Climate · South Africa

Sabi-Sand Game Reserve

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

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years24.8°S350 m above the sea
  1. Jan88°31°68°20°Rain on about four days a week.
  2. Feb88°31°68°20°Rain on about four days a week.
  3. Mar87°31°67°19°Rain on about three days a week.
  4. Apr84°29°62°17°Rain on about two days a week.
  5. May82°28°56°13°Rain on about one day a week.
  6. Jun78°26°51°11°Rain on about one day a week.
  7. Jul78°26°50°10°Rain on about one day a week.
  8. Aug81°27°54°12°Rain on about one day a week.
  9. Sep86°30°58°14°Rain on about one day a week.
  10. Oct86°30°61°16°Rain on about two days a week.
  11. Nov87°31°64°18°Rain on about three days a week.
  12. Dec88°31°67°19°Rain on about four 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 warm season runs from September to March, with highs near 87°F and nights near 65°F. From June to July, highs are nearer 78°F. The rain comes from November to March, on about three days a week. May to September is the driest stretch, with rain on about one day a week. Daylight runs from about 10½ hours in June to 13½ hours in December.The warm season runs from September to March, with highs near 31°C and nights near 18°C. From June to July, highs are nearer 26°C. The rain comes from November to March, on about three days a week. May to September is the driest stretch, with rain on about one day a week. Daylight runs from about 10½ hours in June to 13½ hours in December.

Where Sabi-Sand Game Reserve sits

Africa/Johannesburg

this place
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Latitude
24.8°Ssouthern hemisphere
Above the sea
350 mlow-lying
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Nearest of ours
Kruger (Skukuza)33 km south-east

The land around Sabi-Sand Game Reserve, shaded by its typical high in January, the planning map's own layer.The land around Sabi-Sand Game Reserve, shaded by its typical high in February, the planning map's own layer.The land around Sabi-Sand Game Reserve, shaded by its typical high in March, the planning map's own layer.The land around Sabi-Sand Game Reserve, shaded by its typical high in April, the planning map's own layer.The land around Sabi-Sand Game Reserve, shaded by its typical high in May, the planning map's own layer.The land around Sabi-Sand Game Reserve, shaded by its typical high in June, the planning map's own layer.The land around Sabi-Sand Game Reserve, shaded by its typical high in July, the planning map's own layer.The land around Sabi-Sand Game Reserve, shaded by its typical high in August, the planning map's own layer.The land around Sabi-Sand Game Reserve, shaded by its typical high in September, the planning map's own layer.The land around Sabi-Sand Game Reserve, shaded by its typical high in October, the planning map's own layer.The land around Sabi-Sand Game Reserve, shaded by its typical high in November, the planning map's own layer.The land around Sabi-Sand Game Reserve, 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 78°F in June and July to 88°F in December and January.Highs from 26°C in June and July to 31°C in December and January.

Chance of a wet day

Wettest in February (51% of days), driest in June (8%).

Cloud cover

Clearest in June (11% cover), cloudiest in December (49%).

Daylight

From 10h 37m in June to 13h 39m 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

Sabi-Sand Game Reserve, month by month: the typical high and low, wet days a week, cloud cover and daylight.
MonthTypical low to highWet days a weekCloudDaylight
JanuaryWarm season
68°20°88°31°
4 days47%13h 29m
FebruaryWarm season
68°20°88°31°
4 days43%12h 58m
MarchWarm season
67°19°87°31°
3 days34%12h 16m
April
62°17°84°29°
2 days26%11h 32m
MayAt its best
56°13°82°28°
1 day15%10h 55m
JuneCool seasonAt its best
51°11°78°26°
1 day11%10h 37m
JulyCool seasonAt its best
50°10°78°26°
1 day13%10h 46m
AugustAt its best
54°12°81°27°
1 day13%11h 17m
SeptemberWarm season
58°14°86°30°
1 day16%12h 00m
OctoberWarm season
61°16°86°30°
2 days27%12h 44m
NovemberWarm season
64°18°87°31°
3 days43%13h 21m
DecemberWarm season
67°19°88°31°
4 days49%13h 39m

When is the best time to visit Sabi-Sand Game Reserve?


The best months are May to August: highs near 80°F, nights near 53°F, and rain on about one day a week.The best months are May to August: highs near 27°C, nights near 12°C, and rain on about 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 Sabi-Sand Game Reserve?

December and January, with highs near 88°F and lows near 67°F. The coolest are June and July, with highs near 78°F.December and January, with highs near 31°C and lows near 19°C. The coolest are June and July, with highs near 26°C.

When does it rain most in Sabi-Sand Game Reserve?

February, with rain on about four days a week. June is the driest, with rain on about one day a week.

How long are the days in Sabi-Sand Game Reserve?

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

When are the skies clearest in Sabi-Sand Game Reserve?

June, when cloud covers about 11% of the sky on average. December is the cloudiest, at about 49%.

Places with a year like Sabi-Sand Game Reserve's

by their highs, lows and wet days

Their highs, lows, wet days and cloud run closest to Sabi-Sand Game Reserve's through the year, one place a country. “Six months apart”: their winter is Sabi-Sand Game Reserve's summer.

Elsewhere in South Africa

All of South Africa

Where to stay

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Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), from the 11 km grid square nearest Sabi-Sand Game Reserve. Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match, and both highs and lows are adjusted for the town's height (350 m) against the climate model's (449 m).Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match, and both highs and lows are adjusted for the town's height (350 m) against the climate model's (449 m). 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.