Temporada de buceo, mes a mes en todo el mundo
Mantas en las estaciones de limpieza, tiburones ballena, los meses del pez luna, las semanas de agua cristalina.
47 destinos de SeasonMap, ordenados cada mes por la puntuación de confort, porque no se trata solo de dónde está en marcha la temporada, sino de si el tiempo merece el viaje mientras dura.
Cuándo es
Temporada de buceo en enero
- La Paz 🇲🇽 MéxicoWhale shark season · 1 Oct – 30 AbrJuvenile whale sharks feed in the shallow end of the bay from October to April, inside a federal refuge that caps boats and group sizes.93
- Fuyaira 🇦🇪 Emiratos Árabes UnidosGulf of Oman dive season · 15 Oct – 15 May (normalmente)Snoopy Island and the Dibba wrecks are at their clearest in the cooler half of the year; summer plankton blooms cut the visibility badly.92
- Kish 🇮🇷 IránDiving and beach season · 15 Oct – 10 May (normalmente)The water is clearest and the air bearable in the cool half of the year, which is when the dive operators and the glass-bottom boats actually run properly.91
- Jamestown Isla Santa ElenaWhale shark season · 1 Ene – 30 Abr (normalmente)Whale sharks aggregate off the island between January and April and boats go out from Jamestown to snorkel with them.88
- Puerto Sudán 🇸🇩 SudánRed Sea liveaboard season · 1 Oct – 31 May (normalmente)The reefs off this coast — Sanganeb and the Sha'ab Rumi lagoon among them — are the reason anyone comes, and the boats run in the cooler half of the year when the water is clearest.86
- Yeda 🇸🇦 Arabia SauditaRed Sea dive season · 1 Oct – 31 May (normalmente)The reefs off Obhur creek and the wrecks south of the port are clearest and calmest from autumn through spring, before the summer water goes bathwater-warm and the visibility drops away.84
- The Bottom SabaDive season · 1 Dic – 30 Abr (normalmente)The clearest water of the year in the Saba National Marine Park, with visibility past a hundred feet at sites like the Pinnacles, and the fewest afternoon squalls.83
- Yibuti 🇩🇯 YibutiWhale sharks in the gulf · 1 Nov – 15 Feb (normalmente)Plankton blooms in the Gulf of Tadjoura pull in a crowd of unusually young whale sharks, most of them only three or four metres long.79
- Ko Chang 🇹🇭 TailandiaWreck and reef diving season · 1 Nov – 30 Abr (normalmente)The months the boats run south to the HTMS Chang wreck and the Rang islands, when visibility is worth the crossing.75
- Isla Havelock 🇮🇳 IndiaDive and boat season · 15 Oct – 15 MayThe dive centres on Beach No.75
- Port Blair 🇮🇳 IndiaSailing and dive season · 15 Oct – 10 MayThe sea settles, the catamarans to Havelock and Neil run to timetable, and every dive centre in the territory is open.73
- Mombasa 🇰🇪 KeniaWhale sharks off the coast · 1 Dic – 31 Mar (normalmente)Whale sharks move along the Kenyan coast through the northeast monsoon, and the boats that go looking for them run out of Diani and Watamu rather than Mombasa itself.72
- Ko Lanta 🇹🇭 TailandiaHin Daeng and Hin Muang season · 1 Nov – 30 Abr (normalmente)The deep pinnacles two hours south are the reason people come here to dive, and the boats only run in the settled months.71
- Byron Bay 🇦🇺 AustraliaLeopard sharks at Julian Rocks · 1 Dic – 30 Abr (normalmente)Through the warm months leopard sharks gather on the sand at Julian Rocks, twenty minutes offshore, and swap places with the grey nurse sharks that hold there in winter.69
- Malé 🇲🇻 MaldivasWhale sharks in South Ari · 1 Ene – 31 Dic (normalmente)The juveniles off Maamigili are the one aggregation in the country that holds all year, which is why the day boats run out of Male in any month.62
- Vilanculos 🇲🇿 MozambiqueWhale sharks and mantas · 1 Oct – 15 Abr (normalmente)Whale sharks and manta rays gather around the Bazaruto channel from October through to April, a window that overlaps with the archipelago's hottest and wettest months.62
- Tofo 🇲🇿 MozambiqueWhale shark season · 1 Oct – 15 Mar (normalmente)Whale sharks gather off the reef from October to March, most reliably in December and January when plankton blooms bring them close enough for the ocean-safari boats that launch straight off the beach at dawn.61
- Estado de Chuuk 🇫🇲 Estados Federados de MicronesiaCalm months on the wrecks · 1 Dic – 30 Abr (normalmente)The north-east trades settle the lagoon from about December to April, which is when the crossings to the far wrecks are comfortable and the water inside the holds is at its clearest.56
- Raja Ampat 🇮🇩 IndonesiaManta season · 1 Nov – 30 Abr (normalmente)Plankton in the straits brings reef mantas onto the cleaning stations around Dampier and Arborek, densest in the first months of the year.52
- Labuan Bajo 🇮🇩 IndonesiaManta season · 1 Nov – 30 Abr (normalmente)Plankton in the channel brings reef mantas onto the cleaning stations at Karang Makassar and, further south, Manta Alley.49
Temporada de buceo en febrero
- Kish 🇮🇷 IránDiving and beach season · 15 Oct – 10 May (normalmente)The water is clearest and the air bearable in the cool half of the year, which is when the dive operators and the glass-bottom boats actually run properly.93
- Puerto Sudán 🇸🇩 SudánRed Sea liveaboard season · 1 Oct – 31 May (normalmente)The reefs off this coast — Sanganeb and the Sha'ab Rumi lagoon among them — are the reason anyone comes, and the boats run in the cooler half of the year when the water is clearest.91
- La Paz 🇲🇽 MéxicoWhale shark season · 1 Oct – 30 AbrJuvenile whale sharks feed in the shallow end of the bay from October to April, inside a federal refuge that caps boats and group sizes.91
- Fuyaira 🇦🇪 Emiratos Árabes UnidosGulf of Oman dive season · 15 Oct – 15 May (normalmente)Snoopy Island and the Dibba wrecks are at their clearest in the cooler half of the year; summer plankton blooms cut the visibility badly.89
- Jamestown Isla Santa ElenaWhale shark season · 1 Ene – 30 Abr (normalmente)Whale sharks aggregate off the island between January and April and boats go out from Jamestown to snorkel with them.87
- Yeda 🇸🇦 Arabia SauditaRed Sea dive season · 1 Oct – 31 May (normalmente)The reefs off Obhur creek and the wrecks south of the port are clearest and calmest from autumn through spring, before the summer water goes bathwater-warm and the visibility drops away.85
- The Bottom SabaDive season · 1 Dic – 30 Abr (normalmente)The clearest water of the year in the Saba National Marine Park, with visibility past a hundred feet at sites like the Pinnacles, and the fewest afternoon squalls.84
- Yibuti 🇩🇯 YibutiWhale sharks in the gulf · 1 Nov – 15 Feb (normalmente)Plankton blooms in the Gulf of Tadjoura pull in a crowd of unusually young whale sharks, most of them only three or four metres long.80
- Isla Havelock 🇮🇳 IndiaDive and boat season · 15 Oct – 15 MayThe dive centres on Beach No.78
- Port Blair 🇮🇳 IndiaSailing and dive season · 15 Oct – 10 MayThe sea settles, the catamarans to Havelock and Neil run to timetable, and every dive centre in the territory is open.76
- Ko Lanta 🇹🇭 TailandiaHin Daeng and Hin Muang season · 1 Nov – 30 Abr (normalmente)The deep pinnacles two hours south are the reason people come here to dive, and the boats only run in the settled months.75
- Roatán 🇭🇳 HondurasWhale sharks in the Bay Islands · 20 Feb – 30 Abr (normalmente)The reliable encounters are off Utila, an hour west by boat, where the shelf drops into deep water and the boils bring plankton up.74
- Khao Lak 🇹🇭 TailandiaManta and whale shark season · 1 Feb – 5 May (normalmente)The tail of the dive season at Richelieu Rock and Koh Bon, when the plankton is up and the big animals follow it.74
- Ko Chang 🇹🇭 TailandiaWreck and reef diving season · 1 Nov – 30 Abr (normalmente)The months the boats run south to the HTMS Chang wreck and the Rang islands, when visibility is worth the crossing.73
- Utila 🇭🇳 HondurasWhale shark season · 1 Feb – 31 May (normalmente)Utila is one of the few places whale sharks are seen year-round, but February to May is when sightings are most reliable, peaking in March and April as plankton blooms draw them close to shore.73
- Mombasa 🇰🇪 KeniaWhale sharks off the coast · 1 Dic – 31 Mar (normalmente)Whale sharks move along the Kenyan coast through the northeast monsoon, and the boats that go looking for them run out of Diani and Watamu rather than Mombasa itself.72
- Malé 🇲🇻 MaldivasWhale sharks in South Ari · 1 Ene – 31 Dic (normalmente)The juveniles off Maamigili are the one aggregation in the country that holds all year, which is why the day boats run out of Male in any month.70
- Byron Bay 🇦🇺 AustraliaLeopard sharks at Julian Rocks · 1 Dic – 30 Abr (normalmente)Through the warm months leopard sharks gather on the sand at Julian Rocks, twenty minutes offshore, and swap places with the grey nurse sharks that hold there in winter.66
- Tofo 🇲🇿 MozambiqueWhale shark season · 1 Oct – 15 Mar (normalmente)Whale sharks gather off the reef from October to March, most reliably in December and January when plankton blooms bring them close enough for the ocean-safari boats that launch straight off the beach at dawn.63
- Estado de Chuuk 🇫🇲 Estados Federados de MicronesiaCalm months on the wrecks · 1 Dic – 30 Abr (normalmente)The north-east trades settle the lagoon from about December to April, which is when the crossings to the far wrecks are comfortable and the water inside the holds is at its clearest.60
- Raja Ampat 🇮🇩 IndonesiaManta season · 1 Nov – 30 Abr (normalmente)Plankton in the straits brings reef mantas onto the cleaning stations around Dampier and Arborek, densest in the first months of the year.59
- Vilanculos 🇲🇿 MozambiqueWhale sharks and mantas · 1 Oct – 15 Abr (normalmente)Whale sharks and manta rays gather around the Bazaruto channel from October through to April, a window that overlaps with the archipelago's hottest and wettest months.59
- Labuan Bajo 🇮🇩 IndonesiaManta season · 1 Nov – 30 Abr (normalmente)Plankton in the channel brings reef mantas onto the cleaning stations at Karang Makassar and, further south, Manta Alley.52
Temporada de buceo en marzo
- La Paz 🇲🇽 MéxicoWhale shark season · 1 Oct – 30 AbrJuvenile whale sharks feed in the shallow end of the bay from October to April, inside a federal refuge that caps boats and group sizes.86
- The Bottom SabaDive season · 1 Dic – 30 Abr (normalmente)The clearest water of the year in the Saba National Marine Park, with visibility past a hundred feet at sites like the Pinnacles, and the fewest afternoon squalls.86
- Puerto Sudán 🇸🇩 SudánRed Sea liveaboard season · 1 Oct – 31 May (normalmente)The reefs off this coast — Sanganeb and the Sha'ab Rumi lagoon among them — are the reason anyone comes, and the boats run in the cooler half of the year when the water is clearest.85
- Jamestown Isla Santa ElenaWhale shark season · 1 Ene – 30 Abr (normalmente)Whale sharks aggregate off the island between January and April and boats go out from Jamestown to snorkel with them.85
- Kish 🇮🇷 IránDiving and beach season · 15 Oct – 10 May (normalmente)The water is clearest and the air bearable in the cool half of the year, which is when the dive operators and the glass-bottom boats actually run properly.83
- Fuyaira 🇦🇪 Emiratos Árabes UnidosGulf of Oman dive season · 15 Oct – 15 May (normalmente)Snoopy Island and the Dibba wrecks are at their clearest in the cooler half of the year; summer plankton blooms cut the visibility badly.81
- Yeda 🇸🇦 Arabia SauditaRed Sea dive season · 1 Oct – 31 May (normalmente)The reefs off Obhur creek and the wrecks south of the port are clearest and calmest from autumn through spring, before the summer water goes bathwater-warm and the visibility drops away.79
- Isla Tioman 🇲🇾 MalasiaDive season · 1 Mar – 31 Oct (normalmente)The months the dive shops are open and the crossing from Mersing is routine.79
- Ko Tao 🇹🇭 TailandiaWhale shark season · 15 Mar – 31 May (normalmente)They turn up on the pinnacles for a few weeks in the spring, and again in a smaller run around September and October.77
- Côn Đảo 🇻🇳 VietnamCalm seas and clear water · 1 Mar – 30 Jun (normalmente)Between the two monsoons the crossing settles and the water over the reef clears.77
- Isla Havelock 🇮🇳 IndiaDive and boat season · 15 Oct – 15 MayThe dive centres on Beach No.76
- Placencia 🇧🇿 BeliceWhale sharks at Gladden Spit · 15 Mar – 15 Jun (normalmente)Cubera snapper spawn at Gladden Spit, 22 miles offshore, in the days after each full moon and whale sharks come up under them to feed.76
- Utila 🇭🇳 HondurasWhale shark season · 1 Feb – 31 May (normalmente)Utila is one of the few places whale sharks are seen year-round, but February to May is when sightings are most reliable, peaking in March and April as plankton blooms draw them close to shore.76
- Port Blair 🇮🇳 IndiaSailing and dive season · 15 Oct – 10 MayThe sea settles, the catamarans to Havelock and Neil run to timetable, and every dive centre in the territory is open.75
- Roatán 🇭🇳 HondurasWhale sharks in the Bay Islands · 20 Feb – 30 Abr (normalmente)The reliable encounters are off Utila, an hour west by boat, where the shelf drops into deep water and the boils bring plankton up.73
- Praslin 🇸🇨 SeychellesThe calm between monsoons · 25 Mar – 10 May (normalmente)The turn between the two winds: barely any breeze, water like a pool and the visibility divers come for.71
- Tofo 🇲🇿 MozambiqueWhale shark season · 1 Oct – 15 Mar (normalmente)Whale sharks gather off the reef from October to March, most reliably in December and January when plankton blooms bring them close enough for the ocean-safari boats that launch straight off the beach at dawn.70
- Ko Lanta 🇹🇭 TailandiaHin Daeng and Hin Muang season · 1 Nov – 30 Abr (normalmente)The deep pinnacles two hours south are the reason people come here to dive, and the boats only run in the settled months.70
- Vilanculos 🇲🇿 MozambiqueWhale sharks and mantas · 1 Oct – 15 Abr (normalmente)Whale sharks and manta rays gather around the Bazaruto channel from October through to April, a window that overlaps with the archipelago's hottest and wettest months.70
- Khao Lak 🇹🇭 TailandiaManta and whale shark season · 1 Feb – 5 May (normalmente)The tail of the dive season at Richelieu Rock and Koh Bon, when the plankton is up and the big animals follow it.68
- Exmouth 🇦🇺 AustraliaNingaloo coral spawning · 5–31 Mar (normalmente)The reef releases on the nights after the March full moon.68
- Mombasa 🇰🇪 KeniaWhale sharks off the coast · 1 Dic – 31 Mar (normalmente)Whale sharks move along the Kenyan coast through the northeast monsoon, and the boats that go looking for them run out of Diani and Watamu rather than Mombasa itself.67
- Malé 🇲🇻 MaldivasWhale sharks in South Ari · 1 Ene – 31 Dic (normalmente)The juveniles off Maamigili are the one aggregation in the country that holds all year, which is why the day boats run out of Male in any month.66
- Victoria 🇸🇨 SeychellesInter-monsoon calms · 15 Mar – 15 May (normalmente)Between the two monsoons the wind drops and the water off Mahé goes flat and clear, which is when the granite dive sites and the boats to the outer islands are at their best.66
- Ko Chang 🇹🇭 TailandiaWreck and reef diving season · 1 Nov – 30 Abr (normalmente)The months the boats run south to the HTMS Chang wreck and the Rang islands, when visibility is worth the crossing.66
…y 4 más en marzo.
Temporada de buceo en abril
- Jamestown Isla Santa ElenaWhale shark season · 1 Ene – 30 Abr (normalmente)Whale sharks aggregate off the island between January and April and boats go out from Jamestown to snorkel with them.87
- La Paz 🇲🇽 MéxicoWhale shark season · 1 Oct – 30 AbrJuvenile whale sharks feed in the shallow end of the bay from October to April, inside a federal refuge that caps boats and group sizes.82
- The Bottom SabaDive season · 1 Dic – 30 Abr (normalmente)The clearest water of the year in the Saba National Marine Park, with visibility past a hundred feet at sites like the Pinnacles, and the fewest afternoon squalls.82
- Byron Bay 🇦🇺 AustraliaLeopard sharks at Julian Rocks · 1 Dic – 30 Abr (normalmente)Through the warm months leopard sharks gather on the sand at Julian Rocks, twenty minutes offshore, and swap places with the grey nurse sharks that hold there in winter.79
- Puerto Sudán 🇸🇩 SudánRed Sea liveaboard season · 1 Oct – 31 May (normalmente)The reefs off this coast — Sanganeb and the Sha'ab Rumi lagoon among them — are the reason anyone comes, and the boats run in the cooler half of the year when the water is clearest.78
- Isla Tioman 🇲🇾 MalasiaDive season · 1 Mar – 31 Oct (normalmente)The months the dive shops are open and the crossing from Mersing is routine.76
- Vilanculos 🇲🇿 MozambiqueWhale sharks and mantas · 1 Oct – 15 Abr (normalmente)Whale sharks and manta rays gather around the Bazaruto channel from October through to April, a window that overlaps with the archipelago's hottest and wettest months.76
- Exmouth 🇦🇺 AustraliaWhale shark season · 10 Mar – 10 Ago (normalmente)Whale sharks feed along the outside of the reef from March into August, spotter plane overhead and a licensed boat below.75
- Utila 🇭🇳 HondurasWhale shark season · 1 Feb – 31 May (normalmente)Utila is one of the few places whale sharks are seen year-round, but February to May is when sightings are most reliable, peaking in March and April as plankton blooms draw them close to shore.74
- Yeda 🇸🇦 Arabia SauditaRed Sea dive season · 1 Oct – 31 May (normalmente)The reefs off Obhur creek and the wrecks south of the port are clearest and calmest from autumn through spring, before the summer water goes bathwater-warm and the visibility drops away.73
- Placencia 🇧🇿 BeliceWhale sharks at Gladden Spit · 15 Mar – 15 Jun (normalmente)Cubera snapper spawn at Gladden Spit, 22 miles offshore, in the days after each full moon and whale sharks come up under them to feed.73
- Kish 🇮🇷 IránDiving and beach season · 15 Oct – 10 May (normalmente)The water is clearest and the air bearable in the cool half of the year, which is when the dive operators and the glass-bottom boats actually run properly.73
- Roatán 🇭🇳 HondurasWhale sharks in the Bay Islands · 20 Feb – 30 Abr (normalmente)The reliable encounters are off Utila, an hour west by boat, where the shelf drops into deep water and the boils bring plankton up.71
- Côn Đảo 🇻🇳 VietnamCalm seas and clear water · 1 Mar – 30 Jun (normalmente)Between the two monsoons the crossing settles and the water over the reef clears.71
- Ko Tao 🇹🇭 TailandiaWhale shark season · 15 Mar – 31 May (normalmente)They turn up on the pinnacles for a few weeks in the spring, and again in a smaller run around September and October.70
- Isla Havelock 🇮🇳 IndiaDive and boat season · 15 Oct – 15 MayThe dive centres on Beach No.70
- Fuyaira 🇦🇪 Emiratos Árabes UnidosGulf of Oman dive season · 15 Oct – 15 May (normalmente)Snoopy Island and the Dibba wrecks are at their clearest in the cooler half of the year; summer plankton blooms cut the visibility badly.70
- Port Blair 🇮🇳 IndiaSailing and dive season · 15 Oct – 10 MayThe sea settles, the catamarans to Havelock and Neil run to timetable, and every dive centre in the territory is open.68
- Praslin 🇸🇨 SeychellesThe calm between monsoons · 25 Mar – 10 May (normalmente)The turn between the two winds: barely any breeze, water like a pool and the visibility divers come for.67
- Malé 🇲🇻 MaldivasWhale sharks in South Ari · 1 Ene – 31 Dic (normalmente)The juveniles off Maamigili are the one aggregation in the country that holds all year, which is why the day boats run out of Male in any month.64
- Beau Vallon 🇸🇨 SeychellesCalm seas between the monsoons · 1 Abr – 15 May (normalmente)Between the northwest and southeast monsoons the wind drops and the bay often goes glassy, with the best visibility of the year for diving and snorkelling off the beach.63
- Victoria 🇸🇨 SeychellesInter-monsoon calms · 15 Mar – 15 May (normalmente)Between the two monsoons the wind drops and the water off Mahé goes flat and clear, which is when the granite dive sites and the boats to the outer islands are at their best.62
- Ko Lanta 🇹🇭 TailandiaHin Daeng and Hin Muang season · 1 Nov – 30 Abr (normalmente)The deep pinnacles two hours south are the reason people come here to dive, and the boats only run in the settled months.61
- Ko Chang 🇹🇭 TailandiaWreck and reef diving season · 1 Nov – 30 Abr (normalmente)The months the boats run south to the HTMS Chang wreck and the Rang islands, when visibility is worth the crossing.61
- Khao Lak 🇹🇭 TailandiaManta and whale shark season · 1 Feb – 5 May (normalmente)The tail of the dive season at Richelieu Rock and Koh Bon, when the plankton is up and the big animals follow it.61
…y 4 más en abril.
Temporada de buceo en mayo
- Exmouth 🇦🇺 AustraliaWhale shark season · 10 Mar – 10 Ago (normalmente)Whale sharks feed along the outside of the reef from March into August, spotter plane overhead and a licensed boat below.84
- Douglas Isla de ManBasking shark season · 15 May – 15 Ago (normalmente)Basking sharks feed close inshore on calm summer days, mostly along the south and south-west coast within easy reach of Douglas, with June and July the likeliest months.82
- Utila 🇭🇳 HondurasWhale shark season · 1 Feb – 31 May (normalmente)Utila is one of the few places whale sharks are seen year-round, but February to May is when sightings are most reliable, peaking in March and April as plankton blooms draw them close to shore.74
- Nadi 🇫🇯 FiyiManta season in the Yasawas · 1 May – 31 Oct (normalmente)Reef mantas feed in the channel at Drawaqa through the dry half of the year and are snorkelled from a boat when the tide runs.73
- Isla Tioman 🇲🇾 MalasiaDive season · 1 Mar – 31 Oct (normalmente)The months the dive shops are open and the crossing from Mersing is routine.71
- Isla Holbox 🇲🇽 MéxicoWhale shark season · 15 May – 17 SepThe season is fixed by permit, mid-May to mid-September, and boats leave before dawn for the feeding aggregation well offshore.69
- isla Mujeres 🇲🇽 MéxicoWhale shark season · 15 May – 17 SepPermits run mid-May to mid-September for the aggregation twenty-odd miles north of the island.68
- Placencia 🇧🇿 BeliceWhale sharks at Gladden Spit · 15 Mar – 15 Jun (normalmente)Cubera snapper spawn at Gladden Spit, 22 miles offshore, in the days after each full moon and whale sharks come up under them to feed.66
- Yeda 🇸🇦 Arabia SauditaRed Sea dive season · 1 Oct – 31 May (normalmente)The reefs off Obhur creek and the wrecks south of the port are clearest and calmest from autumn through spring, before the summer water goes bathwater-warm and the visibility drops away.65
- Parque nacional Tortugas Secas 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosCalm-water snorkelling season · 1 May – 31 Ago (normalmente)The wind drops between the winter fronts and the peak of hurricane season, and the moat wall and the coaling docks are as clear as they get.63
- Ko Tao 🇹🇭 TailandiaWhale shark season · 15 Mar – 31 May (normalmente)They turn up on the pinnacles for a few weeks in the spring, and again in a smaller run around September and October.63
- Puerto Sudán 🇸🇩 SudánRed Sea liveaboard season · 1 Oct – 31 May (normalmente)The reefs off this coast — Sanganeb and the Sha'ab Rumi lagoon among them — are the reason anyone comes, and the boats run in the cooler half of the year when the water is clearest.61
- Praslin 🇸🇨 SeychellesThe calm between monsoons · 25 Mar – 10 May (normalmente)The turn between the two winds: barely any breeze, water like a pool and the visibility divers come for.61
- Côn Đảo 🇻🇳 VietnamCalm seas and clear water · 1 Mar – 30 Jun (normalmente)Between the two monsoons the crossing settles and the water over the reef clears.59
- Kish 🇮🇷 IránDiving and beach season · 15 Oct – 10 May (normalmente)The water is clearest and the air bearable in the cool half of the year, which is when the dive operators and the glass-bottom boats actually run properly.57
- Beau Vallon 🇸🇨 SeychellesCalm seas between the monsoons · 1 Abr – 15 May (normalmente)Between the northwest and southeast monsoons the wind drops and the bay often goes glassy, with the best visibility of the year for diving and snorkelling off the beach.57
- Victoria 🇸🇨 SeychellesInter-monsoon calms · 15 Mar – 15 May (normalmente)Between the two monsoons the wind drops and the water off Mahé goes flat and clear, which is when the granite dive sites and the boats to the outer islands are at their best.56
- Honiara 🇸🇧 Islas SalomónClearer water on Iron Bottom Sound · 1 Abr – 30 Nov (normalmente)The drier half of the year settles the run-off and the wrecks off the Guadalcanal shore come back into view — the Bonegi ships are a walk-in from the road.51
- Malé 🇲🇻 MaldivasWhale sharks in South Ari · 1 Ene – 31 Dic (normalmente)The juveniles off Maamigili are the one aggregation in the country that holds all year, which is why the day boats run out of Male in any month.50
- Isla Havelock 🇮🇳 IndiaDive and boat season · 15 Oct – 15 MayThe dive centres on Beach No.50
- Manado 🇮🇩 IndonesiaCalmest months for Bunaken · 1 May – 30 Sep (normalmente)The drier stretch either side of midyear is when the crossing out to Bunaken is flattest and the wall dives are at their clearest.48
- Port Blair 🇮🇳 IndiaSailing and dive season · 15 Oct – 10 MayThe sea settles, the catamarans to Havelock and Neil run to timetable, and every dive centre in the territory is open.46
- Khao Lak 🇹🇭 TailandiaManta and whale shark season · 1 Feb – 5 May (normalmente)The tail of the dive season at Richelieu Rock and Koh Bon, when the plankton is up and the big animals follow it.46
- Fuyaira 🇦🇪 Emiratos Árabes UnidosGulf of Oman dive season · 15 Oct – 15 May (normalmente)Snoopy Island and the Dibba wrecks are at their clearest in the cooler half of the year; summer plankton blooms cut the visibility badly.44
Temporada de buceo en junio
- Exmouth 🇦🇺 AustraliaWhale shark season · 10 Mar – 10 Ago (normalmente)Whale sharks feed along the outside of the reef from March into August, spotter plane overhead and a licensed boat below.86
- Douglas Isla de ManBasking shark season · 15 May – 15 Ago (normalmente)Basking sharks feed close inshore on calm summer days, mostly along the south and south-west coast within easy reach of Douglas, with June and July the likeliest months.85
- Nadi 🇫🇯 FiyiManta season in the Yasawas · 1 May – 31 Oct (normalmente)Reef mantas feed in the channel at Drawaqa through the dry half of the year and are snorkelled from a boat when the tide runs.80
- Puerto Ayora 🇪🇨 EcuadorWhale sharks at Darwin and Wolf · 15 Jun – 15 Nov (normalmente)Large females pass the far northern rocks through the cool season.80
- Isla Tioman 🇲🇾 MalasiaDive season · 1 Mar – 31 Oct (normalmente)The months the dive shops are open and the crossing from Mersing is routine.73
- Malé 🇲🇻 MaldivasWhale sharks in South Ari · 1 Ene – 31 Dic (normalmente)The juveniles off Maamigili are the one aggregation in the country that holds all year, which is why the day boats run out of Male in any month.66
- George Town Islas CaimánSilversides in the swim-throughs · 15 Jun – 15 Sep (normalmente)Baitballs of silversides pack the caverns at Devil's Grotto and Eden Rock, right off the George Town waterfront, with tarpon working through them.61
- Honiara 🇸🇧 Islas SalomónClearer water on Iron Bottom Sound · 1 Abr – 30 Nov (normalmente)The drier half of the year settles the run-off and the wrecks off the Guadalcanal shore come back into view — the Bonegi ships are a walk-in from the road.60
- Isla Holbox 🇲🇽 MéxicoWhale shark season · 15 May – 17 SepThe season is fixed by permit, mid-May to mid-September, and boats leave before dawn for the feeding aggregation well offshore.60
- Cancún 🇲🇽 MéxicoWhale sharks off Isla Mujeres · 15 Jun – 15 SepHundreds of whale sharks gather to feed north of Isla Mujeres and the permitted swim season runs from mid-June to mid-September, July being the densest.57
- Isla Ishigaki 🇯🇵 JapónManta season at Kabira · 1 Jun – 30 Nov (normalmente)The cleaning stations off Kabira draw mantas through the second half of the year, with the best odds from August to October.57
- Côn Đảo 🇻🇳 VietnamCalm seas and clear water · 1 Mar – 30 Jun (normalmente)Between the two monsoons the crossing settles and the water over the reef clears.57
- isla Mujeres 🇲🇽 MéxicoWhale shark season · 15 May – 17 SepPermits run mid-May to mid-September for the aggregation twenty-odd miles north of the island.57
- Parque nacional Tortugas Secas 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosCalm-water snorkelling season · 1 May – 31 Ago (normalmente)The wind drops between the winter fronts and the peak of hurricane season, and the moat wall and the coaling docks are as clear as they get.56
- Placencia 🇧🇿 BeliceWhale sharks at Gladden Spit · 15 Mar – 15 Jun (normalmente)Cubera snapper spawn at Gladden Spit, 22 miles offshore, in the days after each full moon and whale sharks come up under them to feed.51
- Manado 🇮🇩 IndonesiaCalmest months for Bunaken · 1 May – 30 Sep (normalmente)The drier stretch either side of midyear is when the crossing out to Bunaken is flattest and the wall dives are at their clearest.49
Temporada de buceo en julio
- Exmouth 🇦🇺 AustraliaWhale shark season · 10 Mar – 10 Ago (normalmente)Whale sharks feed along the outside of the reef from March into August, spotter plane overhead and a licensed boat below.93
- Douglas Isla de ManBasking shark season · 15 May – 15 Ago (normalmente)Basking sharks feed close inshore on calm summer days, mostly along the south and south-west coast within easy reach of Douglas, with June and July the likeliest months.88
- Nadi 🇫🇯 FiyiManta season in the Yasawas · 1 May – 31 Oct (normalmente)Reef mantas feed in the channel at Drawaqa through the dry half of the year and are snorkelled from a boat when the tide runs.84
- Puerto Ayora 🇪🇨 EcuadorWhale sharks at Darwin and Wolf · 15 Jun – 15 Nov (normalmente)Large females pass the far northern rocks through the cool season.83
- Nusa Penida 🇮🇩 IndonesiaMola season · 1 Jul – 31 Oct (normalmente)Cold upwelling in the Badung Strait brings oceanic sunfish up to the cleaning stations at Crystal Bay, with August and September the most reliable weeks.82
- Isla Tioman 🇲🇾 MalasiaDive season · 1 Mar – 31 Oct (normalmente)The months the dive shops are open and the crossing from Mersing is routine.77
- Cancún 🇲🇽 MéxicoWhale sharks off Isla Mujeres · 15 Jun – 15 SepHundreds of whale sharks gather to feed north of Isla Mujeres and the permitted swim season runs from mid-June to mid-September, July being the densest.65
- George Town Islas CaimánSilversides in the swim-throughs · 15 Jun – 15 Sep (normalmente)Baitballs of silversides pack the caverns at Devil's Grotto and Eden Rock, right off the George Town waterfront, with tarpon working through them.65
- Isla Holbox 🇲🇽 MéxicoWhale shark season · 15 May – 17 SepThe season is fixed by permit, mid-May to mid-September, and boats leave before dawn for the feeding aggregation well offshore.65
- isla Mujeres 🇲🇽 MéxicoWhale shark season · 15 May – 17 SepPermits run mid-May to mid-September for the aggregation twenty-odd miles north of the island.65
- Malé 🇲🇻 MaldivasWhale sharks in South Ari · 1 Ene – 31 Dic (normalmente)The juveniles off Maamigili are the one aggregation in the country that holds all year, which is why the day boats run out of Male in any month.61
- Parque nacional Tortugas Secas 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosCalm-water snorkelling season · 1 May – 31 Ago (normalmente)The wind drops between the winter fronts and the peak of hurricane season, and the moat wall and the coaling docks are as clear as they get.59
- Honiara 🇸🇧 Islas SalomónClearer water on Iron Bottom Sound · 1 Abr – 30 Nov (normalmente)The drier half of the year settles the run-off and the wrecks off the Guadalcanal shore come back into view — the Bonegi ships are a walk-in from the road.57
- Isla Ishigaki 🇯🇵 JapónManta season at Kabira · 1 Jun – 30 Nov (normalmente)The cleaning stations off Kabira draw mantas through the second half of the year, with the best odds from August to October.55
- Manado 🇮🇩 IndonesiaCalmest months for Bunaken · 1 May – 30 Sep (normalmente)The drier stretch either side of midyear is when the crossing out to Bunaken is flattest and the wall dives are at their clearest.51
Temporada de buceo en agosto
- Exmouth 🇦🇺 AustraliaWhale shark season · 10 Mar – 10 Ago (normalmente)Whale sharks feed along the outside of the reef from March into August, spotter plane overhead and a licensed boat below.94
- Nkhata Bay 🇲🇼 MalauiBest diving visibility · 1 Ago – 15 Dic (normalmente)The dry season brings the clearest water of the year, with visibility reaching up to thirty metres over the cichlid reefs.91
- Puerto Ayora 🇪🇨 EcuadorWhale sharks at Darwin and Wolf · 15 Jun – 15 Nov (normalmente)Large females pass the far northern rocks through the cool season.87
- Douglas Isla de ManBasking shark season · 15 May – 15 Ago (normalmente)Basking sharks feed close inshore on calm summer days, mostly along the south and south-west coast within easy reach of Douglas, with June and July the likeliest months.86
- Nusa Penida 🇮🇩 IndonesiaMola season · 1 Jul – 31 Oct (normalmente)Cold upwelling in the Badung Strait brings oceanic sunfish up to the cleaning stations at Crystal Bay, with August and September the most reliable weeks.85
- Nadi 🇫🇯 FiyiManta season in the Yasawas · 1 May – 31 Oct (normalmente)Reef mantas feed in the channel at Drawaqa through the dry half of the year and are snorkelled from a boat when the tide runs.81
- Parque nacional Islas del Canal 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosThe clear-water months · 15 Ago – 31 Oct (normalmente)Late summer into October brings the calmest seas, the warmest water and visibility that can reach thirty metres in the kelp.78
- Isla Tioman 🇲🇾 MalasiaDive season · 1 Mar – 31 Oct (normalmente)The months the dive shops are open and the crossing from Mersing is routine.77
- Beau Vallon 🇸🇨 SeychellesWhale sharks off the bay · 1 Ago – 31 Oct (normalmente)The monitoring programme runs from August to the end of October and the boats go out from the bay itself, spotter plane overhead.75
- Victoria 🇸🇨 SeychellesWhale sharks off Mahé · 15 Ago – 15 Nov (normalmente)Whale sharks pass the granitic islands as the trades ease, with a spotter plane and a small licensed fleet working out of the west coast.74
- Roatán 🇭🇳 HondurasCoral spawning nights · 20 Ago – 25 Sep (normalmente)The reef spawns on the nights after the late-summer full moons and the shops run boats out at nine or ten.64
- Malé 🇲🇻 MaldivasWhale sharks in South Ari · 1 Ene – 31 Dic (normalmente)The juveniles off Maamigili are the one aggregation in the country that holds all year, which is why the day boats run out of Male in any month.63
- George Town Islas CaimánSilversides in the swim-throughs · 15 Jun – 15 Sep (normalmente)Baitballs of silversides pack the caverns at Devil's Grotto and Eden Rock, right off the George Town waterfront, with tarpon working through them.63
- Isla Holbox 🇲🇽 MéxicoWhale shark season · 15 May – 17 SepThe season is fixed by permit, mid-May to mid-September, and boats leave before dawn for the feeding aggregation well offshore.61
- Cancún 🇲🇽 MéxicoWhale sharks off Isla Mujeres · 15 Jun – 15 SepHundreds of whale sharks gather to feed north of Isla Mujeres and the permitted swim season runs from mid-June to mid-September, July being the densest.60
- isla Mujeres 🇲🇽 MéxicoWhale shark season · 15 May – 17 SepPermits run mid-May to mid-September for the aggregation twenty-odd miles north of the island.60
- Manado 🇮🇩 IndonesiaCalmest months for Bunaken · 1 May – 30 Sep (normalmente)The drier stretch either side of midyear is when the crossing out to Bunaken is flattest and the wall dives are at their clearest.58
- Honiara 🇸🇧 Islas SalomónClearer water on Iron Bottom Sound · 1 Abr – 30 Nov (normalmente)The drier half of the year settles the run-off and the wrecks off the Guadalcanal shore come back into view — the Bonegi ships are a walk-in from the road.57
- Parque nacional Tortugas Secas 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosCalm-water snorkelling season · 1 May – 31 Ago (normalmente)The wind drops between the winter fronts and the peak of hurricane season, and the moat wall and the coaling docks are as clear as they get.53
- Isla Ishigaki 🇯🇵 JapónManta season at Kabira · 1 Jun – 30 Nov (normalmente)The cleaning stations off Kabira draw mantas through the second half of the year, with the best odds from August to October.51
Temporada de buceo en septiembre
- Puerto Ayora 🇪🇨 EcuadorWhale sharks at Darwin and Wolf · 15 Jun – 15 Nov (normalmente)Large females pass the far northern rocks through the cool season.88
- Nkhata Bay 🇲🇼 MalauiBest diving visibility · 1 Ago – 15 Dic (normalmente)The dry season brings the clearest water of the year, with visibility reaching up to thirty metres over the cichlid reefs.83
- Nusa Penida 🇮🇩 IndonesiaMola season · 1 Jul – 31 Oct (normalmente)Cold upwelling in the Badung Strait brings oceanic sunfish up to the cleaning stations at Crystal Bay, with August and September the most reliable weeks.79
- Nadi 🇫🇯 FiyiManta season in the Yasawas · 1 May – 31 Oct (normalmente)Reef mantas feed in the channel at Drawaqa through the dry half of the year and are snorkelled from a boat when the tide runs.78
- Nosy Be 🇲🇬 MadagascarWhale sharks · 1 Sep – 15 Dic (normalmente)Whale sharks feed off the north of the island through the last quarter of the year, thickest in October and November.78
- Parque nacional Islas del Canal 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosThe clear-water months · 15 Ago – 31 Oct (normalmente)Late summer into October brings the calmest seas, the warmest water and visibility that can reach thirty metres in the kelp.77
- Isla Tioman 🇲🇾 MalasiaDive season · 1 Mar – 31 Oct (normalmente)The months the dive shops are open and the crossing from Mersing is routine.75
- Beau Vallon 🇸🇨 SeychellesWhale sharks off the bay · 1 Ago – 31 Oct (normalmente)The monitoring programme runs from August to the end of October and the boats go out from the bay itself, spotter plane overhead.64
- Victoria 🇸🇨 SeychellesWhale sharks off Mahé · 15 Ago – 15 Nov (normalmente)Whale sharks pass the granitic islands as the trades ease, with a spotter plane and a small licensed fleet working out of the west coast.63
- Roatán 🇭🇳 HondurasCoral spawning nights · 20 Ago – 25 Sep (normalmente)The reef spawns on the nights after the late-summer full moons and the shops run boats out at nine or ten.62
- Malé 🇲🇻 MaldivasWhale sharks in South Ari · 1 Ene – 31 Dic (normalmente)The juveniles off Maamigili are the one aggregation in the country that holds all year, which is why the day boats run out of Male in any month.61
- George Town Islas CaimánSilversides in the swim-throughs · 15 Jun – 15 Sep (normalmente)Baitballs of silversides pack the caverns at Devil's Grotto and Eden Rock, right off the George Town waterfront, with tarpon working through them.60
- Isla Holbox 🇲🇽 MéxicoWhale shark season · 15 May – 17 SepThe season is fixed by permit, mid-May to mid-September, and boats leave before dawn for the feeding aggregation well offshore.59
- Cancún 🇲🇽 MéxicoWhale sharks off Isla Mujeres · 15 Jun – 15 SepHundreds of whale sharks gather to feed north of Isla Mujeres and the permitted swim season runs from mid-June to mid-September, July being the densest.58
- isla Mujeres 🇲🇽 MéxicoWhale shark season · 15 May – 17 SepPermits run mid-May to mid-September for the aggregation twenty-odd miles north of the island.58
- Honiara 🇸🇧 Islas SalomónClearer water on Iron Bottom Sound · 1 Abr – 30 Nov (normalmente)The drier half of the year settles the run-off and the wrecks off the Guadalcanal shore come back into view — the Bonegi ships are a walk-in from the road.55
- Manado 🇮🇩 IndonesiaCalmest months for Bunaken · 1 May – 30 Sep (normalmente)The drier stretch either side of midyear is when the crossing out to Bunaken is flattest and the wall dives are at their clearest.55
- Isla Ishigaki 🇯🇵 JapónManta season at Kabira · 1 Jun – 30 Nov (normalmente)The cleaning stations off Kabira draw mantas through the second half of the year, with the best odds from August to October.50
Temporada de buceo en octubre
- Puerto Ayora 🇪🇨 EcuadorWhale sharks at Darwin and Wolf · 15 Jun – 15 Nov (normalmente)Large females pass the far northern rocks through the cool season.87
- Tofo 🇲🇿 MozambiqueWhale shark season · 1 Oct – 15 Mar (normalmente)Whale sharks gather off the reef from October to March, most reliably in December and January when plankton blooms bring them close enough for the ocean-safari boats that launch straight off the beach at dawn.80
- Vilanculos 🇲🇿 MozambiqueWhale sharks and mantas · 1 Oct – 15 Abr (normalmente)Whale sharks and manta rays gather around the Bazaruto channel from October through to April, a window that overlaps with the archipelago's hottest and wettest months.80
- Cairns 🇦🇺 AustraliaCoral spawning · 25 Oct – 10 Dic (normalmente)The corals release on a few nights after a full moon in late spring, inshore reefs usually ahead of the outer ones.78
- Parque nacional Islas del Canal 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosThe clear-water months · 15 Ago – 31 Oct (normalmente)Late summer into October brings the calmest seas, the warmest water and visibility that can reach thirty metres in the kelp.77
- Nkhata Bay 🇲🇼 MalauiBest diving visibility · 1 Ago – 15 Dic (normalmente)The dry season brings the clearest water of the year, with visibility reaching up to thirty metres over the cichlid reefs.77
- Nadi 🇫🇯 FiyiManta season in the Yasawas · 1 May – 31 Oct (normalmente)Reef mantas feed in the channel at Drawaqa through the dry half of the year and are snorkelled from a boat when the tide runs.71
- Nusa Penida 🇮🇩 IndonesiaMola season · 1 Jul – 31 Oct (normalmente)Cold upwelling in the Badung Strait brings oceanic sunfish up to the cleaning stations at Crystal Bay, with August and September the most reliable weeks.71
- Nosy Be 🇲🇬 MadagascarWhale sharks · 1 Sep – 15 Dic (normalmente)Whale sharks feed off the north of the island through the last quarter of the year, thickest in October and November.71
- Isla Tioman 🇲🇾 MalasiaDive season · 1 Mar – 31 Oct (normalmente)The months the dive shops are open and the crossing from Mersing is routine.70
- Beau Vallon 🇸🇨 SeychellesWhale sharks off the bay · 1 Ago – 31 Oct (normalmente)The monitoring programme runs from August to the end of October and the boats go out from the bay itself, spotter plane overhead.70
- Victoria 🇸🇨 SeychellesWhale sharks off Mahé · 15 Ago – 15 Nov (normalmente)Whale sharks pass the granitic islands as the trades ease, with a spotter plane and a small licensed fleet working out of the west coast.69
- Puerto Sudán 🇸🇩 SudánRed Sea liveaboard season · 1 Oct – 31 May (normalmente)The reefs off this coast — Sanganeb and the Sha'ab Rumi lagoon among them — are the reason anyone comes, and the boats run in the cooler half of the year when the water is clearest.66
- Yeda 🇸🇦 Arabia SauditaRed Sea dive season · 1 Oct – 31 May (normalmente)The reefs off Obhur creek and the wrecks south of the port are clearest and calmest from autumn through spring, before the summer water goes bathwater-warm and the visibility drops away.64
- Fuyaira 🇦🇪 Emiratos Árabes UnidosGulf of Oman dive season · 15 Oct – 15 May (normalmente)Snoopy Island and the Dibba wrecks are at their clearest in the cooler half of the year; summer plankton blooms cut the visibility badly.64
- Kish 🇮🇷 IránDiving and beach season · 15 Oct – 10 May (normalmente)The water is clearest and the air bearable in the cool half of the year, which is when the dive operators and the glass-bottom boats actually run properly.61
- Malé 🇲🇻 MaldivasWhale sharks in South Ari · 1 Ene – 31 Dic (normalmente)The juveniles off Maamigili are the one aggregation in the country that holds all year, which is why the day boats run out of Male in any month.59
- Isla Ishigaki 🇯🇵 JapónManta season at Kabira · 1 Jun – 30 Nov (normalmente)The cleaning stations off Kabira draw mantas through the second half of the year, with the best odds from August to October.59
- La Paz 🇲🇽 MéxicoWhale shark season · 1 Oct – 30 AbrJuvenile whale sharks feed in the shallow end of the bay from October to April, inside a federal refuge that caps boats and group sizes.59
- Honiara 🇸🇧 Islas SalomónClearer water on Iron Bottom Sound · 1 Abr – 30 Nov (normalmente)The drier half of the year settles the run-off and the wrecks off the Guadalcanal shore come back into view — the Bonegi ships are a walk-in from the road.54
- Isla Havelock 🇮🇳 IndiaDive and boat season · 15 Oct – 15 MayThe dive centres on Beach No.54
- Port Blair 🇮🇳 IndiaSailing and dive season · 15 Oct – 10 MayThe sea settles, the catamarans to Havelock and Neil run to timetable, and every dive centre in the territory is open.51
Temporada de buceo en noviembre
- Puerto Ayora 🇪🇨 EcuadorWhale sharks at Darwin and Wolf · 15 Jun – 15 Nov (normalmente)Large females pass the far northern rocks through the cool season.86
- La Paz 🇲🇽 MéxicoWhale shark season · 1 Oct – 30 AbrJuvenile whale sharks feed in the shallow end of the bay from October to April, inside a federal refuge that caps boats and group sizes.76
- Fuyaira 🇦🇪 Emiratos Árabes UnidosGulf of Oman dive season · 15 Oct – 15 May (normalmente)Snoopy Island and the Dibba wrecks are at their clearest in the cooler half of the year; summer plankton blooms cut the visibility badly.76
- Kish 🇮🇷 IránDiving and beach season · 15 Oct – 10 May (normalmente)The water is clearest and the air bearable in the cool half of the year, which is when the dive operators and the glass-bottom boats actually run properly.76
- Vilanculos 🇲🇿 MozambiqueWhale sharks and mantas · 1 Oct – 15 Abr (normalmente)Whale sharks and manta rays gather around the Bazaruto channel from October through to April, a window that overlaps with the archipelago's hottest and wettest months.75
- Tofo 🇲🇿 MozambiqueWhale shark season · 1 Oct – 15 Mar (normalmente)Whale sharks gather off the reef from October to March, most reliably in December and January when plankton blooms bring them close enough for the ocean-safari boats that launch straight off the beach at dawn.74
- Cairns 🇦🇺 AustraliaCoral spawning · 25 Oct – 10 Dic (normalmente)The corals release on a few nights after a full moon in late spring, inshore reefs usually ahead of the outer ones.71
- Yeda 🇸🇦 Arabia SauditaRed Sea dive season · 1 Oct – 31 May (normalmente)The reefs off Obhur creek and the wrecks south of the port are clearest and calmest from autumn through spring, before the summer water goes bathwater-warm and the visibility drops away.71
- Nkhata Bay 🇲🇼 MalauiBest diving visibility · 1 Ago – 15 Dic (normalmente)The dry season brings the clearest water of the year, with visibility reaching up to thirty metres over the cichlid reefs.70
- Puerto Sudán 🇸🇩 SudánRed Sea liveaboard season · 1 Oct – 31 May (normalmente)The reefs off this coast — Sanganeb and the Sha'ab Rumi lagoon among them — are the reason anyone comes, and the boats run in the cooler half of the year when the water is clearest.69
- Yibuti 🇩🇯 YibutiWhale sharks in the gulf · 1 Nov – 15 Feb (normalmente)Plankton blooms in the Gulf of Tadjoura pull in a crowd of unusually young whale sharks, most of them only three or four metres long.69
- Isla Ishigaki 🇯🇵 JapónManta season at Kabira · 1 Jun – 30 Nov (normalmente)The cleaning stations off Kabira draw mantas through the second half of the year, with the best odds from August to October.66
- Ko Chang 🇹🇭 TailandiaWreck and reef diving season · 1 Nov – 30 Abr (normalmente)The months the boats run south to the HTMS Chang wreck and the Rang islands, when visibility is worth the crossing.65
- Isla Havelock 🇮🇳 IndiaDive and boat season · 15 Oct – 15 MayThe dive centres on Beach No.62
- Nosy Be 🇲🇬 MadagascarWhale sharks · 1 Sep – 15 Dic (normalmente)Whale sharks feed off the north of the island through the last quarter of the year, thickest in October and November.62
- Victoria 🇸🇨 SeychellesWhale sharks off Mahé · 15 Ago – 15 Nov (normalmente)Whale sharks pass the granitic islands as the trades ease, with a spotter plane and a small licensed fleet working out of the west coast.61
- Port Blair 🇮🇳 IndiaSailing and dive season · 15 Oct – 10 MayThe sea settles, the catamarans to Havelock and Neil run to timetable, and every dive centre in the territory is open.60
- Raja Ampat 🇮🇩 IndonesiaManta season · 1 Nov – 30 Abr (normalmente)Plankton in the straits brings reef mantas onto the cleaning stations around Dampier and Arborek, densest in the first months of the year.56
- Malé 🇲🇻 MaldivasWhale sharks in South Ari · 1 Ene – 31 Dic (normalmente)The juveniles off Maamigili are the one aggregation in the country that holds all year, which is why the day boats run out of Male in any month.53
- Labuan Bajo 🇮🇩 IndonesiaManta season · 1 Nov – 30 Abr (normalmente)Plankton in the channel brings reef mantas onto the cleaning stations at Karang Makassar and, further south, Manta Alley.50
- Honiara 🇸🇧 Islas SalomónClearer water on Iron Bottom Sound · 1 Abr – 30 Nov (normalmente)The drier half of the year settles the run-off and the wrecks off the Guadalcanal shore come back into view — the Bonegi ships are a walk-in from the road.49
- Ko Lanta 🇹🇭 TailandiaHin Daeng and Hin Muang season · 1 Nov – 30 Abr (normalmente)The deep pinnacles two hours south are the reason people come here to dive, and the boats only run in the settled months.47
Temporada de buceo en diciembre
- La Paz 🇲🇽 MéxicoWhale shark season · 1 Oct – 30 AbrJuvenile whale sharks feed in the shallow end of the bay from October to April, inside a federal refuge that caps boats and group sizes.88
- Fuyaira 🇦🇪 Emiratos Árabes UnidosGulf of Oman dive season · 15 Oct – 15 May (normalmente)Snoopy Island and the Dibba wrecks are at their clearest in the cooler half of the year; summer plankton blooms cut the visibility badly.85
- Kish 🇮🇷 IránDiving and beach season · 15 Oct – 10 May (normalmente)The water is clearest and the air bearable in the cool half of the year, which is when the dive operators and the glass-bottom boats actually run properly.85
- The Bottom SabaDive season · 1 Dic – 30 Abr (normalmente)The clearest water of the year in the Saba National Marine Park, with visibility past a hundred feet at sites like the Pinnacles, and the fewest afternoon squalls.80
- Yeda 🇸🇦 Arabia SauditaRed Sea dive season · 1 Oct – 31 May (normalmente)The reefs off Obhur creek and the wrecks south of the port are clearest and calmest from autumn through spring, before the summer water goes bathwater-warm and the visibility drops away.78
- Ko Chang 🇹🇭 TailandiaWreck and reef diving season · 1 Nov – 30 Abr (normalmente)The months the boats run south to the HTMS Chang wreck and the Rang islands, when visibility is worth the crossing.77
- Puerto Sudán 🇸🇩 SudánRed Sea liveaboard season · 1 Oct – 31 May (normalmente)The reefs off this coast — Sanganeb and the Sha'ab Rumi lagoon among them — are the reason anyone comes, and the boats run in the cooler half of the year when the water is clearest.76
- Yibuti 🇩🇯 YibutiWhale sharks in the gulf · 1 Nov – 15 Feb (normalmente)Plankton blooms in the Gulf of Tadjoura pull in a crowd of unusually young whale sharks, most of them only three or four metres long.76
- Byron Bay 🇦🇺 AustraliaLeopard sharks at Julian Rocks · 1 Dic – 30 Abr (normalmente)Through the warm months leopard sharks gather on the sand at Julian Rocks, twenty minutes offshore, and swap places with the grey nurse sharks that hold there in winter.74
- Mombasa 🇰🇪 KeniaWhale sharks off the coast · 1 Dic – 31 Mar (normalmente)Whale sharks move along the Kenyan coast through the northeast monsoon, and the boats that go looking for them run out of Diani and Watamu rather than Mombasa itself.68
- Tofo 🇲🇿 MozambiqueWhale shark season · 1 Oct – 15 Mar (normalmente)Whale sharks gather off the reef from October to March, most reliably in December and January when plankton blooms bring them close enough for the ocean-safari boats that launch straight off the beach at dawn.68
- Ko Lanta 🇹🇭 TailandiaHin Daeng and Hin Muang season · 1 Nov – 30 Abr (normalmente)The deep pinnacles two hours south are the reason people come here to dive, and the boats only run in the settled months.66
- Isla Havelock 🇮🇳 IndiaDive and boat season · 15 Oct – 15 MayThe dive centres on Beach No.66
- Vilanculos 🇲🇿 MozambiqueWhale sharks and mantas · 1 Oct – 15 Abr (normalmente)Whale sharks and manta rays gather around the Bazaruto channel from October through to April, a window that overlaps with the archipelago's hottest and wettest months.66
- Port Blair 🇮🇳 IndiaSailing and dive season · 15 Oct – 10 MayThe sea settles, the catamarans to Havelock and Neil run to timetable, and every dive centre in the territory is open.64
- Nkhata Bay 🇲🇼 MalauiBest diving visibility · 1 Ago – 15 Dic (normalmente)The dry season brings the clearest water of the year, with visibility reaching up to thirty metres over the cichlid reefs.59
- Malé 🇲🇻 MaldivasWhale sharks in South Ari · 1 Ene – 31 Dic (normalmente)The juveniles off Maamigili are the one aggregation in the country that holds all year, which is why the day boats run out of Male in any month.58
- Cairns 🇦🇺 AustraliaCoral spawning · 25 Oct – 10 Dic (normalmente)The corals release on a few nights after a full moon in late spring, inshore reefs usually ahead of the outer ones.54
- Nosy Be 🇲🇬 MadagascarWhale sharks · 1 Sep – 15 Dic (normalmente)Whale sharks feed off the north of the island through the last quarter of the year, thickest in October and November.54
- Raja Ampat 🇮🇩 IndonesiaManta season · 1 Nov – 30 Abr (normalmente)Plankton in the straits brings reef mantas onto the cleaning stations around Dampier and Arborek, densest in the first months of the year.53
- Estado de Chuuk 🇫🇲 Estados Federados de MicronesiaCalm months on the wrecks · 1 Dic – 30 Abr (normalmente)The north-east trades settle the lagoon from about December to April, which is when the crossings to the far wrecks are comfortable and the water inside the holds is at its clearest.48
- Labuan Bajo 🇮🇩 IndonesiaManta season · 1 Nov – 30 Abr (normalmente)Plankton in the channel brings reef mantas onto the cleaning stations at Karang Makassar and, further south, Manta Alley.47