Marshall Islands in December

Trade winds return; Gospel Day and Christmas church events.

• Southern atolls · Majuro, Arno, Mili, Jaluitfine

  Trade winds and fewer showers Dec–Apr; wetter and calmer from May to November. King tides flood low ground mainly Jan–Mar.

• Northern atolls · Kwajalein, Maloelap, Wotje, Bikini, Enewetakbest weather

  Much drier than the south, with droughts in some years; typhoons are rare but possible.

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.

• Gospel Day

  First Friday in December

  Church celebrations with choirs and dances.

• Christmas big impact

  25 Dec

  Church-centred week; outer-island trips hard to arrange.

Crowds · Marshall Islands

Medium

Prices · Marshall Islands

Medium

Nothing unusual for the weather this month.

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Rated best or good this month

• Northern atolls

  Best weather of the year (Kwajalein, Maloelap, Wotje, Bikini, Enewetak)

• Majuro

  Drier; Christmas slows services.