Det sker i San Juan (Puerto Rico), Puerto Rico året igennem

Tætpakket — Fiestas de la Calle San Sebastian, Cruise season in the old city

• Regel

  El Yunque timed reservation

  1. jan. – 31. dec.Book tidligtLukninger

  The main road into the rainforest, the one with the waterfalls and the tower, needs a timed entry reservation booked ahead. Cars without one are turned round at the gate on busy mornings. Kilde ↗

• Natur

  Bioluminescent bay nights

  1. jan. – 31. dec.HavlysBook tidligt

  Laguna Grande at Fajardo glows all year, but only on the dark nights: operators sell by moon phase, and a full moon washes it out entirely. Rain in the week before also thins it.

• Festival

  Fiestas de la Calle San Sebastian

  14.–24. jan. · normaltStor festivalTætpakketBook tidligt

  Four nights that shut Old San Juan to traffic and close out the island's Christmas: cabezudos in the morning, artisans on Calle Norzagaray, and cobbles packed shoulder to shoulder after dark. Rooms in the old city go by autumn. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Cruise season in the old city (1. nov. – 30. apr. (normalt)), Winter north swell (15. nov. – 31. mar. (normalt)), The long Christmas season (19. nov. – 24. jan.)

Tætpakket — Ponce Carnival, Cruise season in the old city

• Festival

  Ponce Carnival

  1. feb. – 5. mar. · normaltTætpakket

  The island's carnival happens in Ponce, ninety minutes south, in the week before Ash Wednesday: papier-mache vejigante masks, a Sunday parade and the burial of the sardine on the last night. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: El Yunque timed reservation (1. jan. – 31. dec.), Bioluminescent bay nights (1. jan. – 31. dec.), Cruise season in the old city (1. nov. – 30. apr. (normalt)), Winter north swell (15. nov. – 31. mar. (normalt))

Tætpakket — rejsende beskriver det som højsæson, Ponce Carnival

• Natur

  Leatherback nesting

  1. mar. – 15. jul. · normaltSkildpaddeyngel

  Leatherbacks come up the north-coast beaches through spring, and volunteer groups patrol the Pinones and Dorado sand at night. Nests are staked and the lights nearest them get shaded.

Stadig i gang: El Yunque timed reservation (1. jan. – 31. dec.), Bioluminescent bay nights (1. jan. – 31. dec.), Ponce Carnival (1. feb. – 5. mar. (normalt)), Cruise season in the old city (1. nov. – 30. apr. (normalt)), Winter north swell (15. nov. – 31. mar. (normalt))

Stille — rejsende beskriver det som stille, Cruise season in the old city

• Risiko

  Sargassum drift

  1. apr. – 31. aug. · normaltSargassosæson

  The city beaches at Condado and Isla Verde usually get off lightly; the east coast towards Fajardo and the offshore cays take far more. CariCOOS runs a Puerto Rico forecast that is worth ten minutes before booking. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: El Yunque timed reservation (1. jan. – 31. dec.), Bioluminescent bay nights (1. jan. – 31. dec.), Leatherback nesting (1. mar. – 15. jul. (normalt)), Cruise season in the old city (1. nov. – 30. apr. (normalt))

Skuldersæson — en helt almindelig måned

Intet nyt begynder i maj.

Stadig i gang: El Yunque timed reservation (1. jan. – 31. dec.), Bioluminescent bay nights (1. jan. – 31. dec.), Leatherback nesting (1. mar. – 15. jul. (normalt)), Sargassum drift (1. apr. – 31. aug. (normalt))

Travlt — Noche de San Juan, skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Risiko

  Hurricane season

  1. jun. – 30. nov.

  Maria came ashore in September 2017 and the island still plans around that month. The statistical peak is the first fortnight of September; June and November rarely deliver anything, and rates in those weeks show it. Kilde ↗

• Festival

  Noche de San Juan

  23.–24. jun.Religiøs højtidTætpakket

  The city's patron saint night: the whole of it goes to Condado or Isla Verde and walks backwards into the sea at midnight, three times, to shed the year. The beaches stay busy until dawn. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: El Yunque timed reservation (1. jan. – 31. dec.), Bioluminescent bay nights (1. jan. – 31. dec.), Leatherback nesting (1. mar. – 15. jul. (normalt)), Sargassum drift (1. apr. – 31. aug. (normalt))

Skuldersæson — skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en helt almindelig måned

Intet nyt begynder i juli.

Stadig i gang: El Yunque timed reservation (1. jan. – 31. dec.), Bioluminescent bay nights (1. jan. – 31. dec.), Leatherback nesting (1. mar. – 15. jul. (normalt)), Sargassum drift (1. apr. – 31. aug. (normalt)), Hurricane season (1. jun. – 30. nov.)

Skuldersæson — skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en helt almindelig måned

Intet nyt begynder i august.

Stadig i gang: El Yunque timed reservation (1. jan. – 31. dec.), Bioluminescent bay nights (1. jan. – 31. dec.), Sargassum drift (1. apr. – 31. aug. (normalt)), Hurricane season (1. jun. – 30. nov.)

Stille — skoleferie på 2 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en af stedets værste måneder vejrmæssigt

Intet nyt begynder i september.

Stadig i gang: El Yunque timed reservation (1. jan. – 31. dec.), Bioluminescent bay nights (1. jan. – 31. dec.), Hurricane season (1. jun. – 30. nov.)

Stille — en af stedets værste måneder vejrmæssigt

Intet nyt begynder i oktober.

Stadig i gang: El Yunque timed reservation (1. jan. – 31. dec.), Bioluminescent bay nights (1. jan. – 31. dec.), Hurricane season (1. jun. – 30. nov.)

Tætpakket — Cruise season in the old city, The long Christmas season

• Sæson

  Cruise season in the old city

  1. nov. – 30. apr. · normaltTætpakket

  San Juan is a homeport as well as a stop, so the old city takes both turnaround passengers and day callers through the winter. The blue cobbles are worth walking before ten or after five. Kilde ↗

• Sæson

  Winter north swell

  15. nov. – 31. mar. · normaltSurfsæsonRisiko

  North Atlantic storms send swell onto the whole north coast through the winter, which is when the surf towns west of the city work and when the city beaches fly rip current flags.

• Helligdag

  The long Christmas season

  19. nov. – 24. jan.Jul & nytårTætpakket

  Parrandas start after Discovery Day in November and the season refuses to end at New Year: Three Kings on 6 January, then the Octavitas, then SanSe closes it in the third week of January. Two months of it. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: El Yunque timed reservation (1. jan. – 31. dec.), Bioluminescent bay nights (1. jan. – 31. dec.), Hurricane season (1. jun. – 30. nov.)

Tætpakket — rejsende beskriver det som højsæson, Cruise season in the old city

Intet nyt begynder i december.

Stadig i gang: El Yunque timed reservation (1. jan. – 31. dec.), Bioluminescent bay nights (1. jan. – 31. dec.), Cruise season in the old city (1. nov. – 30. apr. (normalt)), Winter north swell (15. nov. – 31. mar. (normalt)), The long Christmas season (19. nov. – 24. jan.)