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Best Time for the Garden Route
Sweet spot: July, January, February — computed from NASA POWER climate normals across the route's overnight towns, balancing temperature, rainfall and daylight.
Whale season peaks — Hermanus is the world's best land-based whale watching.
South African school holidays: the Garden Route is packed — book everything ahead.
| Month | Temp | Rain | Daylight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12.5–36.4°C | 31 mm | 14.0 h | |
| February | 11.6–36.4°C | 29 mm | 13.3 h | |
| March | 10.8–36.9°C | 43 mm | 12.3 h | |
| April | 9.1–33.4°C | 41 mm | 11.1 h | |
| May | 6.9–30.1°C | 36 mm | 10.2 h | |
| June | 5.9–27.2°C | 51 mm | 9.7 h | |
| July | 5.0–26.9°C | 50 mm | 9.9 h | |
| August | 5.0–29.0°C | 59 mm | 10.7 h | |
| September | 6.4–32.9°C | 38 mm | 11.8 h | |
| October | 7.7–33.8°C | 43 mm | 12.9 h | |
| November | 9.5–34.3°C | 48 mm | 13.8 h | |
| December | 11.1–37.0°C | 30 mm | 14.3 h |