Best time to visit Namibia & Botswana

The best time to visit Namibia & Botswana is May to July, judged across 9 places; January is its weakest month.

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Updated September 2026 · Africa · 9 places, each judged for what it is · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

Namibia & Botswana month by month

MonthSeasonWhyBest places
Januarygood32°C highs · 12 h sunJamestown, Swakopmund, Lüderitz
Februarygood31°C highs · 11 h sunJamestown, Swakopmund, Lüderitz
Marchgood30°C highs · 11 h sunJamestown, Swakopmund, Lüderitz
Aprilgood3 wet days · 29°C highs · 11 h sunJamestown, Gaborone, Windhoek
Mayin seasondry season · before the heat · 28°C highsGaborone, Windhoek, Jamestown
Junein seasondry season · before the heat · 25°C highsWindhoek, Maun, Kasane
Julyin seasondry season · before the heat · 25°C highsWindhoek, Gaborone, Sossusvlei
Augustgooddry season · before the heat · 27°C highsGaborone, Windhoek, Sossusvlei
Septembergooddry season · 31°C highs · 11 h sunGaborone, Windhoek, Jamestown
Octobergoodbarely a wet day · 33°C highs · 12 h sunJamestown, Swakopmund, Lüderitz
Novembergood33°C highs · 12 h sunJamestown, Swakopmund, Lüderitz
Decembergood33°C highs · 12 h sunJamestown, Swakopmund, Lüderitz

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.

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Namibia & Botswana — FAQ

When is the best time to visit Namibia & Botswana?
May to July. In June: dry season · before the heat · 25°C highs.
When is the low season in Namibia & Botswana?
Namibia & Botswana has no month that falls far below the rest of its year; January is the weakest (32°C highs · 12 h sun).
Which months are in season in Namibia & Botswana?
May to July — the months among its best that are also good in their own right.