How to choose a month
There is no single best week for every traveler. The dry season, roughly November through April, is the stretch most people mean when they say they want Belize weather: clearer skies, calmer seas, and the busiest boats. The green, or wet, season runs about May through October and overlaps hurricane season. Rain on Ambergris Caye is often a short burst rather than an all-day soak, and mornings can still be clear enough for the reef. September and October are the months this resort's own notes call the highest hurricane risk.
The Belize guide on this site quotes dry-season days around 80–88°F and water around 79–84°F year-round. Those are typical published ranges, not a forecast for your week. A north wind in January can feel cooler on an overwater deck than the same temperature in town. A still afternoon in August can feel hotter than the number suggests. Pack for sun first, then a light layer for the boat and the air-conditioned room you are actually in.
If you only remember one split: November through April for weather and crowds, May and June for fewer people and greener days, July and August for US school-holiday demand even though it is inside hurricane season, and September and October for the highest storm risk and the quietest island. None of those months is closed. None of them is guaranteed.
Dry season, November through April
This is peak season for a reason. Skies are more often clear, the sea is more often calm, and the reef trips go out on more days. December through March is the busiest stretch, including the winter holidays and, later, spring travel. Book the room earlier than you would for September. The minimum stay at Lina Point is 2 nights, and a holiday week can sell through the room type you wanted.
Whale sharks are the fact people mis-time. They gather at Gladden Spit, near Placencia on the mainland, around the full moon from March through June. April and May are the usual peak. That is not a swim from the Lina Point dock, and it is not a December event. A San Pedro stay in March can be combined with a mainland day if you plan it. A San Pedro stay in January is a reef-and-island trip, not a whale-shark trip.
Dry season is also when sargassum is usually lighter, though not always. Seaweed is a separate problem from rain, and a clear January can still have a weedy beach if the current that year is unusual. Check a recent San Pedro report rather than a calendar from last year.
Room rates change daily in every season. They are not a printed starting rate, and they are not a seasonal sale price. See live prices. The rates page explains direct booking and cancellation, and the rooms page shows suites, overwater cabanas, and beachfront Villa 41. Booking direct is the best price and beats online travel agencies by at least 6%.
Green season and ordinary rain
May and June are the months when the island turns greener and the afternoon shower becomes normal. The shower often arrives, dumps, and leaves. It is a bad reason to cancel a reef morning and a good reason to keep a rain jacket in the cart. Fewer visitors usually means an easier golf cart in town and a quieter Hol Chan boat, though the reserve is never a private pool. The half-day Hol Chan and Shark Ray Alley trip is listed from $60 in either season, and that rate does not include Hol Chan Marine Reserve park fees. The water does not close because it is May.
July and August stay warm and humid, and they pick up family travel because of school holidays. Calling them empty is not honest. Calling them the peak of hurricane risk is also not what this site's own FAQ says. September and October carry the higher risk. July can be an excellent week and it can be a wet one. Read the forecast ten days out, and buy travel insurance if a cancelled international flight would hurt.
The snorkeling page lists the reef trips that leave from San Pedro. Mexico Rocks, to the north, is the shallower stop and a better first snorkel when the channel at Hol Chan looks choppy. The Hol Chan guide covers what the two sites actually feel like.
Hurricane season, without invented storm counts
The Atlantic hurricane season, which includes Belize, runs from June through November. September and October are the highest-risk months on Ambergris Caye in the notes already published here. Direct hits on San Pedro are uncommon. Uncommon is not the same as impossible, and this page will not quote a storm count, a category tally, or a claim about hurricane-rated windows. Those details are not published as guest facts on the resort site, and a round number from an old draft is not a forecast.
What you can plan around is the calendar and the cancellation rule. Free cancellation up to 30 days before check-in. Cancel 14–29 days before check-in for a 50% refund. Cancellations within 14 days of check-in are non-refundable. No-shows are non-refundable. Cancellations have to be in writing. If you are booking September or October, the 30-day full-refund window is the practical tool: decide early, or carry insurance that covers the trip if you decide late. The resort also recommends separate travel insurance. Weather monitoring is the staff's job in season. It is not a promise that a storm will miss you.
A hurricane watch is a reason to call reservations, not a reason to guess from a social post. If a storm is in the Caribbean a week before you fly, ask what the property is doing and what your ticket allows. The getting here page explains why a same-day hop is fragile when the international flight slips.
Sargassum
Sargassum is brown floating seaweed. In some years it rafts onto Caribbean beaches for weeks. In other years you barely see it. It is often more noticeable in the warmer months, and a beach can look different on Friday than it did on Monday. It is not sewage, and it is not a permanent feature of Ambergris Caye.
Two practical points. First, check a recent report for San Pedro before you treat a single photo as the whole season. Second, the reef and the beach are not the same place. Hol Chan and Shark Ray Alley are offshore. A weedy stretch of beach does not tell you the channel will be weedy, and a clear beach does not tell you the wind will be down. The overwater rooms look at the water beside the resort, which can collect weed on some days and be clear on others. Ask the desk what the dock looks like the week you arrive if seaweed is the thing you care about most.
What changes at Lina Point in November 2026
Two dates on this property are time-sensitive, and they sit inside the start of dry season. The Mayan, the overwater restaurant, is closed for the slow season through November 11, 2026. The first public open day is November 12, 2026. When it is open, hours are Monday through Saturday, 7:00 AM to 2:00 PM, closed Sundays, with no public dinner. During the closure, in-house guests receive continental breakfast. Sunrise yoga returns in mid-November 2026, on the same reopen. A public price for yoga is not listed. Do not plan a walk-in dinner, a brunch reservation, or a yoga class before those dates. Private events are a separate conversation with reservations.
That closure does not close the resort. Rooms, the pool, reef trips, and golf carts continue. It does change how you eat. Read dining for the current calendar rather than an older blog post that talks about sunset service as if the room were open.
Reef days, ruins, and who should come when
Snorkel and dive trips run year-round, weather permitting. Visibility on the Belize guide is quoted around 60 to 100 feet as a typical range. Wind, rain, and a stirred-up channel will beat any average. If the reef is the whole trip, favor the dry season and still keep a flex day. If you also want a mainland Maya site, the longer day trips are easier when the boat ride back is calm, which again points at winter and spring, with the understanding that a calm Tuesday can show up in June.
Fishing, birding, and a quiet pool week are the green-season argument. You are not owed a lower rate. The site does not publish a seasonal percent-off. You are more likely to find the room type you want without competing with a holiday week.
Couples who want the restaurant open should aim for on or after November 12, 2026, and should still read the honeymoons page and the honeymoon guide. Setups and private dinners are paid add-ons. Groups booking the whole property should read groups and the advisor and buyout guide. A full buyout is 18 king rooms, up to 36 guests. Advisors earn 20% and start on travel advisors. Guest notes from different months are on reviews.
Experiences you might add once the month is chosen: the Hol Chan half-day, Mexico Rocks if you want the shallower reef, a golf cart for town, and the Great Blue Hole dive only if someone in the group is a certified diver. The Blue Hole trip is listed from $350 and is a full day with a very early pickup. It is not a casual add-on for a short stay.
Weddings and vow renewals use the same calendar. A ceremony date inside the restaurant closure needs a plan that does not depend on public dining. Start on weddings and email reservations with the date before you tell guests to book flights.
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Room rates change daily. Booking direct is the best price and beats online travel agencies by at least 6%. The minimum stay is 2 nights.