South africa seasons by month

Most overseas visitors think of South Africa as a land drenched in perpetual sunshine. However, with a total landmass of over 470,900 square miles, South Africa's weather is not so easily summarized.

It is a land of arid desert and lush tropical coasts, temperate woodland, and snow-capped mountains. Depending on when you travel and where you go, it is possible to encounter almost every different kind of extreme weather.

When is spring in south africa

Although generalizing South Africa's weather is difficult, there are a few absolutes that apply throughout the country. Unlike Africa's equatorial countries, where the year is split into rainy and dry seasons, South Africa does have four seasons—summer, fall, winter, and spring—only they are flipped from the seasons in the Northern Hemisphere.

Summer lasts from December to February, and fall stretches about March through May before winter takes over from June to August, while spring brings blooms in many places during September and October. For most of the country, the rain

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