Winter Solstice 2025 South Africa Article

Winter Solstice 2025 South Africa Article. The shortest day in south africa happens on june 21st every year and is called the winter solstice. It marks the northern hemisphere’s shortest day (first day of winter) and southern hemisphere’s longest.

Most of south africa is still expected to have a warm and dry winter, according to the sa weather service’s latest seasonal climate watch. But there’s a difference between the winter solstice —called the astronomical first day of winter—and the first day.