Climate & Vegetation

The Eastern Cape region of South Africa is renowned for its beautiful weather all year round. It's aptly nick-named The Sunshine Coast as it enjoys 7 to 8 hours of sunlight a day on average through the year and records the most days with sunshine in the country. It never really gets too hot or too cold, with winter temperatures (May to August) ranging from 7C in the morning to 20C by lunchtime and summer temperatures range from 16C to 26C. And the area is malaria free if you're planning to take in game reserve or safari.

Rainfall is also evenly spread through the year with an average in the region of 650-750mm per annum. Slightly more rain falls in winter than summer, but at only 40-60mm a month, the sunny days are never far apart.

All coastal regions experience wind - great for kite-surfing!, but one of the great open secrets of Kenton is its coves and bays that afford sheltered beaches whichever way the wind blows.

The coastal area of the Eastern Cape lies between the subtropical conditions of KwaZulu-Natal and the Mediterranean conditions of the Western cape. The countryside and vegetation surrounding Kenton-on-Sea are dominated by thick evergreen coastal bush with rich green milkwoods and characteristic grey-green kariega (euphorbia) trees.

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