Africa · Nature travel

Best time to visit Okavango Delta

Early May–Mid Aug is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 28.2°C, with 0.1 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Okavango Delta
Photo: Joachim Huber (CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons)

Season calendar

Okavango Delta season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Avoid (season score 10.9)Mid Jan: Avoid (season score 11.1)Late Jan: Off-season (season score 18.6)Early Feb: Off-season (season score 20.7)Mid Feb: Off-season (season score 22.5)Late Feb: Off-season (season score 19.8)Early Mar: Fair (season score 30.0)Mid Mar: Fair (season score 36.9)Late Mar: Okay (season score 43.3)Early Apr: Okay (season score 55.7)Mid Apr: Good (season score 71.3)Late Apr: Great (season score 73.8)Early May: Best (season score 87.5)Mid May: Best (season score 94.9)Late May: Best (season score 97.5)Early Jun: Best (season score 96.8)Mid Jun: Best (season score 100.0)Late Jun: Best (season score 98.1)Early Jul: Best (season score 97.4)Mid Jul: Best (season score 99.2)Late Jul: Best (season score 99.0)Early Aug: Best (season score 97.6)Mid Aug: Best (season score 93.2)Late Aug: Great (season score 83.0)Early Sep: Good (season score 69.3)Mid Sep: Okay (season score 53.7)Late Sep: Fair (season score 35.0)Early Oct: Off-season (season score 26.0)Mid Oct: Avoid (season score 12.7)Late Oct: Avoid (season score 0.5)Early Nov: Avoid (season score 0.0)Mid Nov: Avoid (season score 2.4)Late Nov: Avoid (season score 7.2)Early Dec: Avoid (season score 0.1)Mid Dec: Avoid (season score 6.3)Late Dec: Avoid (season score 3.7)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

No Japan MOFA travel advisory is in effect for this destination.

Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryAvoid32.5°C6.368.5%
FebruaryOff-season32.4°C5.661.5%
MarchFair32.1°C4.252.9%
AprilGood31.8°C1.634.2%
MayBest29.8°C0.119.1%
JuneBest27.1°C0.117.3%
JulyBest26.7°C0.016.9%
AugustBest30.6°C0.013.5%
SeptemberOkay34.9°C0.118.9%
OctoberAvoid37.4°C1.035.3%
NovemberAvoid36.1°C3.259.9%
DecemberAvoid34.2°C5.668.1%

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.