In season
Every road has its months: flowers, dry gravel, open passes, no snow. These are in season now, the ones closing soonest first.
In season now
29days leftMotor Valley and EICMA in a Fiat 500Italy · Emilia-Romagna, Veneto, Lombardy, PiedmontBest: Apr–Jun, Sep–Nov. Spring and autumn: no August heat or factory holidays. EICMA is in November.29days leftSwartberg Pass and MeiringspoortWestern Cape · KarooBest: Mar–May, Sep–Nov. Mild months. Winter snow can close the pass and the Karoo bakes in summer.29days leftDie Hel (Gamkaskloof)Western Cape · SwartbergBest: Mar–May, Sep–Nov. Mild months. The descent is steep and summer in the valley is very hot.29days leftSani PassKwaZulu-Natal · Lesotho borderBest: Mar–May, Oct–Nov. Before the snow. Winter can close the top of the pass.29days leftSeweweekspoort and the Ouberg PassWestern Cape · Klein KarooBest: Mar–May, Sep–Nov. Mild months. The Ouberg and the poort are hot in summer.180days leftMontagu Pass, Seven Passes and Prince Alfred'sGarden Route · OuteniquaBest: Oct–Apr. Long days and warm weather; the forest gravel dries out quickly between fronts.
Later in the year
MarfromWild Coast to Cape TownEastern Cape · Garden Route · Klein KarooBest: Mar–May. After the summer rains and before the winter cold: river crossings down, gravel holding up.MarfromCederberg traverseWestern Cape · CederbergBest: Mar–May, Aug–Oct. Autumn and spring; wild flowers Aug–Sep. Winter rain turns the clay to mud.MayfromNorthern Namibia in the TortoiseNamibia · Etosha, Kunene, Skeleton CoastBest: May–Sep. Dry season: cooler days, and the game gathers at Etosha's waterholes.MayfromNamaqualand, the Orange River mouth and |Ai-|AisNorthern Cape · Southern NamibiaBest: May–Sep. Cooler months. The river valley and Ai-Ais bake in summer; Namaqualand flowers come in Aug–Sep.MayfromFish River Canyon and the Orange RiverNorthern Cape · Southern NamibiaBest: May–Sep. Cool, dry months. The Fish River Canyon is too hot in summer.MayfromDestination Epupa FallsNamibia · Fish River to KuneneBest: May–Sep. Dry season: cooler days, firm gravel and no summer storms in the north.MayfromSpeedweek run to HakskeenpanNorthern Cape · KalahariBest: May–Sep. Cool Kalahari months. Summer runs past 40 °C.MayfromTankwa Karoo and the Gannaga PassNorthern Cape · TankwaBest: May–Sep. Cooler months; flowers in Aug–Sep. Summer runs past 40 °C.MayfromBaviaanskloofEastern CapeBest: May–Aug. Dry winter months: the river crossings are at their lowest.MayfromWindhoek to SesriemNamibiaBest: May–Sep. Cooler months. Summer in the dunes passes 40 °C.JunfromEU Road Trip 2018: Mattighofen to Goodwood and backAustria · Germany · Belgium · UK · France · ItalyBest: Jun–Sep. The Alpine passes are open, roughly June to September.JunfromEU Road Trip 2019: KTM factory to San Marino MotoGPAustria · ItalyBest: Jun–Sep. The Alpine passes are open, roughly June to September.AugfromNamaqualand coastNorthern Cape · NamaqualandBest: Aug–Sep. Flower season, mid-August to mid-September.AugfromWest Coast gravelWestern Cape · West CoastBest: Aug–Oct. Flowers in Aug–Sep, then dry roads. Winter rain turns the clay to slush.
Seasons are a guide from climate and road conditions. Check the weather and road reports before you go.
