Altitude
Standerton, the anchor town within the municipal boundaries of Lekwa,
is situated 1 540 meters above sea level.
Climate
The average summer and winter temperatures are approximately 14 degrees
celcius in winter and approximately 27 degrees celcius in summer. The
average rainfall is 700mm per annum. The summers are generally hot and
the winters are cold in Lekwa.
Table 2 below provides for average temperatures for the
area:
|
|
AVERAGE
MEAN
|
AVERAGE
HIGH
|
AVERAGE
LOW
|
|
JANUARY
|
19.9
|
25.6
|
14.8
|
|
FEBRUARY
|
20.6
|
27.7
|
14.8
|
|
MARCH
|
25.2
|
31.8
|
18.6
|
|
APRIL
|
19.8
|
29.0
|
10.7
|
|
MAY
|
11.4
|
18.7
|
5.4
|
|
JUNE
|
8.1
|
17.8
|
-0.3
|
|
JULY
|
7.3
|
15.1
|
0.5
|
|
AUGUST
|
10.4
|
19.2
|
3.2
|
|
SEPTEMBER
|
15.7
|
25.0
|
6.6
|
|
OCTOBER
|
18.4
|
26.7
|
11.9
|
|
NOVEMBER
|
17.8
|
24.7
|
12.3
|
|
DECEMBER
|
19.6
|
26.5
|
14.2
|