The peak tourist seasons are during the French school holidays, from late June to early September. The period from October through to the New Year holidays is also reasonably busy, but afterwards everything eases down for cyclone-prone February and March. The weather normally changes for the better in April, which isn’t a bad time to a visit. The drier winter months are the most favourable for hiking. Festivals happen year-round on Réunion, but January, August and October have lots on.
