Africa Travel Tips

Because the weather in Africa is often unpredictable - seasonal rains can be heavy one season, and fail altogether another - this information is a rough guide only. You can find more detailed weather information on a particular country in our destination guides or by clicking on the country links below.

• Botswana, Namibia and Zimbabwe - summer rainfall from late October to early April; cool to warm dry sunny winter days from May to early October
• Lesotho - summer from November to January and winter from May to July, with summer rainfall from September to April
• Kenya - summer from December to March and winter from July to September, with long rains from March to May and short rains between November and December
• Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia - summer from around December to March and winter in Malawi from June to July; in Tanzania from March to May; and in Zambia from May to October. All three countries have long rains from November to April
• Mozambique - summer from October to March and winter from April to September, with high summer humidity and showers between September and April. February to March also carries a risk of cyclones.
• South Africa - summer from September to April and winter from May to August, with summer rainfall in the north and winter rainfall in the south
• Swaziland - summer from September to April and winter from May to August, with summer rainfall.