South Africa - When to go?

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Instructions:

Slide the cursor to select a month. The color of an area indicates if the climate is favorable at this time of the year.

Remark: a period is considered as “favorable” only if average temperatures are pleasant and average precipitations moderate (compared to the rest of the year). Local events (festivals, fauna observation, snow falls…) are not taken into account.

Weather averages

°C | °F

  • Cape Town

    J F M A M J J A S O N D
    Avg. temperature (°C) 20.6 21.7 20.0 17.8 15.6 12.8 12.8 12.8 13.9 15.6 17.8 20.6
    Av. precipitations (mm) 68 71 78 63 55 40 48 63 73 88 78 71
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  • Durban

    J F M A M J J A S O N D
    Avg. temperature (°C) 23.9 25.0 23.9 22.8 20.0 17.8 17.8 17.8 20.0 20.6 21.7 23.9
    Av. precipitations (mm) 119 127 132 83 55 33 35 48 73 109 116 119
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  • Johannesburg

    J F M A M J J A S O N D
    Avg. temperature (°C) 20.6 20.0 18.9 15.6 13.9 10.6 10.6 12.8 16.7 17.8 18.9 18.9
    Av. precipitations (mm) 124 96 83 53 17 7 5 5 27 73 119 109
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  • Port Elizabeth

    J F M A M J J A S O N D
    Avg. temperature (°C) 21.7 21.7 20.6 18.9 16.7 15.6 13.9 15.0 15.6 16.7 18.9 20.6
    Av. precipitations (mm) 33 35 50 48 60 50 50 55 60 58 55 40
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  • Nelspruit

    J F M A M J J A S O N D
    Avg. temperature (°C) 22.8 22.8 21.7 20.0 16.7 13.9 13.9 15.6 17.8 20.0 20.6 22.8
    Av. precipitations (mm) 127 119 93 53 17 10 10 10 30 63 111 137
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  • Kimberley

    J F M A M J J A S O N D
    Avg. temperature (°C) 25.6 23.9 21.7 17.8 13.9 10.6 10.6 12.8 16.7 20.0 22.8 23.9
    Av. precipitations (mm) 60 68 73 40 17 7 7 7 15 27 43 53
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