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

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  1. January: Poor
  2. February: Poor
  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: Poor
  1. Excellent
  2. Good
  3. Fair
  4. Poor

Nsumbu National Park can be visited throughout the year. Wildlife tends to gather around the lake and rivers (the last remaining sources of water) from July to October – the middle and end of the Dry season. These are the best wildlife-viewing months, as vegetation also thins out giving clearer sightings. The best time for perch fishing is March and April.

calendar Best Time
July to October (The bush is dry and animals are easier to find)
clock High Season
Never (The park never gets busy)
percentage Low Season
Never (The park never gets busy)
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

  • The ideal time for wildlife viewing
  • Sunny and dry
  • Malaria risk is less of a concern with fewer mosquitoes around
  • Hazy skies and parched-looking bush
  • October is very hot

November to April Wet Season

  • The scenery is green and lush
  • The best birding months – migrants are in the park
  • March and April are ideal fishing months
  • The Dry season has the best wildlife viewing
  • Rain can interfere with lake activities
  • Roads can become difficult to navigate after heavy rain
  • The heat and humidity are uncomfortable
  • Malaria is more of a worry in the Wet season

Best Time To Go by Major Park

  1. Excellent
  2. Good
  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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