Mozambique vs South Africa

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Mozambique 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

Mozambique compared with South Africa
Mozambique	Measure	South Africa
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
3	Resorts in our catalog	0
★ 4.7	Average guest rating	–
$579–$592/night pp	Nightly rates	–
0 of 3	Adults-only resorts	0 of 0
In the hurricane belt	Hurricane exposure	No hurricane season
December–March	Rainy season	November–March (southern-hemisphere summer thunderstorms)
May–October	Sweet spot	April–September for dry, mild weather; also prime safari season inland
Portuguese official; some English at resorts	Language	11 official languages – English widely spoken
Mozambican metical (MZN); USD often accepted at resorts	Currency	South African rand (ZAR)
220V, Type C/F and M plugs – bring a universal adapter	Power	230V, large Type M/N plugs (special adapter needed)
On the left	Driving	On the left
Vilankulo (VNX); via Maputo, Joburg or charter	Main airport	Durban (DUR) or Johannesburg (JNB)
~18–22h+ from the US, with connections	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

Mozambique

No mapped resorts yet

South Africa

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Mozambique and South Africa
Measure	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mozambique · high °F	88	88	87	84	81	78	78	80	83	85	87	88
South Africa · high °F	82	83	82	79	77	74	73	74	75	77	79	81
Mozambique · rain (in)	5.5	5.0	3.5	1.5	1.0	0.7	0.5	0.4	0.6	1.2	2.5	4.5
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 Bazaruto / Vilanculos coast and KwaZulu-Natal coast (Durban): planning guidance, not a forecast. Deeper gold = hotter; deeper teal = wetter.

Where you'd actually stay

Best of Mozambique

Full Mozambique guide

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Best of South Africa

No South Africa resorts in our catalog yet.

Full South Africa guide