Skukuza weather by month & the best time to visit

🇿🇦 South Africa · regional city · semi-arid climate

The best time to visit Skukuza is June — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 94/100), with July and August close behind. Skukuza averages about 2,745 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 25°C / 77°F and roughly 8 mm of rain in June.

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Sun hours / year

2,745

Sunniest month

June

Peak score

94/100

Rain / year

635 mm

Midday UV at peak

11 (extreme)

Population

348k

Elevation

308 m

When is the best time to visit Skukuza?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Skukuza is June, then July and August. The dullest month is December (67/100, 111 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Skukuza?

Skukuza gets a lot of sun: around 2,745 hours a year. June (94/100) is noticeably better than December (67). It ranks #13 of 21 destinations in South Africa for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,871 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around January, carries about 50% of the annual 635 mm.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Maputo Mozambique · 145 km · best in Jul · 2,689 h sun/yr
• Johannesburg South Africa · 360 km · best in Aug · 3,287 h sun/yr
• Durban South Africa · 520 km · best in Jun · 2,503 h sun/yr
• Gaborone Botswana · 574 km · best in Jul · 3,481 h sun/yr
• Harare Zimbabwe · 783 km · best in Aug · 3,184 h sun/yr
• Lusaka Zambia · 1,120 km · best in Jun · 3,066 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Mbombela South Africa · 68 km · 2,686 h sun/yr · best in May
• Hoedspruit South Africa · 86 km · 2,745 h sun/yr · best in Jun
• Phalaborwa South Africa · 122 km · 2,736 h sun/yr · best in May
• Mpaka Eswatini · 156 km · 2,644 h sun/yr · best in Jun
• Xai-Xai Mozambique · 218 km · 2,904 h sun/yr · best in Aug