Johannesburg from Riyadh

5,994 km, about 8h 14m 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, busy
Johannesburg in March: good
Johannesburg in April: sweet spot
Johannesburg in May: good
Johannesburg in June: good, busy
Johannesburg in July: sweet spot
Johannesburg in August: good
Johannesburg in September: sweet spot
Johannesburg in October: sweet spot
Johannesburg in November: sweet spot
Johannesburg in December: good

Sweet spot
Good
OK
Avoid
Busy

Go in Apr, Jul, Sep, Oct or Nov — these months score within a whisker of each other; 26C max, 6 rainy days. May is the next best.

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Month by month from Riyadh

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Month	Max °C	Rain days	Crowds	Verdict	Why
Jan	26°	11d	74	good	26C max, 11 rainy days
Feb	25°	10d	62	goodbusy	busier than usual
Mar	24°	7d	80	good	24C max, 7 rainy days
Apr	22°	7d	100	sweet spot	22C max, 7 rainy days
May	20°	2d	71	good	20C max, 2 rainy days
Jun	17°	1d	64	goodbusy	holidays: SA: Eid al-Adha Holiday; SA: Eid al-Adha Holiday (observed)
Jul	18°	0d	88	sweet spot	18C max, 0 rainy days
Aug	21°	1d	66	good	21C max, 1 rainy day
Sep	25°	2d	80	sweet spot	25C max, 2 rainy days
Oct	26°	6d	100	sweet spot	26C max, 6 rainy days
Nov	26°	9d	100	sweet spot	26C max, 9 rainy days
Dec	25°	11d	80	good	25C max, 11 rainy days

Rain days are the days with at least 2 mm of rain.

Crowds is a score out of 100 where higher is quieter. It counts public-holiday clusters in SA 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.

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