Snowman weather in Africa
Africa has 14 ski resorts since snow falls regularly over parts of Africa. Frosty the snowman would happy in Africa.

Winter Time in Africa Let's Build a Snowman in Africa
Explore and Understand Africa Through Her Food and Culture
9-28-2015
It is winter time in Africa. Skiing, snowboarding, and building a snowman in the South African winter months of June, July and August is a common event.
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Fashionable African Snowman |
It is a common
misconception that Africa is hot all the time. In the winter
months of June, July and August, snowfall is common in towns in
South Africa.
Sutherland is the
coldest town in South Africa, with an average yearly temperature of 52°F.
Lowest temperature in Sutherland averages 37 °F. Buffelsfontein is actually a privately owned
farm in Cape Town South Africa holding the official lowest temperature record in
the country; it is on this farm where the official record for the coldest night
ever in South Africa was recorded, a freezing 0°F.
Buffelsfontein record was recorded on June 18, 1996 and because of this, the weather service officially calls Buffelsfontein the coldest town in Africa. The coldest temperature recorded in Sutherland was 2°F on July 12, 2003.
Buffelsfontein record was recorded on June 18, 1996 and because of this, the weather service officially calls Buffelsfontein the coldest town in Africa. The coldest temperature recorded in Sutherland was 2°F on July 12, 2003.
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Walking to school in the South African snow |
Averaging the lowest
monthly temperatures from the years 2000-2012, the annual average low temperature
in Buffelsfontein was 49°F while Sutherland's was 44°F.
Sutherland is consistently colder; however, Buffelsfontein holds the record for the coldest day. The debate will continue for the claim to fame of the coldest town in Africa however one fact is clear, it does snow in Africa.
Sutherland is consistently colder; however, Buffelsfontein holds the record for the coldest day. The debate will continue for the claim to fame of the coldest town in Africa however one fact is clear, it does snow in Africa.
Basutoland was
renamed the Kingdom of Lesotho upon independence from the UK in 1966. This tiny Kingdom of Lesotho has a ski resort high on the cold African snowcapped mountains. The
ski resort, AfriSki has a ski run down a side of a mountain for snow skiing, snowboarding,
and other cold weather mountain sports.
The AfriSki Resort opened in 2002 and is the highest ski resort in Africa. AfriSki is located in the Eastern Free State of Southern Africa. Lesotho is known as the Kingdom in the Sky due to its highlands where many of the villages can be reached only on horseback, by foot or light aircraft. Frosty the snowman travels to Lesotho Africa each year to enjoy the South African winter snow.
The AfriSki Resort opened in 2002 and is the highest ski resort in Africa. AfriSki is located in the Eastern Free State of Southern Africa. Lesotho is known as the Kingdom in the Sky due to its highlands where many of the villages can be reached only on horseback, by foot or light aircraft. Frosty the snowman travels to Lesotho Africa each year to enjoy the South African winter snow.
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Ready to build a snowman |
Where else can you ski
and make a snowman in Africa? Algeria, Egypt and Namibia have one ski resort,
South Africa has three and Morocco has seven ski resorts in the Atlas Mountains;
Oukaïmeden, Michlifen, Jbel Hebri, Azrou, Rif Gebirge, Djebel Bou Iblane, and
Hoher Atlas. Regular snowfall has created ice-capped peaks on Kenya's Mount
Kenya, Tanzania's Mount Kilimanjaro; Uganda's Rwenzori Mountains and Ethiopia's
Semien Mountains. It's not enough to ski but frosty the snowman would still be
happy.
Do you know?
The Dean Martin Let it Snow! Song translated the the South African language of Xhosa
Oo, imozulu ngaphandle iloyiko
Kodwa umlilo uyavuya kakhulu
Kwaye ekubeni asinayo indawo yokuya kuyo
Yeka iqhwa, likhe likhephu, livumele iqhwa
Umntu awubonakali iimpawu zokuyeka
Kwaye ndazisa ingqolowa yepoppin '
Izibane zijike ezantsi
Yeka iqhwa, likhe likhephu, livumele iqhwa
Xa ekugqibeleni sibanga ubusuku obuhle
Ndingayithanda njani ukuphuma kwisiqhwithi
Kodwa ukuba undibambelele
Yonke indlela eya ekhaya ndiya kufudumala
Kwaye umlilo uya kufa
Kwaye, ndithandekayo, sisesehla kakuhle
Kodwa ngokude nje undithandayo
Yeka iqhwa, likhephe iqhwa, nekhephu
Xa ekugqibeleni sibanga ubusuku obuhle
Ndingayithanda njani ukuphuma kwisiqhwithi
Kodwa ukuba undibamba kakuhle
Yonke indlela eya ekhaya ndiya kufudumala
Oo umlilo uya kufa ngokukhawuleza
Kwaye, ndithandekayo, sisesehla kakuhle
Kodwa ngokude nje undithandayo
Yeka iqhwa, likhe likhephu, livumele iqhwa
English
Oh, the weather outside is frightful
But the fire is so delightful
And since we've no place to go
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow
Man it doesn't show signs of stoppin'
And I brought some corn for poppin'
The lights are turned way down low
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow
When we finally kiss good-night
How I'll hate going out in the storm
But if you really hold me tight
All the way home I'll be warm
And the fire is slowly dying
And, my dear, we're still good-bye-ing
But as long as you love me so
Let it snow, let it snow, and snow
When we finally kiss good-night
How I'll hate going out in the storm
But if you really grab me tight
All the way home I'll be warm
Oh the fire is slowly dying
And, my dear, we're still good-bye-ing
But as long as you love me so
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow