Weather in Antigua in December 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Antigua in December
Going from a maximum of +81°F during the day to a minimum of +73°F during the night, the temperature in December averages around +79°F.
The average maximum temperature goes up 0% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +79°F to +79°F.
Is Antigua warm or cold in December?
Antigua is typically warm in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +81°F to +79°F. The minimum temperature also goes up from +77°F to +75°F.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
Take a look at how December is compared to other months in Antigua:
Climate in Antigua in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +81°F | +79°F | +77°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +72°F | +72°F | +68°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +88°F | +86°F | +84°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 103 mm | 52 mm | 28 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 4 m/s | 4 m/s | 5 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 77% | 74% | 74% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1012 HPa | 1014 HPa | 1015 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 4 | 5 | 7 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 17 | 21 | 21 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 9 | 5 | 3 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
December often has better weather than November. It’s getting colder in December. From +81°F in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +79°F. As December arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 103 mm to 52 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 77% to 74%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 4 m/s. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in December, from 4 to 5.
January brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 5 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Antigua is gradually increasing during December, going from 3 m/s to 4 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last December in Antigua?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Antigua in December has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1983 (+78°F) and the highest in 1997 (+85°F). The driest year was 2005 with only 13 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1996 with 160 mm.
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Monthly weather in Antigua
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Antigua, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2022.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.