Best time to visit Eastern South Africa & Mozambique
The best time to visit Eastern South Africa & Mozambique is June to September, judged across 14 places; January is its weakest month.
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Updated September 2026 · Africa · 14 places, each judged for what it is · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
Eastern South Africa & Mozambique month by month
In season: one of the region's three best months, and good in its own right. Low season: one of its three worst, and well below its best. The reasons compare each month with the region's own year and name the seasons on the ground — monsoon, autumn colour, hurricanes — where most of its places share them.
All 14 places in Eastern South Africa & Mozambique
- Butha-Buthe 🇱🇸 Lesothobest June18
- Drakensberg 🇿🇦 South Africabest May92
- Durban 🇿🇦 South Africabest January85
- Ezulwini Valley 🇸🇿 Eswatinibest September89
- Hlane Royal National Park 🇸🇿 Eswatinibest June86
- Johannesburg 🇿🇦 South Africabest August91
- Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africabest July84
- Maputo 🇲🇿 Mozambiquebest July90
- Mbabane 🇸🇿 Eswatinibest September90
- Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary 🇸🇿 Eswatinibest June90
- Pemba 🇲🇿 Mozambiquebest September93
- Pretoria 🇿🇦 South Africabest August93
- Tofo 🇲🇿 Mozambiquebest September92
- Vilankulo 🇲🇿 Mozambiquebest May92
Eastern South Africa & Mozambique — FAQ
- When is the best time to visit Eastern South Africa & Mozambique?
- June to September. In August: dry season · 24°C highs · 9 h sun.
- When is the low season in Eastern South Africa & Mozambique?
- Eastern South Africa & Mozambique has no month that falls far below the rest of its year; January is the weakest (30°C highs · 10 h sun).
- Which months are in season in Eastern South Africa & Mozambique?
- June to September — the months among its best that are also good in their own right.