South Africa vs Turks & Caicos

White modern villa with turquoise pool overlooking ocean beach at Ambergris Cay, with lounge chairs and covered patio seating.

South Africa and Turks & Caicos, 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 Turks & Caicos
South Africa	Measure	Turks & Caicos
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
0	Resorts in our catalog	5
–	Average guest rating	★ 4.4
–	Nightly rates	$333–$1227/night pp
0 of 0	Adults-only resorts	1 of 5
No hurricane season	Hurricane exposure	In the hurricane belt
November–March (southern-hemisphere summer thunderstorms)	Rainy season	September–December, and even then it's one of the drier corners of the Caribbean
April–September for dry, mild weather; also prime safari season inland	Sweet spot	December–April, with May–June a good-value shoulder
11 official languages – English widely spoken	Language	English
South African rand (ZAR)	Currency	U.S. dollar (official)
230V, large Type M/N plugs (special adapter needed)	Power	120V, Type A/B plugs (same as the US)
On the left	Driving	On the left
Durban (DUR) or Johannesburg (JNB)	Main airport	Providenciales (PLS)
~15–17h from the US East Coast (often via Europe or the Gulf)	Flight time	~1.5–3.5h 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 Turks & Caicos
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
Turks & Caicos · high °F	81	81	83	84	87	89	90	90	89	87	84	82
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
Turks & Caicos · rain (in)	1.9	1.4	1.0	1.5	2.5	2.0	2.0	2.5	3.5	3.5	3.0	2.5

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

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