Africa · Nature travel

Best time to visit Chobe National Park

Early May–Late Aug is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 27.9°C, with 0.1 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Chobe National Park
Photo: Diego Delso (CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons)

Season calendar

Chobe National Park season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Avoid (season score 7.8)Mid Jan: Avoid (season score 4.3)Late Jan: Avoid (season score 10.9)Early Feb: Off-season (season score 16.6)Mid Feb: Avoid (season score 13.5)Late Feb: Off-season (season score 17.8)Early Mar: Off-season (season score 24.3)Mid Mar: Fair (season score 34.4)Late Mar: Okay (season score 44.4)Early Apr: Okay (season score 55.5)Mid Apr: Great (season score 74.7)Late Apr: Great (season score 80.3)Early May: Best (season score 93.5)Mid May: Best (season score 96.4)Late May: Best (season score 98.0)Early Jun: Best (season score 96.9)Mid Jun: Best (season score 99.0)Late Jun: Best (season score 96.8)Early Jul: Best (season score 97.0)Mid Jul: Best (season score 97.8)Late Jul: Best (season score 100.0)Early Aug: Best (season score 98.3)Mid Aug: Best (season score 95.2)Late Aug: Best (season score 85.8)Early Sep: Great (season score 76.5)Mid Sep: Good (season score 57.3)Late Sep: Fair (season score 33.7)Early Oct: Fair (season score 31.0)Mid Oct: Off-season (season score 18.6)Late Oct: Avoid (season score 2.7)Early Nov: Avoid (season score 2.3)Mid Nov: Avoid (season score 2.8)Late Nov: Avoid (season score 3.7)Early Dec: Avoid (season score 0.0)Mid Dec: Avoid (season score 3.3)Late Dec: Avoid (season score 2.5)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

No Japan MOFA travel advisory is in effect for this destination.

Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryAvoid30.7°C7.477.2%
FebruaryOff-season31.1°C6.567.5%
MarchFair31.0°C5.257.9%
AprilGood30.5°C2.137.4%
MayBest28.7°C0.222.2%
JuneBest26.6°C0.120.8%
JulyBest26.3°C0.019.8%
AugustBest30.1°C0.013.9%
SeptemberOkay34.1°C0.218.9%
OctoberOff-season35.9°C0.938.0%
NovemberAvoid33.9°C4.467.2%
DecemberAvoid31.8°C6.876.6%

Questions and answers

When is the best time to visit Chobe National Park?
Early May–Late Aug. During this period, the average daytime high is 27.9°C, with 0.1 rainy days per 10 days.
When should I avoid visiting Chobe National Park?
Mid Feb, Late Oct–Late Jan is the least favorable time of year. Then, the average daytime high is 32.4°C, with 5.9 rainy days per 10 days.
What is the rainiest time of year in Chobe National Park?
January, February, December, with about 7.4 rainy days per 10 days at the peak.

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Weather station: KASANE(2 km). Data: Copernicus ERA5, NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.