According to Lifeguin’s travel calendar, the best time to visit South Africa is May to September and December to February. Plan 10–14 days.

Best months for South Africa

  1. JanuaryBest
  2. FebruaryBest
  3. March
  4. April
  5. MayBest
  6. JuneBest
  7. JulyBest
  8. AugustBest
  9. SeptemberBest
  10. October
  11. November
  12. DecemberBest
Best months
May to September and December to February
How long to stay
10–14 days
Continent
Africa

Good to know about South Africa

Capitals
Pretoria, Cape Town and Bloemfontein
Languages
English, Zulu, Xhosa, Afrikaans and 8 more
Currency
South African Rand (ZAR)
Time
UTC+2
Plugs
Type C, D, N · 230 V
Driving
On the left
Calling code
+27

Sources: Wikidata, Unicode CLDR and the IANA time zone database.

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