Independent destination guides – what a trip actually costs, the best time to visit based on climate data, and realistic itineraries for places worth your time.
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Independent destination guides – what a trip actually costs, the best time to visit based on climate data, and realistic itineraries for places worth your time.
May gives Spain warm days without the summer heat, evenings past 21:00, northern Spain at its greenest, the Cordoba patios in the first fortnight and San Isidro in Madrid on the 15th.
Spain in May: The Patios of Cordoba, San Isidro and the Best Month of the Year Read More »
Easter falls on 28 March in 2027, so April escapes Holy Week pricing entirely – leaving warm Andalusian spring, long evenings, the Feria de Abril and shoulder-season rates.
Spain in April: The Feria de Abril, and a Month Without Easter Read More »
March 2027 carries both of Spain’s biggest events – Las Fallas on 15-19 March and Semana Santa from 21 to 28 March – leaving the first fortnight as the best value window of the spring.
Spain in March: Las Fallas Burns Valencia and Holy Week Arrives Early Read More »
February brings Carnival to Tenerife and Cadiz in the week to 9 February 2027, almond blossom to Mallorca and the Alpujarras – and leaves the Prado and the Alhambra genuinely quiet.
Spain in February: Carnival in Tenerife and Cadiz, and Empty Museums Everywhere Else Read More »
January is the cheapest month in Spain – Reyes on 6 January 2027, the sales the day after, then the quietest weeks of the year at the Prado, the Alhambra and the Sagrada Familia.
Spain in January: Reyes, the Winter Sales and the Emptiest Cities of the Year Read More »
November opens with Dia de Muertos, brings the monarchs to Michoacan, clears the Caribbean of sargassum and closes hurricane season – with Mexico City at 24C and almost no rain.
October gives Mexico dry-season weather over a wet-season landscape, clearing Caribbean water, the Cervantino festival and a whole month of Day of the Dead preparation – at shoulder prices.
Mexico in October: The Rains End, the Water Clears and Day of the Dead Begins Read More »
September is independence month – El Grito on 15 September and the holiday on the 16th – and simultaneously the wettest, most storm-exposed and cheapest month in Mexico.
Mexico in September: El Grito, the Wettest Month and the Lowest Prices of the Year Read More »
August keeps the Mexican highlands green and mild at 24C, peaks the whale shark season, and empties the beaches once schools return around the third week – at the lowest coastal rates of the year.
Mexico in August: Green Highlands, Peak Whale Sharks and the Cheapest Coasts Read More »
July brings the Guelaguetza to Oaxaca on 19 and 26 July 2027, the greenest highlands of the year at a comfortable 24C, peak whale sharks – and the worst of the Caribbean sargassum.
Mexico in July: The Guelaguetza, Green Highlands and the Domestic Summer Read More »
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Average highs and wet days from WMO 1991–2020 climate normals where available, otherwise five years of ERA5 reanalysis.
