Qué hay en Savai'i (Savaii), Samoa, a lo largo del año

Tranquilo — vacaciones escolares en 4 de los mercados que lo llenan, uno de sus peores meses por clima

En enero no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Cyclone season (1 Nov – 30 Abr)

Tranquilo — uno de sus peores meses por clima

En febrero no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Cyclone season (1 Nov – 30 Abr)

Temporada media — un mes normal

En marzo no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Cyclone season (1 Nov – 30 Abr)

Temporada media — vacaciones escolares en 3 de los mercados que lo llenan, un mes normal

En abril no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Cyclone season (1 Nov – 30 Abr)

Concurrido — Mother's Day holiday

• Temporada

  South-coast surf season

  1 May – 31 Oct · normalmente

  Southern Ocean swells reach the south coast through the southern winter, with Aganoa and the reef passes near Satuiatua the best-known breaks. Most are reef breaks for experienced surfers; mornings are glassier before the trade winds. Fuente ↗

• Festivo

  Mother's Day holiday

  8–15 May · normalmenteFiesta nacionalCierres

  Samoa gives the Monday after Mother's Day off as a public holiday; the Sunday is spent at church and family feasts, and government offices close for the long weekend. Fuente ↗

Concurrido — Independence Day, vacaciones escolares en 3 de los mercados que lo llenan

• Festivo

  Independence Day

  1–3 JunFiesta nacionalCierres

  Samoa marks 1 June with several days of parades, sport and church services. Savai'i is quieter about it than Apia, but the ferry across is packed in both directions either side of it. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: South-coast surf season (1 May – 31 Oct (normalmente))

Temporada media — vacaciones escolares en 4 de los mercados que lo llenan, un mes normal

• Naturaleza

  Humpback whales offshore

  1 Jul – 31 Oct · normalmenteTemporada de ballenas

  Humpbacks from the Oceania population pass through Samoan waters in the southern winter and are sometimes seen from the south coast. Numbers are far lower than in Tonga, so treat a sighting as a bonus, not a plan. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: South-coast surf season (1 May – 31 Oct (normalmente))

Máxima afluencia — Father's Day holiday, Teuila Festival, Apia

• Festivo

  Father's Day holiday

  8–15 Ago · normalmenteFiesta nacionalCierres

  The Monday after Father's Day is a public holiday in Samoa, so the island takes a long weekend of church services and family meals, and government offices close. Fuente ↗

• Festival

  Teuila Festival, Apia

  30 Ago – 8 Sep · normalmenteGran festivalMucha genteReserva pronto

  Samoa's national culture festival fills Apia for a week with fire-knife dancing, fautasi longboat races, siva and a float parade. From Savai'i it means the ferry to Upolu and the drive into town, so stay over rather than day-trip. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: South-coast surf season (1 May – 31 Oct (normalmente)), Humpback whales offshore (1 Jul – 31 Oct (normalmente))

Concurrido — Teuila Festival, Apia, vacaciones escolares en 3 de los mercados que lo llenan

En septiembre no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: South-coast surf season (1 May – 31 Oct (normalmente)), Humpback whales offshore (1 Jul – 31 Oct (normalmente)), Teuila Festival, Apia (30 Ago – 8 Sep (normalmente))

Concurrido — White Sunday, vacaciones escolares en 3 de los mercados que lo llenan

• Naturaleza

  The palolo rising

  5–31 Oct · normalmenteTemporada de fauna

  For one or two nights in October, seven days after the full moon, the reef worms spawn and every village is in the shallows after dark with nets and lamps. What is caught sells for a fortune at Salelologa. Fuente ↗

• Festivo

  White Sunday

  8–14 Oct · normalmenteFiesta nacionalCierres

  The second Sunday in October belongs to the children: they lead the service in white, recite what they have learned, and are served first at the meal afterwards. Nothing else happens that day. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: South-coast surf season (1 May – 31 Oct (normalmente)), Humpback whales offshore (1 Jul – 31 Oct (normalmente))

Temporada media — un mes normal

• Riesgo

  Cyclone season

  1 Nov – 30 Abr

  The South Pacific season runs November to April. Savai'i's beach fale are built to be rebuilt, and the road round the island washes out in places long before a storm is anywhere close. Fuente ↗

Tranquilo — vacaciones escolares en 4 de los mercados que lo llenan, uno de sus peores meses por clima

En diciembre no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Cyclone season (1 Nov – 30 Abr)