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Destinations > Africa > South Africa
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Climate & Weather in South Africa |
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In general the climate in South Africa is mild and pleasant.
Summer months in South Africa are November to February, when you can expect temperatures in the range 20-40C (68-104F) and more rain in the afternoon.
There are considerable climate variations in different regions of the country: a tropical-like climate in the northeast, a hot and dry northwest and mild south.
For many travelers, particularily from the northern hemisphere, the best month to visit would be October - late spring.
For animal viewing the best time to visit is winter (August - September) when the grass is short.
Weather Averages in South Africa
Cape Town | | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | | Average Temperature | 70°F
21°C | 71°F
22°C | 68°F
20°C | 64°F
18°C | 60°F
16°C | 56°F
13°C | 55°F
13°C | 56°F
13°C | 58°F
14°C | 61°F
16°C | 65°F
18°C | 69°F
21°C | | Average High Temperature | 77°F
25°C | 78°F
26°C | 76°F
24°C | 72°F
22°C | 67°F
19°C | 64°F
18°C | 62°F
17°C | 63°F
17°C | 65°F
18°C | 69°F
21°C | 72°F
22°C | 75°F
24°C | | Average Low Temperature | 63°F
17°C | 63°F
17°C | 60°F
16°C | 56°F
13°C | 52°F
11°C | 48°F
9°C | 47°F
8°C | 48°F
9°C | 51°F
11°C | 54°F
12°C | 58°F
14°C | 61°F
16°C | | Highest Recorded Temperature | 99°F
37°C | 100°F
38°C | 100°F
38°C | 98°F
37°C | 91°F
33°C | 84°F
29°C | 82°F
28°C | 87°F
31°C | 91°F
33°C | 97°F
36°C | 94°F
34°C | 95°F
35°C | | Lowest Recorded Temperature | 47°F
8°C | 46°F
8°C | 44°F
7°C | 39°F
4°C | 30°F
-1°C | 32°F
0°C | 34°F
1°C | 34°F
1°C | 36°F
2°C | 34°F
1°C | 32°F
0°C | 44°F
7°C | | Average Number of Days With Precipitation | 6
days | 5
days | 6
days | 9
days | 12
days | 13
days | 14
days | 13
days | 11
days | 9
days | 7
days | 7
days | | Average Number of Days With Precipitation | 6
days | 5
days | 6
days | 9
days | 12
days | 13
days | 14
days | 13
days | 11
days | 9
days | 7
days | 7
days |
Pretoria | | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | | Average Temperature | 74°F
23°C | 74°F
23°C | 71°F
22°C | 66°F
19°C | 61°F
16°C | 55°F
13°C | 55°F
13°C | 60°F
16°C | 67°F
19°C | 70°F
21°C | 71°F
22°C | 73°F
23°C | | Average High Temperature | 82°F
28°C | 81°F
27°C | 79°F
26°C | 75°F
24°C | 71°F
22°C | 65°F
18°C | 66°F
19°C | 70°F
21°C | 76°F
24°C | 78°F
26°C | 79°F
26°C | 81°F
27°C | | Average Low Temperature | 67°F
19°C | 66°F
19°C | 64°F
18°C | 58°F
14°C | 50°F
10°C | 44°F
7°C | 44°F
7°C | 49°F
9°C | 57°F
14°C | 60°F
16°C | 62°F
17°C | 65°F
18°C | | Highest Recorded Temperature | 97°F
36°C | 97°F
36°C | 93°F
34°C | 89°F
32°C | 83°F
28°C | 84°F
29°C | 77°F
25°C | 84°F
29°C | 91°F
33°C | 93°F
34°C | 95°F
35°C | 97°F
36°C | | Lowest Recorded Temperature | 54°F
12°C | 55°F
13°C | 46°F
8°C | 36°F
2°C | 37°F
3°C | 32°F
0°C | 33°F
1°C | 34°F
1°C | 39°F
4°C | 43°F
6°C | 48°F
9°C | 53°F
12°C | | Average Precipitation | 5"
13cm | 4"
10cm | 3"
8cm | 2"
5cm | 1"
3cm | 0"
0cm | 0"
0cm | 0"
0cm | 1"
3cm | 3"
8cm | 4"
10cm | 4"
10cm |
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