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Why is there snow in Africa?

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It snow in few African countries on a un-regular basis in the winter, mostly on the high mountain ranges. It snow in the winter on the Drakensberg Mountains and also on some of the mountains in the Western Cape Province in South Africa.

Snow also on a regular basis on the Atlas Mountain range in northern Africa (Marokko).

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There are several countries with snow in Africa - Southern Africa has ski resorts in the Drakensburg Mountains, there are small ski resorts in Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria have had snow, there is snow on the mountain tops in Kenya, Tanzania and in Ethiopia (but not enough to ski)
Examples: mountains from South Africa, Kilimandjaro Mountain, Atlas Mountains etc.; extremely rare a snow is possible on the Mediterranean coast.

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It wouldn't normally snow in Africa because it is too warm for snow to form there. There are mountains tall enough though, for snow to fall on. The higher you are the colder it becomes. This is why snow can fall on mountains.

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Yes, but it is limited to the very tops of the highest mountains such as:

Mt Kenya (Kenya)

Mt Kilimanjaro (Tanzania)

Uganda's Rwanzor Mtns; and

Ethiopia's Semien Mtns

However recently as overall average temperatures have been rising the long term survival of these permanent snow area's is in doubt

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it does in some places in the mountains and in morocco there are some ski resorts!!

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In the mountains, such as just south of Lesotho, wintertime (middle of the year). Occasionally would also snow at e.g. Cedarberg mountains, then, in Western Cape.

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Yes, it does snow in Africa: On the high mountain ranges such as the Atlas Mountain (Marokko) and the Drakensberg Mountains of South Africa.

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Examples: mountains from South Africa, Kilimandjaro Mountain, Atlas Mountains; extremely rare a snow is possible on the Mediterranean coast.

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