Region · South Africa

Where to stay in Northern Cape

This guide covers 3 destinations in Northern Cape, a first-level administrative division of South Africa, with 24 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Kimberley, Upington and Galeshewe. Across its destinations, April to September are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Kimberley Airport (KIM).

Destinations in this guide
3
Places to stay
24
Comfortable in the most places
April to September
Main airport
KIMKimberley Airport
Currency
ZARrand
Time zone
Africa/Johannesburg

Destinations

Destinations in Northern Cape

Every destination in this guide in Northern Cape, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.

DestinationPopulationPlaces to stayBest monthsNearest airport
Kimberley225,16012April to SeptemberKIM · 8 km
Upington121,18912April to SeptemberUTN · 7 km
Galeshewe107,920April to SeptemberKIM · 11 km

Where to stay

Hotels in Northern Cape

24 hotels in Northern Cape recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.

HotelWhereTypeOpenedWebsite
Agros Guest HouseKimberleyhotel
Be My GuestUpingtonhotel
Belurana Collection Victoria ManorUpingtonhotel
Browns ManorUpingtonhotel
Carters Rest GuesthouseKimberleyhotel
Diggies LodgeKimberleyhotel
Garden Court KimberleyKimberleyhotel
Hadida Guest HouseKimberleyhotel
Halfway House HotelKimberleyhotel
Kalahari Lion's RestUpingtonhotel
Kimberley Anne HotelKimberleyhotel
Kimberley Manor GuesthouseKimberleyhotel
Le Must ResidenceUpingtonhotel
Mondior Manor Guest HouseKimberleyhotel
Moonriver GuesthouseUpingtonhotel
Oleander Guest HouseKimberleyhotel
Olive Tree B&BUpingtonhotel
Protea Hotel by Marriott UpingtonUpingtonhotel
River Bank LapaUpingtonhotel
River Place ManorUpingtonhotel
Sun River Kalahari LodgeUpingtonhotel
The Nook B&BKimberleyhotel
The OasisUpingtonhotel
The SolomonKimberleyhotel

When to go

Best time to visit Northern Cape

From the climate of 3 destinations in Northern Cape with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The months comfortable in the most places: April to September.

MonthComfortable destinationsTypical highTypical rainfall
January0 of 334 °C67 mm
February0 of 332 °C63 mm
March0 of 330 °C64 mm
April3 of 326 °C35 mm
May3 of 323 °C17 mm
June3 of 320 °C6 mm
July3 of 320 °C4 mm
August3 of 323 °C5 mm
September3 of 327 °C8 mm
October0 of 330 °C29 mm
November0 of 331 °C44 mm
December0 of 333 °C60 mm

Typical = the median across the destinations. 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

Airports serving Northern Cape

The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Northern Cape name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.

Good to know

Public holidays in Northern Cape, 2026

Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: OpenHolidays API (ODbL).

Nationwide in South Africa

1 Jan · New Year’s Day21 Mar · Human Rights Day3 Apr · Good Friday6 Apr · Family Day27 Apr · Freedom Day1 May · Workers' Day16 Jun · Youth Day9 Aug · National Women's Day10 Aug · National Women's Day observed24 Sept · Heritage Day16 Dec · Day of Reconciliation25 Dec · Christmas Day26 Dec · Day of Goodwill

Nearby

Regions near Northern Cape

Other regions of South Africa with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.

South Africa travel guide · All regions of South Africa

Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from the OpenHolidays API (ODbL); further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.