På gång i Placencia, Belize under året

Mest folk — resenärer beskriver det som högsäsong, skollov i 3 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

Inget nytt börjar i januari.

Mest folk — Dry season, Placencia Sidewalk Arts Festival

• Säsong

  Dry season

  1 feb – 31 maj · vanligtvisTrångt

  The rain stops and the sea flattens off the peninsula, which is when the cayes and the outer reef are at their clearest. The village runs at capacity through to Easter.

• Festival

  Placencia Sidewalk Arts Festival

  7–8 febTrångtBoka tidigt

  Two days when the village's famously narrow sidewalk becomes the exhibition: painters, carvers and bands along its whole length, and every room on the peninsula taken. Källa ↗

Mycket folk — Dry season, skollov i 2 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

• Natur

  Whale sharks at Gladden Spit

  15 mar – 15 jun · vanligtvisDyksäsongBoka tidigt

  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. April and May are the best of it; the reserve permit and a long boat ride come with it. Källa ↗

• Helg

  Easter week

  3–6 aprPåsk & stilla veckanTrångtStängningarBoka tidigt

  Good Friday, Holy Saturday and Easter Monday are public holidays, and many Belizeans spend Easter week on the cayes and the beaches: water taxis, guesthouses and beach bars fill, and some businesses close on Good Friday. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Dry season (1 feb – 31 maj (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — Dry season, Easter week

• Säsong

  Sargassum on the peninsula

  1 apr – 30 sep · vanligtvisSargassosäsong

  The long east-facing beach collects weed through the summer and the hotels rake their own stretch. The cayes offshore and the lagoon side are unaffected. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Dry season (1 feb – 31 maj (vanligtvis)), Whale sharks at Gladden Spit (15 mar – 15 jun (vanligtvis)), Easter week (3–6 apr)

Mycket folk — Dry season

Inget nytt börjar i maj.

Pågår fortfarande: Dry season (1 feb – 31 maj (vanligtvis)), Whale sharks at Gladden Spit (15 mar – 15 jun (vanligtvis)), Sargassum on the peninsula (1 apr – 30 sep (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — Placencia Lobsterfest, skollov i 3 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

• Risk

  Hurricane season

  1 jun – 30 nov

  A sand spit with one road on and off it, so the peninsula evacuates early. Belize's exposed weeks run from August into October, and some places close for September altogether. Källa ↗

• Festival

  Placencia Lobsterfest

  20 jun – 10 jul · vanligtvisMat- & dryckesfestivalTrångtBoka tidigt

  Three days at the point a couple of weeks after the season opens, with the whole village cooking lobster on the beach and a stage that runs to the small hours. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Whale sharks at Gladden Spit (15 mar – 15 jun (vanligtvis)), Sargassum on the peninsula (1 apr – 30 sep (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — Placencia Lobsterfest, skollov i 3 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

Inget nytt börjar i juli.

Pågår fortfarande: Sargassum on the peninsula (1 apr – 30 sep (vanligtvis)), Hurricane season (1 jun – 30 nov), Placencia Lobsterfest (20 jun – 10 jul (vanligtvis))

Mellansäsong — skollov i 3 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en helt vanlig månad

Inget nytt börjar i augusti.

Pågår fortfarande: Sargassum on the peninsula (1 apr – 30 sep (vanligtvis)), Hurricane season (1 jun – 30 nov)

Mycket folk — September Celebrations, skollov i 2 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

• Helg

  September Celebrations

  10–21 sepNationell helgdagTrångtStängningar

  St George's Caye Day on 10 September and Independence Day on the 21st are public holidays, and the days between bring flags, street parties with loud music and parades. Banks and offices close on both holidays. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Sargassum on the peninsula (1 apr – 30 sep (vanligtvis)), Hurricane season (1 jun – 30 nov)

Lugnt — en av dess sämsta vädermånader

Inget nytt börjar i oktober.

Pågår fortfarande: Hurricane season (1 jun – 30 nov)

Mycket folk — Garifuna Settlement Day

• Helg

  Garifuna Settlement Day

  19 novStor festivalTrångt

  Dangriga and Hopkins, an hour or so up the coast, drum the 1832 landing in before dawn and re-enact the arrival from dories. The peninsula empties north for the day. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Hurricane season (1 jun – 30 nov)

Mellansäsong — skollov i 3 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en helt vanlig månad

Inget nytt börjar i december.