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Travel Guides · Cali
Cali in March: The Afternoon Rains Begin, and Semana Santa When Easter Falls in March
March in Cali is hot with the afternoon rains starting: around 29°C (84°F) by day, 19°C (66°F) at night, sunny mornings and showers that get more frequent towards the end of the month. In 2027 Semana Santa falls in March. Weather, Holy Week, prices and what to pack.
Oscar Garcia··1 min read
Travel Guides · Cali
Cali in April: The Wettest Month of the First Half of the Year, Low Prices, and How to Plan the Day
April in Cali is hot and wet: around 29°C (84°F) by day, 19°C (66°F) at night, sunny mornings and a heavy downpour most afternoons that usually passes in an hour or two. Low prices and few visitors. Weather, how to order the day, prices and what to pack.
Oscar Garcia··1 min read
Travel Guides · Cali
Cali in May: Rains Easing, Mother's Day, and the Lowest Prices of the Year
May in Cali is hot with the rain easing: around 29°C (84°F) by day, 19°C (66°F) at night, afternoon showers most days in the first half and fewer by the end as the mid-year dry season approaches. Mother's Day on the second Sunday is the biggest family day of the year. The lowest prices of the year.
Oscar Garcia··1 min read
Travel Guides · Cali
Cali in June: The Dry Season Returns, the Monday Holidays and the Mid-Year School Break
June in Cali gets drier every week: around 30°C (86°F) by day, 19°C (66°F) at night, showers fading into the mid-year dry season. Two or three Monday holidays and the school break from mid-month send caleños to the Pacific and the coffee region. Moderate prices. Weather, holidays and what to pack.
Oscar Garcia··1 min read
Travel Guides · Cali
Cali in July: Dry, Breezy and Bright, Independence Day on the 20th, and the City's Birthday on the 25th
July is dry season in Cali: around 31°C (88°F) by day, 19°C (66°F) at night, little rain and the afternoon breeze. 20 July is Independence Day and on the 25th the city celebrates its birthday, founded in 1536. With August, the best weather of the mid-year. Weather, what's on, prices and what to pack.
Oscar Garcia··1 min read
Travel Guides · Cali
Cali in August: The Petronio Álvarez Festival, the Driest Month, and a City Full of the Pacific
August in Cali is dry and bright: around 31°C (88°F) by day, 19°C (66°F) at night, little rain. The Petronio Álvarez Pacific music festival takes over the city for several nights on dates the organisers publish each year: marimba, currulao, viche, Pacific food and free concerts. Hotels fill; book ahead.
Oscar Garcia··2 min read
Travel Guides · Cali
Cali in September: Dry at First, Rainy at the End, Amor y Amistad, and the Run-Up to the Salsa Festival
September in Cali is hot with the rains coming back at the end: around 30°C (86°F) by day, 19°C (66°F) at night, dry for the first weeks and afternoon showers by the end. Amor y Amistad, Colombia's day of love and friendship, is the third Saturday. Low prices. Weather, what's on and what to pack.
Oscar Garcia··2 min read
Travel Guides · Cali
Cali in October: The Festival Mundial de Salsa, the Second Rainy Season, and a Halloween the City Takes Seriously
October in Cali is hot and wet: around 29°C (84°F) by day, 19°C (66°F) at night, sunny mornings and an afternoon downpour most days. The Festival Mundial de Salsa brings the city's salsa schools to the stage on dates the organisers publish, and Halloween on the 31st is a real event in Colombia. Low prices outside the festival.
Oscar Garcia··2 min read
Travel Guides · Cali
Cali in November: The Wettest Month of the Second Half, Low Prices, and a City Rehearsing for the Feria
November in Cali is hot and the wettest month of the second half of the year: around 28°C (82°F) by day, 19°C (66°F) at night, sunny mornings and afternoon downpours most days. One of the cheapest months, before December flights rise and the Feria fills the hotels. By late November the Christmas lights are on and the salsa schools are rehearsing.
Oscar Garcia··1 min read
Travel Guides · Cali
Cali in December: The Feria From the 25th to the 30th, the Christmas Lights, the Weather, and Why You Book Months Ahead
December is Cali's season: Christmas lights and novenas for the first three weeks, then the Feria de Cali from 25 to 30 December with the salsódromo, salsa concerts and street parties. Warm as all year, around 30°C (86°F) by day and 19°C (66°F) at night, with short afternoon showers. Hotels fill months ahead.
Oscar Garcia··3 min read
Travel Guides · Punta Cana
New Year's Eve in Punta Cana: The Resort Galas, the Beach at Midnight, the Dominican Way to Do It, and What It Costs
New Year's Eve is Punta Cana's most expensive night and one of its best: dry weather, warm sea, gala dinners at every resort, fireworks on the beach at midnight. What the galas include and what they charge, where to go outside the resort, how Dominicans do the night with twelve grapes and a suitcase, and how early to book.
Oscar Garcia··3 min read
Travel Guides · Santo Domingo
New Year's Eve in Santo Domingo: Family Dinner, the Malecón at Midnight, Hotel Parties, and What Is Open on 1 January
New Year's Eve in Santo Domingo is a family dinner followed by the whole city on the street: the Malecón and the Zona Colonial's plazas fill, fireworks at midnight, music until dawn. Hotels run parties and restaurants sell set menus that sell out. Twelve grapes, yellow for luck, a suitcase around the block. What to book, where to be, and why 1 January is the quietest day of the year.
Oscar Garcia··2 min read