When to go · Philipsburg
Philipsburg in December
Great month. Inside Philipsburg's best window: Dec–May.
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
- 5
- Crowds
- High
- Saint-Martin overall
- Prices
- High
- Saint-Martin overall
Verdict
Inside Philipsburg's best window: Dec–May.
Is another month better than December?
No other month rates higher than December for Philipsburg in this guide.
Weather in December
- PhilipsburgHighs around 29 °C (84 °F), lows around 24 °C (75 °F), rain on about 5 daysHighs around 84 °F (29 °C), lows around 75 °F (24 °C), rain on about 5 days
- Whole island, Saint-Martin · Marigot, Grand Case, Orient Bay, Philipsburgbest weather
Dry, breezy season December–April; hot and humid summer; Irma (2017) showed the risk of the August–October peak.
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 and New Year big impact
25 Dec – 1 Jan · Saint-Martin
Peak prices and crowds.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Saint-Martin overall
- High
- Prices · Saint-Martin overall
- High
Saint-Martin overall: Christmas peak; book early.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Philipsburg, 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: 24 °C (75 °F)75 °F (24 °C)
Rain days
Dec: 5
Jan: 5
Crowds
Dec: High
Jan: High
Prices
Dec: High
Jan: High
Festivals listed
Dec: 1
Jan: 1
December: Inside Philipsburg's best window: Dec–May.
January: Inside Philipsburg's best window: Dec–May.
Philipsburg: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.