Vereeniging
City in South Africa: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Vereeniging is a city in South Africa, in Gauteng. About 474,681 people live in the city proper, making it the 14th largest city of South Africa in our atlas.
It lies at 26.67° S, 27.93° E, about 1,445 m (4,741 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Johannesburg time zone.
Location
Red dot: Vereeniging. Green dots: other major cities of South Africa. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Vereeniging has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). The warmest month is usually Jan, with average highs near 29°C (84°F); the coolest nights come in Jul at about 1°C (34°F). Around 585 mm (23 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Dec.
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.
What to eat in South AfricaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Evaton · 17 km
- Soweto · 45 km
- Johannesburg · 54 km
- Boksburg · 61 km
- Benoni · 67 km
- Thembisa · 81 km
- Pretoria · 106 km
- Soshanguve · 134 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 944385 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q503056 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.