Month by month
Pilanesberg in July
July is the coldest month in Pilanesberg and one of the best for game, with dry bush, game at the dams and frosty-feeling dawns.
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About 4 mm of rain on a single day, highs of 19.7°C and lows of 5.9°C, the coldest of the year. Mid-July opens the window an agent portal calls the best for viewing, which runs to mid-October.
July weather in Pilanesberg
The 1991 to 2020 average is 4 mm on about 1 rain day, the driest of the year. Days reach about 19.7°C, and the average low of 5.9°C is the coldest of any month; the Rustenburg station records July lows of about 2.8°C, so the first hour on an open vehicle can be close to freezing.
The start of the peak window
An agent portal recommends the middle of July to the middle of October as the best time to see game. The bush is at its thinnest, the grass short and the water limited to the dams, so animals are predictable. This is the month to sit at Mankwe Hide in the morning and let the park come to you.
Gate times in July
Gates open at 06:30 and close at 18:00. The portal that publishes the gate times uses July as its example: with gates closing at 18:00, the latest entry is typically 17:00. Late exit can be fined, and the board publishes no amount. Weekend day-trippers from Gauteng queue at the gates from about 08:00, so arrive at opening to beat them.