*3.1. Variation in the Minimum and Maximum Temperatures during the Growing Period (October–April)*

The average mean annual Tmin of the area is presented in Table 2. The range of the average mean Tmin was from 10.4 ◦C to 14.2 ◦C and for Tmax was from 25.6 ◦C to 28.6 ◦C. The lowest Tmin of 5.6 ◦C and the Tmax of 10.0 ◦C were found in Ficksburg. The highest Tmin and Tmax recorded during the growing period in Clocolan were 16.4 ◦C and 31.2 ◦C, respectively. The CV of the Tmin and Tmax was between 5.8% to 16.0% and 3.8% to 8.3%, respectively (Table 2).


**Table 2.** The mean, minimum, maximum, SD and CV (%), for the minimum and maximum temperatures during the growing period (◦C) in the Setsoto Municipality for the period between 1985 to 2016.
