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Best Time for Garden Route

Last updated: 2026-08-16

Sweet spot: January, February, March. Computed from NASA POWER climate normals across the route's overnight towns, balancing temperature, rainfall and daylight.

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Month	Low	High	Rain	Daylight
January	16.7°C	25.3°C	31 mm	14.0 h
February	16.8°C	25.5°C	29 mm	13.3 h
March	15.6°C	24.1°C	43 mm	12.3 h
April	13.6°C	21.9°C	41 mm	11.1 h
May	12.2°C	19.9°C	36 mm	10.2 h
June	10.2°C	17.5°C	51 mm	9.7 h
July	9.6°C	17.2°C	50 mm	9.9 h
August	9.6°C	17.4°C	59 mm	10.7 h
September	10.7°C	18.9°C	38 mm	11.8 h
October	12.3°C	20.8°C	43 mm	12.9 h
November	13.6°C	22.1°C	48 mm	13.8 h
December	15.5°C	23.9°C	30 mm	14.3 h

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