When to go · Addo
Addo in December
Mixed month. Outside the best window (All year (peak festivals June & October)). Across South Africa: Peak domestic holiday: coast, Garden Route and park camps full; book 6–12 months ahead.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Temperature
- 29°C (84°F)84°F (29°C) / 18°C (64°F)64°F (18°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 5
- Crowds
- High
- South Africa overall
- Prices
- High
- South Africa overall
Verdict
Outside the best window (All year (peak festivals June & October)). Across South Africa: Peak domestic holiday: coast, Garden Route and park camps full; book 6–12 months ahead.
Is another month better than December?
December is rated mixed. These months rate higher:
- JuneGreatInside Addo's best window: All year (peak festivals June & October).
- OctoberGreatInside Addo's best window: All year (peak festivals June & October).
- JanuaryGoodOutside the best window (All year (peak festivals June & October)). Across South Africa: Cape at its best: hot, dry, windy. School holidays until mid-January; Kruger is hot and green.
- FebruaryGoodOutside the best window (All year (peak festivals June & October)). Across South Africa: Warmest sea on the Cape; harvest in the Winelands. Lowveld storms.
Weather in December
- AddoHighs around 29 °C (84 °F), lows around 18 °C (64 °F), rain on about 5 daysHighs around 84 °F (29 °C), lows around 64 °F (18 °C), rain on about 5 days
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Day of Reconciliation big impact
16 Dec · South Africa
Start of the peak summer holidays.
Christmas Day and Day of Goodwill big impact
25–26 Dec · South Africa
Coast and parks at full capacity; many businesses close until early January.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · South Africa overall
- High
- Prices · South Africa overall
- High
South Africa overall: Peak domestic holiday: coast, Garden Route and park camps full; book 6–12 months ahead.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Addo, side by side.
Verdict
Dec: Mixed
Jun: Great (better)
Daytime high
Dec: 29 °C (84 °F)84 °F (29 °C)
Jun: 20 °C (68 °F)68 °F (20 °C)
Night low
Dec: 18 °C (64 °F)64 °F (18 °C)
Jun: 10 °C (50 °F)50 °F (10 °C)
Rain days
Dec: 5 (better)
Jun: 9
Crowds
Dec: High
Jun: Low
Prices
Dec: High
Jun: Low
Festivals listed
Dec: 2
Jun: 0
December: Outside the best window (All year (peak festivals June & October)). Across South Africa: Peak domestic holiday: coast, Garden Route and park camps full; book 6–12 months ahead.
June: Inside Addo's best window: All year (peak festivals June & October).
Addo: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.