Greece vs South Africa

Curved turquoise pool with metal railing overlooking white resort buildings, beach loungers, and Mediterranean Sea under clear blue sky.

Greece 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

Greece compared with South Africa
Greece	Measure	South Africa
Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
32	Resorts in our catalog	0
★ 4.6	Average guest rating	–
$64–$2113/night pp	Nightly rates	–
7 of 32	Adults-only resorts	0 of 0
No hurricane season	Hurricane exposure	No hurricane season
November–February	Rainy season	November–March (southern-hemisphere summer thunderstorms)
Late May–June and September–early October (July–August is hottest and busiest)	Sweet spot	April–September for dry, mild weather; also prime safari season inland
Greek (English widely spoken)	Language	11 official languages – English widely spoken
Euro	Currency	South African rand (ZAR)
230V, European Type C/F plugs	Power	230V, large Type M/N plugs (special adapter needed)
On the right	Driving	On the left
~9–11h from the US, often via a hub	Flight time	~15–17h from the US East Coast (often via Europe or the Gulf)

Advisory levels sync from travel.state.gov; catalog figures reflect the resorts we've researched, not every hotel in the country.

On the map

Greece

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South Africa

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Greece and South Africa
Measure	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Greece · high °F	60	61	64	69	76	83	85	85	81	74	68	62
South Africa · high °F	82	83	82	79	77	74	73	74	75	77	79	81
Greece · rain (in)	3.5	3.0	2.2	1.0	0.6	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.8	2.7	2.3	3.0
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 Crete and KwaZulu-Natal coast (Durban): planning guidance, not a forecast. Deeper gold = hotter; deeper teal = wetter.

Where you'd actually stay

Best of Greece

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Chains here: Ikos Resorts · Grecotel · Mitsis

Best of South Africa

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