When to Go ?
With A country as vast as South Africa you would expect the terrain and climate can vary tremendously. In general terms however it is quite temperate. It is surrounded on three sides by ocean with the warmer and more arid to the north. As it is in the southern hemisphere it is generally warm with regional variations caused by heights above sea level and distances from cooling sea breezes.
This vast array of terrain and climate means that not only does the type of land vary from desert to lush forest across the nation but the type of weather you can expect to find is just as variable. All of this means that while one day you could be watching the big game prowling around scorching scrubland, the next day, and only a few hours away, you could be wine tasting on a lush and humid Mediterranean like vineyard.
The seasons are generally speaking the opposite way around to our own. The warmest months are in December and January with the cooler months being June, July and August. In these cooler months the general rule of thumb is that the further inland you are the colder it will be although, this being Africa, it is not the same as the winters felt in Europe. The same is true of the summers. While it can get very warm across South Africa, the warmest temperatures (45 degrees +) are reserved for the inland plains. On the coasts it tends not to go above 30 degrees making it ideal for the beach lovers.