When to go · Tuvalu
Tuvalu in December
Mixed month. Christmas fatele and returning families; flights full.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Crowds
- High
- Tuvalu
- Prices
- Medium
- Tuvalu
Verdict
MixedVoykit month rating for Tuvalu
Christmas fatele and returning families; flights full.
Weather in December
- All atolls · Funafuti and the outer islandsrainy
Hot and humid all year, around 26–32 °C. May–October has more steady trade winds and less rain; November–April is wetter with westerly storms and occasional cyclones. King tides peak around February–March.
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.
Christmas and Boxing Day big impact
25–26 Dec
Weeks of church, feasting and fatele across the islands; Tuvaluans return from abroad.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Tuvalu
- High
- Prices · Tuvalu
- Medium
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast