Pretoria - Geography

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Pretoria
Climate chart (explanation)
J F M A M J J A S O N D
136 29 18 75 28 17 82 27 16 51 24 12 13 22 8 7 19 5 3 20 5 6 22 8 22 26 12 71 27 14 98 27 16 110 28 17
Average max. and min. temperatures in °C
Precipitation totals in mm
Source: SAWS
Imperial conversion
J F M A M J J A S O N D
5.4 84 64 3 82 63 3.2 81 61 2 75 54 0.5 72 46 0.3 66 41 0.1 68 41 0.2 72 46 0.9 79 54 2.8 81 57 3.9 81 61 4.3 82 63
Average max. and min. temperatures in °F
Precipitation totals in inches

Pretoria is situated approximately 55 km (34 mi) north-northeast of Johannesburg in the north-east of South Africa, in a transitional belt between the plateau of the Highveld to the south and the lower-lying Bushveld to the north. It lies at an altitude of about 1,350 m (4,500 ft) above sea level, in a warm, sheltered, fertile valley, surrounded by the hills of the Magaliesberg range.

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