| When is the best time for a holiday in Seychelles? | | | | Do you think of 29°C (84°F) as hot? Certainly |
| This is a question I get asked very often. And the | | | | not! |
| answer really is an issue that has nothing to do | | | | Those people are from the far northern latitudes |
| with Seychelles at all. First, I must say, for a | | | | and they arrive in the middle of their own winter. |
| vacation in Seychelles there is no "best time" of | | | | So instead of enjoying the incredibly nice warm |
| year. It is pleasant 365 days in these islands. So... | | | | weather of Seychelles, they are dying to get |
| Right now with prices being low, not cheap but | | | | back home to the snow and the cold. I don't |
| definitely more affordable if you're on a budget, | | | | blame them. So next time before you travel, |
| now is a very good time for that Seychelles | | | | think about this subject and plan your holiday in |
| holiday. But before you rush off to buy a ticket | | | | the tropics accordingly. |
| to Seychelles today I would suggest you plan well | | | | There is nothing wrong with the climate in |
| and you keep yourself informed of special offers, | | | | Seychelles in December or in June (in fact it's |
| especially during the off-season. | | | | very good any time). It's only that your own |
| Why the off-season? It is because that might be | | | | body needs time to adjust, and you may not |
| the very best time for your own holiday | | | | appreciate the superb weather at your destination |
| depending on your situation. Knowing all that will | | | | as much as you would have, had you planned |
| ensure the very best holiday in Seychelles for | | | | your holiday with the acclimatization issue in mind. |
| you. You see... | | | | Seychelles has a moderately warm climate |
| The peak season in Seychelles is December. This | | | | averaging 27 to 29°C year round. The |
| is the time visitors from Europe are fleeing their | | | | temperature is almost constant 365 days - never |
| cold winters. But I believe for those people this is | | | | hot, just nice and warm. There is no winter here, |
| the absolute worst time to visit Seychelles. And | | | | and no summer and no hurricanes either - not like |
| the reason, which has nothing to do with | | | | the Caribbean. But if you arrive here from your |
| Seychelles per se, is this... | | | | cold winter you may think and even feel it very |
| It is about the subject of acclimatization. As there | | | | hot... |
| is no winter and no summer as such in Seychelles | | | | How do I know this? Yes I made that very same |
| the best time for you really depends on where | | | | blunder myself several years ago when I traveled |
| you live - if you're from the northern or southern | | | | back to Seychelles after a 3-year stint in college |
| hemisphere, I say. I'm assuming you're not from | | | | in Europe, I made the mistake of staying on there |
| the tropics. If you are then you are among the | | | | until beginning of February in the middle of a cold |
| very lucky ones who can enjoy Seychelles 365 | | | | winter before making my way back to |
| days. | | | | Seychelles. |
| Most people don't think about that as they plan | | | | Boy, did I feel the heat! You better believe it. Of |
| their exotic vacations in the tropics, but it is most | | | | course after a week all's well but have you got a |
| important for your enjoyment. If you're from the | | | | week to spare before you get on with your |
| far North I say come to Seychelles in May to | | | | vacation? Perhaps you will acclimatize faster but |
| September; if you're from the far South then | | | | you've been warned, I've been there and done |
| October to April. | | | | that. |
| You see, it takes some time for your body to | | | | The fact is these islands are never hot. If you |
| acclimatize, so you don't want to travel to the | | | | travel to Seychelles in your own summer you'll |
| tropics - yes anywhere in the tropics - in the | | | | find it warm and less harsh than yours. If you |
| middle of your own winter. "Ah!" You say. | | | | compare Seychelles in June to Southern Europe in |
| Absolutely! | | | | summer, or Seychelles in December to Australia |
| I hear people say December is hot in Seychelles, | | | | and Argentina at that time in their own summer, |
| but that's not true. Yes those people certainly feel | | | | these islands come out on top all the time. |
| hot because they have not acclimatized. That is all. | | | | |