Unlike in Europe the seasonality in Botswana is upside down and there is not one good season. Choosing the right time depends on what you want to experience in Botswana.
Between November and March there is a hot summer with good rainfall and greater temperature differences between night and day, whilst from April to August the soil is dry and temperatures stable (except on cold nights).
A then there is the popular Okavango delta which is a story for it's own. The delta is very much dependent on rainfalls in tropical forests of central Africa. Beginning of the new cycle is in November when the first drops of rain start to fall and the landscape is finally turning green. In December precipation increases and rains in the tropical forests of central Africa begin to cause a rise of river levels although the new waters take almost two months to reach the Okavango delta. In February floods begin and fish can be spear hunted. In April the landscape is flooded at a speed of one kilometer per day, which means that in four months the delta will fill up completely. Insects, the first link in the food chain, appear in May. In June, the delta is half-flooded and it is the month when the greatest miracle can be seen - during the day the delta is covered with pink daylilies while white water lilies bloom at night. At this time water areas are transformed into a network of water channels. Nile crocodiles appear in July and baboons can be seen as well. In August the flood is at its maximum, the water is crystal and its evaporation begins. In September drought strikes again resulting in lack of oxygen to the fish the following month and water evaporation.
