Due to the variations in altitude the weather is changeable. Except in the lowland, it is rarely uncomfortably hot and nowhere very cold, although frosts occasionally occur in the Highveld which has a wetter, temperate climate. The Middleveld and Lubombo are drier and subtropical with most rain from October to March.

Bring light clothing, linens are good, and a jacket for the evenings. Waterproofs are rarely needed unless you're doing a lot of walking between October and March.