A number of safari destinations across the world fall under summer, winter, and spring. However, this is quite different from Tanzania. Tanzania is an East African country located along the equator with a tropical climate that varies by region and altitude. This equatorial and tropical climate results in two seasons in Tanzania, which are the dry season and the wet season. Nature in Tanzania still bourgeons day by day due to its remarkable weather. Yearly, Tanzania receives and accommodates thousands of tourists who visit to sightsee the nation’s wonders, landscapes, nature, and exotic wildlife in the Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Crater, Nyerere National Park previously known as the Selous Game Reserve, Tarangire National Park, Manyara National Park, Arusha National Park, Mount Kilimanjaro, Mount Oldonyo Lengai, Mt Meru, Katavi National Park, Ruaha National Park, Mahale Mountains National Park, Arusha- The Geneva of Africa, The Stone Town in Zanzibar Spice Island, Kondoa Rock Art Sites, Fruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and many more.
While planning for a Safari in Tanzania weather considerations should be highly looked at to make sure you as a vacationer get a comfortable stay and also get room to engage with a lot of activities in your desired weather. The wet season is cold and of high rainfall while the dry season is hot and sunny. There are days when it will rain in the morning and be very sunny in the afternoon.
Season according to months and events.
January to March
This is a dry season in Tanzania typically the hottest time of the year. It can get very sunny around the coast, though some areas would likely experience very light rain. It is truly a good time to travel and have a safari in Tanzania and Zanzibar and is a remarkable duration to experience the Kilimanjaro treks, spot whale sharks along Mafia Island, and see the birth of Zebras and Wildebeests in the mainland national parks. During this season Zebras and gazelles visit the Tarangire River in the Tarangire National Park for water and are momentarily followed by predators, lions, and leopards, making this a foremost destination to spot all beautiful scenery of wildlife movement and events.
March to May
Middle-March to May is the wet season full of long rainy mornings and nights in Tanzania. Sometimes the sun would appear in the afternoon and evenings where calm and peaceful moments are experienced. Generally, rain during this season makes everything lavish, and green and the wildlife is energetic and active in the national parks, with plenty bases of water all over. Still, some roads in the national parks are impassable during this season, due to flooding or deep mud in the rough roads. Most main roads in the national parks and game reserves are classically fine like the Ngorongoro Conservation Area which has many sections of road that are paved and will not have any issues with driving.
Fewer vacationers travel to Tanzania during this season because it is a low season, and almost all accommodations offer discounts. Guests who are budget tourists, pluviophiles, and who don’t mind rainy mornings would still opt for the rainy season since this season feels like an intimate, with secluded scenery adventure because the whole park is not crowded incredibly giving a big space to watch the active animals in the damp, green forests.
June to September
This is considered a cold season in Tanzania where vacationers will see a lot of locals wearing heavy jackets and jumpers. It is another preferred safari time when many tourists fill national parks as the weather is preferably good for them despite it getting very chill in the morning.
If hot weather is not your favorite, this is the ideal time to visit during Tanzania’s dry season. It is also a perfect time to sightsee the Great Migration in Serengeti National Park. Wildlife haste through the risky waters in the Grumeti River, migrating in huge crowds hoping to reach the other side of Maasai Mara without any interference. The energy and power of nature is intimately felt when observing this event through a hot air balloon or game drive experience live, not watching through a television screen via the National Geographic channel.
October to December
This time of the year is comprised of short rainfalls that commonly happen between October and December, as days pass the weather gets hot and warm as December approaches. Christmas happens during this season which is a prevalent time for tourists to visit Tanzania. The sky often clears up by mid-December as well. December is a perfect time to travel and have a safari in Tanzania and Zanzibar too, and is a remarkable duration as well. Many visitors plan something special to mark the holiday season, such as mountaineering Mount Kilimanjaro to honor the day. Hotels and lodges in mainland and Zanzibar may serve a special holiday meal for tourists. The weather in December is commonly considered ideal, though, parks and accommodations may feel more jammed than other months of the year.
Thus, the best time to travel to Tanzania is during the dry season. Where it offers favourable weather, a profusion of wildlife, scenery events like many films and portraits of Africa, beautiful grasslands and landscapes.
