Long weekends in South Africa

Every public holiday in the coming year that falls next to the weekend, the day to take off where one turns it into four, and the places a short hop away at their best then.

Christmas Day and Day of Goodwill

Fri 25 Dec to Sun 27 Dec 2026 · 3 days

• Marrakech Morocco Pleasant, mostly dry and sunny 21°C · 4 rainy days A good time to go, busy season
• Cape Town South Africa Pleasant, dry and sunny 26°C · 3 rainy days A good time to go, busy season
• Doha Qatar Pleasant, dry and sunny 25°C · 1 rainy day A good time to go, busy season

New Year's Day

Fri 1 Jan to Sun 3 Jan 2027 · 3 days

• Muscat Oman Pleasant, dry and sunny 25°C · 1 rainy day One of the best months to go
• Dubai United Arab Emirates Pleasant, dry and sunny 24°C · 2 rainy days One of the best months to go, busy season
• Barcelona Spain Cool and dry 13°C · 4 rainy days One of the best months to go
• Doha Qatar Pleasant, dry and sunny 23°C · 2 rainy days A good time to go

Human Rights Day

Sat 20 Mar to Mon 22 Mar 2027 · 3 days

• Doha Qatar Warm, dry and sunny 27°C · 2 rainy days The best month to go
• Marrakech Morocco Pleasant, mostly dry and sunny 24°C · 6 rainy days The best month to go
• Muscat Oman Warm, dry and sunny 30°C · 1 rainy day One of the best months to go
• Cape Town South Africa Warm, dry and sunny 26°C · 4 rainy days One of the best months to go, busy season

Good Friday and Family Day

Fri 26 Mar to Mon 29 Mar 2027 · 4 days

• Doha Qatar Warm, dry and sunny 27°C · 2 rainy days The best month to go
• Marrakech Morocco Pleasant, mostly dry and sunny 24°C · 6 rainy days The best month to go
• Muscat Oman Warm, dry and sunny 30°C · 1 rainy day One of the best months to go
• Cape Town South Africa Warm, dry and sunny 26°C · 4 rainy days One of the best months to go, busy season

Freedom Day

Sat 24 Apr to Tue 27 Apr 2027 · 4 days, taking Mon 26 Apr off

• Doha Qatar Warm, dry and sunny 32°C · 1 rainy day One of the best months to go
• Dubai United Arab Emirates Warm, dry and sunny 32°C · 1 rainy day The best month to go
• Cape Town South Africa Pleasant, dry and sunny 24°C · 3 rainy days One of the best months to go
• Budapest Hungary Cool, mostly dry and sunny 17°C · 6 rainy days One of the best months to go, busy season

National Women's Day

Sat 7 Aug to Mon 9 Aug 2027 · 3 days

• Budapest Hungary Warm, mostly dry and sunny 29°C · 5 rainy days The best month to go, busy season
• Rome Italy Warm, dry and sunny 30°C · 3 rainy days One of the best months to go, busy season
• Nairobi Kenya Pleasant, mostly dry and sunny 24°C · 4 rainy days One of the best months to go
• Lisbon Portugal Warm, dry and sunny 29°C · 1 rainy day One of the best months to go, busy season

Heritage Day

Fri 24 Sep to Sun 26 Sep 2027 · 3 days

• Nairobi Kenya Pleasant, mostly dry and sunny 26°C · 4 rainy days The best month to go
• Athens Greece Warm, dry and sunny 28°C · 3 rainy days The best month to go
• Cape Town South Africa Cool, mostly dry and sunny 19°C · 4 rainy days One of the best months to go
• Paris France Pleasant, mostly dry and sunny 22°C · 7 rainy days One of the best months to go, busy season

The weekend in South Africa is Saturday and Sunday. These are its national public holidays; regions and states add their own. A short hop is the country's own region and the regions next to it.