Best Time To Visit South Luangwa National Park (Month by Month)

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

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

July to October are the best wildlife-viewing months. This is the middle and end of the Dry season and water in the bush has dried up, so animals gather around the rivers and watercourses. However, October is extremely hot, and some people may find conditions difficult to cope with in this month.

Best Time

July to October (The bush is dry and animals are easy to find)

High Season

July to October (Mfuwe, South Luangwa’s main area, gets busy and high-season rates apply)

Low Season

Mid-November to May (Many lodges close during part of the Wet season; low-season rates apply)

Best Weather

April to August (It is cooler and it hardly ever rains)

Worst Weather

October to March (Hot and wet weather)

May to October Dry Season

• Animals gather around the river and vegetation thins – prime wildlife-viewing time
• Lots of sunshine and no rain
• Fewer mosquitoes means less risk of malaria
• The Mfuwe area, where most lodges are situated, becomes busy
• High-season rates apply from July to October
• The sky is very hazy and the bush looks parched
• October is extremely hot

November to April Wet Season

• This is the ‘Emerald season’ – the scenery is green and the sky is free of haze
• There are very few tourists and rates are lower
• Best time for birding with migrants present
• There are many newborn animals
• Wildlife viewing is superior in the Dry season
• It is very hot and humid
• Many lodges close from December to March
• Malaria is a bigger concern than in the Dry season
• Some roads become difficult to drive and even impassable

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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

Want To Visit South Luangwa NP?

• South Luangwa Safaris & Tours
• Tour Operators for South Luangwa