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Landscape And Climate Of Johannesburg
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Posted On :
Oct-06-2011
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Johannesburg is one of the most enticing cities of Africa. It is located on lush and grassy plateau of Highveld. It has rocky sub terrains that cover the most part of the city.
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Johannesburg is one of the most enticing cities of Africa. It is located on lush and grassy plateau of Highveld. It has rocky sub terrains that cover the most part of the city. The landscape is basically dry land. Johannesburg is a city that lacks water resources a lot. It only has a small number of streams or water spots. The larger areas are covered with tropical trees and rocky hills that are enchanting in the blistering sun of African ands.Johannesburg has latitude and longitude of 26°8'S 28°14'E with the Altitude of 1694 m (5558 ft).It has a sub tropical climate. The summers in Johannesburg are very hard to bear. They are mostly very high in temperature making the environment hot and even worse humid. This is main reason of turning the complexion of local people into mahogany shades. The nights can turn very cold subsequently and so are the winters. They are very cool and enjoyable.
The hard environment and atmosphere of Johannesburg contributes to the growth of several types of forests, trees, and the growing of specific types of crops. Winters are very sunny and beautiful in Johannesburg. Johannesburg enjoys a very favorable climate, dry and sunny all year round. Between October and April the city experiences heavy afternoon thunderstorms with downpours of rain that disappear as quickly as they arrive. Winter days are only slightly cooler than the pleasant summer average temperatures, but it can become snowy on winter nights. The warmest average maximum high temperature is 26 °C (79 °F) in January and December. The coolest average minimum low temperature is 4 °C (39 °F) in June and July. The rain fall in Johannesburg can be very varied throughout the year. It can sometimes even continue to three or four consecutive days. This rain is very important for the crops and the water reservoirs as there is extinction of water resources here. The rain usually falls here in the cold months. Johannesburg may be very varied and un-decided when it comes to the weather and a bit stark regarding the landscape.
But the starkness in itself depicts a different kind of beauty about Johannesburg. The weather is hard, but it contributes to making the local people strong and not shallow. Also, the lives of the people of Johannesburg are far from boring. They know how to utilize the beauty of what they’ve got. There is an average range of hours of sunshine in Johannesburg of between 7.4 hours per day in March and 9.7 hours per day in August. Johannesburg receives on average 849 mm (33.4 in) of precipitation annually.
Johannesburg is the lushest green city in Africa. It is also called the greenest city in the world. Constant efforts by city management for planting trees have given it this status. There are around 6 million trees around Johannesburg. Sidewalks, pavements, roads are filled with green trees. Parks and gardens are also filled with beautiful green trees. It is a beautiful investment by the city administrators no doubt.
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