Addo Elephant National Park
South Africa
Drive through dense thickets to spot massive herds of elephants gathering around the waterholes of the Eastern Cape.
Warmest month is January at 30°C on average. Coolest is July at 22°C. Driest reading falls in May with 3 rain days.
Six lead datapoints
- CoffeeWorld Bank PPP baselineR32 (~$1.75)PPP price tier 2 / 4
- R45 (~$2.50)PPP price tier 2 / 4
- Flight timeMethodology13h from London HeathrowGreat-circle plus routing overhead.
- Flight CO2eDEFRA 2024 factors3,734 kg return from London HeathrowDEFRA 2024 economy factors, includes radiative forcing.
- FCDO advisorygov.uk, snapshot compiled 2026-07-11No specific FCDO warnings against travel.Check the latest FCDO advice before booking.
- Tap waterCDC / WHO guidanceSafe in major urban areas; treat or use bottled elsewhere.Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban supply is treated; treat in rural areas.
| Month | Avg high | Swing | Rain days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30° | ±6° | 4 |
| February | 30° | ±6° | 7 |
| March | 29° | ±7° | 5 |
| April | 26° | ±7° | 5 |
| May | 25° | ±6° | 3 |
| June | 23° | ±5° | 3 |
| July | 22° | ±6° | 4 |
| August | 22° | ±6° | 3 |
| September | 23° | ±6° | 5 |
| October | 25° | ±7° | 4 |
| November | 26° | ±6° | 4 |
| December | 28° | ±6° | 4 |
What to do
- Self-drive the park's loop roads to find roaming elephants
- Join a guided night drive to spot nocturnal predators
- Look for the flightless dung beetles endemic to the area
How we know this
Values are the average of the last ten calendar years of daily readings from Visual Crossing, snapped to the destination cluster. Swing is the p10 to p90 range of daily highs, halved for the ± figure. Rain days count any day with at least 1 mm of precipitation.