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Best Time for the The Panorama Route & Kruger

Sweet spot: April, May, June — computed from NASA POWER climate normals across the route's overnight towns, balancing temperature, rainfall and daylight.

Dry winter: thin bush and busy waterholes make Kruger's game easiest to spot; mornings are cold.
Green season — newborn animals and dramatic skies, but taller grass hides the cats and afternoons bring storms.
MonthTempRainDaylight
January9.5–39.2°C142 mm13.4 h
February11.4–37.4°C99 mm12.9 h
March9.6–36.5°C90 mm12.2 h
April5.4–33.9°C52 mm11.4 h
May0.8–32.6°C14 mm10.8 h
June0.1–28.9°C8 mm10.5 h
July0.5–30.0°C7 mm10.6 h
August0.7–33.9°C9 mm11.1 h
September2.9–37.0°C20 mm11.9 h
October5.7–39.8°C59 mm12.6 h
November7.1–38.6°C98 mm13.2 h
December9.3–39.0°C132 mm13.5 h

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