SeasonMap

Jacaranda, month by month around the world

Streets under purple for a few weeks.

12 destinations on SeasonMap, ranked within each month by the comfort score — because the point is not only where the season is on, but whether the weather is worth the trip while it is.

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When it is on

Number of destinations with jacaranda on in that month. Windows move a little each year.

Jacaranda in February

  1. 🇲🇽 Mexico City, MexicoJacaranda bloom · 20 Feb – 10 Apr (usually)Roma, Condesa and the avenues out to San Angel go purple for six weeks, usually from the end of February.92climate

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Jacaranda in March

  1. 🇲🇽 Mexico City, MexicoJacaranda bloom · 20 Feb – 10 Apr (usually)Roma, Condesa and the avenues out to San Angel go purple for six weeks, usually from the end of February.90climate

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Jacaranda in April

  1. 🇲🇽 Mexico City, MexicoJacaranda bloom · 20 Feb – 10 Apr (usually)Roma, Condesa and the avenues out to San Angel go purple for six weeks, usually from the end of February.88climate

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Jacaranda in May

  1. 🇵🇹 Lisbon, PortugalJacaranda bloom · 15 May – 20 Jun (usually)The avenues around Praca do Principe Real and Avenida Dom Carlos I go purple for a few weeks, usually from the second half of May.95climate
  2. 🇺🇸 Maui, United StatesUpcountry jacaranda · 1 May – 15 Jun (usually)The road up through Kula towards Haleakala goes purple for about six weeks in late spring, a good enough reason on its own to drive upcountry rather than stay on the coast.86climate

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Jacaranda in June

  1. 🇵🇹 Lisbon, PortugalJacaranda bloom · 15 May – 20 Jun (usually)The avenues around Praca do Principe Real and Avenida Dom Carlos I go purple for a few weeks, usually from the second half of May.93climate
  2. 🇺🇸 Maui, United StatesUpcountry jacaranda · 1 May – 15 Jun (usually)The road up through Kula towards Haleakala goes purple for about six weeks in late spring, a good enough reason on its own to drive upcountry rather than stay on the coast.88climate

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Jacaranda in September

  1. 🇿🇼 Harare, ZimbabweJacaranda season · 25 Sep – 5 Nov (usually)The avenues in the northern suburbs and around the Avenues go purple for a few weeks in October, and the pavements go with them.91climate
  2. 🇿🇦 Pretoria, South AfricaJacaranda season · 25 Sep – 10 Nov (usually)Around seventy thousand trees, and Brooklyn, Arcadia and Hatfield disappear under a purple roof from late September.89climate

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Jacaranda in October

  1. 🇦🇷 Buenos Aires, ArgentinaJacaranda in flower · 20 Oct – 30 Nov (usually)Whole avenues turn blue for about three weeks, usually starting in the first week of November and best around the middle of the month.90climate
  2. 🇰🇪 Nairobi, KenyaJacaranda on the old avenues · 1 Oct – 15 Nov (usually)The colonial-era streets around Upper Hill and Westlands go purple as the short rains start, and the petals end up thicker on the pavement than on the tree.90climate
  3. 🇲🇬 Antananarivo, MadagascarJacarandas at Lake Anosy · 1 Oct – 15 Nov (usually)Lake Anosy and the streets climbing to Antaninarenina go purple from the middle of October.89climate
  4. 🇦🇺 Sydney, AustraliaJacaranda · 25 Oct – 25 Nov (usually)Whole streets in Kirribilli and the inner west go purple for about three weeks from late October, and the queue for the photograph is part of it now.88climate
  5. 🇦🇺 Melbourne, AustraliaJacaranda · 25 Oct – 5 Dec (usually)Later here than in Sydney and thinner on the ground, but the older streets of Carlton, Fitzroy and the university grounds go purple from the end of October.87climate
  6. 🇿🇼 Harare, ZimbabweJacaranda season · 25 Sep – 5 Nov (usually)The avenues in the northern suburbs and around the Avenues go purple for a few weeks in October, and the pavements go with them.87climate
  7. 🇿🇦 Johannesburg, South AfricaJacarandas in the northern suburbs · 1 Oct – 10 Nov (usually)Houghton, Killarney and the ridge roads go lilac for a few weeks from the start of October.86climate
  8. 🇿🇦 Pretoria, South AfricaJacaranda season · 25 Sep – 10 Nov (usually)Around seventy thousand trees, and Brooklyn, Arcadia and Hatfield disappear under a purple roof from late September.86climate
  9. 🇦🇺 Brisbane, AustraliaJacaranda · 15 Oct – 20 Nov (usually)New Farm Park and the older inner streets go purple from late October, which lands squarely on university exams.81climate

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Jacaranda in November

  1. 🇦🇺 Melbourne, AustraliaJacaranda · 25 Oct – 5 Dec (usually)Later here than in Sydney and thinner on the ground, but the older streets of Carlton, Fitzroy and the university grounds go purple from the end of October.91climate
  2. 🇦🇷 Buenos Aires, ArgentinaJacaranda in flower · 20 Oct – 30 Nov (usually)Whole avenues turn blue for about three weeks, usually starting in the first week of November and best around the middle of the month.88climate
  3. 🇰🇪 Nairobi, KenyaJacaranda on the old avenues · 1 Oct – 15 Nov (usually)The colonial-era streets around Upper Hill and Westlands go purple as the short rains start, and the petals end up thicker on the pavement than on the tree.88climate
  4. 🇦🇺 Sydney, AustraliaJacaranda · 25 Oct – 25 Nov (usually)Whole streets in Kirribilli and the inner west go purple for about three weeks from late October, and the queue for the photograph is part of it now.87climate
  5. 🇿🇦 Johannesburg, South AfricaJacarandas in the northern suburbs · 1 Oct – 10 Nov (usually)Houghton, Killarney and the ridge roads go lilac for a few weeks from the start of October.83climate
  6. 🇿🇼 Harare, ZimbabweJacaranda season · 25 Sep – 5 Nov (usually)The avenues in the northern suburbs and around the Avenues go purple for a few weeks in October, and the pavements go with them.82climate
  7. 🇿🇦 Pretoria, South AfricaJacaranda season · 25 Sep – 10 Nov (usually)Around seventy thousand trees, and Brooklyn, Arcadia and Hatfield disappear under a purple roof from late September.82climate
  8. 🇲🇬 Antananarivo, MadagascarJacarandas at Lake Anosy · 1 Oct – 15 Nov (usually)Lake Anosy and the streets climbing to Antaninarenina go purple from the middle of October.80climate
  9. 🇦🇺 Brisbane, AustraliaJacaranda · 15 Oct – 20 Nov (usually)New Farm Park and the older inner streets go purple from late October, which lands squarely on university exams.78climate

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Jacaranda in December

  1. 🇦🇺 Melbourne, AustraliaJacaranda · 25 Oct – 5 Dec (usually)Later here than in Sydney and thinner on the ground, but the older streets of Carlton, Fitzroy and the university grounds go purple from the end of October.92climate

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