Best Time to Visit Mount Kilimanjaro

January to March, June to October

Months to avoid: April to May (heavy rains, trails become muddy and dangerous), November (short rains, less severe but still wet)

Recommended stay: 6-9 days (trek + acclimatization)

Plan Mount Kilimanjaro for January to March, June to October. Give it 6-9 days (trek + acclimatization). The window to avoid is April to May (heavy rains, trails become muddy and dangerous), November (short rains, less severe but still wet).

What the season gets you

• One of the Seven Summits that doesn't require mountaineering experience, just fitness and mental toughness
• Five climate zones in one trek: rainforest, heath, moorland, alpine desert, arctic summit
• The sense of achievement is real, you earn this one step by painful step at altitude