What's on in Fernando de Noronha (Noronha), Brazil through the year

Busy — Summer holidays in Brazil, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it

• Rule

  Island tax and park ticket

  1 Jan – 31 DecBook early

  Everyone pays a daily environmental tax that climbs the longer you stay, and the best beaches sit inside the marine park and need a separate ticket valid ten days. Buy both before you fly. Source ↗

Still on: Surf season on the mar de dentro (1 Dec – 31 Mar (usually)), Green turtle nesting (1 Dec – 30 Jun (usually)), Carnival and Reveillon (13–18 Feb)

Peak crowds — Carnival and Reveillon, Summer holidays in Brazil

Nothing new starts in February.

Still on: Island tax and park ticket (1 Jan – 31 Dec), Surf season on the mar de dentro (1 Dec – 31 Mar (usually)), Green turtle nesting (1 Dec – 30 Jun (usually)), Carnival and Reveillon (13–18 Feb)

Quiet — school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it, one of its worst months for weather

Nothing new starts in March.

Still on: Island tax and park ticket (1 Jan – 31 Dec), Surf season on the mar de dentro (1 Dec – 31 Mar (usually)), Green turtle nesting (1 Dec – 30 Jun (usually)), Carnival and Reveillon (13–18 Feb)

Quiet — one of its worst months for weather

Nothing new starts in April.

Still on: Island tax and park ticket (1 Jan – 31 Dec), Green turtle nesting (1 Dec – 30 Jun (usually))

Quiet — one of its worst months for weather

Nothing new starts in May.

Still on: Island tax and park ticket (1 Jan – 31 Dec), Green turtle nesting (1 Dec – 30 Jun (usually))

Shoulder season — school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in June.

Still on: Island tax and park ticket (1 Jan – 31 Dec), Green turtle nesting (1 Dec – 30 Jun (usually))

Busy — July winter break in Brazil, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in July.

Still on: Island tax and park ticket (1 Jan – 31 Dec)

Shoulder season — an ordinary month

• Season

  Calm sea and clear water

  1 Aug – 30 Nov · usuallyDry season

  The swell drops out of the north coast from August and underwater visibility is at its best into November, which is also when the island is emptiest between the Brazilian holiday blocks.

Still on: Island tax and park ticket (1 Jan – 31 Dec)

Busy — school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it, one of its best months for weather

Nothing new starts in September.

Still on: Island tax and park ticket (1 Jan – 31 Dec), Calm sea and clear water (1 Aug – 30 Nov (usually))

Busy — one of its best months for weather

Nothing new starts in October.

Still on: Island tax and park ticket (1 Jan – 31 Dec), Calm sea and clear water (1 Aug – 30 Nov (usually))

Busy — one of its best months for weather

Nothing new starts in November.

Still on: Island tax and park ticket (1 Jan – 31 Dec), Calm sea and clear water (1 Aug – 30 Nov (usually))

Busy — Summer holidays in Brazil, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it

• Season

  Surf season on the mar de dentro

  1 Dec – 31 Mar · usually

  North-west swell lands on Cacimba do Padre from December and peaks around February, when the contest takes the beach. The same swell ends the flat-water snorkelling on that coast.

• Nature

  Green turtle nesting

  1 Dec – 30 Jun · usually

  Green turtles come ashore on Leao and Sueste through the southern summer and the hatchlings run into the autumn; nests are roped off and the beaches close at night while it lasts.

• Holiday

  Carnival and Reveillon

  13–18 FebCrowdedBook early

  The island is capped and its beds sell out for the new year and for carnival further ahead than any other week of the year, with flights out of Recife priced to match. Source ↗

Still on: Island tax and park ticket (1 Jan – 31 Dec)