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Guadeloupe in December

Great month. Chanté Nwel and Christmas peak.

Key facts

Verdict
Great
Crowds
High
Guadeloupe
Prices
High
Guadeloupe

Verdict

GreatVoykit month rating for Guadeloupe

Chanté Nwel and Christmas peak.

Is another month better than December?

No other month rates higher than December for Guadeloupe in this guide.

Weather in December

  • Grande-Terre and the outer islands · Le Gosier, Sainte-Anne, Saint-François, Marie-Galante, Les Saintesbest weather

    Flat limestone islands: sunnier and drier, with a dry season (carême) January–May. Sargassum hits south- and east-facing beaches mainly March–September.

  • Basse-Terre highlands and west coast · La Soufrière, national park, Deshaies, Bouillantefine

    The mountains catch heavy rain all year; La Soufrière's summit is often in cloud. The Caribbean coast (Côte sous le vent) is calmer and drier.

  • Pointe-à-Pitre29 °C (84 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 15 rain days

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.

  • Christmas big impact

    25 Dec

    Chanté Nwel through December; peak season.

  • Christmas and chants de Noël

    Late December · Pointe-à-Pitre

    Singing evenings; shops and flights are busy.

  • Christmas, chants de Noël

    Dec · Pointe-à-Pitre

    Singing evenings in neighbourhoods; shops and flights are busy.

Crowds and prices

Crowds · Guadeloupe
High
Prices · Guadeloupe
High

High-price month: see what to book ahead.

Compare two months

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Guadeloupe, side by side.

  • Verdict

    Dec: Great

    Jan: Great

  • Crowds

    Dec: High

    Jan: High

  • Prices

    Dec: High

    Jan: High

  • Festivals listed

    Dec: 3

    Jan: 2

December: Chanté Nwel and Christmas peak.

January: Dry; Carnival Sundays begin in towns.

Guadeloupe: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.

What to pack

Nothing unusual for the weather this month.

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Where to go in December

Rated best or good this month

  • Grande-Terre and the outer islands

    Best weather of the year (Le Gosier, Sainte-Anne, Saint-François, Marie-Galante, Les Saintes)

  • Pointe-à-Pitre

    Dry and busy; Christmas prices.