Best Time to Visit Etosha National Park

    Month-by-month guide to visiting Etosha National Park. Compare temperatures, rainfall, and safari conditions across all 12 months. View the full Etosha National Park page for wildlife, lodges, and more.

    Best months:
    January
    February
    March
    April
    May
    June
    July
    August
    September
    October
    November
    December
    Jan
    Great25.03°C107.4mm
    Feb
    Excellent25.58°C74mm
    Mar
    Excellent25.49°C62.9mm
    Apr
    Excellent24.31°C13.5mm
    May
    Excellent21.49°C1.5mm
    Jun
    Excellent17.74°C0mm
    Jul
    Excellent17.97°C0mm
    Aug
    Excellent21.41°C0.1mm
    Sep
    Excellent25.51°C0.3mm
    Oct
    Excellent27.71°C0.5mm
    Nov
    Excellent27.89°C14.5mm
    Dec
    Excellent27.55°C38.2mm
    Great (4-5)
    Good (3)
    Poor (1-2)
    Best month

    Conditions are based on historical weather data from Open-Meteo and wildlife sighting records from GBIF and iNaturalist. Actual conditions may vary by year.