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Kruger (Skukuza)

Hot and damp from October to March; warm and dry from June to July.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years25.0°S280 m above the sea
  1. Jan90°32°70°21°Rain on about three days a week.
  2. Feb90°32°70°21°Rain on about three days a week.
  3. Mar89°32°69°21°Rain on about two days a week.
  4. Apr86°30°64°18°Rain on about two days a week.
  5. May83°28°59°15°Rain on about one day a week.
  6. Jun80°27°53°12°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  7. Jul79°26°53°12°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  8. Aug83°28°56°13°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  9. Sep87°31°60°16°Rain on about one day a week.
  10. Oct88°31°63°17°Rain on about one day a week.
  11. Nov88°31°66°19°Rain on about two days a week.
  12. Dec90°32°69°21°Rain on about three days a week.
Each month: its typical high and low, and dots for wet days a week. Tap a month to open it.The best months

The hot season runs from October to March, with highs near 89°F and nights near 68°F. From June to July, highs are nearer 80°F. The rain comes from November to March, on about three days a week. May to September is the driest stretch, with rain on fewer than one day a week. Daylight runs from about 10½ hours in June to 13½ hours in December.The hot season runs from October to March, with highs near 32°C and nights near 20°C. From June to July, highs are nearer 27°C. The rain comes from November to March, on about three days a week. May to September is the driest stretch, with rain on fewer than one day a week. Daylight runs from about 10½ hours in June to 13½ hours in December.

Where Kruger (Skukuza) sits

Africa/Johannesburg
this place
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Latitude
25.0°Ssouthern hemisphere
Above the sea
280 mlow-lying
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Nearest of ours
Sabi-Sand Game Reserve33 km north-west

The land around Kruger (Skukuza), shaded by its typical high in January, the planning map's own layer.The land around Kruger (Skukuza), shaded by its typical high in February, the planning map's own layer.The land around Kruger (Skukuza), shaded by its typical high in March, the planning map's own layer.The land around Kruger (Skukuza), shaded by its typical high in April, the planning map's own layer.The land around Kruger (Skukuza), shaded by its typical high in May, the planning map's own layer.The land around Kruger (Skukuza), shaded by its typical high in June, the planning map's own layer.The land around Kruger (Skukuza), shaded by its typical high in July, the planning map's own layer.The land around Kruger (Skukuza), shaded by its typical high in August, the planning map's own layer.The land around Kruger (Skukuza), shaded by its typical high in September, the planning map's own layer.The land around Kruger (Skukuza), shaded by its typical high in October, the planning map's own layer.The land around Kruger (Skukuza), shaded by its typical high in November, the planning map's own layer.The land around Kruger (Skukuza), shaded by its typical high in December, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Through the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs from 79°F in July to 90°F in January and February.Highs from 26°C in July to 32°C in January and February.

Chance of a wet day

Wettest in February (43% of days), driest in July (5%).

Cloud cover

Clearest in June (10% cover), cloudiest in December (47%).

Daylight

From 10h 37m in June to 13h 40m in December.

Week by week, lightly smoothed. Shading marks the seasons; the olive line, the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

Month by month

°F°C
Kruger (Skukuza), month by month: the typical high and low, wet days a week, cloud cover and daylight.
MonthTypical low to highWet days a weekCloudDaylight
JanuaryHot season
70°21°90°32°
3 days44%13h 30m
FebruaryHot season
70°21°90°32°
3 days40%12h 58m
MarchHot season
69°21°89°32°
2 days31%12h 16m
April
64°18°86°30°
2 days25%11h 32m
May
59°15°83°28°
1 day14%10h 55m
JuneCool seasonAt its best
53°12°80°27°
no days10%10h 37m
JulyCool seasonAt its best
53°12°79°26°
no days13%10h 45m
AugustAt its best
56°13°83°28°
no days12%11h 17m
September
60°16°87°31°
1 day16%12h 00m
OctoberHot season
63°17°88°31°
1 day25%12h 45m
NovemberHot season
66°19°88°31°
2 days41%13h 22m
DecemberHot season
69°21°90°32°
3 days47%13h 40m

When is the best time to visit Kruger (Skukuza)?

The best months are June to August: highs near 81°F, nights near 54°F, and rain on fewer than one day a week.The best months are June to August: highs near 27°C, nights near 12°C, and rain on fewer than one day a week.

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

Questions

What is the warmest month in Kruger (Skukuza)?

January and February, with highs near 90°F and lows near 70°F. The coolest is July, with highs near 79°F.January and February, with highs near 32°C and lows near 21°C. The coolest is July, with highs near 26°C.

When does it rain most in Kruger (Skukuza)?

February, with rain on about three days a week. July is the driest, with rain on fewer than one day a week.

How long are the days in Kruger (Skukuza)?

From about 10½ hours in June to 13½ hours in December.

When are the skies clearest in Kruger (Skukuza)?

June, when cloud covers about 10% of the sky on average. December is the cloudiest, at about 47%.

Places with a year like Kruger (Skukuza)'s

by their highs, lows and wet days

Their highs, lows, wet days and cloud run closest to Kruger (Skukuza)'s through the year, one place a country. “Six months apart”: their winter is Kruger (Skukuza)'s summer.

Elsewhere in South Africa

All of South Africa

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Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), from the 11 km grid square nearest Kruger (Skukuza). Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match.Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match. Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.