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Botswana, month by month

The best months for Botswana: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep.

Month by month

  1. JanuaryMixedGreen season: storms, babies, migratory birds; Kalahari and pans at their best.Okavango Delta and Moremi: rainy · Chobe and Linyanti: rainy · Makgadikgadi and Nxai Pan: best weatherCrowds: Low · 2 festivals or holidays
  2. FebruaryMixedHot and wet; Makgadikgadi zebra migration. Some Delta camps close.Okavango Delta and Moremi: rainy · Chobe and Linyanti: rainy · Makgadikgadi and Nxai Pan: best weatherCrowds: Low
  3. MarchMixedRains ease late; last month of green-season rates.Okavango Delta and Moremi: rainy · Chobe and Linyanti: rainy · Makgadikgadi and Nxai Pan: best weatherCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
  4. AprilGoodShoulder season: green, cooler, lower rates.Okavango Delta and Moremi: fine · Chobe and Linyanti: fine · Makgadikgadi and Nxai Pan: fineCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
  5. MayGoodFloodwaters reach the Delta; cool mornings.Okavango Delta and Moremi: best weather · Chobe and Linyanti: fine · Makgadikgadi and Nxai Pan: fineCrowds: Medium · 2 festivals or holidays
  6. JuneGreatPeak flood and mokoro season; cold nights (pack warm layers).Okavango Delta and Moremi: best weather · Chobe and Linyanti: best weather · Makgadikgadi and Nxai Pan: coolCrowds: High · 2 festivals or holidays
  7. JulyGreatHigh season; camps booked a year ahead.Okavango Delta and Moremi: best weather · Chobe and Linyanti: best weather · Makgadikgadi and Nxai Pan: coolCrowds: High · 5 festivals or holidays
  8. AugustGreatExcellent game; Chobe elephant herds build.Okavango Delta and Moremi: best weather · Chobe and Linyanti: best weather · Makgadikgadi and Nxai Pan: fineCrowds: High · 3 festivals or holidays
  9. SeptemberGreatHot days, top game viewing; flood recedes.Okavango Delta and Moremi: best weather · Chobe and Linyanti: best weather · Makgadikgadi and Nxai Pan: fineCrowds: High · 4 festivals or holidays
  10. OctoberGoodHottest month (up to 40 °C (104 °F)); animals at the last water.Okavango Delta and Moremi: hot · Chobe and Linyanti: hot · Makgadikgadi and Nxai Pan: hotCrowds: Medium · 5 festivals or holidays
  11. NovemberMixedFirst rains, impala births; some camps drop rates.Okavango Delta and Moremi: hot · Chobe and Linyanti: hot · Makgadikgadi and Nxai Pan: hotCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
  12. DecemberMixedGreen season begins; Savuti zebra migration.Okavango Delta and Moremi: rainy · Chobe and Linyanti: rainy · Makgadikgadi and Nxai Pan: best weatherCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday

Compare two months

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Botswana, side by side.

  • Verdict

    Jun: Great

    Jul: Great

  • Crowds

    Jun: High

    Jul: High

  • Prices

    Jun: High

    Jul: High

  • Festivals listed

    Jun: 2

    Jul: 5

June: Peak flood and mokoro season; cold nights (pack warm layers).

July: High season; camps booked a year ahead.

Botswana: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.

Weather by region

How each climate zone rates each month.

Weather rating by region and month
RegionJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Okavango Delta and MoremiMaun, Delta camps, KhwaiWetWetWetOKBestBestBestBestBestHotHotWet
Chobe and LinyantiKasane, Savuti, LinyantiWetWetWetOKOKBestBestBestBestHotHotWet
Makgadikgadi and Nxai PanGweta, Nata, Nxai PanBestBestBestOKOKCoolCoolOKOKHotHotBest
Central KalahariCKGR, Deception ValleyBestBestBestOKOKCoolCoolOKHotHotHotBest
South-eastGaborone, Tuli BlockHotHotOKOKBestBestBestBestBestOKHotHot