When to go · Turks and Caicos
Turks and Caicos in December
Great month. Dry and pleasant; Christmas–New Year is the most expensive week.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Crowds
- High
- Turks and Caicos
- Prices
- High
- Turks and Caicos
Verdict
Dry and pleasant; Christmas–New Year is the most expensive week.
Is another month better than December?
No other month rates higher than December for Turks and Caicos in this guide.
Weather in December
- Caicos Islands (Providenciales, North and Middle Caicos) · Grace Bay, Long Bay, Chalk Sound, the caysbest weather
Flat, dry, breezy islands: 25–32 °C (77–90 °F), little rain compared with the mountainous Caribbean; Irma and Maria hit in 2017.Flat, dry, breezy islands: 77–90 °F (25–32 °C), little rain compared with the mountainous Caribbean; Irma and Maria hit in 2017.
- Turks Islands (Grand Turk, Salt Cay) · Cockburn Town, the wall, Salt Caybest weather
Same climate; humpback whales pass through the Turks Island Passage in winter.
- Providenciales29 °C (84 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 8 rain days84 °F (29 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 8 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 and Boxing Day big impact
25–26 Dec
Top prices; book months ahead.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Turks and Caicos
- High
- Prices · Turks and Caicos
- High
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Turks and Caicos, side by side.
Verdict
Dec: Great
Jan: Great
Crowds
Dec: High
Jan: High
Prices
Dec: High
Jan: High
Festivals listed
Dec: 1
Jan: 3
December: Dry and pleasant; Christmas–New Year is the most expensive week.
January: Dry and breezy; peak prices after New Year week.
Turks and Caicos: 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
Caicos Islands (Providenciales, North and Middle Caicos)
Best weather of the year (Grace Bay, Long Bay, Chalk Sound, the cays)
Turks Islands (Grand Turk, Salt Cay)
Best weather of the year (Cockburn Town, the wall, Salt Cay)