| Game-viewing in Kruger National Park is best in | | | | These are normally drier months with very hot |
| winter but some visitors prefer the lush | | | | days. Bird watchers can enjoy the array of |
| vegetation of the summer months. The best time | | | | migratory birds during this period. |
| for observing wildlife in Kruger National Park is the | | | | April: |
| dry winter season. During this safari season, the | | | | This is Kruger Park's autumn period and the |
| grass is low, the bushes and trees don't have | | | | vegetation starts changing from thick lush green |
| leaves, and one can have an unobstructed view | | | | bush to a slightly sparser browning bush. The |
| of the surrounding area. | | | | temperatures start cooling down at night but |
| Winter season in the Kruger Park is quite dry and | | | | daytime is still warm. Scattered thunder showers |
| rain is scarce. During this season, visitors will be | | | | can be experienced in the afternoons. |
| able to spot the animals when they come to the | | | | May to June: |
| waterholes in the mornings and evenings. Summer | | | | Cold temperatures are experienced at night and |
| is the rainy season in Kruger Park and the rains fill | | | | at dawn during our winter months. The vegetation |
| the rivers and waterholes, and the bushveld looks | | | | becomes totally brown and trees start losing |
| lush. Game viewing is difficult in the summer | | | | leaves. Visibility during game drives is enhanced |
| season because the vegetation is dense, making it | | | | due to sparser vegetation. |
| harder to locate and observe wildlife. | | | | July to September: |
| Towards the end of November and early | | | | This period is very dry in the bush with very cold |
| December, Kruger National Park is filled with | | | | night temperatures and therefore chilly during the |
| newborns. Spotting wildlife with their young is a | | | | early morning and late afternoon game drives. |
| memorable Kruger Park safari experience. | | | | Game viewing is generally fantastic as the visibility |
| Autumn is probably the most difficult time of the | | | | is good and the game is concentrated around any |
| year to spot game in Kruger National Park | | | | water source. |
| because the grass is dense and high. Birding is | | | | September to October: |
| usually excellent during autumn in Kruger Park. | | | | Spring is the height of the dry season with hot |
| Kruger Park Seasons | | | | dry winds and colourless, sparse vegetation. |
| November through December: | | | | Because the rivers and dams are low, high |
| The summer months in Kruger Park are very hot | | | | concentrations of game can be viewed at these |
| and humid with either continual rains or occasional | | | | areas and game viewing in general is good. The |
| afternoon thundershowers. Many young animals | | | | first rains may start towards the end of October |
| are born during this time. | | | | and the signs of spring and a new wet season |
| January to April: | | | | are evident. |