Сезон китов, месяц за месяцем по всему миру
Месяцы, когда киты заходят в залив.
137 направлений в SeasonMap; внутри каждого месяца — сортировка по оценке комфорта, потому что важно не только где сезон идёт, но и стоит ли погода поездки, пока он идёт.
Когда идёт
Сезон китов — январь
- Лос-Кабос 🇲🇽 МексикаWhale season · 15 дек – 15 апрGrays and humpbacks pass the cape between mid-December and April, peaking in February.93
- Тенерифе 🇪🇸 ИспанияWhales and dolphins offshore · 1 янв – 31 декA resident population of pilot whales and bottlenose dolphins sits in the channel off the south-west coast all year, which is unusual and not seasonal.93
- Ла-Пас 🇲🇽 МексикаGray whales at Puerto Chale · 1 янв – 30 апрGray whales calve in the Pacific lagoons on the other side of the peninsula, under three hours by road, and the season there runs from January to the end of April.93
- Каикоура 🇳🇿 Новая ЗеландияSperm whales, all year · 1 янв – 31 декThe canyon comes within a kilometre of the shore, so resident sperm whales are here in every month rather than in a season.92
- Масатлан 🇲🇽 МексикаHumpback whale season · 15 дек – 5 апр (обычно)Humpbacks come down the Pacific coast to calve and the boats run out past Isla de Chivos most mornings.90
- Кауаи 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиHumpback whale season · 15 дек – 15 майThe federal sanctuary season runs mid-December to mid-May, peaking around February.89
- Sayulita 🇲🇽 МексикаHumpback whale season · 10 дек – 25 мар (обычно)Humpbacks come into Banderas Bay to calve and are visible from the headland at Punta Sayulita on a calm morning, never mind the boats.86
- Мауи 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиHumpback whale season · 15 дек – 15 майThe North Pacific humpbacks calve in the shallow Auau Channel between Maui, Lanai and Molokai.85
- Пуэрто-Вальярта 🇲🇽 МексикаHumpback season · 8 дек – 23 марThe permitted watching season in Banderas Bay runs 8 December to 23 March, a few hundred humpbacks calving in the deepest bay in the country.85
- Гонолулу 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиHumpback whale season · 15 ноя – 15 май (обычно)The humpbacks arrive from Alaska and are around the islands into spring, with the most of them in February.83
- Сан-Диего 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиGray whale migration · 15 дек – 15 апр (обычно)Twenty thousand gray whales pass the coast between Alaska and the Baja lagoons, close enough to watch from the cliffs at Cabrillo.83
- Каилуа-Кона 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиHumpback whale season · 1 дек – 15 апр (обычно)Humpbacks come down from Alaska to breed and calve in the warm water off the leeward coast, with the peak numbers in February and March.83
- Боттом СабаHumpback whale season · 1 янв – 30 апр (обычно)Humpbacks pass close enough to Saba's coast from January to April that dive boats occasionally hear them before they see them.83
- Пуэрто-Эскондидо 🇲🇽 МексикаHumpbacks offshore · 1 дек – 31 мар (обычно)Humpbacks pass down the Oaxacan coast through the winter and the small boats out of Puerto Angelito find them most mornings.82
- Лахайна 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиHumpback whale season · 15 дек – 15 майThe Auau Channel between Maui, Lanai and Molokai holds the densest breeding population in Hawaii, and the federal sanctuary season runs mid-December to mid-May.82
- Лагуна-Бич 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиGray whale migration · 15 дек – 15 апр (обычно)Grays pass close inshore heading for Baja from about Christmas and come back north with calves in March and April.82
- Стэнли Фолклендские островаSei whale season · 15 янв – 15 май (обычно)Endangered sei whales feed close inshore in Berkeley Sound and off Cape Pembroke, near Stanley, from late summer into autumn; sightings fall away in May.82
- Ринкон 🇵🇷 Пуэрто-РикоHumpback whale season · 1 янв – 31 марHumpbacks pass through the Mona Passage from January to March and are watched from land at the Punta Higuera lighthouse park as often as from a boat.81
- Самана 🇩🇴 Доминиканская РеспубликаHumpback whales in the bay · 15 янв – 30 марThousands of North Atlantic humpbacks calve and court in the bay and the season is fixed by law from 15 January to 30 March.81
- Лос-Анджелес 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиGray whale migration · 15 дек – 30 апр (обычно)The whole population passes offshore on its way to Baja and back, southbound around January and northbound with calves in March.80
- Санта-Мария-Уатулько 🇲🇽 МексикаHumpback whale season · 1 дек – 31 мар (обычно)Humpbacks come into the bays to calve from December and are usually gone by April.80
- Сент-Огастин 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиRight whale calving season · 1 дек – 15 мар (обычно)This is the only known calving ground for North Atlantic right whales, and a few hundred animals remain in the population.80
- Пунта-Кана 🇩🇴 Доминиканская РеспубликаHumpback whales in Samana Bay · 15 янв – 31 марThousands of North Atlantic humpbacks calve in Samana Bay, and the environment ministry opens and closes the watching season by decree each year.79
- Сиуатанехо 🇲🇽 МексикаHumpback season · 15 дек – 20 мар (обычно)Humpbacks come into the bay and the water off Playa Larga through the winter, close enough that the pangueros run short trips out of the pier before the fishing boats leave.79
- Провиденсьялес Теркс и КайкосHumpbacks in the Columbus Passage · 15 янв – 15 апр (обычно)Humpbacks funnel through the deep passage between the Caicos and Turks banks on their way to and from the Silver Bank.79
…и ещё 17 в этом месяце (январь).
Сезон китов — февраль
- Тенерифе 🇪🇸 ИспанияWhales and dolphins offshore · 1 янв – 31 декA resident population of pilot whales and bottlenose dolphins sits in the channel off the south-west coast all year, which is unusual and not seasonal.94
- Лос-Кабос 🇲🇽 МексикаWhale season · 15 дек – 15 апрGrays and humpbacks pass the cape between mid-December and April, peaking in February.92
- Масатлан 🇲🇽 МексикаHumpback whale season · 15 дек – 5 апр (обычно)Humpbacks come down the Pacific coast to calve and the boats run out past Isla de Chivos most mornings.91
- Ла-Пас 🇲🇽 МексикаGray whales at Puerto Chale · 1 янв – 30 апрGray whales calve in the Pacific lagoons on the other side of the peninsula, under three hours by road, and the season there runs from January to the end of April.91
- Каикоура 🇳🇿 Новая ЗеландияSperm whales, all year · 1 янв – 31 декThe canyon comes within a kilometre of the shore, so resident sperm whales are here in every month rather than in a season.90
- Кауаи 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиHumpback whale season · 15 дек – 15 майThe federal sanctuary season runs mid-December to mid-May, peaking around February.88
- Sayulita 🇲🇽 МексикаHumpback whale season · 10 дек – 25 мар (обычно)Humpbacks come into Banderas Bay to calve and are visible from the headland at Punta Sayulita on a calm morning, never mind the boats.88
- Сент-Огастин 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиRight whale calving season · 1 дек – 15 мар (обычно)This is the only known calving ground for North Atlantic right whales, and a few hundred animals remain in the population.87
- Сан-Диего 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиGray whale migration · 15 дек – 15 апр (обычно)Twenty thousand gray whales pass the coast between Alaska and the Baja lagoons, close enough to watch from the cliffs at Cabrillo.86
- Гонолулу 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиHumpback whale season · 15 ноя – 15 май (обычно)The humpbacks arrive from Alaska and are around the islands into spring, with the most of them in February.85
- Каилуа-Кона 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиHumpback whale season · 1 дек – 15 апр (обычно)Humpbacks come down from Alaska to breed and calve in the warm water off the leeward coast, with the peak numbers in February and March.84
- Лагуна-Бич 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиGray whale migration · 15 дек – 15 апр (обычно)Grays pass close inshore heading for Baja from about Christmas and come back north with calves in March and April.84
- Боттом СабаHumpback whale season · 1 янв – 30 апр (обычно)Humpbacks pass close enough to Saba's coast from January to April that dive boats occasionally hear them before they see them.84
- Лос-Анджелес 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиGray whale migration · 15 дек – 30 апр (обычно)The whole population passes offshore on its way to Baja and back, southbound around January and northbound with calves in March.83
- Пуэрто-Вальярта 🇲🇽 МексикаHumpback season · 8 дек – 23 марThe permitted watching season in Banderas Bay runs 8 December to 23 March, a few hundred humpbacks calving in the deepest bay in the country.83
- Санта-Мария-Уатулько 🇲🇽 МексикаHumpback whale season · 1 дек – 31 мар (обычно)Humpbacks come into the bays to calve from December and are usually gone by April.83
- Лахайна 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиHumpback whale season · 15 дек – 15 майThe Auau Channel between Maui, Lanai and Molokai holds the densest breeding population in Hawaii, and the federal sanctuary season runs mid-December to mid-May.83
- Мауи 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиWorld Whale Day · 8–22 фев (обычно)A parade down South Kihei Road and a day of ocean programming in mid-February, at the peak of the whale count.82
- Сиуатанехо 🇲🇽 МексикаHumpback season · 15 дек – 20 мар (обычно)Humpbacks come into the bay and the water off Playa Larga through the winter, close enough that the pangueros run short trips out of the pier before the fishing boats leave.81
- Ринкон 🇵🇷 Пуэрто-РикоHumpback whale season · 1 янв – 31 марHumpbacks pass through the Mona Passage from January to March and are watched from land at the Punta Higuera lighthouse park as often as from a boat.81
- Самана 🇩🇴 Доминиканская РеспубликаHumpback whales in the bay · 15 янв – 30 марThousands of North Atlantic humpbacks calve and court in the bay and the season is fixed by law from 15 January to 30 March.81
- Стэнли Фолклендские островаSei whale season · 15 янв – 15 май (обычно)Endangered sei whales feed close inshore in Berkeley Sound and off Cape Pembroke, near Stanley, from late summer into autumn; sightings fall away in May.81
- Пуэрто-Эскондидо 🇲🇽 МексикаHumpbacks offshore · 1 дек – 31 мар (обычно)Humpbacks pass down the Oaxacan coast through the winter and the small boats out of Puerto Angelito find them most mornings.80
- Санта-Барбара 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиGray whale migration · 15 дек – 15 апр (обычно)Grays pass down the channel to Baja through the winter and back north with calves from late February, close enough in that the boats out of the harbour are a half-day trip.80
- Сан-Фелипе-де-Пуэрто-Плата 🇩🇴 Доминиканская РеспубликаHumpbacks on the Silver Bank · 15 янв – 31 мар (обычно)Thousands of North Atlantic humpbacks calve on the banks off this coast in late winter.80
…и ещё 18 в этом месяце (февраль).
Сезон китов — март
- Тенерифе 🇪🇸 ИспанияWhales and dolphins offshore · 1 янв – 31 декA resident population of pilot whales and bottlenose dolphins sits in the channel off the south-west coast all year, which is unusual and not seasonal.95
- Масатлан 🇲🇽 МексикаHumpback whale season · 15 дек – 5 апр (обычно)Humpbacks come down the Pacific coast to calve and the boats run out past Isla de Chivos most mornings.93
- Сент-Огастин 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиRight whale calving season · 1 дек – 15 мар (обычно)This is the only known calving ground for North Atlantic right whales, and a few hundred animals remain in the population.92
- Прая 🇨🇻 Кабо-ВердеHumpback whale season · 1 мар – 31 май (обычно)Humpbacks use Cabo Verde as a breeding ground in the northern spring, and boats go out from the Santiago coast for them.90
- Лос-Кабос 🇲🇽 МексикаWhale season · 15 дек – 15 апрGrays and humpbacks pass the cape between mid-December and April, peaking in February.90
- Сан-Диего 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиGray whale migration · 15 дек – 15 апр (обычно)Twenty thousand gray whales pass the coast between Alaska and the Baja lagoons, close enough to watch from the cliffs at Cabrillo.89
- Sayulita 🇲🇽 МексикаHumpback whale season · 10 дек – 25 мар (обычно)Humpbacks come into Banderas Bay to calve and are visible from the headland at Punta Sayulita on a calm morning, never mind the boats.89
- Пуэрто-Вальярта 🇲🇽 МексикаHumpback season · 8 дек – 23 марThe permitted watching season in Banderas Bay runs 8 December to 23 March, a few hundred humpbacks calving in the deepest bay in the country.88
- Каикоура 🇳🇿 Новая ЗеландияSperm whales, all year · 1 янв – 31 декThe canyon comes within a kilometre of the shore, so resident sperm whales are here in every month rather than in a season.88
- Лос-Анджелес 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиGray whale migration · 15 дек – 30 апр (обычно)The whole population passes offshore on its way to Baja and back, southbound around January and northbound with calves in March.87
- Кауаи 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиHumpback whale season · 15 дек – 15 майThe federal sanctuary season runs mid-December to mid-May, peaking around February.87
- Ла-Пас 🇲🇽 МексикаGray whales at Puerto Chale · 1 янв – 30 апрGray whales calve in the Pacific lagoons on the other side of the peninsula, under three hours by road, and the season there runs from January to the end of April.86
- Лагуна-Бич 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиGray whale migration · 15 дек – 15 апр (обычно)Grays pass close inshore heading for Baja from about Christmas and come back north with calves in March and April.86
- Боттом СабаHumpback whale season · 1 янв – 30 апр (обычно)Humpbacks pass close enough to Saba's coast from January to April that dive boats occasionally hear them before they see them.86
- Лахайна 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиHumpback whale season · 15 дек – 15 майThe Auau Channel between Maui, Lanai and Molokai holds the densest breeding population in Hawaii, and the federal sanctuary season runs mid-December to mid-May.84
- Гонолулу 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиHumpback whale season · 15 ноя – 15 май (обычно)The humpbacks arrive from Alaska and are around the islands into spring, with the most of them in February.83
- Санта-Барбара 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиGray whale migration · 15 дек – 15 апр (обычно)Grays pass down the channel to Baja through the winter and back north with calves from late February, close enough in that the boats out of the harbour are a half-day trip.83
- Сиуатанехо 🇲🇽 МексикаHumpback season · 15 дек – 20 мар (обычно)Humpbacks come into the bay and the water off Playa Larga through the winter, close enough that the pangueros run short trips out of the pier before the fishing boats leave.83
- Мауи 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиHumpback whale season · 15 дек – 15 майThe North Pacific humpbacks calve in the shallow Auau Channel between Maui, Lanai and Molokai.82
- Каилуа-Кона 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиHumpback whale season · 1 дек – 15 апр (обычно)Humpbacks come down from Alaska to breed and calve in the warm water off the leeward coast, with the peak numbers in February and March.82
- Окинава 🇯🇵 ЯпонияHumpback whales off Zamami · 1 янв – 31 мар (обычно)Humpbacks calve in the shallow water round the Kerama islands from the new year, and the boats out of Naha and Zamami run daily through the season.81
- Понта-Делгада 🇵🇹 ПортугалияWhale and dolphin season · 15 мар – 15 окт (обычно)Blue and fin whales pass on migration from about April to June, the biggest animals anyone will ever see from a boat.81
- Провиденсьялес Теркс и КайкосHumpbacks in the Columbus Passage · 15 янв – 15 апр (обычно)Humpbacks funnel through the deep passage between the Caicos and Turks banks on their way to and from the Silver Bank.81
- Самана 🇩🇴 Доминиканская РеспубликаHumpback whales in the bay · 15 янв – 30 марThousands of North Atlantic humpbacks calve and court in the bay and the season is fixed by law from 15 January to 30 March.80
- Пунта-Кана 🇩🇴 Доминиканская РеспубликаHumpback whales in Samana Bay · 15 янв – 31 марThousands of North Atlantic humpbacks calve in Samana Bay, and the environment ministry opens and closes the watching season by decree each year.79
…и ещё 23 в этом месяце (март).
Сезон китов — апрель
- Лос-Анджелес 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиGray whale migration · 15 дек – 30 апр (обычно)The whole population passes offshore on its way to Baja and back, southbound around January and northbound with calves in March.96
- Тенерифе 🇪🇸 ИспанияWhales and dolphins offshore · 1 янв – 31 декA resident population of pilot whales and bottlenose dolphins sits in the channel off the south-west coast all year, which is unusual and not seasonal.96
- Сан-Диего 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиGray whale migration · 15 дек – 15 апр (обычно)Twenty thousand gray whales pass the coast between Alaska and the Baja lagoons, close enough to watch from the cliffs at Cabrillo.94
- Санта-Барбара 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиGray whale migration · 15 дек – 15 апр (обычно)Grays pass down the channel to Baja through the winter and back north with calves from late February, close enough in that the boats out of the harbour are a half-day trip.93
- Фуншал 🇵🇹 ПортугалияWhales and dolphins offshore · 1 апр – 31 окт (обычно)The water drops off steeply a few kilometres out, so the boats find bottlenose and spotted dolphins most trips and pilot and sperm whales through the warmer half of the year.92
- Лагуш 🇵🇹 ПортугалияDolphins offshore · 1 апр – 31 окт (обычно)Common and bottlenose dolphins are close in from spring to autumn and the same small boats run the grotto trips at Ponta da Piedade.91
- Лагуна-Бич 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиGray whale migration · 15 дек – 15 апр (обычно)Grays pass close inshore heading for Baja from about Christmas and come back north with calves in March and April.91
- Гибралтар ГибралтарDolphins in the bay · 1 апр – 30 сен (обычно)Three species work the bay year-round and the boats out of Marina Bay run several trips a day through the summer.90
- Кауаи 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиHumpback whale season · 15 дек – 15 майThe federal sanctuary season runs mid-December to mid-May, peaking around February.89
- Тарифа 🇪🇸 ИспанияWhale and dolphin season · 1 апр – 15 окт (обычно)Pilot whales and three dolphin species are resident in the strait through the season, with sperm whales passing.89
- Прая 🇨🇻 Кабо-ВердеHumpback whale season · 1 мар – 31 май (обычно)Humpbacks use Cabo Verde as a breeding ground in the northern spring, and boats go out from the Santiago coast for them.87
- Биг-Сур 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиGray whale migration · 15 дек – 1 май (обычно)The southbound migration passes close inshore from mid-December, and the northbound mothers and calves hug the coast even closer from March.87
- Монтерей 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиGray whale migration · 15 дек – 10 май (обычно)Grays head south past the bay from Christmas and back north with calves from mid-February to May, hugging the shore because the submarine canyon brings deep water close in.86
- Масатлан 🇲🇽 МексикаHumpback whale season · 15 дек – 5 апр (обычно)Humpbacks come down the Pacific coast to calve and the boats run out past Isla de Chivos most mornings.86
- Сан-Франциско 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиGray whale migration · 15 дек – 15 май (обычно)The southbound run passes outside the Golden Gate around the turn of the year and comes back with calves in spring; the headlands work as well as a boat.85
- Лос-Кабос 🇲🇽 МексикаWhale season · 15 дек – 15 апрGrays and humpbacks pass the cape between mid-December and April, peaking in February.85
- Понта-Делгада 🇵🇹 ПортугалияWhale and dolphin season · 15 мар – 15 окт (обычно)Blue and fin whales pass on migration from about April to June, the biggest animals anyone will ever see from a boat.84
- Санта-Круз 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиGray whale migration · 15 дек – 15 апр (обычно)Grays pass the bay heading south in midwinter and back north with calves into April, often within sight of the cliffs.84
- Гонолулу 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиHumpback whale season · 15 ноя – 15 май (обычно)The humpbacks arrive from Alaska and are around the islands into spring, with the most of them in February.82
- Мауи 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиHumpback whale season · 15 дек – 15 майThe North Pacific humpbacks calve in the shallow Auau Channel between Maui, Lanai and Molokai.82
- Ла-Пас 🇲🇽 МексикаGray whales at Puerto Chale · 1 янв – 30 апрGray whales calve in the Pacific lagoons on the other side of the peninsula, under three hours by road, and the season there runs from January to the end of April.82
- Боттом СабаHumpback whale season · 1 янв – 30 апр (обычно)Humpbacks pass close enough to Saba's coast from January to April that dive boats occasionally hear them before they see them.82
- Каикоура 🇳🇿 Новая ЗеландияSperm whales, all year · 1 янв – 31 декThe canyon comes within a kilometre of the shore, so resident sperm whales are here in every month rather than in a season.80
- Лахайна 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиHumpback whale season · 15 дек – 15 майThe Auau Channel between Maui, Lanai and Molokai holds the densest breeding population in Hawaii, and the federal sanctuary season runs mid-December to mid-May.80
- Провиденсьялес Теркс и КайкосHumpbacks in the Columbus Passage · 15 янв – 15 апр (обычно)Humpbacks funnel through the deep passage between the Caicos and Turks banks on their way to and from the Silver Bank.78
…и ещё 17 в этом месяце (апрель).
Сезон китов — май
- Лагуш 🇵🇹 ПортугалияDolphins offshore · 1 апр – 31 окт (обычно)Common and bottlenose dolphins are close in from spring to autumn and the same small boats run the grotto trips at Ponta da Piedade.95
- Санта-Барбара 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиBlue and humpback season · 15 май – 15 сен (обычно)Blues and humpbacks feed in the channel off the Channel Islands through the summer, the largest animal that has ever lived on a day trip from a small harbour.95
- Фуншал 🇵🇹 ПортугалияWhales and dolphins offshore · 1 апр – 31 окт (обычно)The water drops off steeply a few kilometres out, so the boats find bottlenose and spotted dolphins most trips and pilot and sperm whales through the warmer half of the year.94
- Тенерифе 🇪🇸 ИспанияWhales and dolphins offshore · 1 янв – 31 декA resident population of pilot whales and bottlenose dolphins sits in the channel off the south-west coast all year, which is unusual and not seasonal.94
- Тарифа 🇪🇸 ИспанияWhale and dolphin season · 1 апр – 15 окт (обычно)Pilot whales and three dolphin species are resident in the strait through the season, with sperm whales passing.93
- Гибралтар ГибралтарDolphins in the bay · 1 апр – 30 сен (обычно)Three species work the bay year-round and the boats out of Marina Bay run several trips a day through the summer.93
- Биг-Сур 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиGray whale migration · 15 дек – 1 май (обычно)The southbound migration passes close inshore from mid-December, and the northbound mothers and calves hug the coast even closer from March.92
- Кауаи 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиHumpback whale season · 15 дек – 15 майThe federal sanctuary season runs mid-December to mid-May, peaking around February.90
- Сан-Франциско 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиGray whale migration · 15 дек – 15 май (обычно)The southbound run passes outside the Golden Gate around the turn of the year and comes back with calves in spring; the headlands work as well as a boat.88
- Монтерей 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиGray whale migration · 15 дек – 10 май (обычно)Grays head south past the bay from Christmas and back north with calves from mid-February to May, hugging the shore because the submarine canyon brings deep water close in.88
- Бостон 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиWhales on Stellwagen Bank · 15 апр – 20 окт (обычно)Humpbacks and finbacks feed on the bank an hour out of the harbour from mid-April to late October, and the boats stop for the winter.86
- Мауи 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиHumpback whale season · 15 дек – 15 майThe North Pacific humpbacks calve in the shallow Auau Channel between Maui, Lanai and Molokai.86
- Понта-Делгада 🇵🇹 ПортугалияWhale and dolphin season · 15 мар – 15 окт (обычно)Blue and fin whales pass on migration from about April to June, the biggest animals anyone will ever see from a boat.86
- Прая 🇨🇻 Кабо-ВердеHumpback whale season · 1 мар – 31 май (обычно)Humpbacks use Cabo Verde as a breeding ground in the northern spring, and boats go out from the Santiago coast for them.85
- Вуллонгонг 🇦🇺 АвстралияHumpbacks past the escarpment · 15 май – 15 ноя (обычно)The whole east-coast migration passes close in below the escarpment, and the headlands at Bald Hill and Hill 60 are free grandstands.84
- Виктория 🇨🇦 КанадаWhale watching season · 1 май – 15 окт (обычно)Resident and transient orcas work the Salish Sea through the summer and humpbacks have come back in numbers, all of it a boat ride from the inner harbour.84
- Лахайна 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиHumpback whale season · 15 дек – 15 майThe Auau Channel between Maui, Lanai and Molokai holds the densest breeding population in Hawaii, and the federal sanctuary season runs mid-December to mid-May.83
- Гонолулу 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиHumpback whale season · 15 ноя – 15 май (обычно)The humpbacks arrive from Alaska and are around the islands into spring, with the most of them in February.81
- Инвернесс 🇬🇧 ВеликобританияDolphins at Chanonry Point · 1 май – 30 сен (обычно)The Moray Firth bottlenose pod feeds on the rising tide at the point across the water, half an hour from town.80
- Кенгуру 🇦🇺 АвстралияSouthern right whales · 15 май – 30 сен (обычно)Southern rights move along the north coast and into the bays through winter, with mothers and calves close in.80
- Tofino 🇨🇦 КанадаGrey whale migration · 20 фев – 15 май (обычно)Around twenty thousand grey whales pass on the northbound run to the Arctic each spring, and a few dozen stay to feed off the beaches all summer.78
- Акюрейри 🇮🇸 ИсландияWhales in Eyjafjordur · 1 май – 30 сен (обычно)Humpbacks work the length of the fjord through the summer and the boats leave from the town quay rather than a separate harbour.76
- Каикоура 🇳🇿 Новая ЗеландияSperm whales, all year · 1 янв – 31 декThe canyon comes within a kilometre of the shore, so resident sperm whales are here in every month rather than in a season.74
- Хусавик 🇮🇸 ИсландияWhale watching season · 1 апр – 31 окт (обычно)Skjalfandi bay is the reason the town exists on the tourist map: humpbacks feeding from April to October, sightings on the great majority of summer sailings, and the odd blue whale in June.74
- Рейкьявик 🇮🇸 ИсландияWhale watching season · 1 апр – 15 окт (обычно)Minke and humpback come into Faxafloi through the summer and the boats run several times a day from the old harbour.72
…и ещё 7 в этом месяце (май).
Сезон китов — июнь
- Санта-Барбара 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиBlue and humpback season · 15 май – 15 сен (обычно)Blues and humpbacks feed in the channel off the Channel Islands through the summer, the largest animal that has ever lived on a day trip from a small harbour.98
- Фуншал 🇵🇹 ПортугалияWhales and dolphins offshore · 1 апр – 31 окт (обычно)The water drops off steeply a few kilometres out, so the boats find bottlenose and spotted dolphins most trips and pilot and sperm whales through the warmer half of the year.94
- Свакопмунд 🇳🇦 НамибияWhales off Walvis Bay · 1 июн – 30 ноя (обычно)Southern rights and humpbacks pass Walvis Bay, half an hour down the coast, through winter and spring.94
- Лагуш 🇵🇹 ПортугалияDolphins offshore · 1 апр – 31 окт (обычно)Common and bottlenose dolphins are close in from spring to autumn and the same small boats run the grotto trips at Ponta da Piedade.93
- Дурбан 🇿🇦 Южно-Африканская РеспубликаHumpback migration · 1 июн – 30 нояThe continental shelf runs close in here, so the humpbacks heading north to calve pass within sight of the bluff from June, and come back south with the calves from September.93
- Тарифа 🇪🇸 ИспанияWhale and dolphin season · 1 апр – 15 окт (обычно)Pilot whales and three dolphin species are resident in the strait through the season, with sperm whales passing.93
- Тенерифе 🇪🇸 ИспанияWhales and dolphins offshore · 1 янв – 31 декA resident population of pilot whales and bottlenose dolphins sits in the channel off the south-west coast all year, which is unusual and not seasonal.91
- Гибралтар ГибралтарDolphins in the bay · 1 апр – 30 сен (обычно)Three species work the bay year-round and the boats out of Marina Bay run several trips a day through the summer.91
- Понта-Делгада 🇵🇹 ПортугалияWhale and dolphin season · 15 мар – 15 окт (обычно)Blue and fin whales pass on migration from about April to June, the biggest animals anyone will ever see from a boat.90
- Бостон 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиWhales on Stellwagen Bank · 15 апр – 20 окт (обычно)Humpbacks and finbacks feed on the bank an hour out of the harbour from mid-April to late October, and the boats stop for the winter.89
- Брум 🇦🇺 АвстралияHumpbacks off the Kimberley · 15 июн – 15 сен (обычно)One of the largest humpback populations anywhere calves in Kimberley water and passes Broome from late June.89
- Виктория 🇨🇦 КанадаWhale watching season · 1 май – 15 окт (обычно)Resident and transient orcas work the Salish Sea through the summer and humpbacks have come back in numbers, all of it a boat ride from the inner harbour.89
- Гцгебеха 🇿🇦 Южно-Африканская РеспубликаWhales in Algoa Bay · 1 июн – 30 ноя (обычно)Southern rights and humpbacks work through the bay across winter and spring.88
- Тулиара 🇲🇬 МадагаскарHumpback whale season · 15 июн – 15 сен (обычно)Humpbacks pass close to Anakao and Ifaty on their migration from Antarctic waters, roughly mid-June to September, with boat trips out of both villages finding them most days at the season's peak in July and August.88
- Джеймстаун Остров Святой ЕленыHumpback whales · 15 июн – 15 дек (обычно)Humpbacks use the island's waters through the southern winter and spring, with mothers and calves close in along the lee coast.88
- Брисбен 🇦🇺 АвстралияHumpbacks in Moreton Bay · 1 июн – 5 ноя (обычно)Humpbacks pass Moreton Bay from June to early November, and the day boats out of Redcliffe and Manly work inside the bay rather than in open sea, which keeps the crossing short.87
- Джеффрис-Бей 🇿🇦 Южно-Африканская РеспубликаSouthern right and humpback whales · 15 июн – 15 ноя (обычно)Southern right whales come close inshore along the Kouga coast from midwinter into spring, often with calves, while humpbacks pass on migration; the headlands give a fair chance from land, and boat trips run out of Port St Francis.87
- Голд-Кост 🇦🇺 АвстралияHumpback migration · 1 июн – 15 ноя (обычно)Humpbacks pass close inshore on the way north and back south again with calves, and the boats out of Main Beach run daily.86
- Сен-Дени 🇷🇪 РеюньонHumpbacks off the coast · 15 июн – 31 окт (обычно)Humpbacks come up from the Antarctic to calve off Réunion in the austral winter and are watched from the coast road as often as from a boat.86
- Армасан-дус-Бузиус 🇧🇷 БразилияHumpback whales off Arraial · 15 июн – 15 окт (обычно)Humpbacks pass the Cabo Frio coast on their way north to breed.86
- Найсна 🇿🇦 Южно-Африканская РеспубликаSouthern right whales · 15 июн – 15 ноя (обычно)Southern rights work the coast between the Heads and Buffalo Bay through winter and spring.86
- Мурундава 🇲🇬 МадагаскарHumpback whales at Belo sur Mer · 15 июн – 15 сен (обычно)Humpbacks pass close to shore at Belo sur Mer, a boat trip down the coast from Morondava, from around mid-June to September.86
- Кэрнс 🇦🇺 АвстралияDwarf minke whales · 1 июн – 31 июл (обычно)Dwarf minkes turn up on the Ribbon Reefs north of here for June and July, the only place in the world permitted to snorkel with them.85
- Нуса 🇦🇺 АвстралияHumpbacks off the headland · 15 июн – 5 ноя (обычно)The national park headland walk looks straight down on the migration line, so the whales cost nothing to watch here.85
- Инвернесс 🇬🇧 ВеликобританияDolphins at Chanonry Point · 1 май – 30 сен (обычно)The Moray Firth bottlenose pod feeds on the rising tide at the point across the water, half an hour from town.84
…и ещё 28 в этом месяце (июнь).
Сезон китов — июль
- Свакопмунд 🇳🇦 НамибияWhales off Walvis Bay · 1 июн – 30 ноя (обычно)Southern rights and humpbacks pass Walvis Bay, half an hour down the coast, through winter and spring.95
- Виктория 🇨🇦 КанадаWhale watching season · 1 май – 15 окт (обычно)Resident and transient orcas work the Salish Sea through the summer and humpbacks have come back in numbers, all of it a boat ride from the inner harbour.95
- Санта-Барбара 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиBlue and humpback season · 15 май – 15 сен (обычно)Blues and humpbacks feed in the channel off the Channel Islands through the summer, the largest animal that has ever lived on a day trip from a small harbour.94
- Биг-Сур 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиBlue and humpback whales offshore · 1 июл – 15 окт (обычно)Upwelling packs krill into the submarine canyon and the big rorquals work the shelf all summer.94
- Мапуту 🇲🇿 МозамбикHumpback whales · 1 июл – 15 окт (обычно)Humpbacks move up the southern Mozambican coast through the winter and are watched from the boats and the dunes at Ponta do Ouro, a few hours south of the city.93
- Виланкулуш 🇲🇿 МозамбикHumpback whale migration · 1 июл – 15 ноя (обычно)Migrating humpback whales pass the Bazaruto Archipelago Marine National Park between July and November, and boats out of Vilankulo find them most days through the middle of that window.93
- Фуншал 🇵🇹 ПортугалияWhales and dolphins offshore · 1 апр – 31 окт (обычно)The water drops off steeply a few kilometres out, so the boats find bottlenose and spotted dolphins most trips and pilot and sperm whales through the warmer half of the year.92
- Брум 🇦🇺 АвстралияHumpbacks off the Kimberley · 15 июн – 15 сен (обычно)One of the largest humpback populations anywhere calves in Kimberley water and passes Broome from late June.92
- Понта-Делгада 🇵🇹 ПортугалияWhale and dolphin season · 15 мар – 15 окт (обычно)Blue and fin whales pass on migration from about April to June, the biggest animals anyone will ever see from a boat.91
- Дурбан 🇿🇦 Южно-Африканская РеспубликаHumpback migration · 1 июн – 30 нояThe continental shelf runs close in here, so the humpbacks heading north to calve pass within sight of the bluff from June, and come back south with the calves from September.91
- Тулиара 🇲🇬 МадагаскарHumpback whale season · 15 июн – 15 сен (обычно)Humpbacks pass close to Anakao and Ifaty on their migration from Antarctic waters, roughly mid-June to September, with boat trips out of both villages finding them most days at the season's peak in July and August.91
- Tofo 🇲🇿 МозамбикHumpback whale season · 1 июл – 15 ноя (обычно)Humpback whales pass this stretch of the Inhambane coast on their winter migration, and boats out of Tofo add whale watching to the manta and reef trips from July through to November.90
- Сент-Джонс 🇨🇦 КанадаHumpbacks and the capelin roll · 1 июн – 31 авг (обычно)Humpbacks follow the capelin inshore in June and stay through the summer.90
- Сен-Дени 🇷🇪 РеюньонHumpbacks off the coast · 15 июн – 31 окт (обычно)Humpbacks come up from the Antarctic to calve off Réunion in the austral winter and are watched from the coast road as often as from a boat.89
- Армасан-дус-Бузиус 🇧🇷 БразилияHumpback whales off Arraial · 15 июн – 15 окт (обычно)Humpbacks pass the Cabo Frio coast on their way north to breed.89
- Харви-Бей 🇦🇺 АвстралияHumpbacks in the bay · 5 июл – 25 окт (обычно)Humpbacks break their southern run in the flat water behind K'gari, mothers and calves resting for days at a time.89
- Мурундава 🇲🇬 МадагаскарHumpback whales at Belo sur Mer · 15 июн – 15 сен (обычно)Humpbacks pass close to shore at Belo sur Mer, a boat trip down the coast from Morondava, from around mid-June to September.89
- Флорианополис 🇧🇷 БразилияSouthern right whales · 1 июл – 15 ноя (обычно)Right whales calve along the coast just south of the island, with the best odds in September and October off Garopaba and Imbituba.88
- Брисбен 🇦🇺 АвстралияHumpbacks in Moreton Bay · 1 июн – 5 ноя (обычно)Humpbacks pass Moreton Bay from June to early November, and the day boats out of Redcliffe and Manly work inside the bay rather than in open sea, which keeps the crossing short.88
- Голд-Кост 🇦🇺 АвстралияHumpback migration · 1 июн – 15 ноя (обычно)Humpbacks pass close inshore on the way north and back south again with calves, and the boats out of Main Beach run daily.88
- Лагуш 🇵🇹 ПортугалияDolphins offshore · 1 апр – 31 окт (обычно)Common and bottlenose dolphins are close in from spring to autumn and the same small boats run the grotto trips at Ponta da Piedade.88
- Витория 🇧🇷 БразилияHumpback whales offshore · 1 июл – 15 ноя (обычно)Humpbacks pass the Espírito Santo coast on the way to and from the Abrolhos calving banks through the southern winter, and the boats out of the bay go looking for them in those months.88
- Гцгебеха 🇿🇦 Южно-Африканская РеспубликаWhales in Algoa Bay · 1 июн – 30 ноя (обычно)Southern rights and humpbacks work through the bay across winter and spring.88
- Джеймстаун Остров Святой ЕленыHumpback whales · 15 июн – 15 дек (обычно)Humpbacks use the island's waters through the southern winter and spring, with mothers and calves close in along the lee coast.88
- Нумеа 🇳🇨 Новая КаледонияHumpbacks in the southern lagoon · 1 июл – 30 сен (обычно)Humpbacks calve inside the reef in the sheltered water south of Nouméa, an hour or two out by boat from Prony.87
…и ещё 66 в этом месяце (июль).
Сезон китов — август
- Свакопмунд 🇳🇦 НамибияWhales off Walvis Bay · 1 июн – 30 ноя (обычно)Southern rights and humpbacks pass Walvis Bay, half an hour down the coast, through winter and spring.95
- Харви-Бей 🇦🇺 АвстралияHumpbacks in the bay · 5 июл – 25 окт (обычно)Humpbacks break their southern run in the flat water behind K'gari, mothers and calves resting for days at a time.94
- Эксмут 🇦🇺 АвстралияSwim season with humpbacks · 1 авг – 31 окт (обычно)Ningaloo is one of the few coasts licensed for in-water humpback encounters, run from August to October by the same operators as the whale sharks and on the whales' terms, not yours.94
- Виктория 🇨🇦 КанадаWhale watching season · 1 май – 15 окт (обычно)Resident and transient orcas work the Salish Sea through the summer and humpbacks have come back in numbers, all of it a boat ride from the inner harbour.94
- Брисбен 🇦🇺 АвстралияHumpbacks in Moreton Bay · 1 июн – 5 ноя (обычно)Humpbacks pass Moreton Bay from June to early November, and the day boats out of Redcliffe and Manly work inside the bay rather than in open sea, which keeps the crossing short.93
- Эрли-Бич 🇦🇺 АвстралияHumpbacks in the Whitsundays · 1 июл – 15 сен (обычно)Humpbacks come into the sheltered water between the islands to calve through the winter, and the sailing day trips tend to find them without going looking.93
- Голд-Кост 🇦🇺 АвстралияHumpback migration · 1 июн – 15 ноя (обычно)Humpbacks pass close inshore on the way north and back south again with calves, and the boats out of Main Beach run daily.92
- Дурбан 🇿🇦 Южно-Африканская РеспубликаHumpback migration · 1 июн – 30 нояThe continental shelf runs close in here, so the humpbacks heading north to calve pass within sight of the bluff from June, and come back south with the calves from September.92
- Нуса 🇦🇺 АвстралияHumpbacks off the headland · 15 июн – 5 ноя (обычно)The national park headland walk looks straight down on the migration line, so the whales cost nothing to watch here.92
- Санта-Барбара 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиBlue and humpback season · 15 май – 15 сен (обычно)Blues and humpbacks feed in the channel off the Channel Islands through the summer, the largest animal that has ever lived on a day trip from a small harbour.92
- Биг-Сур 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиBlue and humpback whales offshore · 1 июл – 15 окт (обычно)Upwelling packs krill into the submarine canyon and the big rorquals work the shelf all summer.92
- Сен-Дени 🇷🇪 РеюньонHumpbacks off the coast · 15 июн – 31 окт (обычно)Humpbacks come up from the Antarctic to calve off Réunion in the austral winter and are watched from the coast road as often as from a boat.91
- Мапуту 🇲🇿 МозамбикHumpback whales · 1 июл – 15 окт (обычно)Humpbacks move up the southern Mozambican coast through the winter and are watched from the boats and the dunes at Ponta do Ouro, a few hours south of the city.90
- Tofo 🇲🇿 МозамбикHumpback whale season · 1 июл – 15 ноя (обычно)Humpback whales pass this stretch of the Inhambane coast on their winter migration, and boats out of Tofo add whale watching to the manta and reef trips from July through to November.90
- Виланкулуш 🇲🇿 МозамбикHumpback whale migration · 1 июл – 15 ноя (обычно)Migrating humpback whales pass the Bazaruto Archipelago Marine National Park between July and November, and boats out of Vilankulo find them most days through the middle of that window.90
- Гранд-Бе 🇲🇺 МаврикийHumpbacks off the west coast · 1 июл – 31 окт (обычно)Humpbacks pass along the west coast through the winter, and the boats that go out to them leave from Black River, an hour and a half down the coast rather than from Grand Baie itself.90
- Ле-Морн-Брабан 🇲🇺 МаврикийWhales and dolphins offshore · 1 июл – 31 окт (обычно)Boats out of Le Morne and nearby Black River find humpback whales moving through from July to October, alongside pods of resident sperm whales and spinner dolphins that work this coast year-round.90
- Фуншал 🇵🇹 ПортугалияWhales and dolphins offshore · 1 апр – 31 окт (обычно)The water drops off steeply a few kilometres out, so the boats find bottlenose and spotted dolphins most trips and pilot and sperm whales through the warmer half of the year.89
- Байрон-Бей 🇦🇺 АвстралияHumpback migration past the cape · 1 июн – 15 ноя (обычно)Cape Byron sticks out into the migration route, so the lighthouse walk is one of the more reliable land-based watches in the country.89
- Гцгебеха 🇿🇦 Южно-Африканская РеспубликаWhales in Algoa Bay · 1 июн – 30 ноя (обычно)Southern rights and humpbacks work through the bay across winter and spring.89
- Тулиара 🇲🇬 МадагаскарHumpback whale season · 15 июн – 15 сен (обычно)Humpbacks pass close to Anakao and Ifaty on their migration from Antarctic waters, roughly mid-June to September, with boat trips out of both villages finding them most days at the season's peak in July and August.89
- Джеффрис-Бей 🇿🇦 Южно-Африканская РеспубликаSouthern right and humpback whales · 15 июн – 15 ноя (обычно)Southern right whales come close inshore along the Kouga coast from midwinter into spring, often with calves, while humpbacks pass on migration; the headlands give a fair chance from land, and boat trips run out of Port St Francis.88
- Сент-Джонс 🇨🇦 КанадаHumpbacks and the capelin roll · 1 июн – 31 авг (обычно)Humpbacks follow the capelin inshore in June and stay through the summer.88
- Джеймстаун Остров Святой ЕленыHumpback whales · 15 июн – 15 дек (обычно)Humpbacks use the island's waters through the southern winter and spring, with mothers and calves close in along the lee coast.88
- Лагуш 🇵🇹 ПортугалияDolphins offshore · 1 апр – 31 окт (обычно)Common and bottlenose dolphins are close in from spring to autumn and the same small boats run the grotto trips at Ponta da Piedade.87
…и ещё 65 в этом месяце (август).
Сезон китов — сентябрь
- Свакопмунд 🇳🇦 НамибияWhales off Walvis Bay · 1 июн – 30 ноя (обычно)Southern rights and humpbacks pass Walvis Bay, half an hour down the coast, through winter and spring.96
- Брисбен 🇦🇺 АвстралияHumpbacks in Moreton Bay · 1 июн – 5 ноя (обычно)Humpbacks pass Moreton Bay from June to early November, and the day boats out of Redcliffe and Manly work inside the bay rather than in open sea, which keeps the crossing short.95
- Харви-Бей 🇦🇺 АвстралияHumpbacks in the bay · 5 июл – 25 окт (обычно)Humpbacks break their southern run in the flat water behind K'gari, mothers and calves resting for days at a time.95
- Голд-Кост 🇦🇺 АвстралияHumpback migration · 1 июн – 15 ноя (обычно)Humpbacks pass close inshore on the way north and back south again with calves, and the boats out of Main Beach run daily.94
- Нуса 🇦🇺 АвстралияHumpbacks off the headland · 15 июн – 5 ноя (обычно)The national park headland walk looks straight down on the migration line, so the whales cost nothing to watch here.93
- Санта-Барбара 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиBlue and humpback season · 15 май – 15 сен (обычно)Blues and humpbacks feed in the channel off the Channel Islands through the summer, the largest animal that has ever lived on a day trip from a small harbour.93
- Нумеа 🇳🇨 Новая КаледонияHumpbacks in the southern lagoon · 1 июл – 30 сен (обычно)Humpbacks calve inside the reef in the sheltered water south of Nouméa, an hour or two out by boat from Prony.91
- Биг-Сур 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиBlue and humpback whales offshore · 1 июл – 15 окт (обычно)Upwelling packs krill into the submarine canyon and the big rorquals work the shelf all summer.91
- Гцгебеха 🇿🇦 Южно-Африканская РеспубликаWhales in Algoa Bay · 1 июн – 30 ноя (обычно)Southern rights and humpbacks work through the bay across winter and spring.91
- Эксмут 🇦🇺 АвстралияSwim season with humpbacks · 1 авг – 31 окт (обычно)Ningaloo is one of the few coasts licensed for in-water humpback encounters, run from August to October by the same operators as the whale sharks and on the whales' terms, not yours.91
- Фуншал 🇵🇹 ПортугалияWhales and dolphins offshore · 1 апр – 31 окт (обычно)The water drops off steeply a few kilometres out, so the boats find bottlenose and spotted dolphins most trips and pilot and sperm whales through the warmer half of the year.90
- Бостон 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиWhales on Stellwagen Bank · 15 апр – 20 окт (обычно)Humpbacks and finbacks feed on the bank an hour out of the harbour from mid-April to late October, and the boats stop for the winter.90
- Сен-Дени 🇷🇪 РеюньонHumpbacks off the coast · 15 июн – 31 окт (обычно)Humpbacks come up from the Antarctic to calve off Réunion in the austral winter and are watched from the coast road as often as from a boat.90
- Лагуш 🇵🇹 ПортугалияDolphins offshore · 1 апр – 31 окт (обычно)Common and bottlenose dolphins are close in from spring to autumn and the same small boats run the grotto trips at Ponta da Piedade.90
- Байрон-Бей 🇦🇺 АвстралияHumpback migration past the cape · 1 июн – 15 ноя (обычно)Cape Byron sticks out into the migration route, so the lighthouse walk is one of the more reliable land-based watches in the country.90
- Джеффрис-Бей 🇿🇦 Южно-Африканская РеспубликаSouthern right and humpback whales · 15 июн – 15 ноя (обычно)Southern right whales come close inshore along the Kouga coast from midwinter into spring, often with calves, while humpbacks pass on migration; the headlands give a fair chance from land, and boat trips run out of Port St Francis.90
- Эрли-Бич 🇦🇺 АвстралияHumpbacks in the Whitsundays · 1 июл – 15 сен (обычно)Humpbacks come into the sheltered water between the islands to calve through the winter, and the sailing day trips tend to find them without going looking.89
- Гранд-Бе 🇲🇺 МаврикийHumpbacks off the west coast · 1 июл – 31 окт (обычно)Humpbacks pass along the west coast through the winter, and the boats that go out to them leave from Black River, an hour and a half down the coast rather than from Grand Baie itself.89
- Ле-Морн-Брабан 🇲🇺 МаврикийWhales and dolphins offshore · 1 июл – 31 окт (обычно)Boats out of Le Morne and nearby Black River find humpback whales moving through from July to October, alongside pods of resident sperm whales and spinner dolphins that work this coast year-round.89
- Кейптаун 🇿🇦 Южно-Африканская РеспубликаSouthern right whales · 1 июн – 30 ноя (обычно)The whales come inshore along False Bay and Walker Bay to calve, roughly June to November, and September and October are when you can watch them from a cliff path without a boat.88
- Перт 🇦🇺 АвстралияHumpbacks off the coast · 1 сен – 5 дек (обычно)Humpbacks pass Rottnest and the metropolitan coast on the way south, calves in tow, from September to early December.88
- Вуллонгонг 🇦🇺 АвстралияHumpbacks past the escarpment · 15 май – 15 ноя (обычно)The whole east-coast migration passes close in below the escarpment, and the headlands at Bald Hill and Hill 60 are free grandstands.88
- Тарифа 🇪🇸 ИспанияWhale and dolphin season · 1 апр – 15 окт (обычно)Pilot whales and three dolphin species are resident in the strait through the season, with sperm whales passing.88
- Херманус 🇿🇦 Южно-Африканская РеспубликаSouthern right whales · 1 июн – 30 ноя (обычно)Southern rights come into Walker Bay to calve and stay close enough to the cliff path to watch without a boat.88
- Найсна 🇿🇦 Южно-Африканская РеспубликаSouthern right whales · 15 июн – 15 ноя (обычно)Southern rights work the coast between the Heads and Buffalo Bay through winter and spring.88
…и ещё 64 в этом месяце (сентябрь).
Сезон китов — октябрь
- Свакопмунд 🇳🇦 НамибияWhales off Walvis Bay · 1 июн – 30 ноя (обычно)Southern rights and humpbacks pass Walvis Bay, half an hour down the coast, through winter and spring.97
- Кейптаун 🇿🇦 Южно-Африканская РеспубликаSouthern right whales · 1 июн – 30 ноя (обычно)The whales come inshore along False Bay and Walker Bay to calve, roughly June to November, and September and October are when you can watch them from a cliff path without a boat.94
- Перт 🇦🇺 АвстралияHumpbacks off the coast · 1 сен – 5 дек (обычно)Humpbacks pass Rottnest and the metropolitan coast on the way south, calves in tow, from September to early December.94
- Херманус 🇿🇦 Южно-Африканская РеспубликаSouthern right whales · 1 июн – 30 ноя (обычно)Southern rights come into Walker Bay to calve and stay close enough to the cliff path to watch without a boat.94
- Аделаида 🇦🇺 АвстралияSouthern right whales · 1 июн – 15 окт (обычно)Southern rights calve in Encounter Bay off Victor Harbor, an hour south.93
- Пуэрто-Мадрин 🇦🇷 АргентинаSouthern right whales · 1 июн – 15 дек (обычно)The right whales come into Golfo Nuevo to calve and stay half the year; boats go from Puerto Piramides an hour up the road, and in a good spring you can watch them from the town beach.92
- Гцгебеха 🇿🇦 Южно-Африканская РеспубликаWhales in Algoa Bay · 1 июн – 30 ноя (обычно)Southern rights and humpbacks work through the bay across winter and spring.92
- Найсна 🇿🇦 Южно-Африканская РеспубликаSouthern right whales · 15 июн – 15 ноя (обычно)Southern rights work the coast between the Heads and Buffalo Bay through winter and spring.92
- Джеффрис-Бей 🇿🇦 Южно-Африканская РеспубликаSouthern right and humpback whales · 15 июн – 15 ноя (обычно)Southern right whales come close inshore along the Kouga coast from midwinter into spring, often with calves, while humpbacks pass on migration; the headlands give a fair chance from land, and boat trips run out of Port St Francis.92
- Плеттенберг-Бей 🇿🇦 Южно-Африканская РеспубликаWhale season · 1 июл – 15 дек (обычно)The official whale season runs July to December, with southern right whales through the middle of it and migrating humpbacks arriving with their calves from early November.91
- Лагуш 🇵🇹 ПортугалияDolphins offshore · 1 апр – 31 окт (обычно)Common and bottlenose dolphins are close in from spring to autumn and the same small boats run the grotto trips at Ponta da Piedade.90
- Биг-Сур 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиBlue and humpback whales offshore · 1 июл – 15 окт (обычно)Upwelling packs krill into the submarine canyon and the big rorquals work the shelf all summer.90
- Вуллонгонг 🇦🇺 АвстралияHumpbacks past the escarpment · 15 май – 15 ноя (обычно)The whole east-coast migration passes close in below the escarpment, and the headlands at Bald Hill and Hill 60 are free grandstands.90
- Фуншал 🇵🇹 ПортугалияWhales and dolphins offshore · 1 апр – 31 окт (обычно)The water drops off steeply a few kilometres out, so the boats find bottlenose and spotted dolphins most trips and pilot and sperm whales through the warmer half of the year.89
- Джеймстаун Остров Святой ЕленыHumpback whales · 15 июн – 15 дек (обычно)Humpbacks use the island's waters through the southern winter and spring, with mothers and calves close in along the lee coast.89
- Остров Норфолк Остров НорфолкHumpbacks pass the island · 15 июн – 15 окт (обычно)The island sits alone in the middle of the migration route, so humpbacks are watched from the clifftops rather than from a boat.89
- Эксмут 🇦🇺 АвстралияSwim season with humpbacks · 1 авг – 31 окт (обычно)Ningaloo is one of the few coasts licensed for in-water humpback encounters, run from August to October by the same operators as the whale sharks and on the whales' terms, not yours.87
- Тенерифе 🇪🇸 ИспанияWhales and dolphins offshore · 1 янв – 31 декA resident population of pilot whales and bottlenose dolphins sits in the channel off the south-west coast all year, which is unusual and not seasonal.86
- Байрон-Бей 🇦🇺 АвстралияHumpback migration past the cape · 1 июн – 15 ноя (обычно)Cape Byron sticks out into the migration route, so the lighthouse walk is one of the more reliable land-based watches in the country.86
- Тарифа 🇪🇸 ИспанияWhale and dolphin season · 1 апр – 15 окт (обычно)Pilot whales and three dolphin species are resident in the strait through the season, with sperm whales passing.86
- Пунта-дель-Эсте 🇺🇾 УругвайRight whales off the coast · 15 июл – 31 окт (обычно)Southern right whales pass this coast on their way along the River Plate through late winter and spring, and they can be watched from the headlands between here and Jose Ignacio without a boat.85
- Máncora 🇵🇪 ПеруHumpback whales · 1 июл – 15 окт (обычно)Humpbacks come up from the south to calve in the warm water off this corner of Peru, and boats out of Los Órganos twenty minutes down the coast run daily through the season.85
- Гранд-Бе 🇲🇺 МаврикийHumpbacks off the west coast · 1 июл – 31 окт (обычно)Humpbacks pass along the west coast through the winter, and the boats that go out to them leave from Black River, an hour and a half down the coast rather than from Grand Baie itself.84
- Пунта-дель-Дьябло 🇺🇾 УругвайSouthern right whales · 1 июл – 31 октThe Rocha coast sits on the right whales' route from July to October, and the rocky points here are one of the places you can pick them up from the shore without a boat.84
- Ле-Морн-Брабан 🇲🇺 МаврикийWhales and dolphins offshore · 1 июл – 31 окт (обычно)Boats out of Le Morne and nearby Black River find humpback whales moving through from July to October, alongside pods of resident sperm whales and spinner dolphins that work this coast year-round.84
…и ещё 45 в этом месяце (октябрь).
Сезон китов — ноябрь
- Свакопмунд 🇳🇦 НамибияWhales off Walvis Bay · 1 июн – 30 ноя (обычно)Southern rights and humpbacks pass Walvis Bay, half an hour down the coast, through winter and spring.97
- Херманус 🇿🇦 Южно-Африканская РеспубликаSouthern right whales · 1 июн – 30 ноя (обычно)Southern rights come into Walker Bay to calve and stay close enough to the cliff path to watch without a boat.96
- Кейптаун 🇿🇦 Южно-Африканская РеспубликаSouthern right whales · 1 июн – 30 ноя (обычно)The whales come inshore along False Bay and Walker Bay to calve, roughly June to November, and September and October are when you can watch them from a cliff path without a boat.95
- Пуэрто-Мадрин 🇦🇷 АргентинаSouthern right whales · 1 июн – 15 дек (обычно)The right whales come into Golfo Nuevo to calve and stay half the year; boats go from Puerto Piramides an hour up the road, and in a good spring you can watch them from the town beach.94
- Гцгебеха 🇿🇦 Южно-Африканская РеспубликаWhales in Algoa Bay · 1 июн – 30 ноя (обычно)Southern rights and humpbacks work through the bay across winter and spring.94
- Джеффрис-Бей 🇿🇦 Южно-Африканская РеспубликаSouthern right and humpback whales · 15 июн – 15 ноя (обычно)Southern right whales come close inshore along the Kouga coast from midwinter into spring, often with calves, while humpbacks pass on migration; the headlands give a fair chance from land, and boat trips run out of Port St Francis.94
- Перт 🇦🇺 АвстралияHumpbacks off the coast · 1 сен – 5 дек (обычно)Humpbacks pass Rottnest and the metropolitan coast on the way south, calves in tow, from September to early December.92
- Найсна 🇿🇦 Южно-Африканская РеспубликаSouthern right whales · 15 июн – 15 ноя (обычно)Southern rights work the coast between the Heads and Buffalo Bay through winter and spring.92
- Плеттенберг-Бей 🇿🇦 Южно-Африканская РеспубликаWhale season · 1 июл – 15 дек (обычно)The official whale season runs July to December, with southern right whales through the middle of it and migrating humpbacks arriving with their calves from early November.92
- Тенерифе 🇪🇸 ИспанияWhales and dolphins offshore · 1 янв – 31 декA resident population of pilot whales and bottlenose dolphins sits in the channel off the south-west coast all year, which is unusual and not seasonal.90
- Маргарет-Ривер 🇦🇺 АвстралияWhale season, coast to coast · 1 июн – 10 дек (обычно)Humpbacks and southern rights shelter off Augusta in the middle of winter, then work north to Geographe Bay through spring, so the boat leaves from a different town depending on the month.90
- Джеймстаун Остров Святой ЕленыHumpback whales · 15 июн – 15 дек (обычно)Humpbacks use the island's waters through the southern winter and spring, with mothers and calves close in along the lee coast.89
- Вуллонгонг 🇦🇺 АвстралияHumpbacks past the escarpment · 15 май – 15 ноя (обычно)The whole east-coast migration passes close in below the escarpment, and the headlands at Bald Hill and Hill 60 are free grandstands.88
- Каикоура 🇳🇿 Новая ЗеландияSperm whales, all year · 1 янв – 31 декThe canyon comes within a kilometre of the shore, so resident sperm whales are here in every month rather than in a season.85
- Дурбан 🇿🇦 Южно-Африканская РеспубликаHumpback migration · 1 июн – 30 нояThe continental shelf runs close in here, so the humpbacks heading north to calve pass within sight of the bluff from June, and come back south with the calves from September.81
- Гонолулу 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиHumpback whale season · 15 ноя – 15 май (обычно)The humpbacks arrive from Alaska and are around the islands into spring, with the most of them in February.80
- Байрон-Бей 🇦🇺 АвстралияHumpback migration past the cape · 1 июн – 15 ноя (обычно)Cape Byron sticks out into the migration route, so the lighthouse walk is one of the more reliable land-based watches in the country.80
- Брисбен 🇦🇺 АвстралияHumpbacks in Moreton Bay · 1 июн – 5 ноя (обычно)Humpbacks pass Moreton Bay from June to early November, and the day boats out of Redcliffe and Manly work inside the bay rather than in open sea, which keeps the crossing short.78
- Голд-Кост 🇦🇺 АвстралияHumpback migration · 1 июн – 15 ноя (обычно)Humpbacks pass close inshore on the way north and back south again with calves, and the boats out of Main Beach run daily.78
- Нуса 🇦🇺 АвстралияHumpbacks off the headland · 15 июн – 5 ноя (обычно)The national park headland walk looks straight down on the migration line, so the whales cost nothing to watch here.78
- Флорианополис 🇧🇷 БразилияSouthern right whales · 1 июл – 15 ноя (обычно)Right whales calve along the coast just south of the island, with the best odds in September and October off Garopaba and Imbituba.76
- Виланкулуш 🇲🇿 МозамбикHumpback whale migration · 1 июл – 15 ноя (обычно)Migrating humpback whales pass the Bazaruto Archipelago Marine National Park between July and November, and boats out of Vilankulo find them most days through the middle of that window.75
- Tofo 🇲🇿 МозамбикHumpback whale season · 1 июл – 15 ноя (обычно)Humpback whales pass this stretch of the Inhambane coast on their winter migration, and boats out of Tofo add whale watching to the manta and reef trips from July through to November.74
- Бора-Бора 🇵🇫 Французская ПолинезияHumpback season · 20 июл – 20 ноя (обычно)Humpbacks come up from Antarctica to calve in the lee of the islands and stay outside the reef until November.71
- Morro de São Paulo 🇧🇷 БразилияHumpback whale season · 15 июл – 5 ноя (обычно)Humpbacks come up the Bahia coast to calve, and boats from the island go out looking for them a few mornings a week.71
…и ещё 14 в этом месяце (ноябрь).
Сезон китов — декабрь
- Маргарет-Ривер 🇦🇺 АвстралияWhale season, coast to coast · 1 июн – 10 дек (обычно)Humpbacks and southern rights shelter off Augusta in the middle of winter, then work north to Geographe Bay through spring, so the boat leaves from a different town depending on the month.96
- Тенерифе 🇪🇸 ИспанияWhales and dolphins offshore · 1 янв – 31 декA resident population of pilot whales and bottlenose dolphins sits in the channel off the south-west coast all year, which is unusual and not seasonal.92
- Плеттенберг-Бей 🇿🇦 Южно-Африканская РеспубликаWhale season · 1 июл – 15 дек (обычно)The official whale season runs July to December, with southern right whales through the middle of it and migrating humpbacks arriving with their calves from early November.92
- Пуэрто-Мадрин 🇦🇷 АргентинаSouthern right whales · 1 июн – 15 дек (обычно)The right whales come into Golfo Nuevo to calve and stay half the year; boats go from Puerto Piramides an hour up the road, and in a good spring you can watch them from the town beach.90
- Джеймстаун Остров Святой ЕленыHumpback whales · 15 июн – 15 дек (обычно)Humpbacks use the island's waters through the southern winter and spring, with mothers and calves close in along the lee coast.89
- Перт 🇦🇺 АвстралияHumpbacks off the coast · 1 сен – 5 дек (обычно)Humpbacks pass Rottnest and the metropolitan coast on the way south, calves in tow, from September to early December.87
- Лос-Кабос 🇲🇽 МексикаWhale season · 15 дек – 15 апрGrays and humpbacks pass the cape between mid-December and April, peaking in February.87
- Каикоура 🇳🇿 Новая ЗеландияSperm whales, all year · 1 янв – 31 декThe canyon comes within a kilometre of the shore, so resident sperm whales are here in every month rather than in a season.86
- Кауаи 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиHumpback whale season · 15 дек – 15 майThe federal sanctuary season runs mid-December to mid-May, peaking around February.85
- Масатлан 🇲🇽 МексикаHumpback whale season · 15 дек – 5 апр (обычно)Humpbacks come down the Pacific coast to calve and the boats run out past Isla de Chivos most mornings.84
- Сан-Диего 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиGray whale migration · 15 дек – 15 апр (обычно)Twenty thousand gray whales pass the coast between Alaska and the Baja lagoons, close enough to watch from the cliffs at Cabrillo.83
- Сент-Огастин 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиRight whale calving season · 1 дек – 15 мар (обычно)This is the only known calving ground for North Atlantic right whales, and a few hundred animals remain in the population.83
- Лагуна-Бич 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиGray whale migration · 15 дек – 15 апр (обычно)Grays pass close inshore heading for Baja from about Christmas and come back north with calves in March and April.83
- Лос-Анджелес 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиGray whale migration · 15 дек – 30 апр (обычно)The whole population passes offshore on its way to Baja and back, southbound around January and northbound with calves in March.81
- Мауи 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиHumpback whale season · 15 дек – 15 майThe North Pacific humpbacks calve in the shallow Auau Channel between Maui, Lanai and Molokai.81
- Пуэрто-Эскондидо 🇲🇽 МексикаHumpbacks offshore · 1 дек – 31 мар (обычно)Humpbacks pass down the Oaxacan coast through the winter and the small boats out of Puerto Angelito find them most mornings.81
- Санта-Мария-Уатулько 🇲🇽 МексикаHumpback whale season · 1 дек – 31 мар (обычно)Humpbacks come into the bays to calve from December and are usually gone by April.81
- Sayulita 🇲🇽 МексикаHumpback whale season · 10 дек – 25 мар (обычно)Humpbacks come into Banderas Bay to calve and are visible from the headland at Punta Sayulita on a calm morning, never mind the boats.80
- Лахайна 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиHumpback whale season · 15 дек – 15 майThe Auau Channel between Maui, Lanai and Molokai holds the densest breeding population in Hawaii, and the federal sanctuary season runs mid-December to mid-May.79
- Гонолулу 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиHumpback whale season · 15 ноя – 15 май (обычно)The humpbacks arrive from Alaska and are around the islands into spring, with the most of them in February.78
- Каилуа-Кона 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиHumpback whale season · 1 дек – 15 апр (обычно)Humpbacks come down from Alaska to breed and calve in the warm water off the leeward coast, with the peak numbers in February and March.78
- Пуэрто-Вальярта 🇲🇽 МексикаHumpback season · 8 дек – 23 марThe permitted watching season in Banderas Bay runs 8 December to 23 March, a few hundred humpbacks calving in the deepest bay in the country.77
- Санта-Барбара 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиGray whale migration · 15 дек – 15 апр (обычно)Grays pass down the channel to Baja through the winter and back north with calves from late February, close enough in that the boats out of the harbour are a half-day trip.77
- Сиуатанехо 🇲🇽 МексикаHumpback season · 15 дек – 20 мар (обычно)Humpbacks come into the bay and the water off Playa Larga through the winter, close enough that the pangueros run short trips out of the pier before the fishing boats leave.74
- Монтерей 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиGray whale migration · 15 дек – 10 май (обычно)Grays head south past the bay from Christmas and back north with calves from mid-February to May, hugging the shore because the submarine canyon brings deep water close in.73
…и ещё 13 в этом месяце (декабрь).