▁Pen ins ula ▁has ▁a ▁reputation ▁for ▁its ▁wind : ▁the ▁dry ▁" S outh - E aster " ▁which ▁blow s ▁almost ▁in cess antly ▁in ▁summer ▁( Dec ember – F ebru ary ), ▁and ▁the ▁" N orth - W ester " ▁which ▁accompan ies ▁the ▁cold ▁front s ▁that ▁roll ▁in ▁from ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁during ▁winter ▁( J une – August ). ▁The ▁veget ation ▁of ▁the ▁Cape ▁area ▁consists ▁of ▁f yn bos , ▁some ▁grass land ▁and ▁Alb any ▁thick ets . ▁ ▁The ▁eastern ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁Kar oo ▁does ▁not ▁extend ▁as ▁far ▁north ▁as ▁the ▁western ▁part , ▁giving ▁way ▁to ▁the ▁flat ▁landscape ▁of ▁the ▁Free ▁State , ▁which ▁– ▁though ▁still ▁semi - ar id ▁– ▁receives ▁somewhat ▁more ▁rain . ▁North ▁of ▁the ▁Va al ▁River ▁the ▁High vel d ▁is ▁better ▁water ed , ▁with ▁an ▁annual ▁ra inf all ▁of ▁ ▁and ▁a ▁high ▁alt itude ▁( around ▁) ▁which ▁mit ig ates ▁against ▁the ▁extreme ▁of ▁heat ▁of ▁an ▁in land ▁area ▁at ▁this ▁latitude . ▁Winter s ▁are ▁cold , ▁though ▁snow ▁is ▁rare . ▁ ▁Further ▁north ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁east , ▁especially ▁where ▁a ▁drop ▁in ▁alt itude ▁beyond ▁the ▁esc arp ment ▁gives ▁the ▁Low vel d ▁its ▁name , ▁the ▁temperature ▁r ises . ▁The ▁Trop ic ▁of ▁Cap ric orn ▁s lices ▁through ▁the ▁extreme ▁north . ▁Here ▁one ▁finds ▁the ▁typical ▁South ▁African ▁Bush vel d . ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁ski