Planning
The following charts are intended as a general guideline only. Some countries are very varied geographically so we have had to generalise a bit, and some specialist activities take place at times normally considered out of season.
Key
Best
Good
Fair
Avoid
Country
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
South America
Antarctica
Janbest
Febbest
Margood
Apravoid
Mayavoid
Junavoid
Julavoid
Augavoid
Sepavoid
Octavoid
Novgood
Decbest
Argentina/Chile (south)
Janbest
Febbest
Marbest
Aprgood
Mayfair
Junfair
Julfair
Augfair
Sepfair
Octgood
Novbest
Decbest
Argentina/Chile (north)
Jangood
Febgood
Marbest
Aprbest
Maybest
Junbest
Julbest
Augbest
Sepbest
Octbest
Novbest
Decbest
Bolivia
Janfair
Febfair
Margood
Aprbest
Maybest
Junbest
Julbest
Augbest
Sepbest
Octbest
Novbest
Decbest
Brazil/Argentina (Pantanal/Iberá)
Janavoid
Febavoid
Marfair
Aprgood
Maybest
Junbest
Julbest
Augbest
Sepgood
Octgood
Novgood
Decfair
Brazil (rest)
Janbest
Febbest
Marbest
Aprbest
Maybest
Jungood
Julgood
Auggood
Sepbest
Octbest
Novbest
Decbest
Colombia
Janbest
Febbest
Marbest
Aprgood
Maygood
Jungood
Julbest
Augbest
Sepbest
Octbest
Novbest
Decbest
Ecuador
Janbest
Febbest
Marbest
Aprbest
Maybest
Junbest
Julgood
Auggood
Sepbest
Octbest
Novbest
Decbest
Galapagos
Janbest
Febbest
Marbest
Aprbest
Maybest
Junbest
Julgood
Auggood
Sepgood
Octgood
Novbest
Decbest
Guyana and Suriname
Janbest
Febbest
Marbest
Aprgood
Maybest
Junbest
Julbest
Augbest
Sepbest
Octbest
Novbest
Decbest
Paraguay
Janfair
Febfair
Marbest
Aprbest
Maybest
Junbest
Julbest
Augbest
Sepbest
Octbest
Novbest
Decfair
Peru
Janfair
Febavoid
Margood
Aprgood
Maybest
Junbest
Julbest
Augbest
Sepbest
Octgood
Novgood
Decavoid
Uruguay
Janbest
Febbest
Marbest
Aprbest
Maybest
Jungood
Julavoid
Augavoid
Sepavoid
Octgood
Novbest
Decbest
Venezuela
Janbest
Febbest
Margood
Aprgood
Maybest
Junbest
Julbest
Augbest
Sepbest
Octbest
Novbest
Decbest
Central America
Belize
Janbest
Febbest
Marbest
Aprbest
Maybest
Junbest
Julbest
Augbest
Sepfair
Octfair
Novgood
Decbest
Costa Rica and Nicaragua
Janbest
Febbest
Marbest
Aprbest
Maybest
Junbest
Julbest
Auggood
Sepavoid
Octavoid
Novgood
Decbest
El Salvador
Janbest
Febbest
Marbest
Aprbest
Maybest
Junbest
Julbest
Augbest
Sepbest
Octbest
Novbest
Decbest
Guatemala
Janbest
Febbest
Margood
Aprgood
Mayavoid
Junbest
Julbest
Augbest
Sepgood
Octbest
Novbest
Decbest
Honduras
Janbest
Febbest
Marbest
Aprbest
Maybest
Junbest
Julbest
Auggood
Sepavoid
Octavoid
Novgood
Decbest
Mexico
Janbest
Febbest
Marbest
Aprbest
Maybest
Junbest
Julgood
Auggood
Sepavoid
Octavoid
Novgood
Decbest
Panama
Janbest
Febbest
Marbest
Aprgood
Mayavoid
Junavoid
Julavoid
Augavoid
Sepgood
Octgood
Novavoid
Decgood
By Activity
Riding (Chile/Argentina)
Janbest
Febbest
Marbest
Aprgood
Maygood
Junavoid
Julavoid
Augavoid
Sepavoid
Octgood
Novgood
Decbest
Riding (Ecuador)
Janbest
Febbest
Marbest
Apravoid
Mayavoid
Junbest
Julbest
Augbest
Sepbest
Octbest
Novbest
Decbest
Fishing (Chile/Argentina)
Janbest
Febbest
Marbest
Aprgood
Mayavoid
Junavoid
Julavoid
Augavoid
Sepavoid
Octavoid
Novgood
Decbest
Skiing
Janavoid
Febavoid
Maravoid
Apravoid
Mayavoid
Junavoid
Julbest
Augbest
Sepgood
Octavoid
Novavoid
Decavoid
Rafting (Chile)
Janbest
Febbest
Marbest
Aprgood
Maygood
Jungood
Julgood
Auggood
Sepgood
Octgood
Novgood
Decgood
Rafting (Peru)
Janbest
Febbest
Marbest
Aprbest
Maybest
Junbest
Julbest
Augbest
Sepbest
Octbest
Novbest
Decbest
Trekking (Peru)
Janfair
Febfair
Marfair
Aprbest
Maybest
Junbest
Julbest
Augbest
Sepbest
Octbest
Novfair
Decfair
Trekking (Chile/Argentina)
Janbest
Febbest
Marbest
Aprgood
Mayfair
Jungood
Julgood
Auggood
Sepgood
Octfair
Novbest
Decbest
The following charts are intended as a general guideline only. Some countries are very varied geographically so we have had to generalise a bit, and some specialist activities take place at times normally considered out of season.
| Best | Good | Fair | Avoid |
| By Country | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| Antarctica | ||||||||||||
| South America | ||||||||||||
| Argentina/Chile (south) | ||||||||||||
| Argentina/Chile (north) | ||||||||||||
| Bolivia | ||||||||||||
| Brazil/Argentina (Pantanal/Iberá) | ||||||||||||
| Brazil (rest) | ||||||||||||
| Colombia | ||||||||||||
| Ecuador | ||||||||||||
| Galapagos | ||||||||||||
| Guyana, Suriname | ||||||||||||
| Paraguay | ||||||||||||
| Peru | ||||||||||||
| Uruguay | ||||||||||||
| Venezuela | ||||||||||||
| Central America | ||||||||||||
| Belize | ||||||||||||
| Costa Rica, Nicaragua | ||||||||||||
| El Salvador | ||||||||||||
| Guatemala | ||||||||||||
| Honduras | ||||||||||||
| Mexico | ||||||||||||
| Panama | ||||||||||||
| By Activity | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| Riding (Chile/Argentina) | ||||||||||||
| Riding (Ecuador) | ||||||||||||
| Fishing (Chile/Argentina) | ||||||||||||
| Skiing | ||||||||||||
| Rafting (Chile) | ||||||||||||
| Rafting (Peru) | ||||||||||||
| Trekking (Peru) | * | * | ||||||||||
| Trekking (Chile/Argentina) | ||||||||||||
*still wet in Chachapoyas
