When to go · Gweta
Gweta in May
Good month. Outside the best window (Jun–Oct). Across Botswana: Floodwaters reach the Delta; cool mornings.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Good
- Temperature
- 24°C (75°F)75°F (24°C) / 10°C (50°F)50°F (10°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 2
- Crowds
- Medium
- Botswana overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Botswana overall
Verdict
Outside the best window (Jun–Oct). Across Botswana: Floodwaters reach the Delta; cool mornings.
Is another month better than May?
May is rated good. These months rate higher:
Weather in May
- GwetaHighs around 24 °C (75 °F), lows around 10 °C (50 °F), rain on about 2 daysHighs around 75 °F (24 °C), lows around 50 °F (10 °C), rain on about 2 days
- Makgadikgadi and Nxai Pan, Botswana · Gweta, Nata, Nxai Panfine
Zebra and wildebeest migration on the pans in the rains (Dec–Mar); quad-bike and meerkat trips in the dry season.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Botswana overall
- Medium
- Prices · Botswana overall
- Medium
Botswana overall: Floodwaters reach the Delta; cool mornings.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Gweta, side by side.
Verdict
May: Good
Jun: Great (better)
Daytime high
May: 24 °C (75 °F)75 °F (24 °C)
Jun: 22 °C (72 °F)72 °F (22 °C)
Night low
May: 10 °C (50 °F)50 °F (10 °C)
Jun: 8 °C (46 °F)46 °F (8 °C)
Rain days
May: 2
Jun: 1 (better)
Crowds
May: Medium
Jun: High
Prices
May: Medium
Jun: High
Festivals listed
May: 0
Jun: 0
May: Outside the best window (Jun–Oct). Across Botswana: Floodwaters reach the Delta; cool mornings.
June: Inside Gweta's best window: Jun–Oct.
Gweta: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings