Weekly note

South Africa in December

4 of the 4 destinations in South Africa are in season in December: 0 a sweet spot, 2 good, 2 ok.

None of these has December as a sweet spot; the 2 labelled good are the best of the month: Durban and Kruger National Park.

Ranked for December

#PlaceVerdict High Rain Fare Why
1 Durban good 26° 8d — 26C max, 8 rainy days
2 Kruger National Park good 31° 6d — 31C max, 6 rainy days
3 Cape Town ok 26° 2d £1,199 26C max, 2 rainy days
4 Johannesburg ok 26° 10d £789 26C max, 10 rainy days

Fares are the typical return from London for December departures, in GBP; a dash means none has been seen yet for December departures.

Other months for South Africa

December elsewhere

Every verdict here is the destination's own: ten years of climate readings, the public holidays that crowd it, and what the flight costs. Nothing is said about South Africa as a whole that was not first measured at each place in it.