RHP South African
River Health Programme
State of the Rivers Report
Crocodile, Sabie-Sand & Olifants
River Systems

Climate zone 630: mean annual rainfall 653.5mm

Temperature regime

Month min oC max oC
January 18.930.3
February 18.929.9
March 16.928.9
April 14.727.3
May 12.225.8
June 10.323.6
July 9.723.2
August 11.125.2
September13.327.6
October 15.729.2
November 17.230.0
December 18.329.8
MC Dent, RE Schulze, GR Angus (1988): Crop water requirements, deficits and water yeild for irrigation planning in Southern Africa. Water Research Commission report number 118/1/88
MC Dent, SD Lynch, RE Schulze, AW Seed, HMM Wills (1989): Mapping mean annual and other rainfall statistics over Southern Africa. Water Research Commission report number 109/1/89
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