Weekly note

South Africa in May

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

May is a sweet spot at 2 of these 4 places: Kruger National Park and Durban.

Ranked for May

#PlaceVerdict High Rain Fare Why
1 Cape Town good 21° 5d £723 21C max, 5 rainy days
2 Kruger National Park sweet spot 27° 2d — 27C max, 2 rainy days
3 Johannesburg good 20° 2d — 20C max, 2 rainy days
4 Durban sweet spot 24° 4d — 24C max, 4 rainy days

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

Other months for South Africa

May 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.