Best Time To Visit Katavi (Month by Month)

January: Fair
February: Fair
March: Poor
April: Poor
May: Poor
June: Good
July: Excellent
August: Excellent
September: Excellent
October: Excellent
November: Fair
December: Fair

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Katavi National Park is a classic Dry season park. During the Wet season, from November to April, the wildlife disperses into the woodland and wildlife viewing becomes a challenge. The heat and humidity is oppressive in the Wet season. The best time to visit is from July to October, the middle and end of the Dry season, when the Katuma River is reduced to a narrow stream and the floodplains become a magnet for wildlife.

Katavi Safaris

Best Time: July to October
High Season: July to October (Katavi is rarely crowded)
Low Season: November to May (Roads are often impassable)
Best Weather: June to October (Little to no rainfall)
Worst Weather: November to April (Wet season)

May to October Dry Season

Vegetation is thin, so animals are easier to spot
It is clear and sunny and rain is very rare
Malaria risk is lower because there are fewer mosquitoes
Humidity and heat are less oppressive
It is very dry and dusty
Most camps will still be closed in May

November to April Wet Season

The scenery is lush
November to May is low season with better rates
Migratory birds are present and bird watching is at its prime
Roads often become impassable
Most wildlife disperses into the woodland and wildlife viewing becomes very hard
Most camps close for part or all of the period from November to May
It gets very hot and humid, and there are many mosquitoes and other insects

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Best Time To Go by Major Park

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Gombe National Park
1. January: Fair
2. February: Fair
3. March: Fair
4. April: Poor
5. May: Fair
6. June: Good
7. July: Excellent
8. August: Excellent
9. September: Excellent
10. October: Excellent
11. November: Good
12. December: Fair
Katavi National Park
1. January: Fair
2. February: Fair
3. March: Poor
4. April: Poor
5. May: Poor
6. June: Good
7. July: Excellent
8. August: Excellent
9. September: Excellent
10. October: Excellent
11. November: Fair
12. December: Fair
Lake Manyara National Park
1. January: Good
2. February: Good
3. March: Fair
4. April: Fair
5. May: Good
6. June: Excellent
7. July: Excellent
8. August: Excellent
9. September: Excellent
10. October: Excellent
11. November: Good
12. December: Good
Ngorongoro Crater
1. January: Excellent
2. February: Excellent
3. March: Good
4. April: Good
5. May: Excellent
6. June: Excellent
7. July: Excellent
8. August: Excellent
9. September: Excellent
10. October: Excellent
11. November: Excellent
12. December: Excellent
Nyerere National Park
1. January: Fair
2. February: Fair
3. March: Poor
4. April: Poor
5. May: Fair
6. June: Excellent
7. July: Excellent
8. August: Excellent
9. September: Excellent
10. October: Excellent
11. November: Good
12. December: Good
Ruaha National Park
1. January: Fair
2. February: Fair
3. March: Poor
4. April: Poor
5. May: Fair
6. June: Excellent
7. July: Excellent
8. August: Excellent
9. September: Excellent
10. October: Excellent
11. November: Good
12. December: Good
Serengeti National Park
1. January: Excellent
2. February: Excellent
3. March: Fair
4. April: Fair
5. May: Fair
6. June: Excellent
7. July: Excellent
8. August: Excellent
9. September: Excellent
10. October: Excellent
11. November: Good
12. December: Good
Tarangire National Park
1. January: Fair
2. February: Fair
3. March: Fair
4. April: Fair
5. May: Fair
6. June: Good
7. July: Excellent
8. August: Excellent
9. September: Excellent
10. October: Excellent
11. November: Excellent
12. December: Good

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