Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden
Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden is a botanical garden in Cape Town, South Africa, established in 1913. It is one of the 23 sights of South Africa listed on this site and is the 13th most looked-up sight in the country on English Wikipedia.
Planning a visit
The garden is 16 km from Cape Town International Airport and 1,312 km from Pretoria. Visitors can combine a trip to the garden with visits to Table Mountain National Park, which is 2.4 km away, or the Castle of Good Hope, located 6.9 km away. Other nearby locations include Bo-Kaap, 7.6 km away, the V&A Waterfront, 9.4 km away, and the Cape Floristic Region, 20.6 km away.
Between October and March, the garden is open from 08:00 to 19:00. From April to September, the opening hours are 08:00 to 18:00. The warmest months are January and February, with daily highs of 20 °C and very little rain. The coolest and wettest period is between June and August, when daily highs reach 12-13 °C and rainfall can reach about 224 mm in July.
Weather by month
The warmest month is February, with an average high of 20 °C. The wettest is July, with about 224 mm of rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high, °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 |
| Average low, °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 |
| Rainfall, mm | 36 | 32 | 42 | 104 | 158 | 203 | 224 | 177 | 122 | 63 | 48 | 41 |
| Rainy days | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Temperatures and rainfall: 1981–2010 averages for this spot (4 km grid), from CHELSA. Rainy days: 2015–2024, NASA POWER.
