Porterville summers are dry with peak temparatures regularly above 35 deg C in January and February. The mercury rises above 45 deg C at least a few times during the year.
Late afternoons in summer are gererally unflyably windy as the area is affected by a northerly and a southerly sea-breeze.
Winters are mild with enough rain to support wheat and conola farming without any additional irrigation.
Winter flying is infrequent due to the regular passage of fronts as well as a very stable inversion that often sits at or below take-off. Ideal conditions for students.
Best flying months are November to March. Blue flying is very common.
Below are statistcal climate averages as measured by a Agromet weather station running since 1973 in Porterville. Data supplied by Agromet.
The Black Headed Heron stands 85 cm tall, has a 150 cm wingspan and sometimes breeds in towns and villages.
It is a wading bird often found near water in the Porterville area's wide spread agricultural lands, veld and farms.
The Steppe Buzzard is a long-distance migrant, some spending winters in South Africa. They are often seen perched on roadside telephone poles in the open Porterville countryside.
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