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.