Bundle up warm before you land in South Africa for the 2010 Soccer world cup, as South Africa will be in the grip of winter. Once in side the airport concourse find the car hire offices at the Johannesburg O R Tambo airport car rentals kiosks and get the cheapest car rentals and combi hire. Do not be fooled by the sunshine the OT Tambo is a renowned cold area and the gets a bit warmer nearer the city. The highveld winter can drop to below zero overnight and frost can be seen on the grass in the morning. Although it can become quiet warm in the late morning but towards late afternoon the chill, begins to set in again. Take extra blankets with you to games and even a warm thermos. Some blustering days a wind-chill factor can drop the temperature dramatically.

Way south in Cape, the winter is opposite, with rain and smog in the morning be order of the day. The rain is light to stormy and can last up to three-day spells at a time. When the sun does reappear, everyone is out on the street with a cheerful disposition. Another coastal weather pattern is that the cloud banks sometimes just roll lazily over Table Mountain and go out to sea.