When to go · Tuvalu
Tuvalu in December
Mixed month. Christmas fatele and returning families; flights full.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Crowds
- High
- Tuvalu
- Prices
- Medium
- Tuvalu
Verdict
Christmas fatele and returning families; flights full.
Is another month better than December?
December is rated mixed. These months rate higher:
Weather in December
- All atolls · Funafuti and the outer islandsrainy
Hot and humid all year, around 26–32 °C (79–90 °F). May–October has more steady trade winds and less rain; November–April is wetter with westerly storms and occasional cyclones. King tides peak around February–March.Hot and humid all year, around 79–90 °F (26–32 °C). May–October has more steady trade winds and less rain; November–April is wetter with westerly storms and occasional cyclones. King tides peak around February–March.
- Funafuti31 °C (88 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 22 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 79 °F (26 °C), 22 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
Weeks of church, feasting and fatele across the islands; Tuvaluans return from abroad.
Wet and cyclone season
About November to April · Funafuti
Storms and rough seas can cancel flights and boats: build a buffer of a day or more.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Tuvalu
- High
- Prices · Tuvalu
- Medium
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Tuvalu, side by side.
Verdict
Dec: Mixed
Jun: Great (better)
Crowds
Dec: High
Jun: Low
Prices
Dec: Medium
Jun: Medium
Festivals listed
Dec: 2
Jun: 1
December: Christmas fatele and returning families; flights full.
June: Drier, breezy, calm lagoon.
Tuvalu: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast