Wat er het hele jaar speelt in San Juan (Puerto Rico), Puerto Rico

Topdrukte — Fiestas de la Calle San Sebastian, Cruise season in the old city

• Regel

  El Yunque timed reservation

  1 jan – 31 decBoek vroegSluitingen

  The main road into the rainforest, the one with the waterfalls and the tower, needs a timed entry reservation booked ahead. Cars without one are turned round at the gate on busy mornings. Bron ↗

• Natuur

  Bioluminescent bay nights

  1 jan – 31 decBioluminescentieBoek vroeg

  Laguna Grande at Fajardo glows all year, but only on the dark nights: operators sell by moon phase, and a full moon washes it out entirely. Rain in the week before also thins it.

• Festival

  Fiestas de la Calle San Sebastian

  14–24 jan · meestalGroot festivalDrukBoek vroeg

  Four nights that shut Old San Juan to traffic and close out the island's Christmas: cabezudos in the morning, artisans on Calle Norzagaray, and cobbles packed shoulder to shoulder after dark. Rooms in the old city go by autumn. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Cruise season in the old city (1 nov – 30 apr (meestal)), Winter north swell (15 nov – 31 mrt (meestal)), The long Christmas season (19 nov – 24 jan)

Topdrukte — Ponce Carnival, Cruise season in the old city

• Festival

  Ponce Carnival

  1 feb – 5 mrt · meestalDruk

  The island's carnival happens in Ponce, ninety minutes south, in the week before Ash Wednesday: papier-mache vejigante masks, a Sunday parade and the burial of the sardine on the last night. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: El Yunque timed reservation (1 jan – 31 dec), Bioluminescent bay nights (1 jan – 31 dec), Cruise season in the old city (1 nov – 30 apr (meestal)), Winter north swell (15 nov – 31 mrt (meestal))

Topdrukte — reizigers noemen het hoogseizoen, Ponce Carnival

• Natuur

  Leatherback nesting

  1 mrt – 15 jul · meestalNestelende schildpadden

  Leatherbacks come up the north-coast beaches through spring, and volunteer groups patrol the Pinones and Dorado sand at night. Nests are staked and the lights nearest them get shaded.

Nog steeds bezig: El Yunque timed reservation (1 jan – 31 dec), Bioluminescent bay nights (1 jan – 31 dec), Ponce Carnival (1 feb – 5 mrt (meestal)), Cruise season in the old city (1 nov – 30 apr (meestal)), Winter north swell (15 nov – 31 mrt (meestal))

Rustig — reizigers noemen het rustig, Cruise season in the old city

• Risico

  Sargassum drift

  1 apr – 31 aug · meestalSargassumseizoen

  The city beaches at Condado and Isla Verde usually get off lightly; the east coast towards Fajardo and the offshore cays take far more. CariCOOS runs a Puerto Rico forecast that is worth ten minutes before booking. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: El Yunque timed reservation (1 jan – 31 dec), Bioluminescent bay nights (1 jan – 31 dec), Leatherback nesting (1 mrt – 15 jul (meestal)), Cruise season in the old city (1 nov – 30 apr (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — een gewone maand

In mei begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: El Yunque timed reservation (1 jan – 31 dec), Bioluminescent bay nights (1 jan – 31 dec), Leatherback nesting (1 mrt – 15 jul (meestal)), Sargassum drift (1 apr – 31 aug (meestal))

Druk — Noche de San Juan, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Risico

  Hurricane season

  1 jun – 30 nov

  Maria came ashore in September 2017 and the island still plans around that month. The statistical peak is the first fortnight of September; June and November rarely deliver anything, and rates in those weeks show it. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Noche de San Juan

  23–24 junReligieus feestDruk

  The city's patron saint night: the whole of it goes to Condado or Isla Verde and walks backwards into the sea at midnight, three times, to shed the year. The beaches stay busy until dawn. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: El Yunque timed reservation (1 jan – 31 dec), Bioluminescent bay nights (1 jan – 31 dec), Leatherback nesting (1 mrt – 15 jul (meestal)), Sargassum drift (1 apr – 31 aug (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

In juli begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: El Yunque timed reservation (1 jan – 31 dec), Bioluminescent bay nights (1 jan – 31 dec), Leatherback nesting (1 mrt – 15 jul (meestal)), Sargassum drift (1 apr – 31 aug (meestal)), Hurricane season (1 jun – 30 nov)

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

In augustus begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: El Yunque timed reservation (1 jan – 31 dec), Bioluminescent bay nights (1 jan – 31 dec), Sargassum drift (1 apr – 31 aug (meestal)), Hurricane season (1 jun – 30 nov)

Rustig — schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de slechtste maanden qua weer

In september begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: El Yunque timed reservation (1 jan – 31 dec), Bioluminescent bay nights (1 jan – 31 dec), Hurricane season (1 jun – 30 nov)

Rustig — een van de slechtste maanden qua weer

In oktober begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: El Yunque timed reservation (1 jan – 31 dec), Bioluminescent bay nights (1 jan – 31 dec), Hurricane season (1 jun – 30 nov)

Topdrukte — Cruise season in the old city, The long Christmas season

• Seizoen

  Cruise season in the old city

  1 nov – 30 apr · meestalDruk

  San Juan is a homeport as well as a stop, so the old city takes both turnaround passengers and day callers through the winter. The blue cobbles are worth walking before ten or after five. Bron ↗

• Seizoen

  Winter north swell

  15 nov – 31 mrt · meestalSurfseizoenRisico

  North Atlantic storms send swell onto the whole north coast through the winter, which is when the surf towns west of the city work and when the city beaches fly rip current flags.

• Feestdag

  The long Christmas season

  19 nov – 24 janKerst & nieuwjaarDruk

  Parrandas start after Discovery Day in November and the season refuses to end at New Year: Three Kings on 6 January, then the Octavitas, then SanSe closes it in the third week of January. Two months of it. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: El Yunque timed reservation (1 jan – 31 dec), Bioluminescent bay nights (1 jan – 31 dec), Hurricane season (1 jun – 30 nov)

Topdrukte — reizigers noemen het hoogseizoen, Cruise season in the old city

In december begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: El Yunque timed reservation (1 jan – 31 dec), Bioluminescent bay nights (1 jan – 31 dec), Cruise season in the old city (1 nov – 30 apr (meestal)), Winter north swell (15 nov – 31 mrt (meestal)), The long Christmas season (19 nov – 24 jan)