South Africa
City · 1.3 M people

Soweto

Township of South Africa.

In and around Soweto

Map
  1. Tolstoy FarmHistory & heritage · Gauteng
  2. Hector Pieterson MuseumMuseums & galleries · SowetoUNESCO World Heritage

Weather by season

  • Dec–Feb25° / 15°377 mm
  • Mar–May22° / 10°159 mm(a good time to go)
  • Jun–Aug18° / 5°14 mm(a good time to go)
  • Sep–Nov25° / 11°189 mm(a good time to go)

Average high / low (°C) and rain per season. Data for Johannesburg, 20 km away. Highlighted: the best months to go. Johannesburg Airport station, 1991–2020 climate normals · Meteostat. Raw data: NOAA, Deutscher Wetterdienst and others. (CC BY 4.0).

About Soweto

Soweto () is a township of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality in Gauteng, South Africa and one of the suburbs of Johannesburg, bordering the city's mining belt in the south. Its name is an English syllabic abbreviation for South Western Townships. Formerly a separate municipality, it was incorporated in the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality in 2002.

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Full Soweto travel guide

Getting around, food, where to stay

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Photo credits (2)
  • Tolstoy Farm: Unknown author Unknown author · Public domain · Commons
  • Hector Pieterson Museum: Babak Fakhamzadeh from Chiang Mai, Thailand · CC BY 2.0 · Commons