Africa · Nature travel

Best time to visit Kruger National Park

Mid May–Early Aug is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 27.5°C, with 0.6 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Kruger National Park
Photo: Nithin bolar k (CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons)

Season calendar

Kruger National Park season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Avoid (season score 4.7)Mid Jan: Avoid (season score 9.6)Late Jan: Avoid (season score 13.7)Early Feb: Off-season (season score 14.8)Mid Feb: Off-season (season score 14.6)Late Feb: Off-season (season score 18.9)Early Mar: Off-season (season score 28.2)Mid Mar: Fair (season score 31.7)Late Mar: Fair (season score 37.3)Early Apr: Okay (season score 50.3)Mid Apr: Good (season score 60.3)Late Apr: Good (season score 68.6)Early May: Great (season score 80.5)Mid May: Best (season score 87.7)Late May: Best (season score 96.2)Early Jun: Best (season score 95.1)Mid Jun: Best (season score 100.0)Late Jun: Best (season score 97.6)Early Jul: Best (season score 96.4)Mid Jul: Best (season score 97.6)Late Jul: Best (season score 95.5)Early Aug: Best (season score 92.9)Mid Aug: Great (season score 85.7)Late Aug: Great (season score 79.0)Early Sep: Good (season score 67.2)Mid Sep: Good (season score 57.4)Late Sep: Okay (season score 48.3)Early Oct: Fair (season score 42.7)Mid Oct: Fair (season score 34.6)Late Oct: Off-season (season score 24.9)Early Nov: Avoid (season score 13.8)Mid Nov: Avoid (season score 9.9)Late Nov: Avoid (season score 10.1)Early Dec: Avoid (season score 3.9)Mid Dec: Avoid (season score 2.3)Late Dec: Avoid (season score 0.0)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

Japan MOFA travel advice: Level 1 (Exercise caution)

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Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryAvoid34.0°C5.461.6%
FebruaryOff-season33.6°C4.957.9%
MarchFair32.9°C3.852.1%
AprilGood31.0°C2.645.6%
MayBest29.3°C0.829.5%
JuneBest27.2°C0.526.1%
JulyBest26.7°C0.629.0%
AugustBest29.4°C0.530.5%
SeptemberGood32.2°C1.037.9%
OctoberFair33.5°C2.753.4%
NovemberAvoid34.2°C4.564.4%
DecemberAvoid34.5°C5.566.1%

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.