Weekly note

South Africa in February

4 of the 4 destinations in South Africa are in season in February: 2 a sweet spot, 1 good, 1 ok.

February is a sweet spot at 2 of these 4 places: Cape Town and Durban.

Ranked for February

#PlaceVerdict High Rain Fare Why
1 Cape Town sweet spot 28° 1d £697 28C max, 1 rainy day
2 Durban sweet spot 28° 6d — 28C max, 6 rainy days
3 Johannesburg good 25° 8d — 25C max, 8 rainy days
4 Kruger National Park okbusy 31° 7d — busier than usual

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

Other months for South Africa

February 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.