Weekly note

South Africa in March

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

None of these has March as a sweet spot; the 4 labelled good are the best of the month: Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban and Kruger National Park.

Ranked for March

#PlaceVerdict High Rain Fare Why
1 Cape Town good 26° 2d £833 26C max, 2 rainy days
2 Johannesburg good 24° 7d £617 24C max, 7 rainy days
3 Durban good 27° 6d — 27C max, 6 rainy days
4 Kruger National Park goodbusy 30° 4d — holidays: ZA: Human Rights Day

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

Other months for South Africa

March 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.