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Holbox bioluminescence in February 2027: darkest nights

Plankton glows along the lagoon shore and Punta Cocos. Very sensitive to moonlight. Best June to October, warm water.

16 pitch-dark nights, 17 dark nights

New moon Sat 6 Feb · Full moon Sat 20 Feb

Night by night, February 2027

NightMoon20:0022:00Best
Mon 1 Feb 17%●●●●●●●●●●20:00
Tue 2 Feb 11%●●●●●●●●●●20:00
Wed 3 Feb 6%●●●●●●●●●●20:00
Thu 4 Feb 2%●●●●●●●●●●20:00
Fri 5 Feb 0%●●●●●●●●●●20:00
Sat 6 Feb 0%●●●●●●●●●●22:00
Sun 7 Feb 2%●●●●●●●●●●22:00
Mon 8 Feb 6%●●●●●●●●●●22:00
Tue 9 Feb 12%●●●●●●●●●●22:00
Wed 10 Feb 19%●●●●●●●●●●22:00
Thu 11 Feb 28%●●●●●●●●●●22:00
Fri 12 Feb 39%●●●●●●●●●●22:00
Sat 13 Feb 50%●●●●●●●●●●22:00
Sun 14 Feb 62%●●●●●●●●●●22:00
Mon 15 Feb 72%●●●●●●●●●●22:00
Tue 16 Feb 82%●●●●●●●●●●22:00
Wed 17 Feb 90%●●●●●●●●●●22:00
Thu 18 Feb 96%●●●●●●●●●●22:00
Fri 19 Feb 99%●●●●●●●●●●20:00
Sat 20 Feb 100%●●●●●●●●●●20:00
Sun 21 Feb 98%●●●●●●●●●●20:00
Mon 22 Feb 93%●●●●●●●●●●20:00
Tue 23 Feb 87%●●●●●●●●●●20:00
Wed 24 Feb 79%●●●●●●●●●●20:00
Thu 25 Feb 70%●●●●●●●●●●22:00
Fri 26 Feb 60%●●●●●●●●●●22:00
Sat 27 Feb 51%●●●●●●●●●●22:00
Sun 28 Feb 41%●●●●●●●●●●22:00

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Questions

What are the best nights to see the bioluminescence at Holbox bioluminescence in February 2027?

The darkest nights are Mon 1 Feb, Tue 2 Feb, Wed 3 Feb, Thu 4 Feb, Fri 5 Feb, Sat 6 Feb, Sun 7 Feb, Mon 8 Feb, Tue 9 Feb, Wed 10 Feb and more. 17 of 28 nights score at least 4 out of 5.

Which nights should I avoid in February 2027?

Avoid the nights around the full moon on Sat 20 Feb, when moonlight washes out the glow.

20:00 or 22:00: which Holbox bioluminescence tour is darker in February?

20:00 is the darker choice on 8 nights; 22:00 is the darker choice on 11 nights.

Holbox bioluminescence darkness by month

Darkness score 1-5 per tour slot from twilight and moonlight. Weather and plankton health are not included. Times are local (America/Cancun).