Northern Cape · South Africa
Kimberley travel guide
Kimberley is a city in Northern Cape, South Africa, home to about 225,000 people.
- Best months
- April to September
- Nearest airport
- KIM8 km · Kimberley Airport
- Currency
- ZARrand
- Time zone
- Africa/Johannesburg
- Language
- Afrikaans, English, Northern Sotho
About
About Kimberley
Kimberley (Khoekhoe: ǃ’Ās; Tswana: Kimbali) is the capital and largest city of the Northern Cape province of South Africa. It is located about 110 km (68 mi) east of the confluence of the Vaal and Orange Rivers.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Kimberley
See
Kimberley and its environs have a very wide variety of tourist attractions and museums from which the visitor can choose. A selection of these can be seen at Kimberley's unofficial website.
- Big Hole and Open Mine Museum
- McGregor Museum
- Kimberley History Museum
- William Humphreys Art Gallery
- Magersfontein Battlefield and Museum
- Duggan-Cronin Gallery
- Honoured Dead Memorial
- Diggers' Memorial
- Memorial to the Pioneers of Aviation
- Alexander McGregor Memorial Museum
- Rudd House
- Dunluce
Do
- Mokala National Park
- Flamingo Island
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Where to stay
Which part of Kimberley to stay in
Kimberley has a very wide variety of hotels, backpacker hostels, lodges, guest houses and bed & breakfast establishments.
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When to go
The best time to visit Kimberley
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Kimberley are April to September. January is the warmest month, with average highs of 34 °C; January is the wettest, with about 67 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Kimberley: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Kimberley Airport (KIM), about 7.5 km from the city centre in a straight line.
Getting in
The N12 links Kimberley with Johannesburg (about 500 km to the north-east) and Cape Town (about 1000 km to the south-west). The N8 links Kimberley with Bloemfontein (about 160 km to the east) and Upington (about 400 km to the west).
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KIM · Kimberley Airport
Questions
Kimberley: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Kimberley?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Kimberley are April to September. January is the warmest month, with average highs of 34 °C; January is the wettest, with about 67 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Kimberley?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Kimberley Airport (KIM), about 7.5 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Kimberley?
rand (ZAR).
Nearby
Destinations near Kimberley
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.