, when the sheer number of crabs moving toward the sea to spawn is prolific enough to force road closures across the island. Posters consistently name this drier stretch of the year, ahead of the wet season that sets in around December, as a favorable window weather-wise for exploring both Flying Fish Cove and the island's national park. Posters generally recommend planning around the migration itself as much as the weather, since road access can be genuinely affected by crab movement during a September visit regardless of how clear the skies are.
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Flying Fish Cove climate normals — December
Monthly averages from ERA5 reanalysis. AQI is the mean US Air Quality Index for the month.
Crowds in Flying Fish Cove in December
How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.
Shoulder seasonschool holidays in 5 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month(estimated)
Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet
Best months for Flying Fish Cove's weather
Ranked by this destination's own climate comfort score across the year — a different thing from how busy it gets (see Crowds above).
Fair weatherFlying Fish Cove's weather doesn't swing hard through the year — comfort stays fairly steady in every month.
What's on in Flying Fish Cove in December
Recurring seasonal events, natural spectacles, closures and holidays — curated and sourced.
- Nature
Red crab migration
15 Oct – 15 Jan · usuallyWildlife seasonClosuresBook earlyMillions of crabs leave the forest with the first rain and walk to the sea, and the cove is one of the easiest places to stand in the middle of it. Roads close at short notice, spawning happens before dawn on the last quarter of the moon, and the start date moves with the rain. Source ↗
- Hazard
Cyclone season
1 Nov – 30 Apr · usuallyClosuresStorms in the wet half of the year bring big seas into the cove, which is the island's only sheltered landing. When the swell is up the cargo cannot come off and the boat dives stop. Source ↗
- Nature
Baby crabs come ashore
20 Nov – 20 Feb · usuallyWildlife seasonAbout a month after spawning the young crabs come out of the sea and head inland in a red carpet a few centimetres deep. In a good year it is the better half of the spectacle, and in a bad one it barely happens. Source ↗
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Flying Fish Cove in December — FAQ
- Is December a good time to visit Flying Fish Cove?
- December in Flying Fish Cove: hot, soaked, with clean air — fine if you can take 16 rainy days. It ranks #9 of 12 months for Flying Fish Cove on SeasonMap's comfort score (79/100).
- What is the weather like in Flying Fish Cove in December?
- In December, Flying Fish Cove averages a daily high of 28.7°C and a low of 23.7°C, with about 183 mm of rain over roughly 15.8 rainy days.
- What is the air quality in Flying Fish Cove in December?
- Flying Fish Cove has a mean US Air Quality Index of about 27 in December.