Weekly note

South Africa in October

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

October is a sweet spot at 3 of these 4 places: Cape Town, Kruger National Park and Durban.

Ranked for October

#PlaceVerdict High Rain Fare Why
1 Cape Town sweet spot 23° 3d £777 23C max, 3 rainy days
2 Kruger National Park sweet spot 30° 3d — 30C max, 3 rainy days
3 Johannesburg good 26° 5d £633 26C max, 5 rainy days
4 Durban sweet spot 24° 7d — 24C max, 7 rainy days

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

Other months for South Africa

October 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.