Knysna vs Stellenbosch: which is better, month by month

Stellenbosch beats Knysna in 5 of 12 months — its lead peaks in October (93 vs 81) — while Knysna wins January; they are within 3 points in the other 6 months.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type — they are different kinds of destination, so the scores are each place at its own best. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Knysna vs Stellenbosch — all 12 months

MonthKnysnaStellenboschWinnerGap
January89Awarm, a little rain, clean air83Ahot, dry, clean airKnysna6
February87Awarm, a little rain, clean air84Ahot, dryTie3
March85Awarm, a little rain, clean air87Ahot, a little rain, clean airTie2
April82Anice, a little rain, clean air90Swarm, a little rainStellenbosch8
May79Bnice, a little rain, clean air85Anice, a little rainStellenbosch6
June73Bnice, a little rain, clean air72Bnice, rainy, muggy airTie1
July73Bnice, a little rain, clean air71Bcool, rainy, muggy airTie2
August77Bnice, a little rain, clean air77Bnice, rainy, muggy airTie0
September79Bnice, a little rain, clean air86Anice, a little rain, clean airStellenbosch7
October81Anice, a little rain, clean air93Swarm, a little rain, clean airStellenbosch12
November84Anice, a little rain, clean air92Swarm, dry, clean airStellenbosch8
December88Awarm, a little rain, clean air89Ahot, dry, clean airTie1

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is October (81 vs 93). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.

Knysna

🇿🇦 South Africa · mild climate

Best month
January 89/100
Months won
1 of 12

Stellenbosch

🇿🇦 South Africa · mild climate

Best month
October 93/100
Months won
5 of 12

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