Weekly note

Where to go in The Caribbean in December

6 of the 6 destinations in The Caribbean are in season in December: 0 a sweet spot, 6 good, 0 ok.

None of these has December as a sweet spot; the 6 labelled good are the best of the month: Curaçao, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, The Bahamas, Barbados and Aruba.

Ranked for December

#PlaceVerdict High Rain Why
1 Curaçao Curaçao good 29° 1d 29C max, 1 rainy day
2 Jamaica Jamaica good 29° 3d 29C max, 3 rainy days
3 Puerto Rico Puerto Rico good 28° 5d 28C max, 5 rainy days
4 The Bahamas The Bahamas goodbusy 25° 3d busier than usual
5 Barbados Barbados goodbusy 29° 3d busier than usual
6 Aruba Aruba goodbusy 29° 2d busier than usual

Other months for The Caribbean

December elsewhere

Every verdict here is the destination's own: ten years of climate readings, the public holidays that crowd it, and what the flight costs. Nothing is said about The Caribbean as a whole that was not first measured at each place in it.