When to go · Botswana
Botswana, month by month
The best months for Botswana: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep.
Month by month
- 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 · 1 festival or holiday
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- JulyGreatHigh season; camps booked a year ahead.Okavango Delta and Moremi: best weather · Chobe and Linyanti: best weather · Makgadikgadi and Nxai Pan: coolCrowds: High · 2 festivals or holidays
- AugustGreatExcellent game; Chobe elephant herds build.Okavango Delta and Moremi: best weather · Chobe and Linyanti: best weather · Makgadikgadi and Nxai Pan: fineCrowds: High
- SeptemberGreatHot days, top game viewing; flood recedes.Okavango Delta and Moremi: best weather · Chobe and Linyanti: best weather · Makgadikgadi and Nxai Pan: fineCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- OctoberGoodHottest month (up to 40 °C); animals at the last water.Okavango Delta and Moremi: hot · Chobe and Linyanti: hot · Makgadikgadi and Nxai Pan: hotCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- NovemberMixedFirst rains, impala births; some camps drop rates.Okavango Delta and Moremi: hot · Chobe and Linyanti: hot · Makgadikgadi and Nxai Pan: hotCrowds: Low
- 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
Weather by region
How each climate zone rates each month.
| Region | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Okavango Delta and MoremiMaun, Delta camps, Khwai | Wet | Wet | Wet | OK | Best | Best | Best | Best | Best | Hot | Hot | Wet |
| Chobe and LinyantiKasane, Savuti, Linyanti | Wet | Wet | Wet | OK | OK | Best | Best | Best | Best | Hot | Hot | Wet |
| Makgadikgadi and Nxai PanGweta, Nata, Nxai Pan | Best | Best | Best | OK | OK | Cool | Cool | OK | OK | Hot | Hot | Best |
| Central KalahariCKGR, Deception Valley | Best | Best | Best | OK | OK | Cool | Cool | OK | Hot | Hot | Hot | Best |
| South-eastGaborone, Tuli Block | Hot | Hot | OK | OK | Best | Best | Best | Best | Best | OK | Hot | Hot |