Best time to visit East Africa
The best time to visit East Africa is June to August, judged across 14 places; April is its weakest month.
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Updated September 2026 · Africa · 14 places, each judged for what it is · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
East Africa month by month
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 14 places in East Africa
- Amboseli 🇰🇪 Kenyabest July88
- Arusha 🇹🇿 Tanzaniabest July94
- Bujumbura 🇧🇮 Burundibest July86
- Bwindi 🇺🇬 Ugandabest June85
- Gisenyi 🇷🇼 Rwandabest July90
- Kampala 🇺🇬 Ugandabest July88
- Kigali 🇷🇼 Rwandabest July93
- Maasai Mara 🇰🇪 Kenyabest June89
- Moshi 🇹🇿 Tanzaniabest July90
- Musanze 🇷🇼 Rwandabest June89
- Nairobi 🇰🇪 Kenyabest August93
- Ngorongoro 🇹🇿 Tanzaniabest August95
- Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Ugandabest January84
- Serengeti 🇹🇿 Tanzaniabest June87
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.