| Region | Climatic properties | Locality | Vegetation | Agricultural activity |
| Central Bushveld (north of Gauteng) | Somewhat wetter (500 – 750 mm p.a.) and somewhat cooler than the Northern Bushveld. Frost occurs more often. | Parts of Gauteng, North-West and Northern Province. | Tree species include African Beechwood Faurea saligna, Acacia, Buffalo Thorn Ziziphus mucronata. Shrublayer is moderately developed with e.g. Sandpaper Raisin Grewia flavescens, Peeling Plane Ochna pulchra and Blue Guarri Euclea crispa. Grasslayer well developed with e.g. Wire Grass Elionurus muticus, Turf Grass Ischaemum afrum, Fingergrass Digitaria eriantha and Common Russet Grass Loudetia simplex | Ecotourism, cattle and game farming, wheat, maize, sunflowers. |
| Moist Highveld Grassland (south of Gauteng) | Precipitation, ranges from 600 – 800 mm p.a. and has its maximum during Dec and Jan. Frost occurs regularly during the winter months and ranges, from available data, from about 30 days in the Mpumalanga area to about 70 days in the southern Free State. Winds are highly variable but easterly and westerly winds are more prevalent. Closer to the mountain ranges the incidence of frost is probably even higher. Over the higher lying areas snow is not an unusual event. | Parts of Gauteng and Mpumalanga southwards into eastern and southeastern Free State. | Grass species include Redgrass Themeda triandra, Three-awn Rolling Grass Aristida bipartita, Fan Lovegrass Eragrostis plana, Broom Needlegrass Triraphis andropogonoides, Bushveld Turpentinegrass Cymbopogon plurinodis. Forbs include Fishbean Tephrosia semiglabra, Wild Petunia Ipomoea obscura, and Bladderweed Hibiscus trionum. Some dense woody thickets e.g. Oldwood Leucosidea sericea occur in places in the north. | Maize, Cattle and sheep, crop production, dairy farming, ecotourism. |
Gauteng | Regional Climate of South Africa
March 31, 2021