| Gamtoos RIVER: Climate |
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eWISA Home | Gamtoos: MAIN INDEX | ALPHABETICAL LIST OF RIVERS | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Map of the Gamtoos River |
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| TEMPERATURE | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Summer: hot (January) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winter: cold (July) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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The humidity is higher in summer than in winter, and is generally highest in February and lowest in July. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rainfall generally occurs throughout the year in the coastal region and very late in summer in the inland areas. The peak rainfall months are December and January. Rainfall is in the range of 150 mm to 600 mm/a. Small localised coastal areas experience rainfall of more than 1 100 mm/a. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Department of Water Affairs and Forestry, South Africa. 2004. Fish to Tsitsikamma Water Management Area: Tsitsikamma to Coega Internal Strategic Perspective | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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