When to go · Guam
Guam in December
Good month. Trade winds return; Christmas and New Year prices.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Good
- Crowds
- High
- Guam
- Prices
- High
- Guam
Verdict
Trade winds return; Christmas and New Year prices.
Is another month better than December?
December is rated good. These months rate higher:
Weather in December
- Guam · Tumon, Hagåtña, the south and the north plateaufine
Warm all year (26–31 °C (79–88 °F)). Dry trade-wind season January–May; rainy season July–November, when most typhoons pass. Guam lies in the zone where tropical storms form, so a storm is possible in any month.Warm all year (79–88 °F (26–31 °C)). Dry trade-wind season January–May; rainy season July–November, when most typhoons pass. Guam lies in the zone where tropical storms form, so a storm is possible in any month.
- Tumon30 °C (86 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 17 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 17 rain days
- Dededo30 °C (86 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 5 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 5 rain days
- Hagåtña31 °C (88 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 9 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 9 rain days
- Mangilao30 °C (86 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 15 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 15 rain days
- Talofofo29 °C (84 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 14 rain days84 °F (29 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 14 rain days
- Tamuning30 °C (86 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 6 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 6 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.
Santa Marian Kamalen (Our Lady of Camarin)
8 Dec
Procession in Hagåtña for the island's patron; offices close.
Village fiestas
Weekends all year
Each village honours its patron saint with Mass, procession and open-house food; visitors are often welcomed.
Christmas and New Year
25 Dec – 1 Jan · Tumon
Peak season; book early.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Guam
- High
- Prices · Guam
- High
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Guam, side by side.
Verdict
Dec: Good
Jan: Great (better)
Crowds
Dec: High
Jan: High
Prices
Dec: High
Jan: High
Festivals listed
Dec: 3
Jan: 4
December: Trade winds return; Christmas and New Year prices.
January: Dry and breezy; Japanese and Korean winter holidays keep Tumon busy.
Guam: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.
Where to go in December
Rated best or good this month
Drier; Christmas and New Year are busy.