Willemstad (Curacao) weather in December
December in Willemstad: hot, a little rain, with clean air — fine if you can take 19 rainy days.
Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
#10 of 12 months in Willemstad · #317 of 1413 destinations to visit in December · comfort 85/100 (tier A)
- Days
- 30°C
- Nights
- 25°C
- Wet days
- 19
- Sun
- 10.6 h
- Humidity
- 80%
- Daylight
- 11 h

Traveller notes on Willemstad in December
Other months in Willemstad
Forum posters describe Curaçao's climate as remarkably consistent year-round, with daytime temperatures in the 80sF and nights in the 70sF, tempered by a steady 12-15mph trade wind out of the east that keeps the heat comfortable even as the rainy season begins toward the very end of September. Posters are consistent that this rainy season is genuinely low-key - short, overnight or early-morning showers rather than anything that disrupts a full day, with sea temperatures around this time among the warmest of the year at roughly 84F. Posters do flag one exception worth knowing: when a storm or hurricane passes to the north, it can knock out the usual trade breeze, making conditions feel unusually humid and sticky even without direct rain. Posters generally rate September as a good, reliably warm time for Willemstad, with the trade wind and brief showers keeping conditions comfortable outside of the occasional storm-linked humid spell.
Curaçao has a desert climate and roughly 340 sunny days a year; March sits at about 27°C by day and 25 overnight, with the sea at 27. The forum's recurring subject is the trade wind, and the record puts it in perspective: it blows here all year, never averaging below about 29 kph, with the stronger stretch running February through July and peaking in May at 37. March, at 34.5, is in the windy half without being the worst of it. Most visitors treat it as the thing that makes the heat bearable rather than a nuisance, and the island's hills — especially towards the west end — block a good deal of it. Sunscreen is non-negotiable.
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Willemstad climate normals — December
Monthly averages from ERA5 reanalysis. AQI is the mean US Air Quality Index for the month.
Crowds in Willemstad 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.
Peak crowdsCruise season, Christmas and New Year, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it(estimated)
Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet
Best months for Willemstad'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 weatherWillemstad's weather doesn't swing hard through the year — comfort stays fairly steady in every month.
What's on in Willemstad in December
Recurring seasonal events, natural spectacles, closures and holidays — curated and sourced.
- Season
Cruise season
1 Nov – 30 Apr · usuallyCrowdedAround 600,000 passengers a year come ashore at the Mega Pier or the Otrobanda wharves, most of them in the northern winter. The island sits on the southern fringe of the storm belt, so the ships keep calling when others go quiet. Source ↗
- Holiday
Christmas and New Year
18 Dec – 2 JanChristmas & New YearCrowdedBook earlyDutch families come over for the fortnight and rates go with them. New Year's Eve is set off by the streets themselves rather than by the government, from dusk until well past midnight, and 31 December is a half-day holiday. Source ↗
Nearby, and something's on
Within 300 km of Willemstad — a day trip or a short hop — with something on this month. Never part of the comfort score.
Where is Willemstad?
Willemstad in December — FAQ
- Is December a good time to visit Willemstad?
- December in Willemstad: hot, a little rain, with clean air — fine if you can take 19 rainy days. It ranks #10 of 12 months for Willemstad on SeasonMap's comfort score (85/100).
- What is the weather like in Willemstad in December?
- In December, Willemstad averages a daily high of 30.3°C and a low of 25.1°C, with about 70.7 mm of rain over roughly 19.2 rainy days.
- What is the air quality in Willemstad in December?
- Willemstad has a mean US Air Quality Index of about 39 in December.
Within 300 km: Kralendijk's Sea turtle nesting around 1 May – 15 Dec.