When to go · Queenstown, Eastern Cape

Queenstown, Eastern Cape in January

Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Jun–Aug (cold nights, frost), Dec–Jan (peak holiday traffic on the N6).

Key facts

Verdict: Avoid
Temperature: 28°C (82°F)82°F (28°C) / 15°C (59°F)59°F (15°C); average high / low
Rain days: 9
Crowds: High; South Africa overall
Prices: High; South Africa overall

Plan around it

Verdict

AvoidBest and avoid months for Queenstown, Eastern Cape

Listed as a month to avoid: Jun–Aug (cold nights, frost), Dec–Jan (peak holiday traffic on the N6).

January is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

Long-term averages

Queenstown, Eastern CapeHighs around 28 °C (82 °F), lows around 15 °C (59 °F), rain on about 9 daysHighs around 82 °F (28 °C), lows around 59 °F (15 °C), rain on about 9 days

South Africa overall: Cape at its best: hot, dry, windy. School holidays until mid-January; Kruger is hot and green.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Queenstown, Eastern Cape, side by side.

First month

Second month

January: Listed as a month to avoid: Jun–Aug (cold nights, frost), Dec–Jan (peak holiday traffic on the N6).

March: Inside Queenstown, Eastern Cape's best window: Mar–May, Sep–Nov (mild, dry).

Queenstown, Eastern Cape: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.

Nothing unusual for the weather this month.