What is the best time of year to visit the Kruger National park?

We are thinking of taking a vacation in the Kruger National Park. What is the best time of the year to visit?

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Best time to visit the Kruger National Park is in Winter from June-September, but beware of the 3 week South Africa school holidays from the end of June-early July. This is the dry season so grass is shorter giving better visibility, animals tend to wander less since water is harder to find, and importantly, there's no water for mosquitoes to breed in so the little whiners disappear for their holidays and malaria is not a problem. However, early morning game drives in open trucks will be very cold, and the enticing swimming pools that most restcamps have will be barely useable. The climate is subtropical with hot summers and warm, dry winters. Summer rains fall between October and March. Best time to visit the Kruger is after the summer
rains.

Average Temperatures
Spring from (Sept - Nov): Daily Max 30°C; Daily Min 16°C
Summer from(Dec - Feb): Daily Max 32°C; Daily Min 20°C
Autumn from(March - May): Daily Max 29°C; Daily Min 16°C
Winter from (June - Aug): Daily Max 26°C; Daily Min 9°C