Best time to visit Africa
Across 31 cities in 20 countries in Africa, the best months to visit are January, May, August — when the continent's countries score highest for travel comfort (comfortable temperatures, low rainfall, and good sunshine from 2020–2024 data).
Countries ranked by best month to visit
Each country's single best-scoring month (country-average visitScore across its cities), with the city that has the best weather that month. Higher score = better weather for a typical sightseeing trip.
| Rank | Country | Best month | Score | Best city | Cities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 ★ | Sudan | January | 100 | Khartoum | 1 |
| 2 ★ | Zambia | May | 100 | Lusaka | 1 |
| 3 ★ | Zimbabwe | August | 100 | Harare | 1 |
| 4 | Senegal | February | 100 | Dakar | 1 |
| 5 | Egypt | April | 99.3 | Cairo | 3 |
| 6 | DR Congo | July | 99 | Kinshasa | 1 |
| 7 | Angola | June | 99 | Luanda | 1 |
| 8 | Madagascar | September | 98 | Antananarivo | 1 |
| 9 | Morocco | June | 97 | Marrakesh | 2 |
| 10 | Algeria | June | 97 | Algiers | 1 |
| 11 | Mozambique | July | 96 | Maputo | 1 |
| 12 | Ethiopia | December | 95 | Addis Ababa | 1 |
| 13 | Tunisia | June | 94 | Tunis | 1 |
| 14 | Nigeria | January | 92 | Kano | 6 |
| 15 | Tanzania | July | 91 | Dar es Salaam | 1 |
| 16 | Kenya | June | 91 | Nairobi | 1 |
| 17 | South Africa | September | 90 | Johannesburg | 4 |
| 18 | Uganda | January | 87 | Kampala | 1 |
| 19 | Ghana | January | 85 | Accra | 1 |
| 20 | Côte d'Ivoire | January | 79 | Abidjan | 1 |