Soshanguve
City in South Africa: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Soshanguve is a city in South Africa, in Gauteng. About 872,309 people live in the city proper, making it the 7th largest city of South Africa in our atlas.
It lies at 25.47° S, 28.10° E, about 1,179 m (3,868 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Johannesburg time zone.
Location
Red dot: Soshanguve. Green dots: other major cities of South Africa. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Soshanguve has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). The warmest month is usually Nov, with average highs near 31°C (88°F); the coolest nights come in Jul at about 4°C (40°F). Around 570 mm (22 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Jan.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in South AfricaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Pretoria · 31 km
- Thembisa · 59 km
- Johannesburg · 81 km
- Benoni · 82 km
- Boksburg · 84 km
- Soweto · 91 km
- Evaton · 120 km
- Vereeniging · 134 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 954013 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q7563836 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.