The climate throughout the Serengeti National Park ranges
from the coast being tropical to temperate in the highlands, with a relatively
moderate temperature range of 15-25̊ Celsius during the year across the entire
park. The typical seasons of summer, winter, spring, and fall that are
experienced in other places around the globe do not apply in the park; only wet
and dry seasons occur here. The two rainy seasons take place from October to
November and then again between March and May, although these two wet seasons
have also been referred as one wet season in saying that the park receives
irregular rains from November until May. The rainy seasons are characterized by
short, sporadic rains that turn all of the foliage on the savannah green, and the
dry season is from June to October, which is also the time of year that the
temperatures reach their lowest, particularly during the evening. Precipitation
varies throughout the year, ranging from as low as 61-69 mm in the months of
July and August to as high as 198-206 mm for the months of April and May. The
elevation of the park ranges from 5000 to 6000 feet, and due to this, there is
little humidity.
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| Everything is lush and green during the wet season in the park. http://safaristo.com/serengeti-national-park-2/ |
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| The south central region of the park during the dry season. http://www.africatravelresource.com/serengeti/guide/reasons-to-visit/ |
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| A herd of zebras take advantage of the over abundant water during the wet season. http://xplore4life.com/migrating-animals-in-the-serengeti-national-park/ |
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| A map of the Koeppen climate classifications in Africa; the park is located on the Eastern part of the continent where the lighter blue color spans. http://people.eng.unimelb.edu.au/mpeel/koppen.html |
The southeastern area of the park falls in the rain shadow
of the Ngorongoro Mountain, leaving that region to be the driest in the park.
A rain shadow is caused by a mountainous region blocking the rain from reaching
the area behind the mountain, thus leaving an arid region behind the mountains.
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| Ngorongoro Mountain, which creates the rain shadow on the southeastern part of the park. http://www.utalii.com/Ngorongoro/Ngorongoro_conservation_area.htm |
Sources for information:
*www.myweather2.com/City-Town/Tanzania/Serengeti-National-Park/climate-profile.aspx
*www.utali.com/Serengeti/Serengeti_climate.htm
*www.go2africa.com/tanzania/serengeti-national-park/african-safari-guide/weather
*www.footprinttravelguides.com/africa-middleeast/tanzania/northern-circuit-game-parks- tanzania/serengeti-national-park/
*www.africadreamsafaris.com/faq_NorthernTanzaniaClimate.html
