🇿🇦Africa

South Africa

Country in southern Africa.

Capital: Bloemfontein
Population: 62.0 M
Area: 1,221,037 km²

Essentials

Emergency

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Money

rand · ZAR

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Power

CMN

230 V · 50 Hz

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Driving

Left side

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Time zone

UTC+02:00

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Calling code

+27

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Languages

English, Zulu, Xhosa, Afrikaans, Northern Sotho, Tswana, Sesotho, Tsonga, Swazi, Venda, Southern Ndebele, South African Sign Language

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When to go to South Africa

Cape TownJohannesburgPretoriaBloemfontein

Cape Town

Best: All year

January: high 27 °C, low 17 °C, 10 mm of rain, a best month.
February: high 28 °C, low 17 °C, 11 mm of rain, a best month.
March: high 26 °C, low 15 °C, 13 mm of rain, a best month.
April: high 24 °C, low 12 °C, 42 mm of rain, a best month.
May: high 21 °C, low 10 °C, 65 mm of rain, a best month.
June: high 18 °C, low 8 °C, 97 mm of rain, a best month.
July: high 18 °C, low 7 °C, 89 mm of rain, a best month.
August: high 18 °C, low 8 °C, 76 mm of rain, a best month.
September: high 20 °C, low 9 °C, 47 mm of rain, a best month.
October: high 22 °C, low 12 °C, 32 mm of rain, a best month.
November: high 24 °C, low 14 °C, 27 mm of rain, a best month.
December: high 26 °C, low 16 °C, 13 mm of rain, a best month.

Average daily high (°C) and monthly rain (mm). Highlighted: daytime highs of 16–30 °C with under 120 mm of rain. Cape Town Airport station (17 km away), 1991–2020 climate normals · Meteostat. Raw data: NOAA, Deutscher Wetterdienst and others. (CC BY 4.0).

Johannesburg

Best: February – November

January: high 25 °C, low 15 °C, 134 mm of rain.
February: high 25 °C, low 15 °C, 108 mm of rain, a best month.
March: high 24 °C, low 13 °C, 97 mm of rain, a best month.
April: high 22 °C, low 10 °C, 44 mm of rain, a best month.
May: high 20 °C, low 7 °C, 19 mm of rain, a best month.
June: high 17 °C, low 4 °C, 7 mm of rain, a best month.
July: high 17 °C, low 4 °C, 1 mm of rain, a best month.
August: high 20 °C, low 6 °C, 6 mm of rain, a best month.
September: high 24 °C, low 10 °C, 17 mm of rain, a best month.
October: high 25 °C, low 12 °C, 71 mm of rain, a best month.
November: high 25 °C, low 13 °C, 101 mm of rain, a best month.
December: high 26 °C, low 14 °C, 135 mm of rain.

Average daily high (°C) and monthly rain (mm). Highlighted: daytime highs of 16–30 °C with under 120 mm of rain. Johannesburg Airport station (21 km away), 1991–2020 climate normals · Meteostat. Raw data: NOAA, Deutscher Wetterdienst and others. (CC BY 4.0).

Pretoria

Best: All year

January: high 29 °C, low 18 °C, 119 mm of rain, a best month.
February: high 29 °C, low 18 °C, 110 mm of rain, a best month.
March: high 28 °C, low 17 °C, 81 mm of rain, a best month.
April: high 25 °C, low 13 °C, 33 mm of rain, a best month.
May: high 23 °C, low 8 °C, 15 mm of rain, a best month.
June: high 21 °C, low 5 °C, 6 mm of rain, a best month.
July: high 21 °C, low 5 °C, 1 mm of rain, a best month.
August: high 24 °C, low 8 °C, 4 mm of rain, a best month.
September: high 27 °C, low 12 °C, 17 mm of rain, a best month.
October: high 29 °C, low 15 °C, 64 mm of rain, a best month.
November: high 29 °C, low 16 °C, 98 mm of rain, a best month.
December: high 29 °C, low 17 °C, 115 mm of rain, a best month.

Average daily high (°C) and monthly rain (mm). Highlighted: daytime highs of 16–30 °C with under 120 mm of rain. Pretoria station (2 km away), 1991–2020 climate normals · Meteostat. Raw data: NOAA, Deutscher Wetterdienst and others. (CC BY 4.0).

Bloemfontein

Best: March – November

January: high 31 °C, low 15 °C, 96 mm of rain.
February: high 30 °C, low 15 °C, 84 mm of rain.
March: high 28 °C, low 12 °C, 77 mm of rain, a best month.
April: high 24 °C, low 7 °C, 44 mm of rain, a best month.
May: high 21 °C, low 2 °C, 19 mm of rain, a best month.
June: high 18 °C, low -2 °C, 12 mm of rain, a best month.
July: high 18 °C, low -2 °C, 4 mm of rain, a best month.
August: high 21 °C, low 0 °C, 11 mm of rain, a best month.
September: high 25 °C, low 4 °C, 12 mm of rain, a best month.
October: high 28 °C, low 9 °C, 47 mm of rain, a best month.
November: high 29 °C, low 11 °C, 71 mm of rain, a best month.
December: high 31 °C, low 14 °C, 79 mm of rain.

Average daily high (°C) and monthly rain (mm). Highlighted: daytime highs of 16–30 °C with under 120 mm of rain. Bloemfontein, Bloemfontein Airport station (8 km away), 1991–2020 climate normals · Meteostat. Raw data: NOAA, Deutscher Wetterdienst and others. (CC BY 4.0).

Destinations

All 60 destinations

About South Africa

South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. The country consists of nine provinces, and is bounded to the south by 2,798 kilometres (1,739 miles) of coastline that stretches along the South Atlantic and Indian Ocean; to the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe; and to the east and northeast by Mozambique and Eswatini. South Africa also encloses Lesotho.

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Cape Town: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Johannesburg: Evan Bench · CC BY 2.0 · Commons
Durban: ---=XEON=--- · CC BY 3.0 · Commons
Stellenbosch: Fmalan at Afrikaans Wikipedia · Public domain · Commons
Knysna: .prometheus. · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Robben Island: South African Tourism from South Africa · CC BY 2.0 · Commons
Bloemfontein: South African Tourism from South Africa · CC BY 2.0 · Commons
Pretoria: Petrus Potgieter, Petrus at en.wikipedia · Public domain · Commons
Gauteng: Ryanj93 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
KwaZulu-Natal: Darren Glanville from Acle, Norfolk, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Commons
Table Mountain: Matthiasmullie · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Kruger National Park: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Commons
Cape of Good Hope: Zaian ( talk ) at en.wikipedia · Public domain · Commons
Garden Route National Park: Original uploader was Conrad88 at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Apartheid Museum: NJR ZA · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Lake St. Lucia: Christian Wörtz ( woertz ) · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Commons
FNB Stadium: Dundas Football Club · CC BY 2.0 · Commons
Cape Town Stadium: Hansueli Krapf This file was uploaded with Commonist . · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Cape Agulhas: unknown author · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Commons
Ponte City: Geoffrey Hancock · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Commons
Tugela Falls: Juniper339 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Table Mountain National Park: Hilton Teper · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Richtersveld: Winfried Bruenken ( Amrum ) · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Commons
Castle of Good Hope: Martinvl · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Blyde River Canyon: South African Tourism from South Africa · CC BY 2.0 · Commons
Voortrekker Monument: John Walker, Images of Africa Taken from de-Wikipedia, where it had been uploaded by Head under the same filename. · Public domain · Commons
Boulders Beach: Self · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Commons
Sterkfontein: english Wikipedia user · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Mapungubwe National Park: JJ van Zyl · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Addo Elephant National Park: NJR ZA · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Moses Mabhida Stadium: Blastworlddbn · CC0 · Commons
Lion's Head: Hansueli Krapf This file was uploaded with Commonist . · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden: Andrawaag · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Carlton Centre: Thuvack · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Pinnacle Point: Andrew Hall · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Makapansgat: hermansmit · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Mafadi: Nicolaas92 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Afrikaans Language Monument: C. Hill · CC BY 2.5 · Commons
Golden Gate Highlands National Park: Marco Schmidt [1] · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Commons
Signal Hill: en:User:Zaian · Public domain · Commons
Augrabies Falls: Zaian ( talk ). · Public domain · Commons
De Hoop Nature Reserve: Felix Gottwald · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Diepkloof Rock Shelter: Vincent Mourre / Inrap · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Devil's Peak: Warrickball · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Cango Caves: Rute Martins of Leoa's Photography ( www.leoa.co.za ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Chapman's Peak: Martinvl · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Isandlwana: No machine-readable author provided. RAM assumed (based on copyright claims). · Public domain · Commons
West Coast National Park: Winfried Bruenken ( Amrum ) · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Commons
Mountain Zebra National Park: Moongateclimber · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Karoo National Park: Tim Parkinson · CC BY 2.0 · Commons
Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa: Matti Blume · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Spion Kop: Vberger · Public domain · Commons
Royal Natal National Park: Bjørn Christian Tørrissen · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Gold Reef City: CMallwitz ( talk ) · Public domain · Commons
Rhodes Memorial: Glassbottle at English Wikipedia · Public domain · Commons
Tolstoy Farm: Unknown author Unknown author · Public domain · Commons
Houses of Parliament, Cape Town: PhilippN · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Lake Fundudzi: Iris Auda · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Freedom Park: Shosholoza · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Groote Schuur: Janek Szymanowski · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Hector Pieterson Museum: Babak Fakhamzadeh from Chiang Mai, Thailand · CC BY 2.0 · Commons
Nelson Mandela Bridge: NJR ZA · Public domain · Commons
uShaka Marine World: Amada44 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Marakele National Park: Marco Schmidt [1] · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Namaqua National Park: Winfried Bruenken ( Amrum ) · CC BY 3.0 · Commons
Tankwa Karoo National Park: unknown author · Public domain · Commons
Bloukrans Bridge: Self · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Commons
Bontebok National Park: Winfried Bruenken ( Amrum ) · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Commons
Howick Falls: Bjørn Christian Tørrissen · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Pilanesberg: NASA · Public domain · Commons
Camdeboo National Park: DuQues · Public domain · Commons
National Women's Monument: PCB1981 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Waterberg Biosphere: The original uploader was Anlace at English Wikipedia . · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Commons
Klasies River Caves: John Atherton · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Commons
Two Oceans Aquarium: HelenOnline · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Mokala National Park: Winfried Bruenken ( Amrum ) · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Commons
District Six Museum: Photograph by Mike Peel ( www.mikepeel.net ). · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Kosi Bay: Richard Jenkinson from Harpenden, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Commons
Border Cave: Androstachys · Public domain · Commons
Company's Garden: Jorge Lascar · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Commons
Witkruis Monument: Johnnyhurst · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Iziko South African Museum: Discott · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Sudwala Caves: Guyermer · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Nan Hua Temple: Elf-friend at English Wikipedia · Public domain · Commons
Emlembe: unknown author · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Champagne Castle: Lithium81 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Blaauboschkraal stone ruins: Sháron Viljoen · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Church Square, Pretoria: Luckymelon · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
St. George's Cathedral: Mike Hayes · Public domain · Commons
Giant's Castle: Cwawebber · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Johannesburg Art Gallery: Janek Szymanowski · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Auwal Mosque: LiebeB · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
BOS 400: Timothy Haig-Smith · CC BY 2.5 · Commons
Pretoria Zoo: NJR ZA · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Nelson Mandela Square: Britfan97 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Lake Sibaya: Nasa · Public domain · Commons
Satyagraha House: James Ball · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
SS Lusitania: Unknown author Unknown author · Public domain · Commons
Johannesburg Zoo: NJR ZA · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Melrose House: Stephantom at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Ditsong National Museum of Natural History: Luckymelon · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Nizamiye Masjid: HorizonZA · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Three Sisters: flowcomm · CC BY 2.0 · Commons
Eye of Kuruman: Leviel · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
South African National Gallery: PhilippN · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Birds of Eden: NJR ZA · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Wonder Cave: Bothar at English Wikipedia · Public domain · Commons
Ithala Game Reserve: Marduk · CC0 · Commons
Berlin Falls: Marco Schmidt [1] · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Commons
Lisbon Falls: The original uploader was Georgio at French Wikipedia . · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Kaditshwene: John Campbell (b 1766 - d 1840) · Public domain · Commons
Artscape Theatre Centre: Adamina · CC BY 2.0 · Commons
Shaka Memorial: Mwgielink · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden: JMK · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Groote Kerk: Ossewa · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Cathedral Peak: Sara Atkins from San Francisco Bay Area · CC BY 2.0 · Commons
Market Theatre: Bobbyshabangu · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Gandhi Square: James Ball · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Anglo-Boer War Museum: User:Katangais · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Du Toits Peak: Andresdewet · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Durban Botanic Gardens: Purves, M. ( Michaelwild at en.wikipedia ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Mac-Mac Falls: A G · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Commons
Palm Tree Mosque: Discott · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Lake Chrissie: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain · Commons

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