Bonaire
Bonaire in December
☀️ Dry seasonWarm, humid and mostly dry.
🎒 Pack: quick-dry fabrics · sunglasses & hat
Why December scores 8.8What goes into the score
How it works- Weather comfort8.2
- ✓Warm (28°C highs / 27.3°C lows)
- !Very humid/sticky (dew point 23.8°C)
- ✓Mostly dry (~45 mm rain)
- Air quality9.7
- ✓Good (within WHO guideline) (PM2.5 ~7 µg/m³)
- Seasonal hazards10.0
- ·No notable seasonal hazards
- Safety baseline8.0
- ·Normal precautions
| Dec | Jan | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 8.8 Excellent | 9.1 Excellent |
| Season | ☀️ Dry season | ☀️ Dry season |
| High / low | 28° / 27° | 27° / 26° |
| Rain | 45 mm | 31 mm |
| Humidity | dew pt 24° | dew pt 23° |
| PM2.5 | 7 µg/m³ | 6 µg/m³ |
Typical-month data: NASA POWER (MERRA-2 reanalysis) 2015–2024 (modelled, not a forecast).
Holidays & crowdsDecember 2026
Long weekendThere's at least one long weekend. Domestic travel picks up and popular spots get busier over those days.
- Christmas Day 25–27 Dec · 3 days off in a row
National holidays only; regional holidays and school breaks aren't included. Source: holidays (open-source public-holiday calendar).
Explore BonaireEvents, sights, food & souvenirs
Check event dates locallyA Dutch Caribbean island known for shore diving in a protected marine park, flamingos and windsurfing.
No major events on our calendar for December.
Coming up later
Dia di RinconEvery year30 April every year
A celebration in the island's oldest village with music and food.
Why go: The village is very busy; arrive early.
Where: Rincon
Bonaire DayEvery year6 September every year
Bonaire's national day, with celebrations around the island.
Why go: A local public holiday.
Where: Island-wide
Bonaire National Marine Park
Reefs surrounding the island, with many dive sites reached from the shore.
💡 Divers must pay a nature fee.
Washington Slagbaai National Park
A park with cacti, beaches and birds.
💡 Roads are rough; a high-clearance vehicle is best.
Lac Bay
A bay with mangroves and windsurfing.
Klein Bonaire
An uninhabited island offshore with a white beach and snorkelling.
Salt pans and slave huts
Pink salt pans and small stone huts in the south.
Flamingos
Flamingos feed in the salt flats and Gotomeer lagoon.
Kabritu stoba
Goat stew, a local favourite.
Pastechi
Fried pastries with fillings.
Funchi
Cornmeal side dish similar to polenta.
Fresh fish
Local catch grilled or fried.
Bonaire salt
Sea salt from the island.
💡 Shops in Kralendijk
Cadushy
A cactus liqueur made on the island.
💡 Cadushy Distillery and shops
Airport transfer Kiwitaxi
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