Stagione delle immersioni, mese per mese nel mondo
Mante alle stazioni di pulizia, squali balena, i mesi del pesce luna, le settimane in cui l'acqua è limpida.
47 destinazioni su SeasonMap, in classifica mese per mese secondo il punteggio di comfort: perché conta non solo dove è in corso la stagione, ma anche se nel frattempo il tempo vale il viaggio.
Quando è in corso
Stagione delle immersioni in gennaio
- La Paz 🇲🇽 MessicoWhale shark season · 1 ott – 30 aprJuvenile 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
- Fujaira 🇦🇪 Emirati Arabi UnitiGulf of Oman dive season · 15 ott – 15 mag (di solito)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 🇮🇷 IranDiving and beach season · 15 ott – 10 mag (di solito)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 Sant'ElenaWhale shark season · 1 gen – 30 apr (di solito)Whale sharks aggregate off the island between January and April and boats go out from Jamestown to snorkel with them.88
- Porto Sudan 🇸🇩 SudanRed Sea liveaboard season · 1 ott – 31 mag (di solito)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
- Gedda 🇸🇦 Arabia SauditaRed Sea dive season · 1 ott – 31 mag (di solito)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 apr (di solito)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
- Gibuti 🇩🇯 GibutiWhale sharks in the gulf · 1 nov – 15 feb (di solito)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
- Distretto di Ko Chang 🇹🇭 ThailandiaWreck and reef diving season · 1 nov – 30 apr (di solito)The months the boats run south to the HTMS Chang wreck and the Rang islands, when visibility is worth the crossing.75
- Havelock Island 🇮🇳 IndiaDive and boat season · 15 ott – 15 magThe dive centres on Beach No.75
- Sri Vijaya Puram 🇮🇳 IndiaSailing and dive season · 15 ott – 10 magThe sea settles, the catamarans to Havelock and Neil run to timetable, and every dive centre in the territory is open.73
- Mombasa 🇰🇪 KenyaWhale sharks off the coast · 1 dic – 31 mar (di solito)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
- Distretto di Ko Lanta 🇹🇭 ThailandiaHin Daeng and Hin Muang season · 1 nov – 30 apr (di solito)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 apr (di solito)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
- Male 🇲🇻 MaldiveWhale sharks in South Ari · 1 gen – 31 dic (di solito)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
- Vilankulo 🇲🇿 MozambicoWhale sharks and mantas · 1 ott – 15 apr (di solito)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 🇲🇿 MozambicoWhale shark season · 1 ott – 15 mar (di solito)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
- Chuuk 🇫🇲 Stati Federati di MicronesiaCalm months on the wrecks · 1 dic – 30 apr (di solito)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
- Isole Raja Ampat 🇮🇩 IndonesiaManta season · 1 nov – 30 apr (di solito)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 apr (di solito)Plankton in the channel brings reef mantas onto the cleaning stations at Karang Makassar and, further south, Manta Alley.49
Stagione delle immersioni in febbraio
- Kish 🇮🇷 IranDiving and beach season · 15 ott – 10 mag (di solito)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
- Porto Sudan 🇸🇩 SudanRed Sea liveaboard season · 1 ott – 31 mag (di solito)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 🇲🇽 MessicoWhale shark season · 1 ott – 30 aprJuvenile 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
- Fujaira 🇦🇪 Emirati Arabi UnitiGulf of Oman dive season · 15 ott – 15 mag (di solito)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 Sant'ElenaWhale shark season · 1 gen – 30 apr (di solito)Whale sharks aggregate off the island between January and April and boats go out from Jamestown to snorkel with them.87
- Gedda 🇸🇦 Arabia SauditaRed Sea dive season · 1 ott – 31 mag (di solito)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 apr (di solito)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
- Gibuti 🇩🇯 GibutiWhale sharks in the gulf · 1 nov – 15 feb (di solito)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
- Havelock Island 🇮🇳 IndiaDive and boat season · 15 ott – 15 magThe dive centres on Beach No.78
- Sri Vijaya Puram 🇮🇳 IndiaSailing and dive season · 15 ott – 10 magThe sea settles, the catamarans to Havelock and Neil run to timetable, and every dive centre in the territory is open.76
- Distretto di Ko Lanta 🇹🇭 ThailandiaHin Daeng and Hin Muang season · 1 nov – 30 apr (di solito)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 apr (di solito)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 🇹🇭 ThailandiaManta and whale shark season · 1 feb – 5 mag (di solito)The tail of the dive season at Richelieu Rock and Koh Bon, when the plankton is up and the big animals follow it.74
- Distretto di Ko Chang 🇹🇭 ThailandiaWreck and reef diving season · 1 nov – 30 apr (di solito)The months the boats run south to the HTMS Chang wreck and the Rang islands, when visibility is worth the crossing.73
- Útila 🇭🇳 HondurasWhale shark season · 1 feb – 31 mag (di solito)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 🇰🇪 KenyaWhale sharks off the coast · 1 dic – 31 mar (di solito)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
- Male 🇲🇻 MaldiveWhale sharks in South Ari · 1 gen – 31 dic (di solito)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 apr (di solito)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 🇲🇿 MozambicoWhale shark season · 1 ott – 15 mar (di solito)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
- Chuuk 🇫🇲 Stati Federati di MicronesiaCalm months on the wrecks · 1 dic – 30 apr (di solito)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
- Isole Raja Ampat 🇮🇩 IndonesiaManta season · 1 nov – 30 apr (di solito)Plankton in the straits brings reef mantas onto the cleaning stations around Dampier and Arborek, densest in the first months of the year.59
- Vilankulo 🇲🇿 MozambicoWhale sharks and mantas · 1 ott – 15 apr (di solito)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 apr (di solito)Plankton in the channel brings reef mantas onto the cleaning stations at Karang Makassar and, further south, Manta Alley.52
Stagione delle immersioni in marzo
- La Paz 🇲🇽 MessicoWhale shark season · 1 ott – 30 aprJuvenile 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 apr (di solito)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
- Porto Sudan 🇸🇩 SudanRed Sea liveaboard season · 1 ott – 31 mag (di solito)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 Sant'ElenaWhale shark season · 1 gen – 30 apr (di solito)Whale sharks aggregate off the island between January and April and boats go out from Jamestown to snorkel with them.85
- Kish 🇮🇷 IranDiving and beach season · 15 ott – 10 mag (di solito)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
- Fujaira 🇦🇪 Emirati Arabi UnitiGulf of Oman dive season · 15 ott – 15 mag (di solito)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
- Gedda 🇸🇦 Arabia SauditaRed Sea dive season · 1 ott – 31 mag (di solito)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
- Tioman 🇲🇾 MalaysiaDive season · 1 mar – 31 ott (di solito)The months the dive shops are open and the crossing from Mersing is routine.79
- Ko Tao 🇹🇭 ThailandiaWhale shark season · 15 mar – 31 mag (di solito)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 giu (di solito)Between the two monsoons the crossing settles and the water over the reef clears.77
- Havelock Island 🇮🇳 IndiaDive and boat season · 15 ott – 15 magThe dive centres on Beach No.76
- Placencia 🇧🇿 BelizeWhale sharks at Gladden Spit · 15 mar – 15 giu (di solito)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
- Útila 🇭🇳 HondurasWhale shark season · 1 feb – 31 mag (di solito)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
- Sri Vijaya Puram 🇮🇳 IndiaSailing and dive season · 15 ott – 10 magThe 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 apr (di solito)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 mag (di solito)The turn between the two winds: barely any breeze, water like a pool and the visibility divers come for.71
- Tofo 🇲🇿 MozambicoWhale shark season · 1 ott – 15 mar (di solito)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
- Distretto di Ko Lanta 🇹🇭 ThailandiaHin Daeng and Hin Muang season · 1 nov – 30 apr (di solito)The deep pinnacles two hours south are the reason people come here to dive, and the boats only run in the settled months.70
- Vilankulo 🇲🇿 MozambicoWhale sharks and mantas · 1 ott – 15 apr (di solito)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 🇹🇭 ThailandiaManta and whale shark season · 1 feb – 5 mag (di solito)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 (di solito)The reef releases on the nights after the March full moon.68
- Mombasa 🇰🇪 KenyaWhale sharks off the coast · 1 dic – 31 mar (di solito)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
- Male 🇲🇻 MaldiveWhale sharks in South Ari · 1 gen – 31 dic (di solito)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 mag (di solito)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
- Distretto di Ko Chang 🇹🇭 ThailandiaWreck and reef diving season · 1 nov – 30 apr (di solito)The months the boats run south to the HTMS Chang wreck and the Rang islands, when visibility is worth the crossing.66
…e altri 4 in marzo.
Stagione delle immersioni in aprile
- Jamestown Sant'ElenaWhale shark season · 1 gen – 30 apr (di solito)Whale sharks aggregate off the island between January and April and boats go out from Jamestown to snorkel with them.87
- La Paz 🇲🇽 MessicoWhale shark season · 1 ott – 30 aprJuvenile 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 apr (di solito)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 apr (di solito)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
- Porto Sudan 🇸🇩 SudanRed Sea liveaboard season · 1 ott – 31 mag (di solito)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
- Tioman 🇲🇾 MalaysiaDive season · 1 mar – 31 ott (di solito)The months the dive shops are open and the crossing from Mersing is routine.76
- Vilankulo 🇲🇿 MozambicoWhale sharks and mantas · 1 ott – 15 apr (di solito)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 (di solito)Whale sharks feed along the outside of the reef from March into August, spotter plane overhead and a licensed boat below.75
- Útila 🇭🇳 HondurasWhale shark season · 1 feb – 31 mag (di solito)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
- Gedda 🇸🇦 Arabia SauditaRed Sea dive season · 1 ott – 31 mag (di solito)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 🇧🇿 BelizeWhale sharks at Gladden Spit · 15 mar – 15 giu (di solito)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 🇮🇷 IranDiving and beach season · 15 ott – 10 mag (di solito)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 apr (di solito)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 giu (di solito)Between the two monsoons the crossing settles and the water over the reef clears.71
- Ko Tao 🇹🇭 ThailandiaWhale shark season · 15 mar – 31 mag (di solito)They turn up on the pinnacles for a few weeks in the spring, and again in a smaller run around September and October.70
- Havelock Island 🇮🇳 IndiaDive and boat season · 15 ott – 15 magThe dive centres on Beach No.70
- Fujaira 🇦🇪 Emirati Arabi UnitiGulf of Oman dive season · 15 ott – 15 mag (di solito)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
- Sri Vijaya Puram 🇮🇳 IndiaSailing and dive season · 15 ott – 10 magThe 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 mag (di solito)The turn between the two winds: barely any breeze, water like a pool and the visibility divers come for.67
- Male 🇲🇻 MaldiveWhale sharks in South Ari · 1 gen – 31 dic (di solito)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 apr – 15 mag (di solito)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 mag (di solito)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
- Distretto di Ko Lanta 🇹🇭 ThailandiaHin Daeng and Hin Muang season · 1 nov – 30 apr (di solito)The deep pinnacles two hours south are the reason people come here to dive, and the boats only run in the settled months.61
- Distretto di Ko Chang 🇹🇭 ThailandiaWreck and reef diving season · 1 nov – 30 apr (di solito)The months the boats run south to the HTMS Chang wreck and the Rang islands, when visibility is worth the crossing.61
- Khao Lak 🇹🇭 ThailandiaManta and whale shark season · 1 feb – 5 mag (di solito)The tail of the dive season at Richelieu Rock and Koh Bon, when the plankton is up and the big animals follow it.61
…e altri 4 in aprile.
Stagione delle immersioni in maggio
- Exmouth 🇦🇺 AustraliaWhale shark season · 10 mar – 10 ago (di solito)Whale sharks feed along the outside of the reef from March into August, spotter plane overhead and a licensed boat below.84
- Douglas Isola di ManBasking shark season · 15 mag – 15 ago (di solito)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
- Útila 🇭🇳 HondurasWhale shark season · 1 feb – 31 mag (di solito)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 🇫🇯 FigiManta season in the Yasawas · 1 mag – 31 ott (di solito)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
- Tioman 🇲🇾 MalaysiaDive season · 1 mar – 31 ott (di solito)The months the dive shops are open and the crossing from Mersing is routine.71
- Holbox 🇲🇽 MessicoWhale shark season · 15 mag – 17 setThe season is fixed by permit, mid-May to mid-September, and boats leave before dawn for the feeding aggregation well offshore.69
- isola di Mujeres 🇲🇽 MessicoWhale shark season · 15 mag – 17 setPermits run mid-May to mid-September for the aggregation twenty-odd miles north of the island.68
- Placencia 🇧🇿 BelizeWhale sharks at Gladden Spit · 15 mar – 15 giu (di solito)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
- Gedda 🇸🇦 Arabia SauditaRed Sea dive season · 1 ott – 31 mag (di solito)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
- Parco nazionale di Dry Tortugas 🇺🇸 Stati Uniti d'AmericaCalm-water snorkelling season · 1 mag – 31 ago (di solito)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 🇹🇭 ThailandiaWhale shark season · 15 mar – 31 mag (di solito)They turn up on the pinnacles for a few weeks in the spring, and again in a smaller run around September and October.63
- Porto Sudan 🇸🇩 SudanRed Sea liveaboard season · 1 ott – 31 mag (di solito)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 mag (di solito)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 giu (di solito)Between the two monsoons the crossing settles and the water over the reef clears.59
- Kish 🇮🇷 IranDiving and beach season · 15 ott – 10 mag (di solito)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 apr – 15 mag (di solito)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 mag (di solito)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 🇸🇧 Isole SalomoneClearer water on Iron Bottom Sound · 1 apr – 30 nov (di solito)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
- Male 🇲🇻 MaldiveWhale sharks in South Ari · 1 gen – 31 dic (di solito)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
- Havelock Island 🇮🇳 IndiaDive and boat season · 15 ott – 15 magThe dive centres on Beach No.50
- Manado 🇮🇩 IndonesiaCalmest months for Bunaken · 1 mag – 30 set (di solito)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
- Sri Vijaya Puram 🇮🇳 IndiaSailing and dive season · 15 ott – 10 magThe sea settles, the catamarans to Havelock and Neil run to timetable, and every dive centre in the territory is open.46
- Khao Lak 🇹🇭 ThailandiaManta and whale shark season · 1 feb – 5 mag (di solito)The tail of the dive season at Richelieu Rock and Koh Bon, when the plankton is up and the big animals follow it.46
- Fujaira 🇦🇪 Emirati Arabi UnitiGulf of Oman dive season · 15 ott – 15 mag (di solito)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
Stagione delle immersioni in giugno
- Exmouth 🇦🇺 AustraliaWhale shark season · 10 mar – 10 ago (di solito)Whale sharks feed along the outside of the reef from March into August, spotter plane overhead and a licensed boat below.86
- Douglas Isola di ManBasking shark season · 15 mag – 15 ago (di solito)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 🇫🇯 FigiManta season in the Yasawas · 1 mag – 31 ott (di solito)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 giu – 15 nov (di solito)Large females pass the far northern rocks through the cool season.80
- Tioman 🇲🇾 MalaysiaDive season · 1 mar – 31 ott (di solito)The months the dive shops are open and the crossing from Mersing is routine.73
- Male 🇲🇻 MaldiveWhale sharks in South Ari · 1 gen – 31 dic (di solito)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 Isole CaymanSilversides in the swim-throughs · 15 giu – 15 set (di solito)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 🇸🇧 Isole SalomoneClearer water on Iron Bottom Sound · 1 apr – 30 nov (di solito)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
- Holbox 🇲🇽 MessicoWhale shark season · 15 mag – 17 setThe season is fixed by permit, mid-May to mid-September, and boats leave before dawn for the feeding aggregation well offshore.60
- Cancún 🇲🇽 MessicoWhale sharks off Isla Mujeres · 15 giu – 15 setHundreds 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
- Ishigaki 🇯🇵 GiapponeManta season at Kabira · 1 giu – 30 nov (di solito)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 giu (di solito)Between the two monsoons the crossing settles and the water over the reef clears.57
- isola di Mujeres 🇲🇽 MessicoWhale shark season · 15 mag – 17 setPermits run mid-May to mid-September for the aggregation twenty-odd miles north of the island.57
- Parco nazionale di Dry Tortugas 🇺🇸 Stati Uniti d'AmericaCalm-water snorkelling season · 1 mag – 31 ago (di solito)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 🇧🇿 BelizeWhale sharks at Gladden Spit · 15 mar – 15 giu (di solito)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 mag – 30 set (di solito)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
Stagione delle immersioni in luglio
- Exmouth 🇦🇺 AustraliaWhale shark season · 10 mar – 10 ago (di solito)Whale sharks feed along the outside of the reef from March into August, spotter plane overhead and a licensed boat below.93
- Douglas Isola di ManBasking shark season · 15 mag – 15 ago (di solito)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 🇫🇯 FigiManta season in the Yasawas · 1 mag – 31 ott (di solito)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 giu – 15 nov (di solito)Large females pass the far northern rocks through the cool season.83
- Nusa Penida 🇮🇩 IndonesiaMola season · 1 lug – 31 ott (di solito)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
- Tioman 🇲🇾 MalaysiaDive season · 1 mar – 31 ott (di solito)The months the dive shops are open and the crossing from Mersing is routine.77
- Cancún 🇲🇽 MessicoWhale sharks off Isla Mujeres · 15 giu – 15 setHundreds 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 Isole CaymanSilversides in the swim-throughs · 15 giu – 15 set (di solito)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
- Holbox 🇲🇽 MessicoWhale shark season · 15 mag – 17 setThe season is fixed by permit, mid-May to mid-September, and boats leave before dawn for the feeding aggregation well offshore.65
- isola di Mujeres 🇲🇽 MessicoWhale shark season · 15 mag – 17 setPermits run mid-May to mid-September for the aggregation twenty-odd miles north of the island.65
- Male 🇲🇻 MaldiveWhale sharks in South Ari · 1 gen – 31 dic (di solito)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
- Parco nazionale di Dry Tortugas 🇺🇸 Stati Uniti d'AmericaCalm-water snorkelling season · 1 mag – 31 ago (di solito)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 🇸🇧 Isole SalomoneClearer water on Iron Bottom Sound · 1 apr – 30 nov (di solito)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
- Ishigaki 🇯🇵 GiapponeManta season at Kabira · 1 giu – 30 nov (di solito)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 mag – 30 set (di solito)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
Stagione delle immersioni in agosto
- Exmouth 🇦🇺 AustraliaWhale shark season · 10 mar – 10 ago (di solito)Whale sharks feed along the outside of the reef from March into August, spotter plane overhead and a licensed boat below.94
- Nkhata Bay 🇲🇼 MalawiBest diving visibility · 1 ago – 15 dic (di solito)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 giu – 15 nov (di solito)Large females pass the far northern rocks through the cool season.87
- Douglas Isola di ManBasking shark season · 15 mag – 15 ago (di solito)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 lug – 31 ott (di solito)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 🇫🇯 FigiManta season in the Yasawas · 1 mag – 31 ott (di solito)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
- Parco nazionale delle Channel Islands 🇺🇸 Stati Uniti d'AmericaThe clear-water months · 15 ago – 31 ott (di solito)Late summer into October brings the calmest seas, the warmest water and visibility that can reach thirty metres in the kelp.78
- Tioman 🇲🇾 MalaysiaDive season · 1 mar – 31 ott (di solito)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 ott (di solito)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 (di solito)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 set (di solito)The reef spawns on the nights after the late-summer full moons and the shops run boats out at nine or ten.64
- Male 🇲🇻 MaldiveWhale sharks in South Ari · 1 gen – 31 dic (di solito)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 Isole CaymanSilversides in the swim-throughs · 15 giu – 15 set (di solito)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
- Holbox 🇲🇽 MessicoWhale shark season · 15 mag – 17 setThe season is fixed by permit, mid-May to mid-September, and boats leave before dawn for the feeding aggregation well offshore.61
- Cancún 🇲🇽 MessicoWhale sharks off Isla Mujeres · 15 giu – 15 setHundreds 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
- isola di Mujeres 🇲🇽 MessicoWhale shark season · 15 mag – 17 setPermits run mid-May to mid-September for the aggregation twenty-odd miles north of the island.60
- Manado 🇮🇩 IndonesiaCalmest months for Bunaken · 1 mag – 30 set (di solito)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 🇸🇧 Isole SalomoneClearer water on Iron Bottom Sound · 1 apr – 30 nov (di solito)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
- Parco nazionale di Dry Tortugas 🇺🇸 Stati Uniti d'AmericaCalm-water snorkelling season · 1 mag – 31 ago (di solito)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
- Ishigaki 🇯🇵 GiapponeManta season at Kabira · 1 giu – 30 nov (di solito)The cleaning stations off Kabira draw mantas through the second half of the year, with the best odds from August to October.51
Stagione delle immersioni in settembre
- Puerto Ayora 🇪🇨 EcuadorWhale sharks at Darwin and Wolf · 15 giu – 15 nov (di solito)Large females pass the far northern rocks through the cool season.88
- Nkhata Bay 🇲🇼 MalawiBest diving visibility · 1 ago – 15 dic (di solito)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 lug – 31 ott (di solito)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 🇫🇯 FigiManta season in the Yasawas · 1 mag – 31 ott (di solito)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 set – 15 dic (di solito)Whale sharks feed off the north of the island through the last quarter of the year, thickest in October and November.78
- Parco nazionale delle Channel Islands 🇺🇸 Stati Uniti d'AmericaThe clear-water months · 15 ago – 31 ott (di solito)Late summer into October brings the calmest seas, the warmest water and visibility that can reach thirty metres in the kelp.77
- Tioman 🇲🇾 MalaysiaDive season · 1 mar – 31 ott (di solito)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 ott (di solito)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 (di solito)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 set (di solito)The reef spawns on the nights after the late-summer full moons and the shops run boats out at nine or ten.62
- Male 🇲🇻 MaldiveWhale sharks in South Ari · 1 gen – 31 dic (di solito)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 Isole CaymanSilversides in the swim-throughs · 15 giu – 15 set (di solito)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
- Holbox 🇲🇽 MessicoWhale shark season · 15 mag – 17 setThe season is fixed by permit, mid-May to mid-September, and boats leave before dawn for the feeding aggregation well offshore.59
- Cancún 🇲🇽 MessicoWhale sharks off Isla Mujeres · 15 giu – 15 setHundreds 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
- isola di Mujeres 🇲🇽 MessicoWhale shark season · 15 mag – 17 setPermits run mid-May to mid-September for the aggregation twenty-odd miles north of the island.58
- Honiara 🇸🇧 Isole SalomoneClearer water on Iron Bottom Sound · 1 apr – 30 nov (di solito)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 mag – 30 set (di solito)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
- Ishigaki 🇯🇵 GiapponeManta season at Kabira · 1 giu – 30 nov (di solito)The cleaning stations off Kabira draw mantas through the second half of the year, with the best odds from August to October.50
Stagione delle immersioni in ottobre
- Puerto Ayora 🇪🇨 EcuadorWhale sharks at Darwin and Wolf · 15 giu – 15 nov (di solito)Large females pass the far northern rocks through the cool season.87
- Tofo 🇲🇿 MozambicoWhale shark season · 1 ott – 15 mar (di solito)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
- Vilankulo 🇲🇿 MozambicoWhale sharks and mantas · 1 ott – 15 apr (di solito)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 ott – 10 dic (di solito)The corals release on a few nights after a full moon in late spring, inshore reefs usually ahead of the outer ones.78
- Parco nazionale delle Channel Islands 🇺🇸 Stati Uniti d'AmericaThe clear-water months · 15 ago – 31 ott (di solito)Late summer into October brings the calmest seas, the warmest water and visibility that can reach thirty metres in the kelp.77
- Nkhata Bay 🇲🇼 MalawiBest diving visibility · 1 ago – 15 dic (di solito)The dry season brings the clearest water of the year, with visibility reaching up to thirty metres over the cichlid reefs.77
- Nadi 🇫🇯 FigiManta season in the Yasawas · 1 mag – 31 ott (di solito)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 lug – 31 ott (di solito)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 set – 15 dic (di solito)Whale sharks feed off the north of the island through the last quarter of the year, thickest in October and November.71
- Tioman 🇲🇾 MalaysiaDive season · 1 mar – 31 ott (di solito)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 ott (di solito)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 (di solito)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
- Porto Sudan 🇸🇩 SudanRed Sea liveaboard season · 1 ott – 31 mag (di solito)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
- Gedda 🇸🇦 Arabia SauditaRed Sea dive season · 1 ott – 31 mag (di solito)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
- Fujaira 🇦🇪 Emirati Arabi UnitiGulf of Oman dive season · 15 ott – 15 mag (di solito)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 🇮🇷 IranDiving and beach season · 15 ott – 10 mag (di solito)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
- Male 🇲🇻 MaldiveWhale sharks in South Ari · 1 gen – 31 dic (di solito)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
- Ishigaki 🇯🇵 GiapponeManta season at Kabira · 1 giu – 30 nov (di solito)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 🇲🇽 MessicoWhale shark season · 1 ott – 30 aprJuvenile 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 🇸🇧 Isole SalomoneClearer water on Iron Bottom Sound · 1 apr – 30 nov (di solito)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
- Havelock Island 🇮🇳 IndiaDive and boat season · 15 ott – 15 magThe dive centres on Beach No.54
- Sri Vijaya Puram 🇮🇳 IndiaSailing and dive season · 15 ott – 10 magThe sea settles, the catamarans to Havelock and Neil run to timetable, and every dive centre in the territory is open.51
Stagione delle immersioni in novembre
- Puerto Ayora 🇪🇨 EcuadorWhale sharks at Darwin and Wolf · 15 giu – 15 nov (di solito)Large females pass the far northern rocks through the cool season.86
- La Paz 🇲🇽 MessicoWhale shark season · 1 ott – 30 aprJuvenile 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
- Fujaira 🇦🇪 Emirati Arabi UnitiGulf of Oman dive season · 15 ott – 15 mag (di solito)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 🇮🇷 IranDiving and beach season · 15 ott – 10 mag (di solito)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
- Vilankulo 🇲🇿 MozambicoWhale sharks and mantas · 1 ott – 15 apr (di solito)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 🇲🇿 MozambicoWhale shark season · 1 ott – 15 mar (di solito)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 ott – 10 dic (di solito)The corals release on a few nights after a full moon in late spring, inshore reefs usually ahead of the outer ones.71
- Gedda 🇸🇦 Arabia SauditaRed Sea dive season · 1 ott – 31 mag (di solito)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 🇲🇼 MalawiBest diving visibility · 1 ago – 15 dic (di solito)The dry season brings the clearest water of the year, with visibility reaching up to thirty metres over the cichlid reefs.70
- Porto Sudan 🇸🇩 SudanRed Sea liveaboard season · 1 ott – 31 mag (di solito)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
- Gibuti 🇩🇯 GibutiWhale sharks in the gulf · 1 nov – 15 feb (di solito)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
- Ishigaki 🇯🇵 GiapponeManta season at Kabira · 1 giu – 30 nov (di solito)The cleaning stations off Kabira draw mantas through the second half of the year, with the best odds from August to October.66
- Distretto di Ko Chang 🇹🇭 ThailandiaWreck and reef diving season · 1 nov – 30 apr (di solito)The months the boats run south to the HTMS Chang wreck and the Rang islands, when visibility is worth the crossing.65
- Havelock Island 🇮🇳 IndiaDive and boat season · 15 ott – 15 magThe dive centres on Beach No.62
- Nosy Be 🇲🇬 MadagascarWhale sharks · 1 set – 15 dic (di solito)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 (di solito)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
- Sri Vijaya Puram 🇮🇳 IndiaSailing and dive season · 15 ott – 10 magThe sea settles, the catamarans to Havelock and Neil run to timetable, and every dive centre in the territory is open.60
- Isole Raja Ampat 🇮🇩 IndonesiaManta season · 1 nov – 30 apr (di solito)Plankton in the straits brings reef mantas onto the cleaning stations around Dampier and Arborek, densest in the first months of the year.56
- Male 🇲🇻 MaldiveWhale sharks in South Ari · 1 gen – 31 dic (di solito)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 apr (di solito)Plankton in the channel brings reef mantas onto the cleaning stations at Karang Makassar and, further south, Manta Alley.50
- Honiara 🇸🇧 Isole SalomoneClearer water on Iron Bottom Sound · 1 apr – 30 nov (di solito)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
- Distretto di Ko Lanta 🇹🇭 ThailandiaHin Daeng and Hin Muang season · 1 nov – 30 apr (di solito)The deep pinnacles two hours south are the reason people come here to dive, and the boats only run in the settled months.47
Stagione delle immersioni in dicembre
- La Paz 🇲🇽 MessicoWhale shark season · 1 ott – 30 aprJuvenile 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
- Fujaira 🇦🇪 Emirati Arabi UnitiGulf of Oman dive season · 15 ott – 15 mag (di solito)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 🇮🇷 IranDiving and beach season · 15 ott – 10 mag (di solito)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 apr (di solito)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
- Gedda 🇸🇦 Arabia SauditaRed Sea dive season · 1 ott – 31 mag (di solito)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
- Distretto di Ko Chang 🇹🇭 ThailandiaWreck and reef diving season · 1 nov – 30 apr (di solito)The months the boats run south to the HTMS Chang wreck and the Rang islands, when visibility is worth the crossing.77
- Porto Sudan 🇸🇩 SudanRed Sea liveaboard season · 1 ott – 31 mag (di solito)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
- Gibuti 🇩🇯 GibutiWhale sharks in the gulf · 1 nov – 15 feb (di solito)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 apr (di solito)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 🇰🇪 KenyaWhale sharks off the coast · 1 dic – 31 mar (di solito)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 🇲🇿 MozambicoWhale shark season · 1 ott – 15 mar (di solito)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
- Distretto di Ko Lanta 🇹🇭 ThailandiaHin Daeng and Hin Muang season · 1 nov – 30 apr (di solito)The deep pinnacles two hours south are the reason people come here to dive, and the boats only run in the settled months.66
- Havelock Island 🇮🇳 IndiaDive and boat season · 15 ott – 15 magThe dive centres on Beach No.66
- Vilankulo 🇲🇿 MozambicoWhale sharks and mantas · 1 ott – 15 apr (di solito)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
- Sri Vijaya Puram 🇮🇳 IndiaSailing and dive season · 15 ott – 10 magThe sea settles, the catamarans to Havelock and Neil run to timetable, and every dive centre in the territory is open.64
- Nkhata Bay 🇲🇼 MalawiBest diving visibility · 1 ago – 15 dic (di solito)The dry season brings the clearest water of the year, with visibility reaching up to thirty metres over the cichlid reefs.59
- Male 🇲🇻 MaldiveWhale sharks in South Ari · 1 gen – 31 dic (di solito)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 ott – 10 dic (di solito)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 set – 15 dic (di solito)Whale sharks feed off the north of the island through the last quarter of the year, thickest in October and November.54
- Isole Raja Ampat 🇮🇩 IndonesiaManta season · 1 nov – 30 apr (di solito)Plankton in the straits brings reef mantas onto the cleaning stations around Dampier and Arborek, densest in the first months of the year.53
- Chuuk 🇫🇲 Stati Federati di MicronesiaCalm months on the wrecks · 1 dic – 30 apr (di solito)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 apr (di solito)Plankton in the channel brings reef mantas onto the cleaning stations at Karang Makassar and, further south, Manta Alley.47