When to go · Kiribati
Kiribati in December
Mixed month. Rains begin; Christmas travel fills flights.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Crowds
- Medium
- Kiribati
- Prices
- Medium
- Kiribati
Verdict
MixedVoykit month rating for Kiribati
Rains begin; Christmas travel fills flights.
Weather in December
- Gilbert Islands · Tarawa, Abaiang, Butaritari, Abemamarainy
Hot all year; rains mostly Dec–Mar in normal years. El Niño years bring heavy rain, La Niña years severe drought, especially in the southern Gilberts.
- Line Islands · Kiritimati, Tabuaeran, Terainafine
Kiritimati is dry for an equatorial atoll; trade winds blow most of the year and fishing runs all year.
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.
Human Rights and Peace Day
10 Dec
Public holiday.
Christmas big impact
25–26 Dec
People travel home to outer islands; services slow.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Kiribati
- Medium
- Prices · Kiribati
- Medium
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast