Big Bend, Eswatini
Big Bend is a town in eastern Eswatini, lying on the Lusutfu River. Its main industry is farming and it is based mostly on sugar plantations. Big Bend is also surrounded by nature/game reserves such as Mhlosinga Nature Reserve and Nisela Safaris. Big Bend boasts some of the best sunsets and views in the country.
Big Bend | |
|---|---|
  Big Bend Location in Eswatini | |
| Coordinates: 26°49′S 31°56′E | |
| Country |  Eswatini |
| District | Lubombo |
| Elevation | 354 ft (108 m) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Climate | BSh |
Schools
Big Bend has several schools, such as The Edu-care Centre which is a preschool which caters to Swazi and expatriate children along with its sister schools, Ubombo Primary School and Sisekelo High School. They were established in the late 1970s and have pioneered the high level of teaching excellence in the kingdom that paved the way for other schools to follow.[1]
Climate
Big Bend has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen: BSh) with very hot and moderately rainy summers and warm, dry winters. The record high temperature is 44.3 °C (111.7 °F) on November 25, 2020.[2]
| Climate data for Big Bend | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 32.2 (90.0) |
31.7 (89.1) |
30.6 (87.1) |
29.1 (84.4) |
27.0 (80.6) |
25.2 (77.4) |
25.2 (77.4) |
26.5 (79.7) |
28.4 (83.1) |
29.8 (85.6) |
30.2 (86.4) |
31.6 (88.9) |
29.0 (84.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.2 (79.2) |
26.0 (78.8) |
25.0 (77.0) |
22.8 (73.0) |
19.9 (67.8) |
17.3 (63.1) |
17.1 (62.8) |
19.0 (66.2) |
21.4 (70.5) |
23.4 (74.1) |
24.3 (75.7) |
25.6 (78.1) |
22.3 (72.2) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 20.3 (68.5) |
20.4 (68.7) |
19.5 (67.1) |
16.6 (61.9) |
12.8 (55.0) |
9.4 (48.9) |
9.1 (48.4) |
11.5 (52.7) |
14.5 (58.1) |
17.1 (62.8) |
18.5 (65.3) |
19.6 (67.3) |
15.8 (60.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 98 (3.9) |
75 (3.0) |
63 (2.5) |
32 (1.3) |
20 (0.8) |
9 (0.4) |
9 (0.4) |
12 (0.5) |
31 (1.2) |
51 (2.0) |
79 (3.1) |
82 (3.2) |
561 (22.3) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org [3] | |||||||||||||
External links
References
- "eSWATINI (SWAZILAND) SCHOOLS, CHURCHES, COMMUNITY SERVICES". eSwatini Happenings.
- "68399: Big Bend (Swaziland)". ogimet.com. OGIMET. November 25, 2020. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
- "Climate: Big Bend". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved August 26, 2019.