When is the best time to visit Ngorongoro Conservation Area?

Mid Jun–Late Sep. During this period, the average daytime high is 23.9°C, with 1.0 rainy days per 10 days. Conditions vary little through the year, so any season works well.

When should I avoid visiting Ngorongoro Conservation Area?

Late Mar–Early May is the least favorable time of year. Then, the average daytime high is 23.4°C, with 7.7 rainy days per 10 days.

What is the rainiest time of year in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?

April, December, with about 7.9 rainy days per 10 days at the peak.

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Best time to visit Ngorongoro Conservation Area

Mid Jun–Late Sep is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 23.9°C, with 1.0 rainy days per 10 days.

View on the globe

Scenery of Ngorongoro Conservation Area — Photo: Diego Delso (CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons)

Season calendar

Conditions vary little through the year (a 19.5-point range). Choose dates that suit your plans rather than relying on the color band.

AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

Japan MOFA travel advice: Level 1 (Exercise caution)

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Climate and season score by month

Month	Level	Daytime high	Rainy days (per 10 days)	Cloud cover
January	Fair	24.4°C	5.5	66.9%
February	Okay	25.2°C	4.7	62.7%
March	Fair	24.9°C	5.9	67.4%
April	Off-season	23.4°C	7.9	71.7%
May	Okay	22.4°C	5.6	60.5%
June	Great	22.1°C	1.8	51.9%
July	Great	22.6°C	0.5	47.0%
August	Great	24.1°C	1.0	48.3%
September	Great	26.1°C	1.3	47.1%
October	Good	26.8°C	3.2	55.8%
November	Fair	25.4°C	6.3	67.5%
December	Fair	24.5°C	6.8	67.2%

Questions and answers

When is the best time to visit Ngorongoro Conservation Area?: Mid Jun–Late Sep. During this period, the average daytime high is 23.9°C, with 1.0 rainy days per 10 days. Conditions vary little through the year, so any season works well.
When should I avoid visiting Ngorongoro Conservation Area?: Late Mar–Early May is the least favorable time of year. Then, the average daytime high is 23.4°C, with 7.7 rainy days per 10 days.
What is the rainiest time of year in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?: April, December, with about 7.9 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.

Data: Copernicus ERA5, NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

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