Best Time To Visit Uganda National Parks

Best time to visit Uganda National Parks like Queen Elizabeth National Park is not specific because Uganda National parks are open all the year around and ready to receive the visitors any day, any week and any month of the year.

However, different factors dictate when it is the best time to visit Uganda national parks. Uganda is located on a raised topography of about 1000 m above sea level and this in one way or the other affects the weather and climate of the area. Plus, Uganda is fairly sitting on the major latitude equator and, perhaps, it is the reason for the temperature variations all year around.

Uganda has a bliss climate with the like of spring, an average temperature of 25 degrees Celsius, however, these temperatures drop at night to give you’re a comfortable good night sleep in the soothing linen of the safari lodges in Uganda national parks.

The western part of Uganda where most of the famous national parks are found is wetter and mountainous making heavier rains possible in the region during the wet season, that is, march, April and May. Despite of the heavier rains in this season of the year, gorilla trekking could be possible since the mountain gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Parklinger on the lower slope of running away from the coldness in the highlands.

Don’t lose the chance of visiting Uganda in the low season expecting heavy rains, this is Africa, Murchison Falls National Park Uganda is located in the eastern region of Uganda, it is drier even in the wet season. Therefore, there is always a place to enjoy your vacation in Uganda all year around. You will enjoy the game drives in murchison falls national park; spot the amazing stripped giraffes peacefully flaunting their beauty and height in the forest even nearest to chobe safari lodge. You will also enjoy the boat ride in paara along river Nile where you will spot quite an interesting number of hippos, snapping crocodiles, and other animals.

June to September is the peak season for tourism, but the blissfulness that comes along with the Ugandan wild experience is perfectly oblivious and you will not even remember the crowds in the national park during this period of the time. This is indeed a tourism period, because it is the dry season and the animals are easily spotted around the water holes to quench their thirst. The lodges during this peak season are mainly booked to full house, you are sure of the visitor company, perhaps, might make some permanent friends here.

The months of December, January and February are awesome for the wildlife viewing in national parks. This is also another dry season, also gorilla trekking is at its best during this period of the year. Also December sees a lot of bookings in the national parks and also the safari lodges. This is the time when the corporate people get time to lure in the Uganda national parks. During the last weeks of December the luxury safari lodges most of the times get the full house booking fir the weddings like chobe safari lodge, and mweya safari lodge, this might cause some crowding in the lodges however, other areas and the activities go on at any time of the year.

Summary

Gorilla trekking in bwindi impenetrable national park – dry season
Game views in all national parks – at the end of the dry season; February, March and September and early October.
Bird watching/ birding in all national parks in Uganda – all year long activity.

The temperatures in Uganda drop considerably al around the country during the night. It is a characteristic of the inter-tropical climate condition of Africa. There is something to note about the climatic weather if Uganda and Africa at large; the rain falls of Africa are abrupt and happen any time of the year. Yes, some months receive heavier showers but afternoon drizzles might happen even in the dry season. It is also not a must for the rainfall in the wet season, some months of the wet season stay dry with even no drizzles, so you should be flexible when it comes to Ugandan safaris.

Despite how the dry season is known for being the best time to visit national parks in uganda, the wet season comes along with a lot of interesting activities. During the wet season the gorilla trekking permit to bwindi impenetrable are sold at a discount of 25% (as stipulated by the Uganda wildlife authority.) also the lodging facilities in the national parks are at booked at a discoid during the wet season. During the wet season you can enjoy the tranquility in the national park and at the lodges.