Klein Aub

Klein Aub is a village in the Rehoboth Rural constituency in the Hardap Region of central Namibia.[1] Situated on the junction of the unpaved roads C14 and D1290 it contains a store and two schools.

Klein Aub used to be the place of a copper mine from 1964 to 1987, also gold and silver have been found in the area. In early 2010 one of the mining tunnels collapsed, leaving a 50m deep hole.[2]

Climate

Climate data for Klein Aub
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 30
(86)
29
(84)
27
(80)
25
(77)
23
(73)
20
(68)
21
(69)
23
(73)
27
(80)
29
(84)
30
(86)
31
(87)
26
(78)
Average low °C (°F) 17
(62)
16
(60)
15
(59)
12
(53)
9
(48)
6
(42)
6
(42)
9
(48)
12
(53)
14
(57)
16
(60)
17
(62)
12
(53)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 79
(3.1)
79
(3.1)
79
(3.1)
38
(1.5)
7.6
(0.3)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
2.5
(0.1)
13
(0.5)
28
(1.1)
41
(1.6)
360
(14.3)
Source: Weatherbase [3]

References

  1. Polling Stations 28/29 November 2009 Namibian Polling stations 2009
  2. New Era, 2 Feb 2010 Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Panic as old mining tunnel sinks - by Catherine Sasman
  3. "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Klein Aub, Namibia". Weatherbase. 2011. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.


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