One thing you'll find, travelling around South Africa in June or July is that, although it will be winter, the weather will vary quite considerably from one city to another. Here's a summary of probable weather conditions for each of the 2010 venues during the world cup period:
Bloemfontein (Free State Stadium) will be dry - no more than 2-3 days of rain, if any. Daytime temps will be 16-17 degrees Celsius, although in some years it has been as high as 24. Night temps will be -2 degrees C, but it has been as low as -12 in some winters.
Cape Town (Green Point Stadium) has a wet and windy winter - up to 15 days of rain in the month of June. Daytime temps will be 17-18 degrees C, but have been up to 30 in some years. Night temps will be 7-8 degrees C, but have been as low as -1.
Durban (Moses Mabhida Stadium) will be mainly dry - no more than 6 days of rain. Daytime temps will be 22-23 degrees C, but have been as high as 36 on rare occasions. Night temps will be 10-11 degrees, but could be as low as 4.
Johannesburg (Soccer City and Ellis Park Stadia) will be dry - no more than a couple of days of rain, if any. Daytime temps will be 16-17 degrees C -although in some years it has reached as high as 24 in June. Night temps will be 1-2 degrees C, but have been as low as -7.
Nelspruit (Mbombela Stadium) will be dry - maximum of 2 days rain. Daytime temps will be 21-23 degrees C, but have been up to 33. Night temps in winter are usually 5-7 degrees, but have been down to -2.
Polokwane (Peter Mokaba Stadium) will be very dry - one day of rain if any. Daytime temps will be 19-20 degrees, but have been up to 29. Night temps will be 3-4 degrees, but could be as low as -3.
Port Elizabeth (Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium) will be fairly wet, up to 9 days of rain. Daytime temps will be 19-20 degrees C, but could be as high as 32. Night temps will be 8-9 degrees but have been as low as 0.
Pretoria (Loftus Versfeld Stadium) will be very dry - no more than a day of rain. Daytime temps will be 18-19 degrees C, but have been up to 27. Night temps will be 2-3 degrees, but some years have been as low as -1.
If you know where your teams will be playing, you'll know what clothing to bring with you.
Sunday, December 20, 2009
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Great blog entry!
ReplyDeleteThe weather sounds a lot warmer than England even in Summer!
The temperature variations are so high between city to city but also day and night!
Does it get snow there in winter?
There is almost always snow in winter on the Drakensberg mountains of KwaZulu-Natal and on the high ground of the Eastern and Western Cape. Quite often the snow spreads from the mountains to block roads like the N3 between Johannesburg and Duban, and many of the Eastern and Western Cape inland roads.
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