Bora Bora vs South Africa

Four Seasons Bora Bora villa with thatched roof bungalow, private pool, palm trees, and white lounge chairs under umbrellas.

Bora Bora and South Africa, side by side: live travel advisories, our resort catalog's real guest data, and each destination's honest weather picture. Everything you need to break the tie.

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By the numbers

Bora Bora compared with South Africa
Bora Bora	Measure	South Africa
Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions (better)	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
2 (better)	Resorts in our catalog	0
★ 4.7	Average guest rating	–
$667–$1631/night pp	Nightly rates	–
0 of 2	Adults-only resorts	0 of 0
Low hurricane risk	Hurricane exposure	No hurricane season (better)
November–April	Rainy season	November–March (southern-hemisphere summer thunderstorms)
May–October (dry season, and peak villa pricing)	Sweet spot	April–September for dry, mild weather; also prime safari season inland

Advisory levels sync from travel.state.gov; catalog figures reflect the resorts we've researched, not every hotel in the country. A marked row is one we are willing to call; rows without a mark are a matter of taste, or we have no comparable figure for both sides.

On the map

Bora Bora

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South Africa

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Bora Bora and South Africa
Measure	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Bora Bora · high °F	89	89	89	89	87	86	86	86	86	87	88	88
South Africa · high °F	82	83	82	79	77	74	73	74	75	77	79	81
Bora Bora · rain (in)	13.2	9.6	6.7	5.5	4.0	2.9	2.1	1.9	2.1	3.5	8.3	12.5
South Africa · rain (in)	5.3	4.8	4.8	2.9	2.2	1.1	1.5	1.9	2.9	4.3	4.8	4.0

Approximate climate normals for Bora Bora lagoon and KwaZulu-Natal coast (Durban): planning guidance, not a forecast. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.