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
Sint Maarten Marine Park
Saint Martin
26-28°C
20-30m
Mild
Highlights: Holiday season diving, calm seas and exceptional visibility. Manta ray sightings are possible.
French Marine Reserves
Saint Martin
26-28°C
25-35m
Mild
Highlights: Excellent visibility, beginning of manta ray season, ideal for encountering larger marine animals.
Man of War Shoal Marine Park
Saint Martin
26-28°C
20-30m
Mild
Highlights: Excellent visibility, beginning of manta ray season.
Good Diving
Oyster Pond
Saint Martin
28°C
10-15m