When to go · Mossel Bay

Mossel Bay in July

Great month. Inside Mossel Bay's best window: Oct–Apr for beach weather; Jun–mid-Nov for whales.

Key facts

Verdict: Great
Temperature: 19°C (66°F)66°F (19°C) / 10°C (50°F)50°F (10°C); average high / low
Rain days: 8
Crowds: Medium; South Africa overall
Prices: Medium; South Africa overall

Plan around it

Verdict

GreatBest and avoid months for Mossel Bay

Inside Mossel Bay's best window: Oct–Apr for beach weather; Jun–mid-Nov for whales.

No other month rates higher than July for Mossel Bay in this guide.

Long-term averages

Mossel BayHighs around 19 °C (66 °F), lows around 10 °C (50 °F), rain on about 8 daysHighs around 66 °F (19 °C), lows around 50 °F (10 °C), rain on about 8 days
Garden Route, South Africa · Mossel Bay, Knysna, Plettenberg Bay, Tsitsikammacool
Rain in every month, mild temperatures; December school holidays fill every bed.

South Africa overall: Wettest Cape month; best Kruger visibility. Whales arrive off Hermanus.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Mossel Bay, side by side.

First month

Second month

July: Inside Mossel Bay's best window: Oct–Apr for beach weather; Jun–mid-Nov for whales.

January: Inside Mossel Bay's best window: Oct–Apr for beach weather; Jun–mid-Nov for whales.

Mossel Bay: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.