Riders often wonder what the weather would be like when they visit. With the realities of climate change, one cannot predict this any longer and the best remains to check trusted weather sites before your visit. In a nutshell one can describe South Africa as a summer rainfall region with exception of the Western Cape which has a Mediterranean climate – dry hot summers and cold wet winters. The northern parts of the country enjoy hot summer days with frequent late afternoon thunders storms during which a substantial amount of rain can fall in a short space of time. The east coast along the Indian Ocean has a subtropical climate and hot humid days can be expected in summer with pleasant winters days. The hot summers months are from Dec to Feb and cold winters months from June to Aug. Do we get snow in SA? Yes, we do. Most of the snow falls in the high lying mountainous areas of Lesotho and on the mountains in the west and eastern Cape. We chose to weather sites like www.yr.no or www.windguru.com to check the weather on a daily basis.
Remember that the seasons are the other way around if you visit southern Africa and come from a northern hemisphere country. Autumn is in around April/May, winter from Jun to Aug, spring in Sept/Oct and summer from Nov to Mar with the hot period between Dec and Feb.