Photo: SAPS – Barkly East

Photos of the disruptive snowfall in South Africa and Lesotho at the end of July

By Staff Writer
Published: 28 July 2026


Snow has fallen in South Africa and Lesotho as per our forecast.

Snow fell in many parts of Lesotho this week, as well as in the Eastern Cape and on the slopes of the Drakensberg, which was visible from KwaZulu-Natal.

Low-level snow fell in Barkly East, Rhodes and Matatiele and Barkly Pass was closed for a while on Wednesday.

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Photo: Isak – Barkly Pass (EC)

Photo: Ross – Barkly East (EC)

Photo: Tiaan - Silver Streams Cottages (KZN)

Photo: Minky & Coreen – Barkly East (EC)

Photo: Dassie – Barkly East (EC)

Photo: Aidan – Giants Castle (KZN)

Photo: Marie – Between Underberg and Himeville (KZN)

Photo: Desray – Barkly East (EC)

Photo: Juan-Marie – Naude's Nek (EC)

Photo: Alexi – Wartrail (EC)

Photo: Barkly East (EC)

Photo: Adriaan – Barkly East (EC)

Photo: Nishanth – Drakensberg Gardens (KZN)

Photo: Farzana – Drakensberg Gardens (KZN)

Photo: Sani Pass Tours

Photo: Ramza – Tlaeeng Pas

Photo: Stephen – Letseng

Photo: Matita – Sani Pass

Photo: Matita – Sani Pass

Photo: Karabo – Mots'eremeli

Photo: Karabo – Mots'eremeli

Photo: Thabiso – Qacha's Nek

Photo: Tau – Letseng