How warm does The Okavango Delta get?

Typical daytime highs in The Okavango Delta are Mar–May 30°C (85°F), Jun–Aug 27°C (80°F), Sep–Nov 35°C (95°F), Dec–Feb 31°C (88°F).

Is The Okavango Delta expensive?

On the ground, The Okavango Delta is high-end.

Africa & Middle East / Botswana

The Okavango Delta

Q: What sort of trip is The Okavango Delta good for?

The Okavango Delta is good for moving about and doing things, landscape doing the heavy lifting, the once-in-a-lifetime sort of thing, sunshine and salt water.

The Okavango Delta · Botswana · Maun

A desert that floods every winter into a maze of channels, poled through in a dugout canoe with elephants swimming between the islands.

The best time to visit The Okavango Delta is Jun–Oct, when typical daytime highs reach about 35°C (95°F). Local time there is 04:26 (UTC+2).

Best time to go

Jun–Oct

Budget on the ground

$$$ · high-end

Nearest airport

MUB · Maun

Good for

moving about and doing things landscape doing the heavy lifting the once-in-a-lifetime sort of thing sunshine and salt water

In season

June July August September October

The year at a glance

Light0 to 24h High20 to 40°C68 to 104°F Rain0 to 120mm0 to 4.7in

June · high 78°F · rain 0.0in · 10.9h of daylight · in the recommended window

shaded columns are the recommended window

Measured at Maun, this page’s gateway

The Okavango Delta month by month, the same numbers the figure draws
Month	High °CHigh °F	Rain mmRain in	Light	Notes
January	30°C87°F	118mm4.6in	13.2h13.2h
February	30°C87°F	103mm4.1in	12.8h12.8h
March	30°C87°F	54mm2.1in	12.3h12.3h
April	30°C86°F	6mm0.2in	11.7h11.7h
May	28°C83°F	0mm0.0in	11.2h11.2h
June	25°C78°F	0mm0.0in	10.9h10.9h	in the recommended window
July	25°C77°F	0mm0.0in	11.0h11.0h	in the recommended window
August	29°C85°F	0mm0.0in	11.4h11.4h	in the recommended window
September	33°C91°F	0mm0.0in	12.0h12.0h	in the recommended window
October	36°C98°F	3mm0.1in	12.6h12.6h	in the recommended window
November	36°C96°F	21mm0.8in	13.1h13.1h
December	33°C91°F	90mm3.5in	13.3h13.3h

Good to know

Currency: BWP · Botswana pula
Language: English
Plug: D, G
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