Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
tropical climate · nature · medium crowds · mid prices
Set in the tropics, Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe) is best understood through its weather data: our 2015–2024 climate record puts its peak at a 98/100 sun score in May, exactly the kind of reliability you want for an outdoors-led escape.
The year runs from average lows of 11°C in June to highs of 36°C in October. Rain is most likely in January, when about 67% of days see meaningful rainfall, and least likely in May (0%). The genuinely warm window — average highs of 24°C or better — covers January–December.
Averaged by season, sun scores land at 95 for spring, 98 for summer, 76 for autumn and 83 for winter — with typical afternoons of 28°, 27°, 34° and 30°C respectively. In short: plan around summer if you can, keep spring as the fallback, and go into autumn with managed expectations (its season score is 76). For warmth without the densest crowds, the shoulder play is January: still 29°C highs, with a sun score of 81.
Best months to visit Victoria Falls
Our month-by-month scoring puts May first (98/100), with June (98) and July (98) close behind. The dependable window is wider than the podium, though: January–December all score 70 or better. At the other end, October scores just 70, the weakest month of the year.
Among the tropical destinations in our catalog, its May rain odds beat 98% of the field.
Month-by-month breakdown for Victoria Falls → · More destinations for May →
The live forecast backs this up: of the next 15 days, 11 look mostly clear and none carry meaningful rain risk, in a 20–40°C band. Today's cached sun score is 68/100.
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Flights from Europe
| From | Distance | Estimated non-stop time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brussels (BRU) | 7,932 km | ~10 h 30 | Find flights → |
| Amsterdam (AMS) | 8,075 km | ~10 h 30 | Find flights → |
| London (LON) | 8,124 km | ~10 h 45 | Find flights → |
| Paris (PAR) | 7,783 km | ~10 h 15 | Find flights → |
| Frankfurt (FRA) | 7,752 km | ~10 h 15 | Find flights → |
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Next 16 days
Live forecast, refreshed twice daily. Forecasts updated 29 Oct, 06:36 CET.
| Date | High / low | Cloud | Rain odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 29 Oct | 36° / 25° | 35% | 4% |
| Fri 30 Oct | 37° / 24° | 22% | 0% |
| Sat 31 Oct | 37° / 23° | 1% | 0% |
| Sun 1 Nov | 38° / 23° | 7% | 0% |
| Mon 2 Nov | 38° / 22° | 0% | 0% |
| Tue 3 Nov | 40° / 23° | 0% | 0% |
| Wed 4 Nov | 40° / 24° | 2% | 0% |
| Thu 5 Nov | 40° / 25° | 8% | 1% |
| Fri 6 Nov | 40° / 25° | 8% | 4% |
| Sat 7 Nov | 40° / 25° | 21% | 11% |
| Sun 8 Nov | 37° / 23° | 26% | 15% |
| Mon 9 Nov | 38° / 20° | 50% | 20% |
| Tue 10 Nov | 35° / 20° | 83% | 20% |
| Wed 11 Nov | 33° / 23° | 93% | 20% |
| Thu 12 Nov | 40° / 22° | 67% | 11% |
Victoria Falls climate, month by month
2015–2024 averages (May highlighted as the best month).
| Month | Day / night °C | Cloud | Rain-day odds | Sun score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29° / 20.2° | 73.5% | 66.5% | 81 |
| February | 29.2° / 20° | 64.8% | 57.6% | 83 |
| March | 29.4° / 19.2° | 48.1% | 28.5% | 92 |
| April | 28.5° / 17° | 34.5% | 11.7% | 95 |
| May | 27.3° / 13.3° | 12.6% | 0% | 98 |
| June | 25.3° / 11.1° | 12.2% | 0% | 98 |
| July | 25.5° / 10.6° | 10.5% | 0% | 98 |
| August | 29.8° / 13.5° | 6.3% | 0% | 98 |
| September | 33.9° / 17.4° | 9.8% | 0% | 81 |
| October | 35.7° / 20.6° | 26.6% | 3.8% | 70 |
| November | 33.7° / 21.2° | 51% | 30.7% | 78 |
| December | 31.3° / 20.7° | 65.4% | 55.5% | 84 |
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