Lengwe National Park Best Time To Visit

By Philip Briggs
Philip is the author of the Bradt guidebook to Malawi.

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Wildlife viewing in Lengwe National Park is best from July to September, during the middle and end of the Dry season (May to October). All water in the bush has dried out then and animals gather at the waterholes. October is extremely hot, which may not suit everyone.

Best Time July to September (Dry bush; animals are easy to find)

High Season June to October (The park never gets very busy)

Low Season Mid-November to May (The lodge is usually closed)

Best Weather May to August (It is cooler and hardly ever rains)

Worst Weather November to March (Hot and wet)

May to October Dry Season – Winter

Best wildlife viewing, with animals found around waterholes
It is sunny and rarely rains
Malaria risk is present but reduced
Sky is very hazy and the bush looks parched
October is unbearably hot
Mornings are cold from May to August

November to April Wet Season – Summer

The scenery is green and fresh
Fewer tourists, and rates might be lower
Best birding time as migrant species are present
There are many newborn animals
Wildlife viewing is better in the Dry season
It is very hot and humid
Malaria is a bigger concern than in the Dry season
Road conditions become bad, and they are sometimes impassable
The park and only lodge might close after the first heavy rains, only to reopen in May

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