When to go · Charlotte Amalie
Charlotte Amalie in December
Great month. Dry and busy; Christmas week is the most expensive.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 29°C (84°F)84°F (29°C) / 24°C (75°F)75°F (24°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 16
- Crowds
- High
- US Virgin Islands overall
- Prices
- High
- US Virgin Islands overall
Verdict
Dry and busy; Christmas week is the most expensive.
All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.
Is another month better than December?
No other month rates higher than December for Charlotte Amalie in this guide.
Weather in December
- Charlotte AmalieHighs around 29 °C (84 °F), lows around 24 °C (75 °F), rain on about 16 daysHighs around 84 °F (29 °C), lows around 75 °F (24 °C), rain on about 16 days
High season season
Driest, busiest, most expensive; cruise ships most days.
Watch: Book hotels and restaurant tables well ahead, especially around Christmas and New Year.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
High season
Dec–Mar
Cruise ships most days; downtown is crowded from 09:00.
Christmas and Christmas Second Day big impact
25–26 Dec · US Virgin Islands
Closures.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · US Virgin Islands overall
- High
- Prices · US Virgin Islands overall
- High
US Virgin Islands overall: Dry season and holiday crowds.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Charlotte Amalie, side by side.
Verdict
Dec: Great
Jan: Great
Daytime high
Dec: 29 °C (84 °F)84 °F (29 °C)
Jan: 29 °C (84 °F)84 °F (29 °C)
Night low
Dec: 24 °C (75 °F)75 °F (24 °C)
Jan: 23 °C (73 °F)73 °F (23 °C)
Rain days
Dec: 16
Jan: 15 (better)
Crowds
Dec: High
Jan: High
Prices
Dec: High
Jan: High
Festivals listed
Dec: 2
Jan: 1
December: Dry and busy; Christmas week is the most expensive.
January: Dry, warm, calm seas; high season.
Charlotte Amalie: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast