Monday, February 6, 2012

CLIMATE OF SOUTH AFRICA

South Africa is located in the southern hemisphere. Its seasons are the reverse of Europe. The climate varies from region to region. 

Cape Town enjoys a Mediterranean climate style.
Summers (September to April) are hot and dry, with temperatures around 80F.
Winter (May-August) is mild 60F, but the temperature can drop to 40F at night.

Along the Atlantic, the climate became increasingly hot and dry up towards the North. 

To the Indian Ocean, it goes from temperate to subtropical (up to 83% humidity).

The High Veld (Gauteng, Free State) has a dry and sunny climate in winter (68F during the day at 40F at night).

From October to April, the hot days are punctuated with showers and impressing lightning late in the afternoon.
A lightning storm over Johannesburg

7 comments:

  1. WOW! that lightening is definitely impressive! I would love to see a light display like that, does it do very much damage to the cities?

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  2. Good information about the climate

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  3. it'd be really cool to watch a lightening storm like that!

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  4. I love storms and especially lighting, that would be cool to see.

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  5. I love the picture and that would be neat to see in person, but definitely from far away!

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