​Best Time To Visit – Niassa SR

Philip Briggs
Expert
By Philip Briggs

Philip is a renowned Africa expert and author of many guidebooks to African destinations, including the Bradt guide to Mozambique.

Philip is a renowned Africa expert and author of the Bradt guidebook to Mozambique.

Philip is the author of the Bradt guidebook to Mozambique.

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July to October is the middle and end of the Dry season in Niassa Special Reserve. These are the best wildlife-viewing months as most water in the bush has dried out and thirsty animals gather around the few water sources left. October is, however, uncomfortably hot.

Best Time July to October (The bush is dry and animals are easier to find)
High Season Never (The reserve doesn’t get busy)
Low Season Never (The reserve doesn’t get busy)
Best Weather June to August (It is cooler and it hardly ever rains)
Worst Weather November to March (Hot and wet)

May to October –Dry Season

  • Wildlife viewing is easier as animals gather around the Lugenda River
  • Lots of sunshine and it rarely rains
  • Minimal risk of contracting malaria, with few mosquitoes around
  • Hazy skies and dry bush
  • October is unbearably hot
  • From May to August, the mornings are chilly and warm clothing is necessary

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November to April –Wet Season

  • Air is fresh and the landscapes are green
  • Prime birding time with migratory birds around
  • Newborn animal season
  • The reserve might close from December until the end of April
  • Wildlife viewing is better in the Dry season
  • Heat and humidity can be oppressive
  • Malaria is a bigger concern than in the Dry season
  • Roads may become waterlogged and terrible for driving

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