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Climate
- South Africa enjoys a temperate climate, due to the wide expanse
of ocean on three sides of the country.
- The country is situated in the high-pressure subtropical belt,
making it dry with an abundance of sunshine.
- South Africa has an average annual rainfall of 464 mm (against
the world average of 857mm). Rain falls in summer (October to
March), except for the Western Cape region which experiences Mediterranean
type winter rains as well.
- The average annual temperature of Cape Town is 17º C, while
that of Johannesburg is 23º C. South Africa boast the title
"Sunny South Africa" because sunshine varies from 7.5
to 9.5 hours daily on average, compared to 3.8 hours in London
and 6.9 hours in New York. It rains on fewer than 80 days a year
in Johannesburg while the sun shines for approximately 3200 hours
each year.
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