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• South Africa is a country situated in the south of África.

• South Africa is a parlamentary democracy comprising nine provinces which is located at the southern of Africa, with a 2.798 Km coastline on the atlantic and indian oceans.

• The capitals of South Africa are Pretoria (Executive), Capetown (legislative) and Bloemfontein (judicial).

• There are two official languages: English and African.

Types of climatesTypes of climates• CLIMATE IN SOUTH AFRICA

• Climate in South Africa can vary depending of the territory. Usually, it is dry, with moderates temperatures and sunny.

• In the south, the climate is moderate, but in high zones can presents frosts.

• In the north East there is a tropical climate.

• In the western the climate is semiarid.• The rainfalls are scanty, about 464

mm.• Mosts importants river are Orange

river, Vaal river and Limpopo river.

• South Africa's climate is temperate, with local variations depending on the altitude andthe influence of warm currents in the Indian Ocean on the east coast, and cold currents in the Atlantic Ocean on the west coast. Most of the interior of the country consists ofhighlands, known in South Africa as "Veld", with an altitude ranging between 900 and 1,800 mm. The days are usually shiny and bright with high temperatures in summer and lower temperatures in winter.

Graph of pretoriaGraph of pretoria

Pretoria: Pretoria's climate is characterized by a dry winter with temperatures rangingbetween 22 ° C and 5

° C. Hot summers, with temperatures between 29 ° C and 17 ° C,with frequent thunderstorms and heavy

rain during the months of November to January.

PRETORIA (Tshwane) JAN FEV MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC YR.

average maximum temperature (° C) 29 28 27 24 22 19 20 22 26 27 27 28 25

Average minimum temperature (° C) 18 17 16 12 8 5 5 8 12 14 16 17 12

Average monthly precipitation (mm) 136 75 82 51 13 7 3 6 22 71 9811

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Number of rain days (> = 1 mm) 14 11 10 7 3 1 1 2 3 9 12 15 87

 

Graph of CapetownGraph of Capetown

Cape Town: Cape Town has a pleasant Mediterranean climate with distinct seasons,has winter rains between

May and August, with temperatures around 18 C, and hot summers with temperatures ranging between 25-27 ° C.

CAPE TOWN JAN FEV MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC YR.

average maximum temperature (° C) 26 27 25 23 20 18 18 18 19 21 24 25 22

Average minimum temperature (° C) 16 16 14 12 9 8 7 8 9 11 13 15 11

Average monthly precipitation (mm) 15 17 20 41 69 93 82 77 40 30 14 17 515

Number of rain days (> = 1 mm) 6 5 5 8 11 13 12 14 10 9 5 6 103 

Graph of BloemfonteinGraph of Bloemfontein

Bloemfontein: Bloemfontein has a dry winter weather, from May to August, with temperatures around 17 ° C during the day and -2 °

C overnight. Summer, from Octoberto February, has a temperature of 30 ° C during the day and the gusts of rain in

theafternoon, the wettest month is February. Snow is a rare event.

BLOEMFONTEIN (Mangaung)

JAN FEV MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC YR.

Average maximum temperature (° C) 31 29 27 23 20 17 17 20 24 26 28 30 24

Average minimum temperature (° C) 15 15 12 8 3 -2 -2 1 5 9 12 14 8

Average monthly precipitation (mm) 83 111 72 56 17 12 8 15 24 43 58 60 559

Number of rain days (> = 1 mm) 11 11 11 9 4 3 2 3 4 7 9 10 84