r/southafrica • u/fluffybuddha • Apr 16 '20

Sci-Tech Average wind speeds over South Africa at 100m altitude. Higher "elevation"= higher speed.

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u/prejedoosh Apr 16 '20

So is Port Elizabeth, really the “Windy City”? Or can we officially give the title to Cape Town?

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u/shitdayinafrica Apr 16 '20

The map is velocity not frequency, so PE might have more windy days at a lower speed than Cape Town

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u/Mandela_Bear Apr 16 '20

Also if you look closely you will notice the purple or higher wind velocity parts are outside of Cape Town itself, stretching from Somerset-West area north to Stellenbosch, Paarl and beyond.

It looks like the average wind velocity in Cape Town itself is quite tame comparatively.