Africa · Nature travel

Best time to visit Sossusvlei

Mid May–Early Sep is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 25.7°C, with 0.1 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Sossusvlei
Photo: Desertman (CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons)

Season calendar

Conditions vary little through the year (a 11-point range). Choose dates that suit your plans rather than relying on the color band.

Sossusvlei season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Okay (season score 48.9)Mid Jan: Okay (season score 50.1)Late Jan: Okay (season score 48.2)Early Feb: Fair (season score 39.4)Mid Feb: Fair (season score 38.5)Late Feb: Fair (season score 32.3)Early Mar: Fair (season score 31.6)Mid Mar: Fair (season score 35.2)Late Mar: Fair (season score 33.2)Early Apr: Fair (season score 38.7)Mid Apr: Fair (season score 36.5)Late Apr: Okay (season score 49.8)Early May: Okay (season score 55.0)Mid May: Good (season score 60.4)Late May: Good (season score 64.4)Early Jun: Good (season score 66.2)Mid Jun: Good (season score 68.4)Late Jun: Good (season score 67.1)Early Jul: Good (season score 65.6)Mid Jul: Good (season score 68.0)Late Jul: Good (season score 67.7)Early Aug: Good (season score 67.0)Mid Aug: Good (season score 64.7)Late Aug: Good (season score 61.6)Early Sep: Good (season score 58.2)Mid Sep: Okay (season score 50.2)Late Sep: Okay (season score 52.8)Early Oct: Okay (season score 46.8)Mid Oct: Okay (season score 43.0)Late Oct: Okay (season score 50.7)Early Nov: Okay (season score 52.8)Mid Nov: Okay (season score 43.2)Late Nov: Okay (season score 53.3)Early Dec: Okay (season score 46.9)Mid Dec: Okay (season score 56.9)Late Dec: Okay (season score 54.0)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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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
JanuaryOkay28.8°C0.729.4%
FebruaryFair29.9°C0.832.0%
MarchFair30.5°C0.824.3%
AprilFair30.1°C0.616.8%
MayGood28.2°C0.115.0%
JuneGood25.4°C0.114.6%
JulyGood25.1°C0.010.5%
AugustGood24.8°C0.111.9%
SeptemberOkay27.2°C0.117.7%
OctoberOkay28.6°C0.120.1%
NovemberOkay28.7°C0.219.6%
DecemberOkay28.5°C0.422.7%

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.