Best time to visit Chobe in JanuaryWeather, crowds & prices

January in Chobe scores 3.9/10 for nature and wildlife travel - a lower-scoring month (#12 of 12). Expect around 27°C, 90 mm of rain, and roughly 18 sunny days this month.

Chobe National Park lines the Chobe River with Africa's densest elephant herds—sunset boat safaris and floodplain game drives. Best window: the drier months outside peak monsoon.