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)		 26.3
(78.9)
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)		 12.4
(53.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 79
(3.1)		 79
(3.1)		 79
(3.1)		 38
(1.5)		 8
(0.3)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 3
(0.1)		 13
(0.5)		 28
(1.1)		 41
(1.6)		 368
(14.4)
Source: Weatherbase [3]

References

  1. ↑ Polling Stations 28/29 November 2009 Namibian Polling stations 2009
  2. ↑ New Era, 2 Feb 2010 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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