Johannesburg from New York

12,834 km, about 16h 34m in the air. Every month scored for the weather at Johannesburg and for the holidays that crowd it out at both ends.

Johannesburg in January: good
Johannesburg in February: good
Johannesburg in March: sweet spot
Johannesburg in April: sweet spot
Johannesburg in May: sweet spot
Johannesburg in June: good
Johannesburg in July: sweet spot
Johannesburg in August: good
Johannesburg in September: sweet spot
Johannesburg in October: sweet spot
Johannesburg in November: good
Johannesburg in December: good

Sweet spot
Good
OK
Avoid
Busy

Go in Mar, Apr, May, Jul, Sep or Oct — these months score within a whisker of each other; 25C max, 2 rainy days. Jun is the next best.

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Month by month from New York

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Month	Max °C	Rain days	Crowds	Verdict	Why
Jan	26°	8d	74	good	26C max, 8 rainy days
Feb	25°	8d	82	good	25C max, 8 rainy days
Mar	24°	7d	100	sweet spot	24C max, 7 rainy days
Apr	21°	6d	100	sweet spot	21C max, 6 rainy days
May	20°	2d	91	sweet spot	20C max, 2 rainy days
Jun	17°	1d	84	good	17C max, 1 rainy day
Jul	18°	0d	88	sweet spot	18C max, 0 rainy days
Aug	21°	1d	66	good	21C max, 1 rainy day
Sep	25°	2d	100	sweet spot	25C max, 2 rainy days
Oct	26°	5d	80	sweet spot	26C max, 5 rainy days
Nov	26°	8d	80	good	26C max, 8 rainy days
Dec	26°	10d	80	good	26C max, 10 rainy days

Rain days are the days with at least 1 mm of rain, as a weather station counts them.

Crowds is a score out of 100 where higher is quieter. It counts public-holiday clusters in US as well as at Johannesburg, which is why this table differs from the same one read from another country. A busy month is a crowded one, not a bad one — usually it is crowded because the weather is good. Crowds alone never make a month “avoid”: that is reserved for weather worth skipping.

How busy it gets

About as busy all year round.

The year in Johannesburg

Johannesburg experiences a summer rainy season, with most rainfall occurring from November to February. However, January tends to have the highest rain days. Please consider these factors when planning your visit.

Busiest	early Nov to late Feb — This period coincides with the summer season in Johannesburg, attracting many tourists with warm weather and festive events.
Quieter, still good	early Mar to late May — These months offer mild weather and fewer tourists, often resulting in better accommodation rates and less crowded attractions. early Sep to late Oct — The transition to warmer weather during these months can be pleasant, with manageable tourist levels.
Watch out for	extreme heat

Written by a language model from the climate figures above. The month-by-month table is measured — ten years of ERA5 readings and published holiday calendars — and where the two disagree, the table is the one to believe.

Johannesburg from anywhere · everywhere from New York

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