Destination guide — South Africa

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SOUTH AFRICAS CLIMATE RANGES FROM MEDITERRANEAN TO SUB-
TROPICAL. IN CAPETOWN AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS THE
SUMMER DAYS ARE USUALLY SUNNY AND DRY. IN THIS AREA MOST
OF THE RAIN FALLS IN THE WINTER. FURTHER ALONG THE EAST
COAST RAINFALL IS EVENLY DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
FROST AND SNOW ARE RARE. OVER THE HILL COUNTRY OF NATAL
MOST OF THE RAIN FALLS IN SUMMER, WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES.
ON THE HIGH INLAND AREAS, WINTER DAYS TEND TO BE SUNNY AND
WARM, WHILE NIGHTS ARE COLD AND CRISP.
CLOTHING: IN HOLIDAY RESORTS AND GAME PARKS CASUAL WEAR
IS ACCEPTABLE. DURING THE HOT SOUTH AFRICAN SUMMERS LIGHT
WEIGHT CLOTHING WITH A LIGHT PULLOVER FOR THE COOLER
EVENINGS. DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE YEAR, WARMER CLOTHES
WILL BE NECESSARY AFTER DARK, EVEN THOUGH DAYTIME TEMPER-
ATURES ARE QUITE PLEASANT. IF YOU INTEND ON SPENDING TIME
BY THE INDIAN OCEAN COAST, A BATHING SUIT MAY BE USEFUL
RIGHT THROUGH THE YEAR. IN MOST HOTELS MEN ARE REQUESTED
TO WEAR LONG TROUSERS TO DINNER AND BEACHWEAR IS NOT
ACCEPTABLE IN RESTAURANTS.


BLOEMFONTEIN ALT 1419M
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JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
TEMP MAX C 30 28 26 23 19 17 16 19 23 26 27 29
MIN C 16 15 13 10 4 0 0 2 7 11 13 15
RAIN MM 91 79 76 56 25 8 10 20 20 51 66 61
HUMIDITY AM 62 71 73 72 75 74 71 60 51 55 53 56
% PM 33 42 42 38 36 33 32 29 25 28 27 29

PRETORIA ALT 1369M
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JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
TEMP MAX C 27 27 26 24 21 19 19 22 25 25 26 27
MIN C 19 18 17 14 10 6 6 9 13 15 16 18
RAIN MM 127 109 114 43 23 15 8 5 20 56 132 132
HUMIDITY AM 71 73 75 74 74 74 72 65 57 60 65 68
% PM 47 49 48 42 36 32 31 29 29 34 40 45


CAPE TOWN ALT 17M
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JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
TEMP MAX C 26 26 25 22 19 18 17 18 18 21 22 23
MIN C 17 17 15 13 11 8 8 8 10 12 14 16
RAIN MM 15 8 18 48 79 84 89 66 43 31 18 10
HUMIDITY AM 72 77 85 90 91 91 91 90 87 79 74 71
% PM 54 54 57 60 65 64 67 65 62 58 56 54 c

DURBAN ALT 5M
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JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
TEMP MAX C 27 27 27 26 24 23 22 22 23 24 25 26
MIN C 21 21 20 18 16 12 12 14 16 17 19 21
RAIN MM 109 122 130 76 51 33 28 38 71 109 122 119
HUMIDITY AM 77 79 80 78 72 69 71 75 74 75 76 75
% PM 72 73 74 71 66 61 61 68 71 73 74 73
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