South Africa in January
4 of the 4 destinations in South Africa are in season in January: 1 a sweet spot, 2 good, 1 ok.
January is a sweet spot at 1 of these 4 places: Durban.
Ranked for January
| # | Place | Verdict | High | Rain | Fare | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cape Town | goodbusy | 28° | 1d | £714 | busier than usual |
| 2 | Durban | sweet spot | 28° | 6d | — | 28C max, 6 rainy days |
| 3 | Johannesburg | good | 26° | 8d | — | 26C max, 8 rainy days |
| 4 | Kruger National Park | okbusy | 30° | 7d | — | busier than usual |
Fares are the typical return from London for January departures, in GBP; a dash means none has been seen yet for January departures.
Other months for South Africa
- January
- February 2 sweet
- March 0 sweet
- April 1 sweet
- May 2 sweet
- June 2 sweet
- July 1 sweet
- August 0 sweet
- September 2 sweet
- October 3 sweet
- November 4 sweet
- December 0 sweet
- Every month, side by side
January 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.