På gång i Drakensberg (Ukhahlamba), South Africa under året

Mest folk — December school holidays, Term 4–1 (summer, year-end) break i South Africa

Inget nytt börjar i januari.

Pågår fortfarande: Afternoon thunderstorms (1 nov – 28 feb (vanligtvis)), December school holidays (10 dec – 10 jan (vanligtvis))

Lugnt — skollov i 2 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en av dess sämsta vädermånader

Inget nytt börjar i februari.

Pågår fortfarande: Afternoon thunderstorms (1 nov – 28 feb (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — Term 1–2 (autumn) break i South Africa, skollov i 3 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

• Helg

  Easter long weekend

  3–6 aprPåsk & stilla veckanTrångtBoka tidigtStängningar

  Good Friday and Family Day on Easter Monday make a four-day weekend that often runs into the school holidays. South Africans head for the coast, the mountains and the bush, so accommodation books out, national roads are busy and many shops close on Good Friday. Källa ↗

• Festival

  Splashy Fen

  2–6 aprMusikfestivalTrångtBoka tidigt

  South Africa's longest-running music festival, on a farm outside Underberg over the Easter weekend. Four days of camping in a river valley, and the whole southern Berg books out around it. Källa ↗

Mest folk — Easter long weekend, Splashy Fen

• Festival

  Music in the Mountains

  22–29 apr · vanligtvisMusikfestivalBoka tidigt

  A choral-music festival and bursary fundraiser at the Drakensberg Boys' Choir School in Cathkin Park, separate from the school's better-known December carol concert. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Easter long weekend (3–6 apr), Splashy Fen (2–6 apr)

Mycket folk — skollov i 3 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en av dess bästa vädermånader

• Säsong

  Clear winter air

  1 maj – 31 aug · vanligtvisTorrsäsong

  Winter here is dry and the air goes glass-clear, which is why the escarpment photographs best in June and July. The grass is burnt off, the nights are well below freezing and the days are still walkable.

Mest folk — July school holidays, Term 2–3 (winter) break i South Africa

• Stängt

  Sani Pass closes for snow

  1 jun – 31 aug · vanligtvisRisk

  Snow shuts the pass and the Lesotho border post at the top of it for days at a time most winters, usually at short notice. Check the road before committing to a 4x4 day trip out of Underberg. Källa ↗

• Helg

  July school holidays

  20 jun – 20 jul · vanligtvisTrångtBoka tidigt

  The mid-year school break is when inland families come up for the cold, and the resorts sell it as a snow chance. Self-catering chalets and the hutted camps go months ahead. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Clear winter air (1 maj – 31 aug (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — July school holidays, Term 2–3 (winter) break i South Africa

Inget nytt börjar i juli.

Pågår fortfarande: Clear winter air (1 maj – 31 aug (vanligtvis)), Sani Pass closes for snow (1 jun – 31 aug (vanligtvis)), July school holidays (20 jun – 20 jul (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — skollov i 4 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en av dess bästa vädermånader

Inget nytt börjar i augusti.

Pågår fortfarande: Clear winter air (1 maj – 31 aug (vanligtvis)), Sani Pass closes for snow (1 jun – 31 aug (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — Term 3–4 (spring) break i South Africa

Inget nytt börjar i september.

Mycket folk — Term 3–4 (spring) break i South Africa, skollov i 3 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

Inget nytt börjar i oktober.

Mellansäsong — skollov i 2 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en helt vanlig månad

• Risk

  Afternoon thunderstorms

  1 nov – 28 feb · vanligtvisStormsäsong

  Storms build over the escarpment most summer afternoons, with lightning on the tops, hail and water coming down the gullies within minutes. Walkers start at first light and are off the high ground by lunchtime. Källa ↗

Mest folk — December school holidays, Term 4–1 (summer, year-end) break i South Africa

• Helg

  December school holidays

  10 dec – 10 jan · vanligtvisTrångtBoka tidigt

  The fullest and dearest fortnight of the Berg's year, and the one where the afternoon storms are at their most reliable. Trails near the resorts are busy; anything above the contour path is not. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Afternoon thunderstorms (1 nov – 28 feb (vanligtvis))