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Best Time for Namibia Desert & Etosha Circuit

Last updated: 2026-09-22

Preferred months for this journey: May, June, July, August, September. Check the seasonal notes before choosing your dates.

The reviewed dry-season baseline still requires same-day gravel-road, puncture, fuel, water, gate, fog, wind and park-access checks.
Heat or the January–April rainy-season deterioration of gravel roads makes this remote circuit date-sensitive; these months need separate review.

Month	Low	High	Rain	Daylight
January	17.5°C	30.3°C	48 mm	13.2 h
February	17.7°C	29.9°C	53 mm	12.7 h
March	17.3°C	29.4°C	46 mm	12.2 h
April	15.3°C	27.8°C	28 mm	11.5 h
May	12.1°C	25.9°C	3 mm	10.9 h
June	9.0°C	23.4°C	1 mm	10.7 h
July	8.6°C	23.4°C	1 mm	10.8 h
August	9.4°C	24.9°C	1 mm	11.2 h
September	12.2°C	28.0°C	2 mm	11.9 h
October	14.9°C	29.9°C	9 mm	12.5 h
November	16.1°C	30.3°C	19 mm	13.1 h
December	16.8°C	30.4°C	29 mm	13.3 h