Where to Dive in December
The best scuba diving destinations with excellent conditions this month
All Americas
Aruba
(4)
Curaçao
(8)
Saint Kitts and Nevis
(6)
Trinidad and Tobago
(6)
Venezuela
(6)
Puerto Rico
(7)
Turks and Caicos Islands
(7)
Cayman Islands
(3)
U.S. Virgin Islands
(4)
Honduras
(5)
Saint Martin
(5)
Saint Barthélemy
(6)
Belize
(7)
Mexico
(10)
Anguilla
(5)
Antigua and Barbuda
(3)
Barbados
(4)
British Virgin Islands
(8)
Cuba
(9)
Dominican Republic
(6)
Grenada
(5)
Haiti
(5)
Saint Lucia
(4)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
(8)
Colombia
(7)
Falkland Islands
(6)
Peru
(3)
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands
(2)
Uruguay
(4)
Bahamas
(10)
Dominica
(6)
Chile
(6)
Jamaica
(5)
Nicaragua
(4)
Costa Rica
(7)
Montserrat
(3)
Sint Maarten
(5)
Ecuador
(5)
El Salvador
(2)
Panama
(6)
United States
(10)
Brazil
(10)
Argentina
(6)
Guatemala
(2)
Bermuda
(5)
Suriname
(4)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
(2)
Canada
(7)
Greenland
(7)
Bolivia
(1)
Excellent Diving
Caño Island
Costa Rica
27-29°C
20-30m
Mild
Highlights: Dry season, clear waters, abundant marine life, whale sightings
Catalina Islands
Costa Rica
26-28°C
20-30m
Mild
Highlights: Dry season, clear waters, abundant marine life, whale sightings
Gulf of Papagayo
Costa Rica
26-29°C
15-25m
Mild
Highlights: Manta ray season continues, good chance of seeing humpback whales offshore.
Drake Bay
Costa Rica
26-29°C
10-20m
Mild
Highlights: Dry season, ideal for spotting humpback whales and dolphins.
Good Diving
Bat Islands (Islas Murciélagos)
Costa Rica
28°C
10-20m
Manuel Antonio
Costa Rica
29°C
10-15m