Climate, season
and rainfall
As
South Africa is in the Southern Hemisphere, the seasons are the
opposite of those experienced in Europe, the United States and
the United Kingdom. Hunting season stretches from May to September,
predominantly winter months, with warm days and cool nights. The
area has low summer rainfall from September to April with temperatures
ranging from a summer high of 30° Celsius (87° Fahrenheit)
to a low of 20° Celsius (68° Fahrenheit), and a winter
high of 27° Celsius (86° Fahrenheit) to a low of 6°
Celsius (44° Fahrenheit) on average, with no frost.
The
rainy season in the bushveld,is in summer, mostly with late afternoon
thunderstorms, and occasional hail storms. No rain in winter (hunting
season) Winter time is mostly dry..
