O que acontece em San Juan (Puerto Rico), Porto Rico, ao longo do ano

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

• Regra

  El Yunque timed reservation

  1 Jan – 31 DezReserve cedoFechamentos

  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. Fonte ↗

• Natureza

  Bioluminescent bay nights

  1 Jan – 31 DezBioluminescênciaReserve cedo

  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 · normalmenteGrande festivalLotadoReserve cedo

  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. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Cruise season in the old city (1 Nov – 30 Abr (normalmente)), Winter north swell (15 Nov – 31 Mar (normalmente)), The long Christmas season (19 Nov – 24 Jan)

Lotação máxima — Ponce Carnival, Cruise season in the old city

• Festival

  Ponce Carnival

  1 Fev – 5 Mar · normalmenteLotado

  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. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: El Yunque timed reservation (1 Jan – 31 Dez), Bioluminescent bay nights (1 Jan – 31 Dez), Cruise season in the old city (1 Nov – 30 Abr (normalmente)), Winter north swell (15 Nov – 31 Mar (normalmente))

Lotação máxima — viajantes descrevem como alta temporada, Ponce Carnival

• Natureza

  Leatherback nesting

  1 Mar – 15 Jul · normalmenteDesova de tartarugas

  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.

Ainda em andamento: El Yunque timed reservation (1 Jan – 31 Dez), Bioluminescent bay nights (1 Jan – 31 Dez), Ponce Carnival (1 Fev – 5 Mar (normalmente)), Cruise season in the old city (1 Nov – 30 Abr (normalmente)), Winter north swell (15 Nov – 31 Mar (normalmente))

Tranquilo — viajantes descrevem como tranquilo, Cruise season in the old city

• Risco

  Sargassum drift

  1 Abr – 31 Ago · normalmenteTemporada de sargaço

  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. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: El Yunque timed reservation (1 Jan – 31 Dez), Bioluminescent bay nights (1 Jan – 31 Dez), Leatherback nesting (1 Mar – 15 Jul (normalmente)), Cruise season in the old city (1 Nov – 30 Abr (normalmente))

Meia-estação — um mês comum

Nada novo começa em maio.

Ainda em andamento: El Yunque timed reservation (1 Jan – 31 Dez), Bioluminescent bay nights (1 Jan – 31 Dez), Leatherback nesting (1 Mar – 15 Jul (normalmente)), Sargassum drift (1 Abr – 31 Ago (normalmente))

Movimentado — Noche de San Juan, férias escolares em 3 dos países que mais mandam visitantes

• Risco

  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. Fonte ↗

• Festival

  Noche de San Juan

  23–24 JunFesta religiosaLotado

  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. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: El Yunque timed reservation (1 Jan – 31 Dez), Bioluminescent bay nights (1 Jan – 31 Dez), Leatherback nesting (1 Mar – 15 Jul (normalmente)), Sargassum drift (1 Abr – 31 Ago (normalmente))

Meia-estação — férias escolares em 3 dos países que mais mandam visitantes, um mês comum

Nada novo começa em julho.

Ainda em andamento: El Yunque timed reservation (1 Jan – 31 Dez), Bioluminescent bay nights (1 Jan – 31 Dez), Leatherback nesting (1 Mar – 15 Jul (normalmente)), Sargassum drift (1 Abr – 31 Ago (normalmente)), Hurricane season (1 Jun – 30 Nov)

Meia-estação — férias escolares em 3 dos países que mais mandam visitantes, um mês comum

Nada novo começa em agosto.

Ainda em andamento: El Yunque timed reservation (1 Jan – 31 Dez), Bioluminescent bay nights (1 Jan – 31 Dez), Sargassum drift (1 Abr – 31 Ago (normalmente)), Hurricane season (1 Jun – 30 Nov)

Tranquilo — férias escolares em 2 dos países que mais mandam visitantes, um dos piores meses em clima

Nada novo começa em setembro.

Ainda em andamento: El Yunque timed reservation (1 Jan – 31 Dez), Bioluminescent bay nights (1 Jan – 31 Dez), Hurricane season (1 Jun – 30 Nov)

Tranquilo — um dos piores meses em clima

Nada novo começa em outubro.

Ainda em andamento: El Yunque timed reservation (1 Jan – 31 Dez), Bioluminescent bay nights (1 Jan – 31 Dez), Hurricane season (1 Jun – 30 Nov)

Lotação máxima — Cruise season in the old city, The long Christmas season

• Temporada

  Cruise season in the old city

  1 Nov – 30 Abr · normalmenteLotado

  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. Fonte ↗

• Temporada

  Winter north swell

  15 Nov – 31 Mar · normalmenteTemporada de surfeRisco

  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.

• Feriado

  The long Christmas season

  19 Nov – 24 JanNatal e Ano-NovoLotado

  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. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: El Yunque timed reservation (1 Jan – 31 Dez), Bioluminescent bay nights (1 Jan – 31 Dez), Hurricane season (1 Jun – 30 Nov)

Lotação máxima — viajantes descrevem como alta temporada, Cruise season in the old city

Nada novo começa em dezembro.

Ainda em andamento: El Yunque timed reservation (1 Jan – 31 Dez), Bioluminescent bay nights (1 Jan – 31 Dez), Cruise season in the old city (1 Nov – 30 Abr (normalmente)), Winter north swell (15 Nov – 31 Mar (normalmente)), The long Christmas season (19 Nov – 24 Jan)