Belize
Caye Caulker in December
🌦️ Shoulder (showers)Pleasant, humid and often rainy.
🎒 Pack: compact umbrella or rain jacket · quick-dry fabrics
Why December scores 8.6What goes into the score
How it works- Weather comfort7.6
- ✓Comfortable temperatures (27.3°C highs / 24.6°C lows)
- !Very humid/sticky (dew point 22.5°C)
- !Wet: ~141 mm rain, ~4 heavy-rain days
- Air quality10.0
- ✓Good (within WHO guideline) (PM2.5 ~5 µg/m³)
- Seasonal hazards10.0
- ·No notable seasonal hazards
- Safety baseline7.5
- ·Increased caution
| Dec | Feb | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 8.6 Excellent | 8.9 Excellent |
| Season | 🌦️ Shoulder (showers) | ☀️ Dry season |
| High / low | 27° / 25° | 27° / 24° |
| Rain | 141 mm | 63 mm |
| Humidity | dew pt 23° | dew pt 22° |
| PM2.5 | 5 µg/m³ | 9 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 Caye CaulkerEvents, sights, food & souvenirs
Check event dates locallyA small, laid-back island off the coast of Belize, popular for snorkelling the Belize Barrier Reef and its 'go slow' pace.
No major events on our calendar for December.
Coming up later
Lobster FestivalDate variesUsually late June or early July, at the start of lobster season
A celebration of the opening of lobster season with food and music.
Why go: Lobster is not served during the closed season, roughly mid-February to mid-June.
Where: Caye Caulker village
Belize Independence DayEvery year21 September every year
The highlight of the September Celebrations with parades and parties.
Why go: Part of a month of national festivities.
Where: Nationwide
Hol Chan Marine Reserve and Shark Ray Alley
Snorkelling trips to see coral, nurse sharks, rays and turtles.
The Split
A channel at the north end of the village used for swimming and sunset gatherings.
Great Blue Hole
A huge marine sinkhole visited on full-day dive trips or by scenic flight.
Belize Barrier Reef
Part of the second-largest barrier reef in the world, just offshore.
Manatee watching
Tours to see manatees, often combined with snorkelling trips.
Lobster
Grilled spiny lobster.
💡 Beachfront grills
Rice and beans
Belize's staple, cooked with coconut milk and served with stewed chicken.
Fry jacks
Fried dough pieces eaten at breakfast.
Conch
Conch ceviche and fritters, served in season.
Marie Sharp's hot sauce
Belize's best-known hot sauce, made from habanero peppers.
💡 Shops and supermarkets
Local art
Paintings and crafts by island artists.
💡 Small galleries in the village
Airport transfer Kiwitaxi
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