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Holbox bioluminescence in January 2027: darkest nights

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

19 pitch-dark nights, 20 dark nights

New moon Thu 7 Jan · Full moon Fri 22 Jan

Night by night, January 2027

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Fri 1 Jan 27%●●●●●●●●●●20:00
Sat 2 Jan 18%●●●●●●●●●●20:00
Sun 3 Jan 11%●●●●●●●●●●20:00
Mon 4 Jan 6%●●●●●●●●●●20:00
Tue 5 Jan 2%●●●●●●●●●●20:00
Wed 6 Jan 0%●●●●●●●●●●20:00
Thu 7 Jan 0%●●●●●●●●●●20:00
Fri 8 Jan 2%●●●●●●●●●●20:00
Sat 9 Jan 5%●●●●●●●●●●22:00
Sun 10 Jan 10%●●●●●●●●●●22:00
Mon 11 Jan 17%●●●●●●●●●●22:00
Tue 12 Jan 25%●●●●●●●●●●22:00
Wed 13 Jan 35%●●●●●●●●●●22:00
Thu 14 Jan 45%●●●●●●●●●●22:00
Fri 15 Jan 56%●●●●●●●●●●22:00
Sat 16 Jan 67%●●●●●●●●●●20:00
Sun 17 Jan 77%●●●●●●●●●●20:00
Mon 18 Jan 86%●●●●●●●●●●20:00
Tue 19 Jan 93%●●●●●●●●●●20:00
Wed 20 Jan 98%●●●●●●●●●●20:00
Thu 21 Jan 100%●●●●●●●●●●20:00
Fri 22 Jan 99%●●●●●●●●●●20:00
Sat 23 Jan 96%●●●●●●●●●●20:00
Sun 24 Jan 90%●●●●●●●●●●20:00
Mon 25 Jan 82%●●●●●●●●●●20:00
Tue 26 Jan 73%●●●●●●●●●●20:00
Wed 27 Jan 63%●●●●●●●●●●20:00
Thu 28 Jan 53%●●●●●●●●●●20:00
Fri 29 Jan 43%●●●●●●●●●●20:00
Sat 30 Jan 33%●●●●●●●●●●20:00
Sun 31 Jan 25%●●●●●●●●●●20:00

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Questions

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

The darkest nights are Fri 1 Jan, Sat 2 Jan, Sun 3 Jan, Mon 4 Jan, Tue 5 Jan, Wed 6 Jan, Thu 7 Jan, Fri 8 Jan, Sat 9 Jan, Sun 10 Jan and more. 20 of 31 nights score at least 4 out of 5.

Which nights should I avoid in January 2027?

Avoid the nights around the full moon on Fri 22 Jan, when moonlight washes out the glow.

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

20:00 is the darker choice on 16 nights; 22:00 is the darker choice on 5 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).