July
OK
20.2°C / 11.6°C
16 rain days
mild, very wet
- comfortable temperatures (avg high 20.2°C / 68°F)
Best time to visit Ngorongoro
Ngorongoro, Tanzania — ranked month by month from data: temperature, rainfall, snow, and peak hazard seasons. Every month has trade-offs — pick what you can tolerate.
Best · July & August
About Ngorongoro
Ngorongoro Conservation Area is a protected area and a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in Ngorongoro District, 180 km (110 mi) west of Arusha City in Arusha Region, within the Crater Highlands geological area of northeastern Tanzania. The area is named after Ngorongoro Crater, a large volcanic caldera within the area. The Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority (NCAA), which administers the Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA), is an arm of the Tanzanian government and its boundaries follow the boundary of the Ngorongoro District in the Arusha Region.
— condensed from Wikipedia ("Ngorongoro Conservation Area")
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OK — shoulder months
August
OK
21.5°C / 12.1°C
17 rain days
mild, very wet
- comfortable temperatures (avg high 21.5°C / 71°F)
June
OK
20.3°C / 12.5°C
18 rain days
mild, very wet
- comfortable temperatures (avg high 20.3°C / 69°F)
Months to skip
September
Skip
23.3°C / 12.8°C
19 rain days
warm, very wet
- extremely wet (19 rain days)
October
Skip
24.4°C / 13.9°C
22 rain days
warm, very wet
- extremely wet (22 rain days)
February
Skip
24.8°C / 14.4°C
23 rain days
warm, very wet
- extremely wet (23 rain days)
May
Skip
21°C / 14.2°C
24 rain days
mild, very wet
- extremely wet (24 rain days)
January
Skip
24.1°C / 14.3°C
26 rain days
warm, very wet
- extremely wet (26 rain days)
December
Skip
23.7°C / 14.3°C
26 rain days
warm, very wet
- extremely wet (26 rain days)
March
Skip
24.3°C / 15°C
27 rain days
warm, very wet
- extremely wet (27 rain days)
November
Skip
23.8°C / 14.6°C
27 rain days
warm, very wet
- extremely wet (27 rain days)
April
Skip
22.3°C / 15.5°C
29 rain days
warm, very wet
- extremely wet (29 rain days)
How we ranked these
Each month is scored on temperature comfort (18–27°C avg high is the sweet spot), rainfall (more rain days = lower score), snow days, and peak hazard seasons (hurricanes, monsoons, etc.). Green-tier months are within ideal range with no major issues. Yellow are workable but with trade-offs. Red has at least one significant problem — extreme heat or cold, heavy rain, or peak storm season.