Okavango Delta

Botswana

An inland water wonderland where land and winding channels host immense concentrations of wildlife.

Warmest month is October at 36°C on average. Coolest is June at 26°C. Driest reading falls in May with 0 rain days.

Six lead datapoints

MonthAvg highSwingRain days
January31°±4°17
February31°±5°16
March31°±5°11
April30°±3°4
May29°±3°0
June26°±3°0
July26°±4°0
August30°±4°0
September34°±3°0
October36°±3°2
November34°±4°11
December32°±5°14

What to do

  • Glide through reeds in a traditional mokoro canoe
  • Take a scenic helicopter flight over the flooded delta
  • Go on a guided walking safari on Chief's Island

How we know this

Values are the average of the last ten calendar years of daily readings from Visual Crossing, snapped to the destination cluster. Swing is the p10 to p90 range of daily highs, halved for the ± figure. Rain days count any day with at least 1 mm of precipitation.