About Us

South Africa is famous for its sunshine and champagne days. Our coastal regions are warm even in winter - particularly the east coast regions of KwaZulu Natal - thanks to the warm Agulhas Current that runs into the Indian Ocean. In contrast the cold Benguela Current (fresh from Antarctica) runs up the west coasts Atlantic Ocean.

As a result there are striking contrasts between the East and West coast temperatures. In the interior plateau the altitude (around 1694 metres / 5500 feet) keeps the average summer temperatures below 30C (86F). However In winter, for the same reason, the temperatures at night can drop to freezing point and lower.

The far northern regions can average summer temperatures of between 35 - 42C (95 - 107F) but freezing nights are not uncommon. South Africa is a relatively dry country with an average rainfall in the region of 464mm. Most of the country is a summer-rainfall region except for the Western Cape which gets most of its rainfall in Winter.

Being in the southern hemisphere, our seasons are totally opposite to those of Europe and North America. As hard as it is to imagine, we spend Christmas and New Year in our swimming pools and on our beautiful beaches!

Estimated Area Temperatures

MONTH	KWAZULU NATAL PROVINCE				Northern areas of RSA & BOTSWANA				CAPE PROVINCE				FREE STATE PROVINCE
	MIN		MAX		MIN		MAX		MIN		MAX		MIN		MAX
	F	C	F	C	F	C	F	C	F	C	F	C	F	C	F	C
March	68	20	80	27	55	13	75	24	58	12	77	27	54	14	80	25
April	64	18	78	26	50	10	71	22	54	8	71	24	46	12	75	22
May	54	12	75	24	43	6	66	19	50	3	68	20	42	10	68	20
June	39	4	73	23	39	4	63	17	41	-1	64	18	30	5	64	18
July	39	4	71	22	39	4	63	17	43	-2	63	18	27	6	64	17
August	55	13	71	22	43	6	68	22	46	-1	64	20	30	8	68	18
September	59	15	77	25	48	9	73	30	48	5	66	27	41	9	77	22
October	63	17	78	30	54	12	77	35	52	9	70	30	48	11	80	28