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Best Time To Visit Lower Zambezi National Park (Month by Month)

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

July to October is the ideal time to visit Lower Zambezi National Park, although October can be extremely hot. These months represent the middle and end of the Dry season, and they are the best time for wildlife viewing. This is due to water sources in the bush drying out, leaving animals with no choice but to gather around the river, making them relatively easy to spot.


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calendar Best Time
July to October (The bush is dry and animals are easy to find)
clock High Season
July to September (The park is busier and high-season rates apply)
percentage Low Season
Mid-November to June (Many lodges close during part of the Wet season; low-season rates apply)
sun Best Weather
April to August (It is cooler and it hardly ever rains)
raincloud Worst Weather
October to March (Hot and wet weather)

May to October Dry Season

  • Best time for wildlife viewing
  • It rarely rains and it is usually sunny
  • Fewer mosquitoes buzzing around makes malaria less of a risk
  • The entrance area of the park gets quite busy
  • High-season rates apply from July to September
  • Haze in the sky interrupts views and the bush looks parched
  • October is very hot

November to April Wet Season

  • The scenery is green and fresh – this is called the ‘Emerald season’
  • There are very few tourists and rates are lower
  • The presence of migrants makes it the best time for birding
  • There are many newborn animals
  • Wildlife viewing is superior in the Dry season
  • It is very hot and humid
  • Many lodges are closed
  • Malaria is more of a concern than in the Dry season
  • The roads become bad and sometimes impassable

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Best Time To Go by Major Park

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  3. Fair
  4. Poor
  1. Kafue National Park
    1. January: Poor
    2. February: Poor
    3. March: Poor
    4. April: Fair
    5. May: Good
    6. June: Good
    7. July: Excellent
    8. August: Excellent
    9. September: Excellent
    10. October: Excellent
    11. November: Good
    12. December: Poor
  2. Lower Zambezi NP
    1. January: Poor
    2. February: Poor
    3. March: Poor
    4. April: Fair
    5. May: Good
    6. June: Good
    7. July: Excellent
    8. August: Excellent
    9. September: Excellent
    10. October: Excellent
    11. November: Good
    12. December: Poor
  3. South Luangwa NP
    1. January: Poor
    2. February: Poor
    3. March: Poor
    4. April: Fair
    5. May: Good
    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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