South Africa vs St. Lucia

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South Africa and St. Lucia, 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

South Africa compared with St. Lucia
South Africa	Measure	St. Lucia
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
0	Resorts in our catalog	14
–	Average guest rating	★ 4.5
–	Nightly rates	$89–$810/night pp
0 of 0	Adults-only resorts	7 of 14
No hurricane season	Hurricane exposure	In the hurricane belt
November–March (southern-hemisphere summer thunderstorms)	Rainy season	June–November, heaviest September–October
April–September for dry, mild weather; also prime safari season inland	Sweet spot	December–April
11 official languages – English widely spoken	Language	English
South African rand (ZAR)	Currency	East Caribbean dollar; USD widely accepted
230V, large Type M/N plugs (special adapter needed)	Power	240V, UK-style Type G plugs
On the left	Driving	On the left
Durban (DUR) or Johannesburg (JNB)	Main airport	Hewanorra (UVF)
~15–17h from the US East Coast (often via Europe or the Gulf)	Flight time	~4.5–5h from the US East Coast

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

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Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for South Africa and St. Lucia
Measure	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
South Africa · high °F	82	83	82	79	77	74	73	74	75	77	79	81
St. Lucia · high °F	84	84	85	87	88	88	88	88	88	87	86	84
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
St. Lucia · rain (in)	3.7	2.6	2.4	3.4	4.4	7.5	8.1	8.9	8.4	9.2	7.7	5.2

Approximate climate normals for KwaZulu-Natal coast (Durban) and Northwest coast (Rodney Bay–Soufrière): planning guidance, not a forecast. Deeper gold = hotter; deeper teal = wetter.

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