Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Durban, Zuid-Afrika

Topdrukte — South African summer holidays, Term 4–1 (summer, year-end) break in Zuid-Afrika

• Seizoen

  Swimmable sea all year

  1 jan – 31 decZee op temperatuur

  The Agulhas current runs warm down this coast, so this is the one big South African city where people swim in July without a wetsuit. The netted beaches on the Golden Mile are patrolled year round.

Nog steeds bezig: Summer storm and flood season (1 nov – 31 mrt (meestal)), South African summer holidays (15 dec – 15 jan)

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

In februari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Swimmable sea all year (1 jan – 31 dec), Summer storm and flood season (1 nov – 31 mrt (meestal))

Druk — Term 1–2 (autumn) break in Zuid-Afrika, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Feestdag

  Easter on the Golden Mile

  3–6 aprPasen & Goede WeekDrukBoek vroeg

  The inland provinces drive down for the long weekend and the beachfront runs at capacity while the water is still warm. The N3 from Johannesburg is the busiest road in the country on the Thursday. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Swimmable sea all year (1 jan – 31 dec), Summer storm and flood season (1 nov – 31 mrt (meestal))

Topdrukte — Easter on the Golden Mile, Term 1–2 (autumn) break in Zuid-Afrika

In april begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Swimmable sea all year (1 jan – 31 dec), Easter on the Golden Mile (3–6 apr)

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

• Natuur

  Sardine run

  25 mei – 20 jul · meestalDierenseizoen

  Cold water pushes shoals of sardines up from the Eastern Cape with gannets, dolphins and sharks behind them, most reliably in the last two weeks of June. The KwaZulu-Natal leg has been patchy since the 2000s, so nobody sells it as a certainty. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Swimmable sea all year (1 jan – 31 dec)

Topdrukte — Comrades Marathon, Term 2–3 (winter) break in Zuid-Afrika

• Natuur

  Humpback migration

  1 jun – 30 novWalvisseizoen

  The continental shelf runs close in here, so the humpbacks heading north to calve pass within sight of the bluff from June, and come back south with the calves from September. No boat needed on a clear morning.

• Festival

  Comrades Marathon

  14 junSportevenementDrukSluitingenBoek vroeg

  Ninety kilometres between Durban and Pietermaritzburg, direction alternating each year, with about twenty thousand runners and the whole route lined. On an up year the start is in the city centre before dawn and roads shut with it. Bron ↗

• Festival

  The Durban July

  4 julSportevenementDrukBoek vroeg

  The country's biggest race day at Greyville on the first Saturday of July, and as much a fashion event as a horse race. Hotels take the whole week and rates roughly double around it. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Swimmable sea all year (1 jan – 31 dec), Sardine run (25 mei – 20 jul (meestal))

Topdrukte — The Durban July, Term 2–3 (winter) break in Zuid-Afrika

• Festival

  Durban International Film Festival

  18 jul – 5 aug · meestal

  Africa's longest-running film festival takes over the city's cinemas for the back end of July into early August, in the dry, mild middle of winter, which is the best time to be in Durban anyway. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Swimmable sea all year (1 jan – 31 dec), Sardine run (25 mei – 20 jul (meestal)), Humpback migration (1 jun – 30 nov), The Durban July (4 jul)

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

In augustus begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Swimmable sea all year (1 jan – 31 dec), Humpback migration (1 jun – 30 nov), Durban International Film Festival (18 jul – 5 aug (meestal))

Topdrukte — Heritage Day, Term 3–4 (spring) break in Zuid-Afrika

• Feestdag

  Heritage Day

  24 sepNationale feestdagDrukSluitingen

  A public holiday that South Africa has quietly turned into a national braai; the beachfront and the parks fill from mid-morning and the shops keep Sunday hours. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Swimmable sea all year (1 jan – 31 dec), Humpback migration (1 jun – 30 nov)

Topdrukte — Diwali, Term 3–4 (spring) break in Zuid-Afrika

• Festival

  Diwali

  15 okt – 15 nov · meestalDruk

  Durban has one of the largest Indian communities outside India and the festival shows in Chatsworth and Phoenix rather than downtown — lights, sweets and fireworks for the best part of a week. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Swimmable sea all year (1 jan – 31 dec), Humpback migration (1 jun – 30 nov)

Druk — Diwali, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Risico

  Summer storm and flood season

  1 nov – 31 mrt · meestalOnweersseizoen

  KwaZulu-Natal's rain comes as violent afternoon storms and, every few years, as the kind of flooding that takes out roads and closes the beaches to swimming for days on hygiene grounds. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Swimmable sea all year (1 jan – 31 dec), Humpback migration (1 jun – 30 nov), Diwali (15 okt – 15 nov (meestal))

Topdrukte — South African summer holidays, Term 4–1 (summer, year-end) break in Zuid-Afrika

• Feestdag

  South African summer holidays

  15 dec – 15 janSchoolvakantiesDrukBoek vroeg

  The single busiest month here: Gauteng empties onto this coast, the beachfront is shoulder to shoulder, and every apartment on the north and south coasts is let. Book by winter or take February instead. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Swimmable sea all year (1 jan – 31 dec), Summer storm and flood season (1 nov – 31 mrt (meestal))