When to go · Springbok
Springbok in October
Good month. Outside the best window (Winter rains to spring; timing varies with rainfall.). Across South Africa: Warm, before school holidays; Kruger hot but game concentrated at water.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Good
- Temperature
- 24°C (75°F)75°F (24°C) / 12°C (54°F)54°F (12°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 1
- Crowds
- Medium
- South Africa overall
- Prices
- Medium
- South Africa overall
Verdict
Outside the best window (Winter rains to spring; timing varies with rainfall.). Across South Africa: Warm, before school holidays; Kruger hot but game concentrated at water.
Is another month better than October?
No other month rates higher than October for Springbok in this guide.
Weather in October
- SpringbokHighs around 24 °C (75 °F), lows around 12 °C (54 °F), rain on about 1 dayHighs around 75 °F (24 °C), lows around 54 °F (12 °C), rain on about 1 day
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · South Africa overall
- Medium
- Prices · South Africa overall
- Medium
South Africa overall: Warm, before school holidays; Kruger hot but game concentrated at water.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Springbok, side by side.
Verdict
Oct: Good
Mar: Good
Daytime high
Oct: 24 °C (75 °F)75 °F (24 °C)
Mar: 26 °C (79 °F)79 °F (26 °C)
Night low
Oct: 12 °C (54 °F)54 °F (12 °C)
Mar: 10 °C (50 °F)50 °F (10 °C)
Rain days
Oct: 1
Mar: 1
Crowds
Oct: Medium
Mar: Medium
Prices
Oct: Medium
Mar: Medium
Festivals listed
Oct: 0
Mar: 1
October: Outside the best window (Winter rains to spring; timing varies with rainfall.). Across South Africa: Warm, before school holidays; Kruger hot but game concentrated at water.
March: Outside the best window (Winter rains to spring; timing varies with rainfall.). Across South Africa: Settled Cape weather and fewer crowds; Kruger bush still thick.
Springbok: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings