When to go · Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe, month by month
The best months for Zimbabwe: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep.
Month by month
- JanuaryMixedWet and hot; the falls are rising; green-season rates.Victoria Falls and Hwange: rainy · Zambezi Valley: rainy · Highveld: rainyCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- FebruaryMixedStorms; some bush camps closed.Victoria Falls and Hwange: rainy · Zambezi Valley: rainy · Highveld: rainyCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- MarchGoodFalls near peak; spray visible from miles away.Victoria Falls and Hwange: rainy · Zambezi Valley: rainy · Highveld: fineCrowds: Medium · 3 festivals or holidays
- AprilGoodPeak flow and heavy spray: bring a rain jacket; lunar rainbows at full moon.Victoria Falls and Hwange: fine · Zambezi Valley: fine · Highveld: best weatherCrowds: Medium · 4 festivals or holidays
- MayGreatFalls still high; dry season starts in the parks.Victoria Falls and Hwange: best weather · Zambezi Valley: best weather · Highveld: best weatherCrowds: Medium · 5 festivals or holidays
- JuneGreatClear falls views and cool days; Hwange game builds.Victoria Falls and Hwange: best weather · Zambezi Valley: best weather · Highveld: coolCrowds: Medium
- JulyGreatPeak season; Mana Pools opens fully.Victoria Falls and Hwange: best weather · Zambezi Valley: best weather · Highveld: coolCrowds: High
- AugustGreatExcellent game in Hwange and Mana Pools.Victoria Falls and Hwange: best weather · Zambezi Valley: best weather · Highveld: best weatherCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- SeptemberGreatHot and dry; game concentrated at water.Victoria Falls and Hwange: best weather · Zambezi Valley: best weather · Highveld: best weatherCrowds: High
- OctoberGoodHottest month; falls lowest (Zambian side may be almost dry), Zimbabwe side still flows.Victoria Falls and Hwange: hot · Zambezi Valley: hot · Highveld: fineCrowds: Medium
- NovemberMixedFirst rains; some camps close from mid-month.Victoria Falls and Hwange: hot · Zambezi Valley: hot · Highveld: fineCrowds: Low
- DecemberMixedWet season; holiday visitors at Victoria Falls.Victoria Falls and Hwange: rainy · Zambezi Valley: rainy · Highveld: rainyCrowds: Low · 3 festivals or holidays
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Zimbabwe, side by side.
Verdict
May: Great
Jun: Great
Crowds
May: Medium
Jun: Medium
Prices
May: Medium
Jun: High
Festivals listed
May: 5
Jun: 0
May: Falls still high; dry season starts in the parks.
June: Clear falls views and cool days; Hwange game builds.
Zimbabwe: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
Weather by region
How each climate zone rates each month.
| Region | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria Falls and HwangeVictoria Falls, Hwange | Wet | Wet | Wet | OK | Best | Best | Best | Best | Best | Hot | Hot | Wet |
| Zambezi ValleyMana Pools, Lower Zambezi side, Kariba | Wet | Wet | Wet | OK | Best | Best | Best | Best | Best | Hot | Hot | Wet |
| HighveldHarare, Bulawayo, Great Zimbabwe, Matobo | Wet | Wet | OK | Best | Best | Cool | Cool | Best | Best | OK | OK | Wet |
| Eastern HighlandsNyanga, Bvumba, Chimanimani | Wet | Wet | Wet | OK | Best | Cool | Cool | Best | Best | Best | OK | Wet |