{
  "what_it_is": "When to charter a yacht or catamaran, per destination: the same answer as https://catamaranindex.com/best-time/ . Full months, prices, weather and sources: api_url.",
  "rules": {
    "best_value": "The 3 cheapest months of 12 Knots' monthly average weekly catamaran price (our ranking).",
    "warm": "Mean air temperature of 20 °C or more at our reference point (our threshold).",
    "cool": "Mean air temperature below 15 °C at our reference point (our threshold).",
    "best_weather": "Warm (≥ 20 °C) and outside the Atlantic hurricane season (1 June–30 November, NOAA) or Tahiti's wet season (November–April, Tahiti Tourisme). Not given where we have no season or rainfall source.",
    "sweet_spot": "Best-weather months that are not among the 3 priciest months (our rule).",
    "avoid": "The 3 priciest months (if price matters), plus August–October in hurricane areas (NOAA: most activity mid-August to mid-October) or the wet season in French Polynesia.",
    "families": "The calmest best-weather months by mean wind (our suggestion; mean wind is not gusts or sea state).",
    "wind": "The windiest months by mean wind speed at our reference point (our ranking)."
  },
  "destinations": [
    {
      "destination": "croatia",
      "name": "Croatia",
      "answer": "The best-value months to charter a catamaran in Croatia are February, March and April: €3,558 per week in March against €9,324 in July, in 12 Knots' average asking prices (updated October 2026). The best weather months are June to September, with a mean air temperature of 22–26 °C (our calculation from NASA POWER data at Split); the sweet spot is September (€6,685, 22 °C); avoid June, July and August if price matters, the three priciest months (from €7,990).",
      "best_value_months": [
        "February",
        "March",
        "April"
      ],
      "best_weather_months": [
        "June",
        "July",
        "August",
        "September"
      ],
      "sweet_spot_months": [
        "September"
      ],
      "avoid_on_price": [
        "June",
        "July",
        "August"
      ],
      "avoid_on_weather": [],
      "canonical_url": "https://catamaranindex.com/best-time/croatia/",
      "api_url": "https://catamaranindex.com/api/best-time/croatia.json",
      "book_url": "https://catamaranindex.com/go/samboat?dest=croatia&pos=api"
    },
    {
      "destination": "greece",
      "name": "Greece",
      "answer": "The best-value months to charter a catamaran in Greece are January, February and March: €4,527 per week in March against €9,538 in August, in 12 Knots' average asking prices (updated October 2026). The best weather months are June to October, with a mean air temperature of 20–28 °C (our calculation from NASA POWER data at Lefkada); the sweet spots are September (€8,098, 24 °C) and October (€5,414, 20 °C); avoid June, July and August if price matters, the three priciest months (from €8,402).",
      "best_value_months": [
        "January",
        "February",
        "March"
      ],
      "best_weather_months": [
        "June",
        "July",
        "August",
        "September",
        "October"
      ],
      "sweet_spot_months": [
        "September",
        "October"
      ],
      "avoid_on_price": [
        "June",
        "July",
        "August"
      ],
      "avoid_on_weather": [],
      "canonical_url": "https://catamaranindex.com/best-time/greece/",
      "api_url": "https://catamaranindex.com/api/best-time/greece.json",
      "book_url": "https://catamaranindex.com/go/samboat?dest=greece&pos=api"
    },
    {
      "destination": "bvi",
      "name": "British Virgin Islands",
      "answer": "The best-value months to charter a catamaran in the British Virgin Islands are August, September and October: €6,816 per week in September against €9,773 in March, in 12 Knots' average asking prices (updated October 2026). The best weather months are December to May, outside the hurricane season, at 26–27 °C mean air temperature (our calculation from NASA POWER data at Road Town, Tortola); the sweet spots are December (€8,885, 27 °C), January (€8,813, 26 °C) and May (€8,222, 27 °C); avoid August to October, the peak of the Atlantic hurricane season (1 June–30 November, most activity mid-August to mid-October), which is when prices are lowest, and February to April if price matters (from €9,097).",
      "best_value_months": [
        "August",
        "September",
        "October"
      ],
      "best_weather_months": [
        "January",
        "February",
        "March",
        "April",
        "May",
        "December"
      ],
      "sweet_spot_months": [
        "January",
        "May",
        "December"
      ],
      "avoid_on_price": [
        "February",
        "March",
        "April"
      ],
      "avoid_on_weather": [
        "August",
        "September",
        "October"
      ],
      "canonical_url": "https://catamaranindex.com/best-time/bvi/",
      "api_url": "https://catamaranindex.com/api/best-time/bvi.json",
      "book_url": "https://catamaranindex.com/go/samboat?dest=bvi&pos=api"
    },
    {
      "destination": "bahamas",
      "name": "Bahamas",
      "answer": "The best-value months to charter a catamaran in the Bahamas are August, September and October: €6,591 per week in September against €10,799 in March, in 12 Knots' average asking prices (updated October 2026). The best weather months are December to May, outside the hurricane season, at 23–26 °C mean air temperature (our calculation from NASA POWER data at Marsh Harbour, Abaco); the sweet spots are December (€9,554, 24 °C), January (€9,410, 23 °C) and May (€9,670, 26 °C); avoid August to October, the peak of the Atlantic hurricane season (1 June–30 November, most activity mid-August to mid-October), which is when prices are lowest, and February to April if price matters (from €10,126).",
      "best_value_months": [
        "August",
        "September",
        "October"
      ],
      "best_weather_months": [
        "January",
        "February",
        "March",
        "April",
        "May",
        "December"
      ],
      "sweet_spot_months": [
        "January",
        "May",
        "December"
      ],
      "avoid_on_price": [
        "February",
        "March",
        "April"
      ],
      "avoid_on_weather": [
        "August",
        "September",
        "October"
      ],
      "canonical_url": "https://catamaranindex.com/best-time/bahamas/",
      "api_url": "https://catamaranindex.com/api/best-time/bahamas.json",
      "book_url": "https://catamaranindex.com/go/samboat?dest=bahamas&pos=api"
    },
    {
      "destination": "turkey",
      "name": "Turkey",
      "answer": "The best-value months to charter a catamaran in Turkey are January, February and March: €5,044 per week in March against €8,075 in September, in 12 Knots' average asking prices (updated October 2026). The best weather months are June to September, with a mean air temperature of 25–30 °C (our calculation from NASA POWER data at Göcek); the sweet spot is June (€7,331, 25 °C); avoid July, August and September if price matters, the three priciest months (from €7,582).",
      "best_value_months": [
        "January",
        "February",
        "March"
      ],
      "best_weather_months": [
        "June",
        "July",
        "August",
        "September"
      ],
      "sweet_spot_months": [
        "June"
      ],
      "avoid_on_price": [
        "July",
        "August",
        "September"
      ],
      "avoid_on_weather": [],
      "canonical_url": "https://catamaranindex.com/best-time/turkey/",
      "api_url": "https://catamaranindex.com/api/best-time/turkey.json",
      "book_url": "https://catamaranindex.com/go/samboat?dest=turkey&pos=api"
    },
    {
      "destination": "italy",
      "name": "Italy",
      "answer": "The best-value months to charter a catamaran in Italy are November, December and January: €5,082 per week in November against €9,633 in August, in 12 Knots' average asking prices (updated October 2026). The best weather months are June to September, with a mean air temperature of 23–27 °C (our calculation from NASA POWER data at Portisco, Sardinia); the sweet spot is September (€7,084, 23 °C); avoid June, July and August if price matters, the three priciest months (from €7,929).",
      "best_value_months": [
        "January",
        "November",
        "December"
      ],
      "best_weather_months": [
        "June",
        "July",
        "August",
        "September"
      ],
      "sweet_spot_months": [
        "September"
      ],
      "avoid_on_price": [
        "June",
        "July",
        "August"
      ],
      "avoid_on_weather": [],
      "canonical_url": "https://catamaranindex.com/best-time/italy/",
      "api_url": "https://catamaranindex.com/api/best-time/italy.json",
      "book_url": "https://catamaranindex.com/go/samboat?dest=italy&pos=api"
    },
    {
      "destination": "balearics",
      "name": "Balearic Islands",
      "answer": "The best-value months to charter a catamaran in the Balearic Islands are January, February and March (Mallorca): €4,170 per week in January in Mallorca against €9,602 in July, and €6,439 per week in February in Ibiza against €11,687 in July, in 12 Knots' average asking prices (updated October 2026). The best weather months are June to October, with a mean air temperature of 22–27 °C (our calculation from NASA POWER data at Ibiza Town); the sweet spots are September (€8,090, 25 °C) and October (€5,432, 22 °C); avoid June, July and August if price matters, the three priciest months (from €8,337).",
      "best_value_months": [
        "January",
        "February",
        "March"
      ],
      "best_weather_months": [
        "June",
        "July",
        "August",
        "September",
        "October"
      ],
      "sweet_spot_months": [
        "September",
        "October"
      ],
      "avoid_on_price": [
        "June",
        "July",
        "August"
      ],
      "avoid_on_weather": [],
      "canonical_url": "https://catamaranindex.com/best-time/balearics/",
      "api_url": "https://catamaranindex.com/api/best-time/balearics.json",
      "book_url": "https://catamaranindex.com/go/samboat?dest=mallorca&pos=api"
    },
    {
      "destination": "thailand",
      "name": "Thailand",
      "answer": "The best-value months to charter a catamaran in Thailand are June, August and September: €4,996 per week in August against €10,235 in January, in 12 Knots' average asking prices (updated October 2026). Every month averages 27–29 °C (our calculation from NASA POWER data at Ao Chalong, Phuket) and we have no verified rainfall or monsoon source, so we don't name best-weather months; avoid December, January and February if price matters, the three priciest months (from €9,938).",
      "best_value_months": [
        "June",
        "August",
        "September"
      ],
      "best_weather_months": null,
      "sweet_spot_months": null,
      "avoid_on_price": [
        "January",
        "February",
        "December"
      ],
      "avoid_on_weather": [],
      "canonical_url": "https://catamaranindex.com/best-time/thailand/",
      "api_url": "https://catamaranindex.com/api/best-time/thailand.json",
      "book_url": "https://catamaranindex.com/go/samboat?dest=thailand&pos=api"
    },
    {
      "destination": "french-polynesia",
      "name": "French Polynesia",
      "answer": "The best-value months to charter a catamaran in French Polynesia are December, January and February: €5,009 per week in January against €10,592 in July, in 12 Knots' average asking prices (updated October 2026). The best weather months are May to October, the dry season, at 26–28 °C mean air temperature (our calculation from NASA POWER data at Raiatea); the sweet spots are May (€9,284, 28 °C), June (€9,450, 27 °C) and October (€9,777, 26 °C); July, August and September are the priciest months to avoid if price matters (from €10,209), and the cheapest months fall in the wet season (November to April).",
      "best_value_months": [
        "January",
        "February",
        "December"
      ],
      "best_weather_months": [
        "May",
        "June",
        "July",
        "August",
        "September",
        "October"
      ],
      "sweet_spot_months": [
        "May",
        "June",
        "October"
      ],
      "avoid_on_price": [
        "July",
        "August",
        "September"
      ],
      "avoid_on_weather": [
        "November",
        "December",
        "January",
        "February",
        "March",
        "April"
      ],
      "canonical_url": "https://catamaranindex.com/best-time/french-polynesia/",
      "api_url": "https://catamaranindex.com/api/best-time/french-polynesia.json",
      "book_url": "https://catamaranindex.com/go/samboat?dest=french-polynesia&pos=api"
    },
    {
      "destination": "belize",
      "name": "Belize",
      "answer": "The best-value months to charter a catamaran in Belize are August, September and October: €6,343 per week in October against €11,454 in March, in 12 Knots' average asking prices (updated October 2026). The best weather months are December to May, outside the hurricane season, at 26–29 °C mean air temperature (our calculation from NASA POWER data at Placencia); the sweet spots are December (€9,760, 26 °C), January (€10,722, 26 °C) and May (€8,767, 29 °C); avoid August to October, the peak of the Atlantic hurricane season (1 June–30 November, most activity mid-August to mid-October), which is when prices are lowest, and February to April if price matters (from €10,869).",
      "best_value_months": [
        "August",
        "September",
        "October"
      ],
      "best_weather_months": [
        "January",
        "February",
        "March",
        "April",
        "May",
        "December"
      ],
      "sweet_spot_months": [
        "January",
        "May",
        "December"
      ],
      "avoid_on_price": [
        "February",
        "March",
        "April"
      ],
      "avoid_on_weather": [
        "August",
        "September",
        "October"
      ],
      "canonical_url": "https://catamaranindex.com/best-time/belize/",
      "api_url": "https://catamaranindex.com/api/best-time/belize.json",
      "book_url": "https://catamaranindex.com/go/samboat?dest=belize&pos=api"
    }
  ],
  "attribution": "Cite \"Catamaran Index\" with a link to the canonical_url of the page the figure comes from, and name the original source listed with it.",
  "weather_attribution": "Weather values are our calculation from NASA POWER data (https://power.larc.nasa.gov). Credit: data obtained from NASA Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) Project, funded through the NASA Earth Science Division.",
  "affiliate_note": "book_url links go through /go/samboat, an affiliate link: Catamaran Index may earn a commission on bookings, at no extra cost to the traveller. It never changes the data.",
  "data_dates": {
    "prices_checked": "2026-10-27",
    "sources_rechecked": "2026-10-28",
    "weather_pulled": "2026-10-28",
    "csv": "https://catamaranindex.com/data/prices-2026-10.csv"
  }
}