What's on in Minca, Colombia through the year

Peak crowds — Dry season, Christmas and New Year peak

Nothing new starts in January.

Still on: Migratory bird season (1 Oct – 30 Apr (usually)), Coffee harvest (1 Oct – 28 Feb (usually)), Dry season (15 Dec – 15 Apr (usually)), Christmas and New Year peak (20 Dec – 15 Jan)

Busy — Dry season, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in February.

Still on: Migratory bird season (1 Oct – 30 Apr (usually)), Coffee harvest (1 Oct – 28 Feb (usually)), Dry season (15 Dec – 15 Apr (usually))

Peak crowds — Semana Santa, Dry season

• Holiday

  Semana Santa

  20 Mar – 25 Apr · usuallyEaster & Holy WeekCrowded

  Holy Thursday and Good Friday are national holidays, and Santa Marta families make the short trip up the mountain. Expect full hostels and a slow road back down on Sunday. Source ↗

Still on: Migratory bird season (1 Oct – 30 Apr (usually)), Dry season (15 Dec – 15 Apr (usually))

Peak crowds — Semana Santa, Dry season

Nothing new starts in April.

Still on: Semana Santa (20 Mar – 25 Apr (usually)), Migratory bird season (1 Oct – 30 Apr (usually)), Dry season (15 Dec – 15 Apr (usually))

Shoulder season — an ordinary month

• Season

  Rainy season

  1 May – 30 Nov · usuallyMonsoon

  Afternoon downpours become the rule, heaviest from September, and the dirt tracks up to the farms and viewpoints turn to mud. Mornings are usually clear enough for walking, and prices drop.

Busy — Mid-year recess in Colombia, school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in June.

Still on: Rainy season (1 May – 30 Nov (usually))

Busy — Mid-year recess in Colombia, school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in July.

Still on: Rainy season (1 May – 30 Nov (usually))

Shoulder season — an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in August.

Still on: Rainy season (1 May – 30 Nov (usually))

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

Nothing new starts in September.

Still on: Rainy season (1 May – 30 Nov (usually))

Busy — October recess week in Colombia

• Nature

  Migratory bird season

  1 Oct – 30 Apr · usuallyBirdlife season

  North American migrants join the resident species on the forested slopes above the village, and the San Lorenzo ridge road is at its best for birders. Guides book up ahead of the northern winter. Source ↗

• Nature

  Coffee harvest

  1 Oct – 28 Feb · usually

  Unlike the coffee region further south, the Sierra Nevada picks a single crop, and the old farms such as La Victoria are at their busiest while it lasts. Tours run all year, but only now do you see the picking and drying. Source ↗

Still on: Rainy season (1 May – 30 Nov (usually))

Busy — Year-end holidays in Colombia

Nothing new starts in November.

Still on: Rainy season (1 May – 30 Nov (usually)), Migratory bird season (1 Oct – 30 Apr (usually)), Coffee harvest (1 Oct – 28 Feb (usually))

Peak crowds — Dry season, Christmas and New Year peak

• Season

  Dry season

  15 Dec – 15 Apr · usuallyCrowded

  The driest months in the Sierra Nevada foothills: the trails to the waterfalls and to Los Pinos are firm underfoot and the ridge views reach the coast. Also the months most visitors choose, so hostels fill first.

• Holiday

  Christmas and New Year peak

  20 Dec – 15 JanSchool holidaysCrowdedBook early

  Colombia's school and national holidays coincide with the dry season, and the shared vans up from Santa Marta queue on weekends. Book the jungle lodges well ahead. Source ↗

Still on: Migratory bird season (1 Oct – 30 Apr (usually)), Coffee harvest (1 Oct – 28 Feb (usually))