First half-month of Jan we had 2 rated (Div2+) contests.
2023, by the first half-month we had 5, and closed the month on 9 (Div2+) contests.
2022, by the first 2 half-month we had 4, and closed the month on 9 (Div2+) contests.
There is also a very non-Uniform Distribution within the month, (which wasnt there last year, but is there in the past few months)
December 2023 — Closed month on 7 (Div2+) contests, but in first half-month had 2.
November 2023 — Closed month on 7 (Div2+) contests, but in first half-month had 2. (3 contests in three days towards end)
October 2023 — Closed month on 6 (Div2+) contests, but in first half-month had 2.
September 2023 — Closed month on 6 (Div2+) contests, but in first half-month had 2.
Although this is not too bad, most schools and colleges have exams towards end of the month, which also clash with most CF contests. I understand and appreciate the amount of work done to schedule contests, and am not complaining. This is more than what I can ask for. Still just bringing these observations into notice of coordinators. Is there any reason for this?
I assume most students would prefer more contests in the start of the month, rather than the end.
At the moment, as explained here, there are just too few coordinators to organize contests regularly.
About the contests at the end of the month, my claim is that Codeforces headquarters want to organize at least $$$7$$$ contests every month, so the contests tend to be held just before the "deadline". For example, I was asked to coordinate a Div. 2 before the end of December, and since my round was scheduled on December 23rd, we were more or less forced to hold the Div. 2 on December 24th.