Best Time To Visit Lengwe National Park (Month by Month)

1. January: Poor
2. February: Poor
3. March: Poor
4. April: Poor
5. May: Fair
6. June: Good
7. July: Excellent
8. August: Excellent
9. September: Excellent
10. October: Good
11. November: Good
12. December: Poor

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2. Good
3. Fair
4. Poor

Wildlife viewing in Lengwe National Park is best from July to September, during the middle and end of the Dry season (May to October). All water in the bush has dried out then and animals gather at the waterholes. October is extremely hot, which may not suit everyone.

Best Time

July to September (Dry bush; animals are easy to find)

High Season

June to October (Though the park never gets very busy)

Low Season

Mid-November to May (The lodge is usually closed)

Best Weather

May to August (It is cooler and hardly ever rains)

Worst Weather

November to March (Hot and wet)

May to October Dry Season – Winter

• Best wildlife viewing, with animals found around waterholes
• It is sunny and rarely rains
• Malaria risk is present but reduced
• Sky is very hazy and the bush looks parched
• October is unbearably hot
• Mornings are cold from May to August

November to April Wet Season – Summer

• The scenery is green and fresh
• Fewer tourists, and rates might be lower
• Best birding time as migrant species are present
• There are many newborn animals
• Wildlife viewing is better in the Dry season
• It is very hot and humid
• Malaria is a bigger concern than in the Dry season
• Road conditions become bad, and they are sometimes impassable
• The park and only lodge might close after the first heavy rains, to reopen only in May

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Best Time To Go by Major Park

1. Excellent
2. Good
3. Fair
4. Poor

1. Liwonde National Park
   1. January: Fair
   2. February: Fair
   3. March: Fair
   4. April: Good
   5. May: Good
   6. June: Good
   7. July: Excellent
   8. August: Excellent
   9. September: Excellent
   10. October: Excellent
   11. November: Good
   12. December: Fair
2. Majete Wildlife Reserve
   1. January: Fair
   2. February: Fair
   3. March: Fair
   4. April: Good
   5. May: Good
   6. June: Good
   7. July: Excellent
   8. August: Excellent
   9. September: Excellent
   10. October: Excellent
   11. November: Good
   12. December: Fair
3. Nyika National Park
   1. January: Excellent
   2. February: Excellent
   3. March: Excellent
   4. April: Excellent
   5. May: Excellent
   6. June: Good
   7. July: Good
   8. August: Good
   9. September: Good
   10. October: Good
   11. November: Excellent
   12. December: Excellent

Want To Visit Lengwe NP?

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