Saison de plongée, mois par mois dans le monde

Les raies manta aux stations de nettoyage, les requins-baleines, les mois des poissons-lunes, les semaines où l’eau est limpide.

47 destinations sur SeasonMap, classées dans chaque mois selon le score de confort — car la question n’est pas seulement de savoir où la saison bat son plein, mais si la météo vaut le voyage pendant ce temps.

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Quand ça a lieu

Nombre de destinations concernées (saison de plongée) ce mois-là. Les périodes bougent un peu chaque année.

Saison de plongée en janvier

  1. La Paz 🇲🇽 MexiqueWhale shark season · 1 oct. – 30 avr.Juvenile 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
  2. Fujaïrah 🇦🇪 Émirats arabes unisGulf of Oman dive season · 15 oct. – 15 mai (en général)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
  3. Kich 🇮🇷 IranDiving and beach season · 15 oct. – 10 mai (en général)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
  4. Jamestown Sainte-HélèneWhale shark season · 1 janv. – 30 avr. (en général)Whale sharks aggregate off the island between January and April and boats go out from Jamestown to snorkel with them.88
  5. Port-Soudan 🇸🇩 SoudanRed Sea liveaboard season · 1 oct. – 31 mai (en général)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
  6. Djeddah 🇸🇦 Arabie saouditeRed Sea dive season · 1 oct. – 31 mai (en général)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
  7. The Bottom SabaDive season · 1 déc. – 30 avr. (en général)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
  8. Djibouti 🇩🇯 DjiboutiWhale sharks in the gulf · 1 nov. – 15 févr. (en général)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
  9. Ko Chang 🇹🇭 ThaïlandeWreck and reef diving season · 1 nov. – 30 avr. (en général)The months the boats run south to the HTMS Chang wreck and the Rang islands, when visibility is worth the crossing.75
  10. Havelock Island 🇮🇳 IndeDive and boat season · 15 oct. – 15 maiThe dive centres on Beach No.75
  11. Sri Vijaya Puram 🇮🇳 IndeSailing and dive season · 15 oct. – 10 maiThe sea settles, the catamarans to Havelock and Neil run to timetable, and every dive centre in the territory is open.73
  12. Mombasa 🇰🇪 KenyaWhale sharks off the coast · 1 déc. – 31 mars (en général)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
  13. Ko Lanta 🇹🇭 ThaïlandeHin Daeng and Hin Muang season · 1 nov. – 30 avr. (en général)The deep pinnacles two hours south are the reason people come here to dive, and the boats only run in the settled months.71
  14. Byron Bay 🇦🇺 AustralieLeopard sharks at Julian Rocks · 1 déc. – 30 avr. (en général)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
  15. Malé 🇲🇻 MaldivesWhale sharks in South Ari · 1 janv. – 31 déc. (en général)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
  16. Vilankulo 🇲🇿 MozambiqueWhale sharks and mantas · 1 oct. – 15 avr. (en général)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
  17. Tofo 🇲🇿 MozambiqueWhale shark season · 1 oct. – 15 mars (en général)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
  18. État de Chuuk 🇫🇲 États fédérés de MicronésieCalm months on the wrecks · 1 déc. – 30 avr. (en général)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
  19. Îles Raja Ampat 🇮🇩 IndonésieManta season · 1 nov. – 30 avr. (en général)Plankton in the straits brings reef mantas onto the cleaning stations around Dampier and Arborek, densest in the first months of the year.52
  20. Labuan Bajo 🇮🇩 IndonésieManta season · 1 nov. – 30 avr. (en général)Plankton in the channel brings reef mantas onto the cleaning stations at Karang Makassar and, further south, Manta Alley.49

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Saison de plongée en février

  1. Kich 🇮🇷 IranDiving and beach season · 15 oct. – 10 mai (en général)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
  2. Port-Soudan 🇸🇩 SoudanRed Sea liveaboard season · 1 oct. – 31 mai (en général)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
  3. La Paz 🇲🇽 MexiqueWhale shark season · 1 oct. – 30 avr.Juvenile 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
  4. Fujaïrah 🇦🇪 Émirats arabes unisGulf of Oman dive season · 15 oct. – 15 mai (en général)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
  5. Jamestown Sainte-HélèneWhale shark season · 1 janv. – 30 avr. (en général)Whale sharks aggregate off the island between January and April and boats go out from Jamestown to snorkel with them.87
  6. Djeddah 🇸🇦 Arabie saouditeRed Sea dive season · 1 oct. – 31 mai (en général)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
  7. The Bottom SabaDive season · 1 déc. – 30 avr. (en général)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
  8. Djibouti 🇩🇯 DjiboutiWhale sharks in the gulf · 1 nov. – 15 févr. (en général)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
  9. Havelock Island 🇮🇳 IndeDive and boat season · 15 oct. – 15 maiThe dive centres on Beach No.78
  10. Sri Vijaya Puram 🇮🇳 IndeSailing and dive season · 15 oct. – 10 maiThe sea settles, the catamarans to Havelock and Neil run to timetable, and every dive centre in the territory is open.76
  11. Ko Lanta 🇹🇭 ThaïlandeHin Daeng and Hin Muang season · 1 nov. – 30 avr. (en général)The deep pinnacles two hours south are the reason people come here to dive, and the boats only run in the settled months.75
  12. Roatán 🇭🇳 HondurasWhale sharks in the Bay Islands · 20 févr. – 30 avr. (en général)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
  13. Khao Lak 🇹🇭 ThaïlandeManta and whale shark season · 1 févr. – 5 mai (en général)The tail of the dive season at Richelieu Rock and Koh Bon, when the plankton is up and the big animals follow it.74
  14. Ko Chang 🇹🇭 ThaïlandeWreck and reef diving season · 1 nov. – 30 avr. (en général)The months the boats run south to the HTMS Chang wreck and the Rang islands, when visibility is worth the crossing.73
  15. Útila 🇭🇳 HondurasWhale shark season · 1 févr. – 31 mai (en général)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
  16. Mombasa 🇰🇪 KenyaWhale sharks off the coast · 1 déc. – 31 mars (en général)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
  17. Malé 🇲🇻 MaldivesWhale sharks in South Ari · 1 janv. – 31 déc. (en général)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
  18. Byron Bay 🇦🇺 AustralieLeopard sharks at Julian Rocks · 1 déc. – 30 avr. (en général)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
  19. Tofo 🇲🇿 MozambiqueWhale shark season · 1 oct. – 15 mars (en général)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
  20. État de Chuuk 🇫🇲 États fédérés de MicronésieCalm months on the wrecks · 1 déc. – 30 avr. (en général)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
  21. Îles Raja Ampat 🇮🇩 IndonésieManta season · 1 nov. – 30 avr. (en général)Plankton in the straits brings reef mantas onto the cleaning stations around Dampier and Arborek, densest in the first months of the year.59
  22. Vilankulo 🇲🇿 MozambiqueWhale sharks and mantas · 1 oct. – 15 avr. (en général)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
  23. Labuan Bajo 🇮🇩 IndonésieManta season · 1 nov. – 30 avr. (en général)Plankton in the channel brings reef mantas onto the cleaning stations at Karang Makassar and, further south, Manta Alley.52

Au programme dans le monde en février →

Saison de plongée en mars

  1. La Paz 🇲🇽 MexiqueWhale shark season · 1 oct. – 30 avr.Juvenile 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
  2. The Bottom SabaDive season · 1 déc. – 30 avr. (en général)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
  3. Port-Soudan 🇸🇩 SoudanRed Sea liveaboard season · 1 oct. – 31 mai (en général)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
  4. Jamestown Sainte-HélèneWhale shark season · 1 janv. – 30 avr. (en général)Whale sharks aggregate off the island between January and April and boats go out from Jamestown to snorkel with them.85
  5. Kich 🇮🇷 IranDiving and beach season · 15 oct. – 10 mai (en général)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
  6. Fujaïrah 🇦🇪 Émirats arabes unisGulf of Oman dive season · 15 oct. – 15 mai (en général)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
  7. Djeddah 🇸🇦 Arabie saouditeRed Sea dive season · 1 oct. – 31 mai (en général)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
  8. Île Tioman 🇲🇾 MalaisieDive season · 1 mars – 31 oct. (en général)The months the dive shops are open and the crossing from Mersing is routine.79
  9. Koh Tao 🇹🇭 ThaïlandeWhale shark season · 15 mars – 31 mai (en général)They turn up on the pinnacles for a few weeks in the spring, and again in a smaller run around September and October.77
  10. Côn Đảo 🇻🇳 VietnamCalm seas and clear water · 1 mars – 30 juin (en général)Between the two monsoons the crossing settles and the water over the reef clears.77
  11. Havelock Island 🇮🇳 IndeDive and boat season · 15 oct. – 15 maiThe dive centres on Beach No.76
  12. Placencia 🇧🇿 BelizeWhale sharks at Gladden Spit · 15 mars – 15 juin (en général)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
  13. Útila 🇭🇳 HondurasWhale shark season · 1 févr. – 31 mai (en général)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
  14. Sri Vijaya Puram 🇮🇳 IndeSailing and dive season · 15 oct. – 10 maiThe sea settles, the catamarans to Havelock and Neil run to timetable, and every dive centre in the territory is open.75
  15. Roatán 🇭🇳 HondurasWhale sharks in the Bay Islands · 20 févr. – 30 avr. (en général)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
  16. Praslin 🇸🇨 SeychellesThe calm between monsoons · 25 mars – 10 mai (en général)The turn between the two winds: barely any breeze, water like a pool and the visibility divers come for.71
  17. Tofo 🇲🇿 MozambiqueWhale shark season · 1 oct. – 15 mars (en général)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
  18. Ko Lanta 🇹🇭 ThaïlandeHin Daeng and Hin Muang season · 1 nov. – 30 avr. (en général)The deep pinnacles two hours south are the reason people come here to dive, and the boats only run in the settled months.70
  19. Vilankulo 🇲🇿 MozambiqueWhale sharks and mantas · 1 oct. – 15 avr. (en général)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
  20. Khao Lak 🇹🇭 ThaïlandeManta and whale shark season · 1 févr. – 5 mai (en général)The tail of the dive season at Richelieu Rock and Koh Bon, when the plankton is up and the big animals follow it.68
  21. Exmouth 🇦🇺 AustralieNingaloo coral spawning · 5–31 mars (en général)The reef releases on the nights after the March full moon.68
  22. Mombasa 🇰🇪 KenyaWhale sharks off the coast · 1 déc. – 31 mars (en général)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
  23. Malé 🇲🇻 MaldivesWhale sharks in South Ari · 1 janv. – 31 déc. (en général)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
  24. Victoria 🇸🇨 SeychellesInter-monsoon calms · 15 mars – 15 mai (en général)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
  25. Ko Chang 🇹🇭 ThaïlandeWreck and reef diving season · 1 nov. – 30 avr. (en général)The months the boats run south to the HTMS Chang wreck and the Rang islands, when visibility is worth the crossing.66

…et 4 de plus en mars.

Au programme dans le monde en mars →

Saison de plongée en avril

  1. Jamestown Sainte-HélèneWhale shark season · 1 janv. – 30 avr. (en général)Whale sharks aggregate off the island between January and April and boats go out from Jamestown to snorkel with them.87
  2. La Paz 🇲🇽 MexiqueWhale shark season · 1 oct. – 30 avr.Juvenile 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
  3. The Bottom SabaDive season · 1 déc. – 30 avr. (en général)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
  4. Byron Bay 🇦🇺 AustralieLeopard sharks at Julian Rocks · 1 déc. – 30 avr. (en général)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
  5. Port-Soudan 🇸🇩 SoudanRed Sea liveaboard season · 1 oct. – 31 mai (en général)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
  6. Île Tioman 🇲🇾 MalaisieDive season · 1 mars – 31 oct. (en général)The months the dive shops are open and the crossing from Mersing is routine.76
  7. Vilankulo 🇲🇿 MozambiqueWhale sharks and mantas · 1 oct. – 15 avr. (en général)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
  8. Exmouth 🇦🇺 AustralieWhale shark season · 10 mars – 10 août (en général)Whale sharks feed along the outside of the reef from March into August, spotter plane overhead and a licensed boat below.75
  9. Útila 🇭🇳 HondurasWhale shark season · 1 févr. – 31 mai (en général)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
  10. Djeddah 🇸🇦 Arabie saouditeRed Sea dive season · 1 oct. – 31 mai (en général)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
  11. Placencia 🇧🇿 BelizeWhale sharks at Gladden Spit · 15 mars – 15 juin (en général)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
  12. Kich 🇮🇷 IranDiving and beach season · 15 oct. – 10 mai (en général)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
  13. Roatán 🇭🇳 HondurasWhale sharks in the Bay Islands · 20 févr. – 30 avr. (en général)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
  14. Côn Đảo 🇻🇳 VietnamCalm seas and clear water · 1 mars – 30 juin (en général)Between the two monsoons the crossing settles and the water over the reef clears.71
  15. Koh Tao 🇹🇭 ThaïlandeWhale shark season · 15 mars – 31 mai (en général)They turn up on the pinnacles for a few weeks in the spring, and again in a smaller run around September and October.70
  16. Havelock Island 🇮🇳 IndeDive and boat season · 15 oct. – 15 maiThe dive centres on Beach No.70
  17. Fujaïrah 🇦🇪 Émirats arabes unisGulf of Oman dive season · 15 oct. – 15 mai (en général)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
  18. Sri Vijaya Puram 🇮🇳 IndeSailing and dive season · 15 oct. – 10 maiThe sea settles, the catamarans to Havelock and Neil run to timetable, and every dive centre in the territory is open.68
  19. Praslin 🇸🇨 SeychellesThe calm between monsoons · 25 mars – 10 mai (en général)The turn between the two winds: barely any breeze, water like a pool and the visibility divers come for.67
  20. Malé 🇲🇻 MaldivesWhale sharks in South Ari · 1 janv. – 31 déc. (en général)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
  21. Beau Vallon 🇸🇨 SeychellesCalm seas between the monsoons · 1 avr. – 15 mai (en général)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
  22. Victoria 🇸🇨 SeychellesInter-monsoon calms · 15 mars – 15 mai (en général)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
  23. Ko Lanta 🇹🇭 ThaïlandeHin Daeng and Hin Muang season · 1 nov. – 30 avr. (en général)The deep pinnacles two hours south are the reason people come here to dive, and the boats only run in the settled months.61
  24. Ko Chang 🇹🇭 ThaïlandeWreck and reef diving season · 1 nov. – 30 avr. (en général)The months the boats run south to the HTMS Chang wreck and the Rang islands, when visibility is worth the crossing.61
  25. Khao Lak 🇹🇭 ThaïlandeManta and whale shark season · 1 févr. – 5 mai (en général)The tail of the dive season at Richelieu Rock and Koh Bon, when the plankton is up and the big animals follow it.61

…et 4 de plus en avril.

Au programme dans le monde en avril →

Saison de plongée en mai

  1. Exmouth 🇦🇺 AustralieWhale shark season · 10 mars – 10 août (en général)Whale sharks feed along the outside of the reef from March into August, spotter plane overhead and a licensed boat below.84
  2. Douglas Île de ManBasking shark season · 15 mai – 15 août (en général)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
  3. Útila 🇭🇳 HondurasWhale shark season · 1 févr. – 31 mai (en général)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
  4. Nadi 🇫🇯 FidjiManta season in the Yasawas · 1 mai – 31 oct. (en général)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
  5. Île Tioman 🇲🇾 MalaisieDive season · 1 mars – 31 oct. (en général)The months the dive shops are open and the crossing from Mersing is routine.71
  6. Holbox 🇲🇽 MexiqueWhale shark season · 15 mai – 17 sept.The season is fixed by permit, mid-May to mid-September, and boats leave before dawn for the feeding aggregation well offshore.69
  7. Isla Mujeres 🇲🇽 MexiqueWhale shark season · 15 mai – 17 sept.Permits run mid-May to mid-September for the aggregation twenty-odd miles north of the island.68
  8. Placencia 🇧🇿 BelizeWhale sharks at Gladden Spit · 15 mars – 15 juin (en général)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
  9. Djeddah 🇸🇦 Arabie saouditeRed Sea dive season · 1 oct. – 31 mai (en général)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
  10. Parc national des Dry Tortugas 🇺🇸 États-UnisCalm-water snorkelling season · 1 mai – 31 août (en général)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
  11. Koh Tao 🇹🇭 ThaïlandeWhale shark season · 15 mars – 31 mai (en général)They turn up on the pinnacles for a few weeks in the spring, and again in a smaller run around September and October.63
  12. Port-Soudan 🇸🇩 SoudanRed Sea liveaboard season · 1 oct. – 31 mai (en général)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
  13. Praslin 🇸🇨 SeychellesThe calm between monsoons · 25 mars – 10 mai (en général)The turn between the two winds: barely any breeze, water like a pool and the visibility divers come for.61
  14. Côn Đảo 🇻🇳 VietnamCalm seas and clear water · 1 mars – 30 juin (en général)Between the two monsoons the crossing settles and the water over the reef clears.59
  15. Kich 🇮🇷 IranDiving and beach season · 15 oct. – 10 mai (en général)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
  16. Beau Vallon 🇸🇨 SeychellesCalm seas between the monsoons · 1 avr. – 15 mai (en général)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
  17. Victoria 🇸🇨 SeychellesInter-monsoon calms · 15 mars – 15 mai (en général)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
  18. Honiara 🇸🇧 Îles SalomonClearer water on Iron Bottom Sound · 1 avr. – 30 nov. (en général)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
  19. Malé 🇲🇻 MaldivesWhale sharks in South Ari · 1 janv. – 31 déc. (en général)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
  20. Havelock Island 🇮🇳 IndeDive and boat season · 15 oct. – 15 maiThe dive centres on Beach No.50
  21. Manado 🇮🇩 IndonésieCalmest months for Bunaken · 1 mai – 30 sept. (en général)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
  22. Sri Vijaya Puram 🇮🇳 IndeSailing and dive season · 15 oct. – 10 maiThe sea settles, the catamarans to Havelock and Neil run to timetable, and every dive centre in the territory is open.46
  23. Khao Lak 🇹🇭 ThaïlandeManta and whale shark season · 1 févr. – 5 mai (en général)The tail of the dive season at Richelieu Rock and Koh Bon, when the plankton is up and the big animals follow it.46
  24. Fujaïrah 🇦🇪 Émirats arabes unisGulf of Oman dive season · 15 oct. – 15 mai (en général)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

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Saison de plongée en juin

  1. Exmouth 🇦🇺 AustralieWhale shark season · 10 mars – 10 août (en général)Whale sharks feed along the outside of the reef from March into August, spotter plane overhead and a licensed boat below.86
  2. Douglas Île de ManBasking shark season · 15 mai – 15 août (en général)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
  3. Nadi 🇫🇯 FidjiManta season in the Yasawas · 1 mai – 31 oct. (en général)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
  4. Puerto Ayora 🇪🇨 ÉquateurWhale sharks at Darwin and Wolf · 15 juin – 15 nov. (en général)Large females pass the far northern rocks through the cool season.80
  5. Île Tioman 🇲🇾 MalaisieDive season · 1 mars – 31 oct. (en général)The months the dive shops are open and the crossing from Mersing is routine.73
  6. Malé 🇲🇻 MaldivesWhale sharks in South Ari · 1 janv. – 31 déc. (en général)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
  7. George Town Îles CaïmansSilversides in the swim-throughs · 15 juin – 15 sept. (en général)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
  8. Honiara 🇸🇧 Îles SalomonClearer water on Iron Bottom Sound · 1 avr. – 30 nov. (en général)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
  9. Holbox 🇲🇽 MexiqueWhale shark season · 15 mai – 17 sept.The season is fixed by permit, mid-May to mid-September, and boats leave before dawn for the feeding aggregation well offshore.60
  10. Cancún 🇲🇽 MexiqueWhale sharks off Isla Mujeres · 15 juin – 15 sept.Hundreds 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
  11. Ishigaki-jima 🇯🇵 JaponManta season at Kabira · 1 juin – 30 nov. (en général)The cleaning stations off Kabira draw mantas through the second half of the year, with the best odds from August to October.57
  12. Côn Đảo 🇻🇳 VietnamCalm seas and clear water · 1 mars – 30 juin (en général)Between the two monsoons the crossing settles and the water over the reef clears.57
  13. Isla Mujeres 🇲🇽 MexiqueWhale shark season · 15 mai – 17 sept.Permits run mid-May to mid-September for the aggregation twenty-odd miles north of the island.57
  14. Parc national des Dry Tortugas 🇺🇸 États-UnisCalm-water snorkelling season · 1 mai – 31 août (en général)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
  15. Placencia 🇧🇿 BelizeWhale sharks at Gladden Spit · 15 mars – 15 juin (en général)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
  16. Manado 🇮🇩 IndonésieCalmest months for Bunaken · 1 mai – 30 sept. (en général)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

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Saison de plongée en juillet

  1. Exmouth 🇦🇺 AustralieWhale shark season · 10 mars – 10 août (en général)Whale sharks feed along the outside of the reef from March into August, spotter plane overhead and a licensed boat below.93
  2. Douglas Île de ManBasking shark season · 15 mai – 15 août (en général)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
  3. Nadi 🇫🇯 FidjiManta season in the Yasawas · 1 mai – 31 oct. (en général)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
  4. Puerto Ayora 🇪🇨 ÉquateurWhale sharks at Darwin and Wolf · 15 juin – 15 nov. (en général)Large females pass the far northern rocks through the cool season.83
  5. Nusa Penida 🇮🇩 IndonésieMola season · 1 juil. – 31 oct. (en général)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
  6. Île Tioman 🇲🇾 MalaisieDive season · 1 mars – 31 oct. (en général)The months the dive shops are open and the crossing from Mersing is routine.77
  7. Cancún 🇲🇽 MexiqueWhale sharks off Isla Mujeres · 15 juin – 15 sept.Hundreds 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
  8. George Town Îles CaïmansSilversides in the swim-throughs · 15 juin – 15 sept. (en général)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
  9. Holbox 🇲🇽 MexiqueWhale shark season · 15 mai – 17 sept.The season is fixed by permit, mid-May to mid-September, and boats leave before dawn for the feeding aggregation well offshore.65
  10. Isla Mujeres 🇲🇽 MexiqueWhale shark season · 15 mai – 17 sept.Permits run mid-May to mid-September for the aggregation twenty-odd miles north of the island.65
  11. Malé 🇲🇻 MaldivesWhale sharks in South Ari · 1 janv. – 31 déc. (en général)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
  12. Parc national des Dry Tortugas 🇺🇸 États-UnisCalm-water snorkelling season · 1 mai – 31 août (en général)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
  13. Honiara 🇸🇧 Îles SalomonClearer water on Iron Bottom Sound · 1 avr. – 30 nov. (en général)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
  14. Ishigaki-jima 🇯🇵 JaponManta season at Kabira · 1 juin – 30 nov. (en général)The cleaning stations off Kabira draw mantas through the second half of the year, with the best odds from August to October.55
  15. Manado 🇮🇩 IndonésieCalmest months for Bunaken · 1 mai – 30 sept. (en général)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

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Saison de plongée en août

  1. Exmouth 🇦🇺 AustralieWhale shark season · 10 mars – 10 août (en général)Whale sharks feed along the outside of the reef from March into August, spotter plane overhead and a licensed boat below.94
  2. Nkhata Bay 🇲🇼 MalawiBest diving visibility · 1 août – 15 déc. (en général)The dry season brings the clearest water of the year, with visibility reaching up to thirty metres over the cichlid reefs.91
  3. Puerto Ayora 🇪🇨 ÉquateurWhale sharks at Darwin and Wolf · 15 juin – 15 nov. (en général)Large females pass the far northern rocks through the cool season.87
  4. Douglas Île de ManBasking shark season · 15 mai – 15 août (en général)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
  5. Nusa Penida 🇮🇩 IndonésieMola season · 1 juil. – 31 oct. (en général)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
  6. Nadi 🇫🇯 FidjiManta season in the Yasawas · 1 mai – 31 oct. (en général)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
  7. Parc national des Channel Islands 🇺🇸 États-UnisThe clear-water months · 15 août – 31 oct. (en général)Late summer into October brings the calmest seas, the warmest water and visibility that can reach thirty metres in the kelp.78
  8. Île Tioman 🇲🇾 MalaisieDive season · 1 mars – 31 oct. (en général)The months the dive shops are open and the crossing from Mersing is routine.77
  9. Beau Vallon 🇸🇨 SeychellesWhale sharks off the bay · 1 août – 31 oct. (en général)The monitoring programme runs from August to the end of October and the boats go out from the bay itself, spotter plane overhead.75
  10. Victoria 🇸🇨 SeychellesWhale sharks off Mahé · 15 août – 15 nov. (en général)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
  11. Roatán 🇭🇳 HondurasCoral spawning nights · 20 août – 25 sept. (en général)The reef spawns on the nights after the late-summer full moons and the shops run boats out at nine or ten.64
  12. Malé 🇲🇻 MaldivesWhale sharks in South Ari · 1 janv. – 31 déc. (en général)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
  13. George Town Îles CaïmansSilversides in the swim-throughs · 15 juin – 15 sept. (en général)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
  14. Holbox 🇲🇽 MexiqueWhale shark season · 15 mai – 17 sept.The season is fixed by permit, mid-May to mid-September, and boats leave before dawn for the feeding aggregation well offshore.61
  15. Cancún 🇲🇽 MexiqueWhale sharks off Isla Mujeres · 15 juin – 15 sept.Hundreds 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
  16. Isla Mujeres 🇲🇽 MexiqueWhale shark season · 15 mai – 17 sept.Permits run mid-May to mid-September for the aggregation twenty-odd miles north of the island.60
  17. Manado 🇮🇩 IndonésieCalmest months for Bunaken · 1 mai – 30 sept. (en général)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
  18. Honiara 🇸🇧 Îles SalomonClearer water on Iron Bottom Sound · 1 avr. – 30 nov. (en général)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
  19. Parc national des Dry Tortugas 🇺🇸 États-UnisCalm-water snorkelling season · 1 mai – 31 août (en général)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
  20. Ishigaki-jima 🇯🇵 JaponManta season at Kabira · 1 juin – 30 nov. (en général)The cleaning stations off Kabira draw mantas through the second half of the year, with the best odds from August to October.51

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Saison de plongée en septembre

  1. Puerto Ayora 🇪🇨 ÉquateurWhale sharks at Darwin and Wolf · 15 juin – 15 nov. (en général)Large females pass the far northern rocks through the cool season.88
  2. Nkhata Bay 🇲🇼 MalawiBest diving visibility · 1 août – 15 déc. (en général)The dry season brings the clearest water of the year, with visibility reaching up to thirty metres over the cichlid reefs.83
  3. Nusa Penida 🇮🇩 IndonésieMola season · 1 juil. – 31 oct. (en général)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
  4. Nadi 🇫🇯 FidjiManta season in the Yasawas · 1 mai – 31 oct. (en général)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
  5. Nosy Be 🇲🇬 MadagascarWhale sharks · 1 sept. – 15 déc. (en général)Whale sharks feed off the north of the island through the last quarter of the year, thickest in October and November.78
  6. Parc national des Channel Islands 🇺🇸 États-UnisThe clear-water months · 15 août – 31 oct. (en général)Late summer into October brings the calmest seas, the warmest water and visibility that can reach thirty metres in the kelp.77
  7. Île Tioman 🇲🇾 MalaisieDive season · 1 mars – 31 oct. (en général)The months the dive shops are open and the crossing from Mersing is routine.75
  8. Beau Vallon 🇸🇨 SeychellesWhale sharks off the bay · 1 août – 31 oct. (en général)The monitoring programme runs from August to the end of October and the boats go out from the bay itself, spotter plane overhead.64
  9. Victoria 🇸🇨 SeychellesWhale sharks off Mahé · 15 août – 15 nov. (en général)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
  10. Roatán 🇭🇳 HondurasCoral spawning nights · 20 août – 25 sept. (en général)The reef spawns on the nights after the late-summer full moons and the shops run boats out at nine or ten.62
  11. Malé 🇲🇻 MaldivesWhale sharks in South Ari · 1 janv. – 31 déc. (en général)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
  12. George Town Îles CaïmansSilversides in the swim-throughs · 15 juin – 15 sept. (en général)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
  13. Holbox 🇲🇽 MexiqueWhale shark season · 15 mai – 17 sept.The season is fixed by permit, mid-May to mid-September, and boats leave before dawn for the feeding aggregation well offshore.59
  14. Cancún 🇲🇽 MexiqueWhale sharks off Isla Mujeres · 15 juin – 15 sept.Hundreds 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
  15. Isla Mujeres 🇲🇽 MexiqueWhale shark season · 15 mai – 17 sept.Permits run mid-May to mid-September for the aggregation twenty-odd miles north of the island.58
  16. Honiara 🇸🇧 Îles SalomonClearer water on Iron Bottom Sound · 1 avr. – 30 nov. (en général)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
  17. Manado 🇮🇩 IndonésieCalmest months for Bunaken · 1 mai – 30 sept. (en général)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
  18. Ishigaki-jima 🇯🇵 JaponManta season at Kabira · 1 juin – 30 nov. (en général)The cleaning stations off Kabira draw mantas through the second half of the year, with the best odds from August to October.50

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Saison de plongée en octobre

  1. Puerto Ayora 🇪🇨 ÉquateurWhale sharks at Darwin and Wolf · 15 juin – 15 nov. (en général)Large females pass the far northern rocks through the cool season.87
  2. Tofo 🇲🇿 MozambiqueWhale shark season · 1 oct. – 15 mars (en général)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
  3. Vilankulo 🇲🇿 MozambiqueWhale sharks and mantas · 1 oct. – 15 avr. (en général)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
  4. Cairns 🇦🇺 AustralieCoral spawning · 25 oct. – 10 déc. (en général)The corals release on a few nights after a full moon in late spring, inshore reefs usually ahead of the outer ones.78
  5. Parc national des Channel Islands 🇺🇸 États-UnisThe clear-water months · 15 août – 31 oct. (en général)Late summer into October brings the calmest seas, the warmest water and visibility that can reach thirty metres in the kelp.77
  6. Nkhata Bay 🇲🇼 MalawiBest diving visibility · 1 août – 15 déc. (en général)The dry season brings the clearest water of the year, with visibility reaching up to thirty metres over the cichlid reefs.77
  7. Nadi 🇫🇯 FidjiManta season in the Yasawas · 1 mai – 31 oct. (en général)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
  8. Nusa Penida 🇮🇩 IndonésieMola season · 1 juil. – 31 oct. (en général)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
  9. Nosy Be 🇲🇬 MadagascarWhale sharks · 1 sept. – 15 déc. (en général)Whale sharks feed off the north of the island through the last quarter of the year, thickest in October and November.71
  10. Île Tioman 🇲🇾 MalaisieDive season · 1 mars – 31 oct. (en général)The months the dive shops are open and the crossing from Mersing is routine.70
  11. Beau Vallon 🇸🇨 SeychellesWhale sharks off the bay · 1 août – 31 oct. (en général)The monitoring programme runs from August to the end of October and the boats go out from the bay itself, spotter plane overhead.70
  12. Victoria 🇸🇨 SeychellesWhale sharks off Mahé · 15 août – 15 nov. (en général)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
  13. Port-Soudan 🇸🇩 SoudanRed Sea liveaboard season · 1 oct. – 31 mai (en général)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
  14. Djeddah 🇸🇦 Arabie saouditeRed Sea dive season · 1 oct. – 31 mai (en général)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
  15. Fujaïrah 🇦🇪 Émirats arabes unisGulf of Oman dive season · 15 oct. – 15 mai (en général)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
  16. Kich 🇮🇷 IranDiving and beach season · 15 oct. – 10 mai (en général)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
  17. Malé 🇲🇻 MaldivesWhale sharks in South Ari · 1 janv. – 31 déc. (en général)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
  18. Ishigaki-jima 🇯🇵 JaponManta season at Kabira · 1 juin – 30 nov. (en général)The cleaning stations off Kabira draw mantas through the second half of the year, with the best odds from August to October.59
  19. La Paz 🇲🇽 MexiqueWhale shark season · 1 oct. – 30 avr.Juvenile 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
  20. Honiara 🇸🇧 Îles SalomonClearer water on Iron Bottom Sound · 1 avr. – 30 nov. (en général)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
  21. Havelock Island 🇮🇳 IndeDive and boat season · 15 oct. – 15 maiThe dive centres on Beach No.54
  22. Sri Vijaya Puram 🇮🇳 IndeSailing and dive season · 15 oct. – 10 maiThe sea settles, the catamarans to Havelock and Neil run to timetable, and every dive centre in the territory is open.51

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Saison de plongée en novembre

  1. Puerto Ayora 🇪🇨 ÉquateurWhale sharks at Darwin and Wolf · 15 juin – 15 nov. (en général)Large females pass the far northern rocks through the cool season.86
  2. La Paz 🇲🇽 MexiqueWhale shark season · 1 oct. – 30 avr.Juvenile 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
  3. Fujaïrah 🇦🇪 Émirats arabes unisGulf of Oman dive season · 15 oct. – 15 mai (en général)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
  4. Kich 🇮🇷 IranDiving and beach season · 15 oct. – 10 mai (en général)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
  5. Vilankulo 🇲🇿 MozambiqueWhale sharks and mantas · 1 oct. – 15 avr. (en général)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
  6. Tofo 🇲🇿 MozambiqueWhale shark season · 1 oct. – 15 mars (en général)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
  7. Cairns 🇦🇺 AustralieCoral spawning · 25 oct. – 10 déc. (en général)The corals release on a few nights after a full moon in late spring, inshore reefs usually ahead of the outer ones.71
  8. Djeddah 🇸🇦 Arabie saouditeRed Sea dive season · 1 oct. – 31 mai (en général)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
  9. Nkhata Bay 🇲🇼 MalawiBest diving visibility · 1 août – 15 déc. (en général)The dry season brings the clearest water of the year, with visibility reaching up to thirty metres over the cichlid reefs.70
  10. Port-Soudan 🇸🇩 SoudanRed Sea liveaboard season · 1 oct. – 31 mai (en général)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
  11. Djibouti 🇩🇯 DjiboutiWhale sharks in the gulf · 1 nov. – 15 févr. (en général)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
  12. Ishigaki-jima 🇯🇵 JaponManta season at Kabira · 1 juin – 30 nov. (en général)The cleaning stations off Kabira draw mantas through the second half of the year, with the best odds from August to October.66
  13. Ko Chang 🇹🇭 ThaïlandeWreck and reef diving season · 1 nov. – 30 avr. (en général)The months the boats run south to the HTMS Chang wreck and the Rang islands, when visibility is worth the crossing.65
  14. Havelock Island 🇮🇳 IndeDive and boat season · 15 oct. – 15 maiThe dive centres on Beach No.62
  15. Nosy Be 🇲🇬 MadagascarWhale sharks · 1 sept. – 15 déc. (en général)Whale sharks feed off the north of the island through the last quarter of the year, thickest in October and November.62
  16. Victoria 🇸🇨 SeychellesWhale sharks off Mahé · 15 août – 15 nov. (en général)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
  17. Sri Vijaya Puram 🇮🇳 IndeSailing and dive season · 15 oct. – 10 maiThe sea settles, the catamarans to Havelock and Neil run to timetable, and every dive centre in the territory is open.60
  18. Îles Raja Ampat 🇮🇩 IndonésieManta season · 1 nov. – 30 avr. (en général)Plankton in the straits brings reef mantas onto the cleaning stations around Dampier and Arborek, densest in the first months of the year.56
  19. Malé 🇲🇻 MaldivesWhale sharks in South Ari · 1 janv. – 31 déc. (en général)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
  20. Labuan Bajo 🇮🇩 IndonésieManta season · 1 nov. – 30 avr. (en général)Plankton in the channel brings reef mantas onto the cleaning stations at Karang Makassar and, further south, Manta Alley.50
  21. Honiara 🇸🇧 Îles SalomonClearer water on Iron Bottom Sound · 1 avr. – 30 nov. (en général)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
  22. Ko Lanta 🇹🇭 ThaïlandeHin Daeng and Hin Muang season · 1 nov. – 30 avr. (en général)The deep pinnacles two hours south are the reason people come here to dive, and the boats only run in the settled months.47

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Saison de plongée en décembre

  1. La Paz 🇲🇽 MexiqueWhale shark season · 1 oct. – 30 avr.Juvenile 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
  2. Fujaïrah 🇦🇪 Émirats arabes unisGulf of Oman dive season · 15 oct. – 15 mai (en général)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
  3. Kich 🇮🇷 IranDiving and beach season · 15 oct. – 10 mai (en général)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
  4. The Bottom SabaDive season · 1 déc. – 30 avr. (en général)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
  5. Djeddah 🇸🇦 Arabie saouditeRed Sea dive season · 1 oct. – 31 mai (en général)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
  6. Ko Chang 🇹🇭 ThaïlandeWreck and reef diving season · 1 nov. – 30 avr. (en général)The months the boats run south to the HTMS Chang wreck and the Rang islands, when visibility is worth the crossing.77
  7. Port-Soudan 🇸🇩 SoudanRed Sea liveaboard season · 1 oct. – 31 mai (en général)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
  8. Djibouti 🇩🇯 DjiboutiWhale sharks in the gulf · 1 nov. – 15 févr. (en général)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
  9. Byron Bay 🇦🇺 AustralieLeopard sharks at Julian Rocks · 1 déc. – 30 avr. (en général)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
  10. Mombasa 🇰🇪 KenyaWhale sharks off the coast · 1 déc. – 31 mars (en général)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
  11. Tofo 🇲🇿 MozambiqueWhale shark season · 1 oct. – 15 mars (en général)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
  12. Ko Lanta 🇹🇭 ThaïlandeHin Daeng and Hin Muang season · 1 nov. – 30 avr. (en général)The deep pinnacles two hours south are the reason people come here to dive, and the boats only run in the settled months.66
  13. Havelock Island 🇮🇳 IndeDive and boat season · 15 oct. – 15 maiThe dive centres on Beach No.66
  14. Vilankulo 🇲🇿 MozambiqueWhale sharks and mantas · 1 oct. – 15 avr. (en général)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
  15. Sri Vijaya Puram 🇮🇳 IndeSailing and dive season · 15 oct. – 10 maiThe sea settles, the catamarans to Havelock and Neil run to timetable, and every dive centre in the territory is open.64
  16. Nkhata Bay 🇲🇼 MalawiBest diving visibility · 1 août – 15 déc. (en général)The dry season brings the clearest water of the year, with visibility reaching up to thirty metres over the cichlid reefs.59
  17. Malé 🇲🇻 MaldivesWhale sharks in South Ari · 1 janv. – 31 déc. (en général)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
  18. Cairns 🇦🇺 AustralieCoral spawning · 25 oct. – 10 déc. (en général)The corals release on a few nights after a full moon in late spring, inshore reefs usually ahead of the outer ones.54
  19. Nosy Be 🇲🇬 MadagascarWhale sharks · 1 sept. – 15 déc. (en général)Whale sharks feed off the north of the island through the last quarter of the year, thickest in October and November.54
  20. Îles Raja Ampat 🇮🇩 IndonésieManta season · 1 nov. – 30 avr. (en général)Plankton in the straits brings reef mantas onto the cleaning stations around Dampier and Arborek, densest in the first months of the year.53
  21. État de Chuuk 🇫🇲 États fédérés de MicronésieCalm months on the wrecks · 1 déc. – 30 avr. (en général)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
  22. Labuan Bajo 🇮🇩 IndonésieManta season · 1 nov. – 30 avr. (en général)Plankton in the channel brings reef mantas onto the cleaning stations at Karang Makassar and, further south, Manta Alley.47

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