SeasonMapBest time to visit East Africa
The best time to visit East Africa is June to August, judged across 30 places; April is its weakest month.
Updated September 2026 · Africa · 30 places, each judged for what it is · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
East Africa month by month
| Month | Season | Why | Best places |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | good | 27°C highs · 11 h sun | Addis Ababa, Bahir Dar, Lalibela |
| February | good | dry season · 28°C highs · 11 h sun | Addis Ababa, Lamu, Malindi |
| March | good | 28°C highs · 11 h sun | Asmara, Lamu, Gondar |
| April | good | 26°C highs · 10 h sun | Asmara, Lilongwe, Blantyre |
| May | good | 26°C highs · 10 h sun | Lilongwe, Blantyre, Asmara |
| June | in season | dry season · 25°C highs · 10 h sun | Ngorongoro, Lilongwe, Asmara |
| July | in season | dry season · 24°C highs · 10 h sun | Ngorongoro, Arusha, Kigali |
| August | in season | dry season · 25°C highs · 10 h sun | Ngorongoro, Blantyre, Lilongwe |
| September | good | dry season · 27°C highs · 11 h sun | Nkhata Bay, Asmara, Nairobi |
| October | good | dry season · 28°C highs · 11 h sun | Lalibela, Asmara, Nkhata Bay |
| November | good | 27°C highs · 11 h sun | Bahir Dar, Gondar, Lalibela |
| December | good | 27°C highs · 11 h sun | Bahir Dar, Gondar, Lalibela |
In season: one of the region's three best months, and good in its own right. Low season: one of its three worst, and well below its best. The reasons compare each month with the region's own year and name the seasons on the ground — monsoon, autumn colour, hurricanes — where most of its places share them.
All 30 places in East Africa
- Addis AbabaEthiopiaweather by month →
- AmboseliKenyaweather by month →
- ArushaTanzaniaweather by month →
- AsmaraEritreaweather by month →
- Bahir DarEthiopiaweather by month →
- BlantyreMalawiweather by month →
- BujumburaBurundiweather by month →
- BwindiUgandaweather by month →
- Dar es SalaamTanzaniaweather by month →
- Diani BeachKenyaweather by month →
- DjiboutiDjiboutiweather by month →
- GisenyiRwandaweather by month →
- GondarEthiopiaweather by month →
- KampalaUgandaweather by month →
- KigaliRwandaweather by month →
- LalibelaEthiopiaweather by month →
- LamuKenyaweather by month →
- LilongweMalawiweather by month →
- Maasai MaraKenyaweather by month →
- MalindiKenyaweather by month →
- MombasaKenyaweather by month →
- MoshiTanzaniaweather by month →
- MusanzeRwandaweather by month →
- NairobiKenyaweather by month →
- NgorongoroTanzaniaweather by month →
- Nkhata BayMalawiweather by month →
- NungwiTanzaniaweather by month →
- SerengetiTanzaniaweather by month →
- WatamuKenyaweather by month →
- ZanzibarTanzaniaweather by month →
East Africa — FAQ
- When is the best time to visit East Africa?
- June to August. In July: dry season · 24°C highs · 10 h sun.
- When is the low season in East Africa?
- East Africa has no month that falls far below the rest of its year; April is the weakest (26°C highs · 10 h sun).
- Which months are in season in East Africa?
- June to August — the months among its best that are also good in their own right.