St. John's weather in December

December in St. John's: hot, a little rain, with clean air — an excellent time to visit.

Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

St. John's🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda · Lesser Antilles · Island89
  1. 90Jan
  2. 90Feb
  3. 91Mar
  4. 90Apr
  5. 88May
  6. 88Jun
  7. 84Jul
  8. 83Aug
  9. 80Sep
  10. 81Oct
  11. 83Nov
  12. 89Dec

#5 of 12 months in St. John's · #141 of 1413 destinations to visit in December · comfort 89/100 (tier A)

Days
29°C
Nights
23°C
Wet days
13
Sun
10 h
Humidity
75%
Daylight
11 h
St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda
Photo: Erik Mclean · Pexels

Traveller notes on St. John's in December

Other months in St. John's

Forum posters describe October as usually Antigua's wettest month, though posters are quick to add that doesn't mean much by the island's generally dry standards - evenings stay warm and humid around 75F, days remain hot enough for sunbathing, and the island still sees roughly 7 hours of sunshine on an average day. Posters describe rain as often torrential when it comes but rarely long-lasting, and note Antigua's central mountain range creates a genuine 'dry side' and 'rainy side': the south and southwest see meaningfully more rain than the north and northeast, where St. John's itself sits, and which can go weeks without significant rain even in October. Posters are direct that October remains technically within hurricane season, adding genuine uncertainty on top of the routine rain pattern. Posters generally rate October as St. John's own driest-side experience of Antigua's wettest month, warm and mostly sunny with real but often brief rain and a background hurricane-season risk.
Tripadvisor community · October · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗
Forum posters consistently describe April as pleasantly hot and one of the drier months on an island that's already fairly dry overall, with daytime temperatures typically in the low-to-mid 80sF and evenings only a few degrees cooler. Posters are direct that any daytime rain usually passes quickly - a 'rain' forecast here typically means 10-15 minutes of showers followed immediately by sunshine again - and consistently warn not to trust online weather forecasts for Caribbean islands, which tend to over-predict rain. Posters also flag real geographic variation from Antigua's central mountain range, with a noticeably rainier south/southwest side and a drier north/northeast side that can go weeks without rain. Posters generally rate April as a good, comfortable month to visit St. John's and the wider island.
Tripadvisor community · April · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗

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St. John's climate normals — December

Daytime high29°C / 85°F🥵 hot
Nighttime low23°C / 74°F
Feels like (high)31°C / 88°F
Sea temperature27°C / 81°F😎 warm sea
Rainfall39 mm / 1.5 in🌦 some rain
Rainy days13 days
Humidity75%💦 very humid
Dew point21°C / 70°F
Sunshine10 h/day
Daylight11.1 h
Wind30 km/h / 19 mph
Air quality (US AQI)38🍃 good

Monthly averages from ERA5 reanalysis. AQI is the mean US Air Quality Index for the month.

Crowds in St. John's 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.

BusyCruise season, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it(estimated)

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Best months for St. John's'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 weatherSt. John's's weather doesn't swing hard through the year — comfort stays fairly steady in every month.

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What's on in St. John's in December

Recurring seasonal events, natural spectacles, closures and holidays — curated and sourced.

  • Season

    Cruise season

    1 Nov – 30 Apr · usuallyCrowded

    The port logged 431 calls and over 800,000 passengers in 2025, the bulk of them in the northern winter, and up to five ships can be alongside at once. Heritage Quay works to their hours: before ten and after four the town is its own again. Source ↗

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Nearby, and something's on

Within 300 km of St. John's — a day trip or a short hop — with something on this month. Never part of the comfort score.

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St. John's in December — FAQ

Is December a good time to visit St. John's?
December in St. John's: hot, a little rain, with clean air — an excellent time to visit. It ranks #5 of 12 months for St. John's on SeasonMap's comfort score (89/100).
What is the weather like in St. John's in December?
In December, St. John's averages a daily high of 29.3°C and a low of 23.3°C, with about 39.1 mm of rain over roughly 13.3 rainy days.
What is the air quality in St. John's in December?
St. John's has a mean US Air Quality Index of about 38 in December.

Within 300 km: Pointe-à-Pitre's Careme, the dry season around 1 Dec – 30 Apr, and Philipsburg's Cruise ship season around 1 Nov – 30 Apr.