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Hints & tips on health & safety:

• You can drink the tap water

• Sun burns. BIG TIME! Use a lot of sun protection even in the shade. When it is windy or overcast you don’t feel the heat.

• Tourists are easy targets, so when walking around, be sensible. If somebody offers you help at an ATM-machine, cancel the transaction immediately and go into the bank or get your money at another time.

• Leave valuables in our safes.

• Don’t leave anything inside your car. Put it in the boot. Windows are easy to break and a pain to replace.

• Be careful when you drive at night; hazards include unexpected pedestrians, potholes and animals, also on national roads.

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average minimum and maximum temperatures in °C:

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average precipitation in mm:

THE SEASONS AT LOURENS RIVER GUESTHOUSE: The Western Cape has a Mediterranean climate : hot, dry summers and cool, wet winters. Summer may be windy, especially when "the Cape Doctor" (a strong south-easter) blows. Fortunately, the mild temperatures make the Helderberg area a comfortable destination all year round.
 

SUMMER: NOVEMBER till MARCH
Our summer months are very dry, hot and windy. The wind stops from February on. Please remember to bring hats and lots of sunscreen. The vegetation starts changing from thick lush green bush to a slightly sparser browning colour. Sun burns. BIG TIME! Use a lot of sun protection even in the shade. When it is windy or overcast you don’t feel the heat and therefore underestimate the UV.

FALL/AUTUMN. APRIL till JUNE
The temperatures start cooling down at night but daytime is still warm. The vegetation becomes brown and trees start losing leaves. 

WINTER: MID JUNE till MID AUGUST
Cold temperatures are experienced at night and at dawn during our winter months. Warm clothing is recommended.It rains a lot and afterward everything starts to become green agan.

SPRING: AUGUST till OCTOBER
Your can feel that spring is around the corner from the middle of August onwards (normally). The rivers and the dams are filled and everything is blossoming.

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