South Africa
Average temperature, rainfall and snowfall information is available for the following climate stations in South Africa
| Official name: | Republic of South Africa |
| Capital: | Pretoria; note - Cape Town is the legislative center and Bloemfontein the judicial center |
| Area: | total: 1,219,912 sq km
land: 1,219,912 sq km
note: includes Prince Edward Islands (Marion Island and Prince Edward Island)
water: 0 sq km |
| Climate: | mostly semiarid; subtropical along east coast; sunny days, cool nights |
| Location: | Southern Africa, at the southern tip of the continent of Africa |
| Geographic coordinates: | 29 00 S, 24 00 E |
| Comparative Area: | slightly less than twice the size of Texas |
| Land boundaries: | total: 4,862 km
border countries: Botswana 1,840 km, Lesotho 909 km, Mozambique 491 km, Namibia 967 km, Swaziland 430 km, Zimbabwe 225 km |
| Coastline: | 2,798 km |
| Terrain: | vast interior plateau rimmed by rugged hills and narrow coastal plain |
| Elevation extremes: | lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: Njesuthi 3,408 m |
Map of South Africa
