Northern Cape

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

Cities: 11 Updated: 14 Oct, 21:01 Open-Meteo

A comparison of 11 towns in the Northern Cape region (South Africa) by VanSky score — where it's most comfortable to stop on your trip right now.

The country score (0–100) is computed from all of its cities, not a single point. Cities are grouped into regions, and a region's score is the median of its cities so dense clusters don't outweigh sparse ones. Final score = 0.65 × “best areas” (80th percentile of regions) + 0.35 × “typical conditions” (median of regions), so one warm city can't push the whole country to 100. Each city's score blends warmth (feels-like), sun, rain and wind, adjusted for night temperature and, on the coast, the sea. Data: Open-Meteo, refreshed several times a day.

80–100

Ideal

60–79

Comfortable

40–59

Acceptable

20–39

Challenging

0–19

Extreme

The scale above shows what share of the country's cities falls into each comfort band. “Best spot” is the most comfortable region or city this week; “typical conditions” is the median score across regions.

∅ 7-day average

Top 11 Cities in Northern Cape by VanSky

City	VanSky	Temp.	Solar	Wind	Water
Daniëlskuil	97	25° / 13°	3 kWh	21 (↑37) km/h	—
Postmasburg	96	26° / 14°	2.8 kWh	20 (↑35) km/h	—
Springbok	96	27° / 11°	3.2 kWh	27 (↑47) km/h	—
Colesberg	96	27° / 12°	3 kWh	25 (↑40) km/h	—
De Aar	94	28° / 14°	3 kWh	26 (↑41) km/h	—
Warrenton	90	28° / 14°	2.6 kWh	18 (↑34) km/h	—
Kimberley	86	28° / 14°	2.9 kWh	17 (↑32) km/h	—
Pampierstad	86	29° / 14°	2.5 kWh	19 (↑35) km/h	—
Barkly West	80	29° / 14°	2.8 kWh	17 (↑30) km/h	—
Prieska	79	30° / 16°	2.8 kWh	26 (↑43) km/h	—
Upington	78	32° / 16°	3 kWh	22 (↑39) km/h	—

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Daniëlskuil

Postmasburg

Springbok

Colesberg

De Aar

Warrenton

Kimberley

Pampierstad

Barkly West

Prieska

Upington

VanSky Index

A weather comfort index for travel: a 0–100 score. Recalculated daily from live weather data — temperature, rainfall, 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; in heat the sun is no longer a bonus
Precipitation 25% — rain → muddy ground
Wind 15% — awning, driving, noise
Extremes override all: frost, heat, storm, downpour
Heat counts by feels-like temperature: at 32°+ the score can’t reach “Comfortable”, muggy nights lower it further
A dangerous day drags the week down: a storm or downpour in the forecast keeps the week from being “Comfortable”
Bonus: warm sea, high panel output