Climate
Dordrecht has a subtropical highland climate (Cwb, according to the Köppen climate classification), with warm summers and chilly, dry winters, with occasional snowfalls. It borders on a cold semi-arid climate (BSk). The average annual precipitation is 466 mm (18 in), with most rainfall occurring mainly during summer.
The village of Buffelsfontein, located between the towns of Dordrecht and Molteno, has the coldest recorded temperature in South Africa, of −18.6 °C (−1 °F), on June 28, 1996.
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