South Africa climate
South Africa climate
Tourist destinations in South Africa
Weather charts for South Africa
Cities in South Africa
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South Africa climate
South Africa tourist resorts and cities can be roughly divided into 3 areas, which differ in terms of climate. These are South Africa - National parks, KwaZulu-Natal, Western Cape. The selection of these regions covers the most visited areas according to our surveys, on the other hand, there could be nice places to see also outside of our selected regions.
South Africa - National parks is the region with the highest temperatures in South Africa. During December - March day temperatures of 30 °C (85 °F) - 31 °C (88 °F) are expected.
On the other hand, the climate of Western Cape is coldest with temperatures between 19 °C (66 °F) - 21 °C (70 °F) during the months of May - September.
The highest sea temperatures in South Africa could be found in KwaZulu-Natal, where the sea temperature in December - April will be around 24 °C (75 °F) - 26 °C (78 °F).
The least cloudy region in South Africa is South Africa - National parks with 83 % of sunshine a day during its sunniest months May - September.
The region with the most sun hours (without clouds) during a day is South Africa - National parks, which enjoys 9 hours in July - September.
South Africa has the windiest region and it is Western Cape with an average level of wind 5 during December - February.
During the night and the morning, the region with the highest temperature is KwaZulu-Natal, which has night temperatures between 20 - 21 in the period of December - March.
Regions with just a few days of precipitation, which means regions with a dry climate, are following: South Africa - National parks, Western Cape.