Kingstown (Saint Vincent) weather in December
December in Kingstown: hot, a little rain, with clean air — an excellent time to visit.
Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
#6 of 12 months in Kingstown · #267 of 1413 destinations to visit in December · comfort 86/100 (tier A)
- Days
- 28°C
- Nights
- 26°C
- Wet days
- 15
- Sun
- 10.1 h
- Humidity
- 77%
- Daylight
- 11 h

Traveller notes on Kingstown in December
Notes from nearby Castries (96 km away)
Kingstown doesn't have its own notes for December yet — these are about Castries, close enough to share the season.
Regulars are specific this counts as peak season here, calm seas and minimal seaweed the norm, any rain typically arriving in short bursts lasting a few hours at most rather than settling in for a full day. Our row backs that hot, genuinely wet read, 29.1C reading as a hot 31C, over 23C nights feeling 25C, with 41.8mm of rain spread across 14.3 days and humidity at 75 percent. Regulars are consistent a beautiful, sunny, breezy stretch in the mid-80s Fahrenheit is a common report even in the technically coolest month for locals. Genuinely excellent conditions overall make this one of the most popular windows to visit. The sea sits at a bath-warm 27.9C. The record: 10.2 hours of sun, a 23.9 kph wind and AQI 39.
Other months in Kingstown
There isn't much Kingstown-specific forum detail for September, so this leans on the broader Eastern Caribbean pattern posters describe: wet summers, dry winters, with September squarely in the wetter half of the year and a real (if not overwhelming) chance of rain most days. Nearby island forums in the same season describe daytime highs in the mid-to-high 20s C when there's no active storm system nearby, which lines up with St. Vincent's own numbers. It's hurricane season here too, so it's worth keeping an eye on the tropics rather than assuming clear skies for the whole trip.
Detailed month-specific trip reports for Kingstown are limited on the forum, though one visitor discussing safety mentioned a March visit without any weather complaints, and another mentioned attempting a La Soufriere volcano hike in March. Posters discussing St. Vincent's weather more broadly note that June and July bring good weather despite technically falling in the rainy season, implying the December-to-May dry season, which March sits within, should be more reliably dry still. Given the limited destination-specific detail, this note leans on that broader seasonal pattern: March falls in St. Vincent's comparatively drier, cooler half of the year, ahead of the wetter hurricane-season months from June through November.
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Kingstown climate normals — December
Monthly averages from ERA5 reanalysis. AQI is the mean US Air Quality Index for the month.
Crowds in Kingstown 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 3 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month(estimated)
Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet
Best months for Kingstown'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 weatherKingstown's weather doesn't swing hard through the year — comfort stays fairly steady in every month.
What's on in Kingstown in December
Recurring seasonal events, natural spectacles, closures and holidays — curated and sourced.
- Hazard
La Soufrière
1 Jan – 31 DecVolcanic activityClosuresThe volcano at the north end of the island erupted explosively in 2021 and buried the windward villages in ash. The summit trail opens and closes with the alert level; Kingstown, at the far south, mostly gets ash on a north wind. Source ↗
- Festival
Nine Mornings
16–24 DecChristmas & New YearFor the nine mornings before Christmas the town is up at four for concerts, steel bands and street games, and then everyone goes to work. No other island does this one. Source ↗
Nearby, and something's on
Within 300 km of Kingstown — a day trip or a short hop — with something on this month. Never part of the comfort score.
Where is Kingstown?
Kingstown in December — FAQ
- Is December a good time to visit Kingstown?
- December in Kingstown: hot, a little rain, with clean air — an excellent time to visit. It ranks #6 of 12 months for Kingstown on SeasonMap's comfort score (86/100).
- What is the weather like in Kingstown in December?
- In December, Kingstown averages a daily high of 27.6°C and a low of 25.8°C, with about 57.6 mm of rain over roughly 15 rainy days.
- What is the air quality in Kingstown in December?
- Kingstown has a mean US Air Quality Index of about 41 in December.
Within 300 km: Tobago's Seabirds on Little Tobago around 1 Oct – 30 Jun, and Castries' ARC finish at Rodney Bay on 25 Nov – 22 Dec.