Best: Feb, Jun-Sep · Great: Oct · Feb for Great Migration (Calving Season) · Aug for Great Migration (Mara River Crossings)
It stays hot year-round here, but swings between a heavy monsoon centered on April and a markedly drier stretch around July. In July, expect highs around 25°C with rain on roughly 2 days of the month.
Great Migration (Calving Season) (February) — Over 500,000 wildebeest calves are born within a few weeks on the southern plains, drawing dense concentrations of predators — a different but equally spectacular phase of the migration from the river crossings later in the year.
Great Migration (Mara River Crossings) (August) — The northern Serengeti sees the same dramatic river crossings as the Masai Mara just across the border, as the herds push north for the dry season.
The dry season (roughly June to October) concentrates wildlife around remaining water sources and is also when the Great Migration typically reaches the northern Serengeti and Mara River, producing the dramatic wildebeest and zebra river crossings the region is famous for. Exact migration timing shifts year to year with the rains, so check current herd locations before booking a specific camp.
Lodge menus often feature Tanzanian-Indian fusion dishes reflecting the region's Zanzibari trade history.
Daylight, sunrise, and sunset are calculated exactly from this region's latitude. Temperature and rainfall are modeled from its general climate type, not measured station data. Month summaries are generated from those modeled figures.
Expect warm days around 28°/15°C, with frequent rain (~10 rainy days).
Expect warm days around 28°/15°C, with frequent rain (~10 rainy days).
Expect warm days around 27°/15°C, with frequent rain (~15 rainy days).
Expect warm days around 26°/15°C, with very wet conditions (~18 rainy days).
Expect warm days around 25°/14°C, with frequent rain (~10 rainy days).
Expect warm days around 25°/13°C, with occasional rain (~4 rainy days).
Expect warm days around 25°/13°C, with mostly dry conditions (~2 rainy days).
Expect warm days around 25°/13°C, with mostly dry conditions (~3 rainy days).
Expect warm days around 27°/13°C, with mostly dry conditions (~3 rainy days).
Expect warm days around 28°/14°C, with occasional rain (~5 rainy days).
Expect warm days around 27°/15°C, with occasional rain (~8 rainy days).
Expect warm days around 27°/15°C, with frequent rain (~15 rainy days).