Weekly note

South Africa in July

4 of the 4 destinations in South Africa are in season in July: 1 a sweet spot, 3 good, 0 ok.

July is a sweet spot at 1 of these 4 places: Kruger National Park.

Ranked for July

#PlaceVerdict High Rain Fare Why
1 Kruger National Park sweet spot 26° 1d — 26C max, 1 rainy day
2 Johannesburg good 18° 0d — 18C max, 0 rainy days
3 Durban good 23° 3d — 23C max, 3 rainy days
4 Cape Town good 17° cool 8d £944 17C max, 8 rainy days

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

Other months for South Africa

July 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.