Photo: Fabio Marini

Here’s the great thing about visiting South Africa: no matter what time of year you visit, some part of the country is experiencing amazing weather.

If you come in the summer months (October to March), Cape Town and the Western Cape are blessed with long, balmy summer days. The sun stays up till after 8pm, the weather is hot and sunny, and the evenings are simply blissful, with a cool breeze to lift the heat (and the occasional vicious South-Easter wind, but we won’t talk about that).
Durban in the summer is waaay too hot – humid and unbearable. But Durban in the winter months (April to September) is heavenly: bright blue days with a chill at the beginning and the end of the day. Warm sunshine, no rain or wind, just 100% perfect weather every day.

And then there are the specific treats the rest of the country has to offer: startling electric thunderstorms rolling in over the Highveld; surprise snowfall in the Overberg; still, crisp nights in the Karoo. Never fear, whether you’re visiting for the World Cup or just to experience South Africa at its best, whatever time of year you come is the perfect time to be here.