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Best spots in North West for vanlife

Compare countries and cities by VanSky score and pick your next stop

Comparison of 36 places in North West (South Africa) by VanSky score — where it is most comfortable to live in a campervan right now.

Cities: 36 Updated: 31 May, 15:14 Open-Meteo

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Top 30 Cities in North West by VanSky

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Hammanskraal
89
Letlhabile
89
Ga-Rankuwa
89
Maile
89
Mogwase
89
Brits
89
Hartbeestfontein-A
89
Hartbeespoort
89
Rustenburg
89
Marikana
89
Bloemhof
89
Jan Kempdorp
89
Mafikeng
89
Mmabatho
89
Swartruggens
89

VanSky Index

Weather index for vanlifers: from 0 to 100. Calculated daily from real weather data — temperature, precipitation, wind and sun.

80–100 Ideal
60–79 Comfortable
40–59 Acceptable
20–39 Challenging
0–19 Extreme

How it's calculated:

  • Thermal comfort 35% — temperature + humidity
  • Sunshine 25% — panel charge, mood
  • Precipitation 25% — rain → muddy ground
  • Wind 15% — awning, driving, noise
  • Extremes override all: frost, storm, downpour
  • Bonus: warm sea, high panel output

Data: Open-Meteo · Updated every 3h

Best cities now Best cities this week

  1. 1 Hammanskraal 89
  2. 2 Letlhabile 89
  3. 3 Ga-Rankuwa 89
  4. 4 Maile 89
  5. 5 Mogwase 89

Difficult conditions

  1. 1 Fochville 79
  2. 2 Potchefstroom 79
  3. 3 Orkney 79
  4. 4 Stilfontein 79
  5. 5 Koster 84

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🇿🇦 South Africa — fuel prices

Updated: 30.05.2026

Diesel

$1.92 /l

ZAR31.18 · €1.65/l

83 of 127

pricier than 65% of countries

Petrol

$1.63 /l

ZAR26.52 · €1.40/l

76 of 126

pricier than 60% of countries

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