Africa · City travel
Best time to visit Johannesburg
Early Sep is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 23.8°C, with 0.6 rainy days per 10 days.
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Season calendar
Conditions vary little through the year (a 14.2-point range). Choose dates that suit your plans rather than relying on the color band.
Japan MOFA travel advice
Japan MOFA travel advice: Level 2 (Avoid non-essential travel)
Climate and season score by month
| Month | Level | Daytime high | Rainy days (per 10 days) | Cloud cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | Fair | 26.1°C | 3.7 | 62.4% |
| February | Fair | 26.0°C | 3.6 | 61.3% |
| March | Okay | 25.1°C | 2.8 | 53.8% |
| April | Okay | 22.5°C | 2.0 | 45.2% |
| May | Good | 20.3°C | 1.1 | 30.3% |
| June | Good | 17.7°C | 1.1 | 23.6% |
| July | Good | 17.6°C | 0.2 | 21.2% |
| August | Good | 20.7°C | 0.7 | 23.8% |
| September | Good | 24.5°C | 0.9 | 30.9% |
| October | Okay | 25.9°C | 2.4 | 48.5% |
| November | Fair | 25.9°C | 3.5 | 59.2% |
| December | Fair | 26.1°C | 4.1 | 67.1% |
How the score works
The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.
Weather station: JOHANNESBURG INTL(21 km). Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.
These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.