When to go

Where to go in July

Conditions across all 46 destinations we cover, ranked for July. Wildlife viewing first, then weather, with the quieter option leading where two places are equally good.

Best in July

Serengeti National ParkTanzaniaHigh season
Grumeti and Mara river crossings begin.
Maasai MaraKenyaHigh season
The herds arrive from the Serengeti; Mara crossings begin.
Amboseli National ParkKenyaHigh season
Big elephant families on the swamps.

Every destination in July

Ratings are out of five. Crowds invert: more bars means busier.

Wildlife, weather, crowd level, rainfall and temperature for each destination in July
Destination	Wildlife	Weather	Crowds	Rainfall	Temperature
Serengeti National ParkTanzania	Wildlife: 5 / 5	Weather: 5 / 5	Crowds: 5 / 5	10 mm	13–25 °C
Maasai MaraKenya	Wildlife: 5 / 5	Weather: 4 / 5	Crowds: 5 / 5	25 mm	10–25 °C
Amboseli National ParkKenya	Wildlife: 5 / 5	Weather: 5 / 5	Crowds: 4 / 5	5 mm	12–27 °C
Akagera National ParkRwanda	Wildlife: 5 / 5	Weather: 5 / 5	Crowds: 4 / 5	15 mm	15–29 °C
Laikipia and Ol PejetaKenya	Wildlife: 5 / 5	Weather: 5 / 5	Crowds: 4 / 5	15 mm	9–25 °C
Mahale Mountains National ParkTanzania	Wildlife: 5 / 5	Weather: 5 / 5	Crowds: 4 / 5	5 mm	16–28 °C
Nyungwe Forest National ParkRwanda	Wildlife: 5 / 5	Weather: 5 / 5	Crowds: 4 / 5	15 mm	10–23 °C
Queen Elizabeth National ParkUganda	Wildlife: 5 / 5	Weather: 5 / 5	Crowds: 4 / 5	60 mm	16–29 °C
Tarangire National ParkTanzania	Wildlife: 5 / 5	Weather: 5 / 5	Crowds: 4 / 5	10 mm	14–27 °C
Bwindi Impenetrable National ParkUganda	Wildlife: 5 / 5	Weather: 5 / 5	Crowds: 5 / 5	60 mm	10–23 °C
Mgahinga Gorilla National ParkUganda	Wildlife: 5 / 5	Weather: 5 / 5	Crowds: 3 / 5	60 mm	9–22 °C
Kibale National ParkUganda	Wildlife: 5 / 5	Weather: 5 / 5	Crowds: 4 / 5	60 mm	14–27 °C
Ruaha National ParkTanzania	Wildlife: 5 / 5	Weather: 5 / 5	Crowds: 4 / 5	5 mm	13–29 °C
Samburu National ReserveKenya	Wildlife: 5 / 5	Weather: 5 / 5	Crowds: 4 / 5	15 mm	18–32 °C
Nyerere National ParkTanzania	Wildlife: 5 / 5	Weather: 5 / 5	Crowds: 4 / 5	5 mm	15–31 °C
Ngorongoro CraterTanzania	Wildlife: 5 / 5	Weather: 5 / 5	Crowds: 5 / 5	10 mm	7–19 °C
Volcanoes National ParkRwanda	Wildlife: 5 / 5	Weather: 5 / 5	Crowds: 5 / 5	15 mm	9–22 °C
Lake Naivasha and Hell's GateKenya	Wildlife: 4 / 5	Weather: 4 / 5	Crowds: 4 / 5	25 mm	7–24 °C
Lake Mburo National ParkUganda	Wildlife: 4 / 5	Weather: 5 / 5	Crowds: 3 / 5	60 mm	15–28 °C
Lake Natron and Ol Doinyo LengaiTanzania	Wildlife: 4 / 5	Weather: 5 / 5	Crowds: 3 / 5	10 mm	20–35 °C
Pemba IslandTanzania	Wildlife: 4 / 5	Weather: 5 / 5	Crowds: 3 / 5	40 mm	21–29 °C
Tsavo East National ParkKenya	Wildlife: 4 / 5	Weather: 5 / 5	Crowds: 3 / 5	5 mm	17–31 °C
Tsavo West National ParkKenya	Wildlife: 4 / 5	Weather: 5 / 5	Crowds: 3 / 5	5 mm	15–28 °C
Lake Manyara National ParkTanzania	Wildlife: 4 / 5	Weather: 5 / 5	Crowds: 4 / 5	10 mm	15–27 °C
ZanzibarTanzania	Wildlife: 4 / 5	Weather: 5 / 5	Crowds: 5 / 5	40 mm	21–29 °C
Lake Nakuru National ParkKenya	Wildlife: 4 / 5	Weather: 4 / 5	Crowds: 4 / 5	25 mm	8–25 °C
Nairobi National ParkKenya	Wildlife: 4 / 5	Weather: 4 / 5	Crowds: 4 / 5	25 mm	10–23 °C
Murchison Falls National ParkUganda	Wildlife: 4 / 5	Weather: 3 / 5	Crowds: 4 / 5	110 mm	17–29 °C
Mafia IslandTanzania	Wildlife: 3 / 5	Weather: 5 / 5	Crowds: 3 / 5	40 mm	21–29 °C
Watamu and MalindiKenya	Wildlife: 3 / 5	Weather: 4 / 5	Crowds: 3 / 5	80 mm	21–29 °C
Diani BeachKenya	Wildlife: 3 / 5	Weather: 4 / 5	Crowds: 4 / 5	80 mm	21–29 °C
Kidepo Valley National ParkUganda	Wildlife: 3 / 5	Weather: 2 / 5	Crowds: 1 / 5	130 mm	16–31 °C
Jinja and the Source of the NileUganda	—	Weather: 5 / 5	Crowds: 4 / 5	60 mm	16–28 °C
Lake BunyonyiUganda	—	Weather: 5 / 5	Crowds: 4 / 5	60 mm	11–24 °C
ArushaTanzania	—	Weather: 5 / 5	Crowds: 5 / 5	10 mm	12–24 °C
TangaTanzania	—	Weather: 5 / 5	Crowds: 3 / 5	40 mm	20–29 °C
Ssese IslandsUganda	—	Weather: 5 / 5	Crowds: 3 / 5	60 mm	17–28 °C
Dar es SalaamTanzania	—	Weather: 5 / 5	Crowds: 4 / 5	40 mm	21–30 °C
KampalaUganda	—	Weather: 5 / 5	Crowds: 4 / 5	60 mm	17–28 °C
KigaliRwanda	—	Weather: 5 / 5	Crowds: 4 / 5	15 mm	14–28 °C
Rwenzori Mountains National ParkUganda	—	Weather: 5 / 5	Crowds: 4 / 5	60 mm	5–18 °C
EntebbeUganda	—	Weather: 5 / 5	Crowds: 4 / 5	60 mm	17–27 °C
Mount KilimanjaroTanzania	—	Weather: 5 / 5	Crowds: 5 / 5	10 mm	6–20 °C
LamuKenya	—	Weather: 4 / 5	Crowds: 3 / 5	80 mm	22–30 °C
MombasaKenya	—	Weather: 4 / 5	Crowds: 4 / 5	80 mm	21–29 °C
Mount KenyaKenya	—	Weather: 4 / 5	Crowds: 4 / 5	40 mm	3–18 °C

Climate normals and typical patterns, not a forecast. East African rains have been arriving less predictably than these averages suggest — treat them as a guide to the shape of the year, not a promise about a given week.