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The weeks, days and hours locals would tell you to avoid in Miami — and what to do instead.
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Miami month by month
Festivals, conventions, weather and price seasons that change what a visit is like. Researched by the TripVibz editors from official event and weather sources.
January
Miami Marathon — busy. Run on a Sunday in late January or early February. Streets in Downtown, Coconut Grove and Miami Beach close from about 5 a.m. to 2 p.m. on race day.
Dry season — good. The wet season ends in mid-October, and days turn drier and less humid. November through April is the most comfortable stretch for the beach and being outdoors.
February
Miami Marathon — busy. Run on a Sunday in late January or early February. Streets in Downtown, Coconut Grove and Miami Beach close from about 5 a.m. to 2 p.m. on race day.
Dry season — good. The wet season ends in mid-October, and days turn drier and less humid. November through April is the most comfortable stretch for the beach and being outdoors.
March
Calle Ocho Festival — busy. A one-day street festival in mid-March that closes 15 blocks of SW 8th Street in Little Havana. Great if you want to go; plan around it if you're staying nearby.
Miami Music Week and Ultra — busy. Late March brings a week of 200-plus electronic music events, ending with the three-day Ultra festival at Bayfront Park in Downtown Miami.
Miami Open — busy. The pro tennis tournament runs for about two weeks in the second half of March at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens.
Dry season — good. The wet season ends in mid-October, and days turn drier and less humid. November through April is the most comfortable stretch for the beach and being outdoors.
April
Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix — busy. Race weekend falls around the turn of April and May at the Miami International Autodrome on the Hard Rock Stadium campus in Miami Gardens.
Dry season — good. The wet season ends in mid-October, and days turn drier and less humid. November through April is the most comfortable stretch for the beach and being outdoors.
May
Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix — busy. Race weekend falls around the turn of April and May at the Miami International Autodrome on the Hard Rock Stadium campus in Miami Gardens.
Rainy season — avoid. South Florida's wet season runs from mid-May to mid-October, with hot, humid days and frequent thunderstorms.
June
Rainy season — avoid. South Florida's wet season runs from mid-May to mid-October, with hot, humid days and frequent thunderstorms.
July
Rainy season — avoid. South Florida's wet season runs from mid-May to mid-October, with hot, humid days and frequent thunderstorms.
August
Hurricane season peak — avoid. Hurricane season runs June 1 to November 30, and most Atlantic activity falls between mid-August and mid-October. Buy flexible bookings or travel insurance.
Miami Spice — good. Through August and September, 300-plus restaurants offer three-course prix-fixe menus, a good way to eat well during the slower, hotter months.
Rainy season — avoid. South Florida's wet season runs from mid-May to mid-October, with hot, humid days and frequent thunderstorms.
September
Hurricane season peak — avoid. Hurricane season runs June 1 to November 30, and most Atlantic activity falls between mid-August and mid-October. Buy flexible bookings or travel insurance.
Miami Spice — good. Through August and September, 300-plus restaurants offer three-course prix-fixe menus, a good way to eat well during the slower, hotter months.
Rainy season — avoid. South Florida's wet season runs from mid-May to mid-October, with hot, humid days and frequent thunderstorms.
October
Hurricane season peak — avoid. Hurricane season runs June 1 to November 30, and most Atlantic activity falls between mid-August and mid-October. Buy flexible bookings or travel insurance.
Rainy season — avoid. South Florida's wet season runs from mid-May to mid-October, with hot, humid days and frequent thunderstorms.
November
Dry season — good. The wet season ends in mid-October, and days turn drier and less humid. November through April is the most comfortable stretch for the beach and being outdoors.
December
Dry season — good. The wet season ends in mid-October, and days turn drier and less humid. November through April is the most comfortable stretch for the beach and being outdoors.