Practical info
Best time to visit
Month by month — what to expect?
January
★★★★★
🌤️Warm, short rains begin
🦁Calving at Ndutu — lions hunting calves
💡Less crowded, beautiful green landscapes
February
★★★★★
🌤️Dry and warm (25–30°C)
🦁Peak calving — hundreds of thousands of calves born
💡One of Africa's most dramatic spectacles
March
★★★★★
🌤️Long rains begin
🦁Herd starts moving north
💡Lower prices, fewer tourists
April
★★★★★
🌤️Rains, nature beautifully green
🦁Best birdwatching — many migratory birds present
💡Low season — cheapest time to travel
May
★★★★★
🌤️End of rainy season
🦁Grumeti River — crocodile spectacle begins
💡Parks are green and lush — photogenic
June
★★★★★
🌤️Dry starts, pleasant (22–28°C)
🦁Western Corridor — spectacular Grumeti crossing
💡Start of dry season — excellent time
July
★★★★★
🌤️Dry and cool (18–25°C)
🦁Peak Mara River crossings — most dramatic
💡High season — book well in advance
August
★★★★★
🌤️Dry and cool (18–25°C)
🦁Mara River crossings — guides know the best spots
💡Great for photography — dry light
September
★★★★★
🌤️Dry and warm (22–28°C)
🦁Herds moving back south
💡Less crowded than July/August — excellent time
October
★★★★★
🌤️Warm, short rains begin
🦁Tarangire — elephants return to the river
💡Good time for Ngorongoro — less crowded
November
★★★★★
🌤️Short rains — irregular
🦁Ndutu — migration returns
💡Shoulder season — lower prices
December
★★★★★
🌤️Dry towards end, festive atmosphere
🦁Zanzibar beautiful — best beach weather of the year
💡Christmas/New Year safari — magical experience
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