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Travel Guides · Medellín
Medellín in May: Rainy Afternoons, Mother's Day Weekend, Low Prices and the Green Month
May in Medellín is the tail of the first rainy season: warm mornings, a shower most afternoons, hills at their greenest, prices at their lowest. Weather, how the rain behaves, Mother's Day on the second Sunday (the biggest family day in Colombia), what to do, and the late-May turn toward the dry mid-year.
Oscar Garcia··2 min read
Travel Guides · Medellín
Medellín in June: The Mid-Year Dry Season Begins, the Tango Festival, Long Weekends and Good Weather Returning
June is when Medellín dries out again: fewer showers, sunny days, the mid-year dry spell that runs through August. The international tango festival honours Gardel's death here, Colombia stacks up long weekends, and school holidays bring domestic visitors. Weather, what's on, prices, and what to do.
Oscar Garcia··2 min read
Travel Guides · Medellín
Medellín in July: Dry Sunny Weather, Colombiamoda, Independence Day and the Build-Up to the Flower Fair
July is Medellín's mid-year dry season: sunny, warm, breezy, one of the two best weather months. Colombiamoda fills the city with fashion week, Independence Day on the 20th is a holiday, school holidays run to mid-month, and the Feria de las Flores is weeks away. Weather, what's on, prices and what to do.
Oscar Garcia··2 min read
Travel Guides · Medellín
Medellín in August: The Feria de las Flores, the Silleteros Parade, Dry Sunny Weather and the Busiest Week of the Year
August is Medellín's month: the Feria de las Flores fills the first half with the silleteros carrying flower arrangements down the hill, the classic car parade, concerts, horse parades and a city in party mode, all under the mid-year dry season's best weather. What the fair actually involves, how to see the parade, booking pressure, and the quieter second half.
Oscar Garcia··2 min read
Travel Guides · Medellín
Medellín in September: The Second Rainy Season Begins, Amor y Amistad, Quiet Weeks and Fair Prices
September is the turn back to rain in Medellín: sunny mornings, showers returning in the afternoons, the fair over, the city quiet. Colombia's love-and-friendship day on the third Saturday is the month's party. Weather, how the rain behaves, prices, what to do, and why early September is a good value window.
Oscar Garcia··2 min read
Travel Guides · Medellín
Medellín in October: The Wettest Month, How the Rain Really Behaves, Halloween Paisa-Style and Low Prices
October is Medellín's wettest month: warm mornings, heavy rain most afternoons and into the evening, green everything, the lowest prices of the year. What the rain really does to a day, Halloween (which Colombia celebrates with gusto on the 31st), the lead-in to the Christmas lights, what to do indoors, and who October suits.
Oscar Garcia··2 min read
Travel Guides · Medellín
Medellín in 3 Days: Comuna 13 and the Centre, Guatapé, Laureles and El Poblado, and One Night with Paisas
Three days in Medellín covers the essentials without rushing: the city's transformation story in Comuna 13 and the centre, a day at Guatapé and the rock, the neighbourhoods where paisas live, and one real night out. Day by day, with how many days you actually need, the rainy-season version, and the evening that makes it.
Oscar Garcia··2 min read
Travel Guides · Medellín
Medellín to Cartagena: Fly or Take the Bus, How Long Each Takes, What Each Costs and How to Arrive Knowing Someone
Medellín to Cartagena is the mountains-to-Caribbean leg of almost every Colombia trip, and the choice is an hour's flight or a very long bus. How the flights work (airports, airlines, booking), the 13-hour bus honestly, why nobody drives it, Santa Marta as the alternative, and how to land on the coast with a plan.
Oscar Garcia··2 min read
Travel Guides · Cancún
Cancún in January: Dry Season, Clear Water, No Seaweed, High-Season Prices After New Year
January is Cancún at its best: dry, breezy, high twenties, the clearest sea of the year and the beaches free of sargassum. The first days are New Year prices; after the 3rd the same room costs much less. Weather, the seaweed answer, crowds and prices, cold fronts and what they do, and how to spend one evening off the hotel zone.
Oscar Garcia··2 min read
Travel Guides · Cancún
Cancún in February: The Driest Month, Clear Beaches, Carnival and Presidents' Day Crowds
February is the driest month in Cancún and one of the two best: sunny, breezy, clear water, no seaweed to speak of. Carnival brings parades to downtown Cancún and Cozumel, and the US Presidents' Day weekend brings a price spike. Weather, seaweed, what's on, the last nortes, and what to pack.
Oscar Garcia··2 min read
Travel Guides · Cancún
Cancún in March: Spring Break Weeks, Warm Dry Weather, the First Seaweed and Where to Stay to Avoid or Join the Party
March in Cancún is dry, sunny and a degree warmer than February, with the clearest water still holding and spring break changing a handful of hotels completely. Weather, the spring break calendar and which parts of the hotel zone it fills, the first sargassum of the year, the spring equinox at Chichén Itzá, and prices.
Oscar Garcia··2 min read
Travel Guides · Cancún
Cancún in April: Hot and Dry, the Start of Seaweed Season, Semana Santa Crowds and the Post-Easter Price Drop
April is Cancún's hinge: hot, mostly dry, the sea warm, and the first month sargassum regularly shows up on the beaches. Semana Santa, when Easter falls in April, is Mexico's beach holiday; after Easter prices drop sharply. Weather, the honest seaweed picture, which beaches do best, the holiday week, and the value window after it.
Oscar Garcia··2 min read