Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania

Set at a tropical latitude, Ngorongoro Crater (Tanzania) is best understood through its weather data: our 2015–2024 climate record puts its peak at a 95/100 sun score in August, exactly the kind of reliability you want for a nature-first trip.

February is the heat peak, averaging 25°C highs; June is the cool end, when nights dip to around 11°C. The wet–dry contrast is pronounced: 82% rain-day odds in April against 12% in September. Beach-warm afternoons (24°C and up) hold through February–March and October–November.

Season by season (on the northern calendar), spring brings 22°C highs with 61% rain-day odds, summer 20°C at 19%, autumn 24°C at 28%, and winter 24°C at 47%. In short: plan around autumn if you can, keep summer as the fallback, and go into spring with managed expectations (its season score is 84). For warmth without the densest crowds, the shoulder play is February: still 25°C highs, with a sun score of 91.

Best months to visit Ngorongoro Crater

Ranked purely on sunshine odds, the podium is August at 95/100, then September at 95 and October at 94. The dependable window is wider than the podium, though: January–December all score 70 or better. At the other end, April scores just 80, the weakest month of the year.

Put against its 126 tropical peers in August, it lands in the sunnier half of the group, ahead of 90% of them.

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As of the latest refresh, Ngorongoro Crater's next 15 days span 13°C to 28°C; none days look mostly sunny while 3 look likely to be wet — a live sun score of 92/100.