Jamestown in December

Warm; year-end visitors fill beds.

All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.

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

• JamestownHighs around 26 °C (79 °F), lows around 20 °C (68 °F), rain on about 3 daysHighs around 79 °F (26 °C), lows around 68 °F (20 °C), rain on about 3 days
• Saint Helena coast, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha · Jamestown, Rupert's, Sandy Baybest weather

  Mild and dry in the rocky valleys, 20–28 °C (68–82 °F); cooler and breezier from June to October.Mild and dry in the rocky valleys, 68–82 °F (20–28 °C); cooler and breezier from June to October.

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.

• Whale shark season begins check

  About December to April · Waters off Jamestown

  Best time to snorkel with whale sharks; book with a licensed operator.

• Christmas and year-end

  25 December · Island-wide

  Public holiday; shops close and flights fill.

• Christmas

  25 Dec

  Public holiday; shops close and flights fill.

Crowds · Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha overall

High

Prices · Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha overall

High

Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha overall: Christmas and the start of whale-shark season; flights and beds fill.

High-price month: see what to book ahead.

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

Nothing unusual for the weather this month.

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